The Woodlawn Organization records, 1959-1973 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, research materials, clippings, brochures, and other records of the Woodlawn Organization (TWO), a coalition of neighborhood and religious groups formed to improve the quality of life in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago (Ill.). Topics include a proposal by the Schools Committee to start an experimental school district in East Woodlawn, funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Chicago Model Cities Program, and job training programs for members of the Blackstone Rangers youth gang. Also present are materials related to allies of the TWO, including Saul Alinsky, the First Presbyterian Church, the Woodlawn Pastor's Association, and the Woodlawn Citizen's Committee on Urban Renewal