UIC unveils collection of Daley artifacts

By Katie Kather
UIC unveils collection of Daley artifacts
Shelves at UIC’s new Richard J. Daley collection. The archive includes papers, memorabilia and personal items from his two-plus decades as Chicago’s mayor. WBEZ/Katie Kather
UIC unveils collection of Daley artifacts
Shelves at UIC’s new Richard J. Daley collection. The archive includes papers, memorabilia and personal items from his two-plus decades as Chicago’s mayor. WBEZ/Katie Kather

UIC unveils collection of Daley artifacts

By Katie Kather
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The University of Illinois at Chicago unveiled a collection of documents from Richard J. Daley’s 20-plus years as Chicago mayor Wednesday night.

The archive includes shelves of papers, memorabilia and more than 7,000 photographs.

It is open to researchers by appointment.

WBEZ’s Richard Steele toured the collection with its archivist, Peggy Glowacki.

To hear about some surprising items in the collection (including a big fish?), listen to the audio above.

Produced by WBEZ’s Katie Kather. Kather is an arts & culture reporting intern at WBEZ. Follow her on Twitter @ktkather.