TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Scope and Content of the Collection
Series 1: Outgoing Correspondence, 1969-1979
Series 2: Incoming Correspondence, 1962-1996
Series 3: Correspondence from Readers, 1962-1997
Series 4: Works, n.d., 1970-1992
Series 5: Subject Files, 1934-1996
Series 6: Publicity, 1945-1997
Series 8: Photographs, 1971-ca. 1995
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Inventory of the Mike Royko Papers, 1934-1997, bulk 1962-1997
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Alison Hinderliter, 2005. ©2005. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Royko, Mike, 1932-1997 |
| Title | Mike Royko Papers |
| Dates | 1934-1997 |
| Dates | bulk 1962-1997 |
| Extent | 36.6 linear feet (17 boxes, two cartons, and 18 oversize boxes) |
| Abstract | Correspondence, columns, other works, and personal material of journalist, columnist, and author Mike Royko. Royko received his journalistic training by working for the Chicago City News Bureau (1956-1959) and went on to be a favorite columnist at the Chicago Daily News (1959-1978); The Chicago Sun-Times (1978-1984); and the Chicago Tribune (1984-1997). Royko is known for writing his best-seller Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago, and for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for commentary. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS Royko |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 55 9-11; Artifact Cage |
Administrative Information
Cite as
The Mike Royko Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of Judy Royko, 2005.
Processed by
Alison Hinderliter and Pamela Olson, 2005.
Acknowledgements
This inventory was created with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this inventory do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Access
The Mike Royko Papers are open for research and available to users one box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room. (Priority III)
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Mike Royko Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to either the Newberry Library or the applicable author or his or her heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
The rights to Royko's book Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago are retained by Judy Royko.
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Biography of Mike Royko
Mike Royko was born September 19, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of an immigrant tavernkeeper and his wife. He grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood near Milwaukee Avenue, which at the time was predominantly a working class mix of German, Ukrainian, Polish, and other immigrants. He spent four years in the air force in Korea as a radio operator and at O'Hare Field as editor of the base newspaper.
In 1956 Royko applied to the Chicago City News Bureau for a job. He began writing articles for small Chicago neighborhood papers, and then in 1959 Royko was hired by the Chicago Daily News, initially as a night police reporter. After covering local and state government, he began to write a weekly column concerning county government called The County Beat. Soon after, he convinced the Daily News that he should have a regular column, and before long his byline appeared five days a week. Some of Royko’s favorite topics in those early years (many of which remained favorites throughout his writing career) was Mayor Richard J. Daley and the Chicago political machine, national politics, race, generational differences, cultural trends, animals, and sports. He also published letters from his readers, and Royko's comments on those letters, quite regularly. Royko received the ultimate recognition within his profession in 1972 when he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. During his long and distinguished career, he received many honors in addition to the Pulitzer, including the Washington Journalism Review's Best Columnist in America Award, the Ernie Pyle Award, and the H.L. Mencken Award.
In 1969, E.P. Dutton Publishers approached Royko about writing a book about Mayor Daley. At first Royko was hesitant, but the publisher, along with friend Studs Terkel, convinced him to undertake the project. In 1971 his widely acclaimed book, Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago, was published. The book garnered favorable reviews nationwide, and even inspired a short-lived local boycott of National Tea Company stores (now known as Jewel Supermarkets) because the store temporarily removed Boss from its book section. Over the course of his career, Royko also published six best-selling collections of his columns.
After the Daily News folded in 1978 Royko moved to the Chicago Sun-Times, where his columns initiated criminal investigations and influenced political contests, including the mayoral election of Jane Byrne. When the Sun-Times was purchased by media mogul Rupert Murdoch in 1984, Royko left in disgust for the rival Chicago Tribune. With Tribune syndication, Royko was soon appearing in 600 newspapers across the country.
Royko married twice and had four children: in 1954 Royko married Carol Joyce Duckman, with whom he had two sons. Carol Royko died suddenly in 1979. He married Judy Arndt in 1985 and had two children, a boy in 1987 and a girl in 1992. He died in Chicago on April 29, 1997, after suffering a brain aneurysm while vacationing in Florida.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Works, articles, columns, drafts, research and subject material, correspondence, personal items, mementoes, awards, and photographs reflecting the life and career of Mike Royko. A large portion of Royko's papers is the columns from all three major Chicago newspapers in his long tenure as a columnist. In the early years, he would write a subject heading at the top of the column; occasionally, in later years, he would mark up the columns with corrections and editorial remarks. A small amount of Royko's non-news literary output is reflected in the collection too, such as parts of the annotated carbon copy of Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago.
Letters from his readers take up a large part of the collection too; he kept both favorable and unfavorable (and sometimes unintelligible) correspondence from his readers, on selected topics. These are separated from incoming and outgoing correspondence, which tended to be to and from people Royko knew personally or from famous people, or else they were related to his work. Royko also kept subject files, which included information about a topic as well as copies of some of his columns addressing that topic. The collection also includes extensive publicity files: clippings about Royko, about the awards he won through his newspaper career, and reviews and announcements of his books. Finally, there are smaller amounts of photographic material, awards, certificates, plaques, and artifacts such as Royko's cigarettes, hats, coats, and Rolodex address file.
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Organization
The Mike Royko Papers are organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Outgoing Correspondence, 1969-1979. Box(es) 1
- Series 2: Incoming Correspondence, 1962-1996. Box(es) 1
- Series 3: Correspondence from Readers, 1962-1997. Box(es) 2-9
- Series 4: Works, n.d., 1970-1992. Box(es) 10
- Series 5: Subject Files, 1934-1996. Box(es) 10-12
- Series 6: Publicity, 1945-1997. Box(es) 13-14
- Series 7: Personal, 1958-1997. Box(es) 15-16
- Series 8: Photographs, 1971-ca. 1995. Box(es) 16
- Series 9: Columns, 1962-1997. Box(es) 17-31
- Series 10: Awards and Certificates, 1960-1997. Box(es) 32
- Series 11: Art and Artifacts . Box(es) 33-
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Chicago sun-times
- Chicago Tribune (Firm)
- E.P. Dutton (Firm)
- Chicago Daily News, Inc.
- Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976
- Ebert, Roger
- Royko, Mike, 1932-1997
Subjects
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Authors, American -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs
- Clippings -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1951-2000
- Correspondence -- 1951-2000
- Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Photographs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1951-2000
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Container List
Series 1: Outgoing Correspondence, 1969-1979 |
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| Drafts or copies of letters sent by Royko. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by addressee. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | E.P. Dutton Publishers (Hal Scharlatt), 1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Greeley, Father Andrew, Chicago Tribune, 1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Spence, Steve, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Unidentified, [n.d.] | |||||||||
Series 2: Incoming Correspondence, 1962-1996 |
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| Letters and notes to Royko from friends, colleagues, and notable people. Some items in this series were removed from Royko's "Scraps" folders [i.e., items to include in a scrapbook someday] for easy access; there are indications for the original locations for each letter. Letters from E.P. Dutton are related to Royko's books; most notably, the invitation from E.P. Dutton's Hal Scharlatt to Royko to think about writing a book about Mayor Richard J. Daley. The letters from Roger Ebert are concerning the play "Fox" that they co-wrote in the early 1970's. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Adler, Larry, 1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Authors Guild - Stout, Rex, Chairman, 1968-1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Borucki, Eugene J., 1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Bradlee, Benjamin C., The Washington Post, 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Brennan, Anne, North Loop News, ca. 1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Brush, Judy (with Royko's response), 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Camper, John J., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Coffey, Ray, [1972] | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Daley, Richard J. and family (Christmas Card), 1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Daley, Richard M., 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Derwinski, Edward, Congressman (IL), 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Dienhart, Ligita, Dave's (John Hancock Center), 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Ditka, Mike (with envelope), Aug. 17, 1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Dornfeld, A.A. ("Dornie"), 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | E.P. Dutton Publishers (Hal Scharlatt, Paul De Angelis), 1969-1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Ebert, Roger ("Rog"), ca. 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Edelstein, Mort, WBBM Newsradio (Holiday Card), 1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Field, Marshall (with attachments), 1977 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Gale, Dan, ca. 1990's | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Garagiola, Joe, 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Gilbreth, Edward, Chicago Sun-Times, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Henry Regnery Co., Publishers, 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Kleiman, Carol, Chicago Tribune, 1993 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Knepler, Henry, La Sorbonne, 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Madigan, John W., 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Merullo, Lennie, former Chicago Cubs shortstop, 1983 | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Mikva, Abner, Congressman (Holiday Card), 1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Morris, James, 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Nixon, Richard (photocopy), 1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Obey, David R., Congressman (WI), 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Otwell, Ralph, Chicago Sun-Times, 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Polish National Alliance, 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 39 | Pucinski, Roman, Congressman (IL) (Christmas Card), ca. 1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 40 | Rovner, Ilana Diamond, Assistant to Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 41 | Schoenbeck, Lee, Senator, 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 42 | Simon, Paul, Lt. Governor and Congressman (includes Christmas Card), 1969, 1971, 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 43 | Simon, Seymour, 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 44 | Spence, Steve, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 45 | Spencer, F. Gilman ("Gil), The Denver Post, 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 46 | Tackett, Mike, Chicago Tribune, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 47 | Topinka, Judy Baar, Senator, 1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 48 | Varns, Ann (Mrs. William; widow of Air Force buddy), n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 49 | Miscellaneous and unidentified, n.d. | |||||||||
Series 3: Correspondence from Readers, 1962-1997 |
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| Fan letters, arguments, hate mail, and requests from readers, and occasionally coworkers and friends. Includes postcards, letterhead, and different kinds of stationery, with inserts of clippings or other material. Most letters from friends, work associates, or people of note (such as politicians and celebrities) can be found in the Incoming Correspondence series. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically and by topic of letter. General interest letters are at the end of the series, arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 2 | 50 | Christmas Cards, 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 51 | Heywood Braun Award - Congratulations (includes letters from colleagues), 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 52 | Candidates for Mayor, Nov. 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 53-54 | Boss - Fan Mail (includes letters from newsmen and friends of Royko; short replies from Royko written in), Mar.-Apr. 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 55 | Boss - Fan Mail; also re: removal of book from National Tea stores in Chicago, Sept. 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 56 | Boss - Fan Mail; carbon copies of letters to National Tea Company, Sept. 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 57 | Boss - Requests, Mar-Apr. 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 58 | Boss - Hate Mail, Mar.-Apr. 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 59 | Pulitzer Prize - Congratulations (includes letters from colleagues), 1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 60 | Beer, 1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 61-62 | Chicago Daily News - Demise, Feb.-Mar. 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 63 | Young, Andrew, Jul. 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 64 | Death of Mrs. Carol Royko, Oct.-Nov. 1979 | |||||||||
| 3 | 65a-c | Leaving Sun-Times; Rupert Murdoch buying the Sun-Times (includes letters from colleagues) (3 folders), 1983-1984, n.d. | |||||||||
| 3 | 66 | Ribfest, 1986 | |||||||||
| 3 | 67 | Savings and Loan Scandal, 1990 | |||||||||
| 3 | 68-70 | "Gay Letters" [Gays in the Military], Jan.-Mar. 1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 71-73 | "Gripes," Mar-Sept. 1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 74-79 | Orphanages, Dec. 1994-Jan. 1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 80 | Gays, 1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 81 | Clinton, 1996 | |||||||||
| 5-7 | 82-99 | Get Well wishes, 1997 | |||||||||
| 8 | 100-105 | Condolences to Judy Royko, 1997 | |||||||||
| 9 | 106-107 | Condolences to the Tribune Editor, 1997 | |||||||||
| 9 | 108 | General, 1962-1969 | |||||||||
| 9 | 109 | General, 1970-1972 | |||||||||
| 9 | 110 | General, 1973-1979 | |||||||||
| 9 | 111 | General, 1981-1988 | |||||||||
| 9 | 112 | General, 1994 | |||||||||
| 9 | 113 | General, 1995 | |||||||||
| 9 | 114 | General, 1996 | |||||||||
| 9 | 115 | General, n.d. | |||||||||
| 9 | 116 | Hate Mail, 1979-1995 | |||||||||
| 9 | 117 | Requests, 1966-1996 | |||||||||
Series 4: Works, n.d., 1970-1992 |
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| Royko's literary output, other than published articles and columns, are in the Works series. Also includes unidentified fragments, which may be parts of columns or articles, or notes / ideas for stories; and jotted notes (phone numbers, reminders, numbers, etc.) | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically, with untitled and miscellaneous at the end of the series. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 10 | 118 | Boss (carbons, annotated; incomplete), ca. 1970 | |||||||||
| 10 | 119 | FOX! The Adventures of a Suburban Guerilla, screenplay by Roger Ebert and Mike Royko, Sept. 1974 | |||||||||
| 10 | 120 | Untitled play, for Victory Gardens Theater's "Chicago Stories" Benefit [original folder title: "Victory Gardens"], 1992 | |||||||||
| 10 | 121 | Unidentified, fragments, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 122 | Notes, meeting re: Murdoch acquisition of Chicago Sun-Times, ca. 1984 | |||||||||
| 10 | 123 | Notes and reminders (phone numbers, etc.), miscellaneous, n.d. | |||||||||
Series 5: Subject Files, 1934-1996 |
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| Newsclippings, notes, copies of columns, and occasionally correspondence and other material pertaining to a topic of research. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Contents | ||||||||||
| 10 | 124 | Aldermen, 1974 | |||||||||
| 10 | 125 | Aleman, Harry, 1977-1978 | |||||||||
| 10 | 126 | Bailey, Leroy, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| 10 | 127 | Beer, ca. 1973-1976 | |||||||||
| 10 | 128 | Buchanan, Pat, 1986 | |||||||||
| 11 | 129 | Carradine, Georgia, 1972 | |||||||||
| 11 | 130 | Carter, President, Inauguration, 1977 | |||||||||
| 11 | 131 | Cascio, Ross - Towing, 1968-1980 | |||||||||
| 11 | 132 | Chew, Charles W., Senator, 1969 | |||||||||
| 11 | 133 | Chicago Daily News, demise [original folder title: RIP-CDN], 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 134 | Chicago Theatre, 1984 | |||||||||
| 11 | 135 | Clinton, President, 1994 | |||||||||
| 11 | 136 | Crime Syndicate, 1960-1969, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 137 | Crusades, 1969-1970, 1980 | |||||||||
| 11 | 138 | Daley, Richard J., Mayor, 1964-1976 | |||||||||
| 11 | 139 | Daley, Richard J., Mayor, Aides, 1964, 1968 | |||||||||
| 11 | 140 | El Salvador, 1984 | |||||||||
| 11 | 141 | FAA - Flying - O'Hare Airport, ca. 1970, 1977 | |||||||||
| 11 | 142 | Governor's Race, 1986 | |||||||||
| 11 | 143 | Gun File, 1985 | |||||||||
| 11 | 144 | Hanrahan, Edward V., State's Attorney, 1972 | |||||||||
| 11 | 145 | Jackson, Jesse [original folder title: Jesse] (also Democratic National Convention), 1988 | |||||||||
| 11 | 146 | LaRouche, Lyndon, 1986 | |||||||||
| 12 | 147 | Machine, 1967-1969 | |||||||||
| 12 | 148 | Marijuana, 1984 | |||||||||
| 12 | 149 | Marquette [Park; race relations], 1976 | |||||||||
| 12 | 150 | Marriage/Marine [re: enlistment of married recruits], 1996 | |||||||||
| 12 | 151 | Maxwell Street, 1939-1977 | |||||||||
| 12 | 152 | Murdoch, Rupert [and purchase of Chicago Sun-Times], 1984 | |||||||||
| 12 | 153 | Neistein, Bernard, Alderman, 1968 | |||||||||
| 12 | 154 | Nixon [original folder title: Watergate - Richard, What Else Is New?], 1969-1989 | |||||||||
| 12 | 155 | Orphanages, 1994 | |||||||||
| 12 | 156 | Patronage, 1967-1970 | |||||||||
| 12 | 157 | Polish Power - Richard Himmel Part, 1970 | |||||||||
| 12 | 158 | Presidential Campaign, 1980 | |||||||||
| 12 | 159 | Race, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 160 | Real Estate - North Side boom, 1989 | |||||||||
| 12 | 161 | Robertson, Pat, 1986 | |||||||||
| 12 | 162 | Savings and Loan Scandal, 1990 | |||||||||
| 12 | 163 | Szczesny, John, 1976, 1979 | |||||||||
| 12 | 164 | Taxi, 1977 | |||||||||
| 12 | 165 | Trucks, 1985 | |||||||||
| 12 | 166 | Washington, Sylvester, Detective, 1934-1951 | |||||||||
| 12 | 167 | Zatz, Monte, "the Pie Man", 1975 | |||||||||
| 12 | 168 | Miscellaneous clippings and research materials, 1960's-1990's | |||||||||
Series 6: Publicity, 1945-1997 |
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| Newsclippings, magazine features, newspaper articles and interviews. Includes clippings that mention Royko in passing (an appearance at a charity event, for example). Several Chicago columnists, like Robert Herguth, Irv Kupcinet, and Mort Edelstein mentioned him often, especially in the 1970’s. Common topics were talking about his books, his public appearances, topics in his columns that were acted upon by activists or local government, comments he made, or how the Daily News softball team was doing (Mike Royko pitching or at bat.) This series also includes all publicity and reviews for Royko’s books. . “Scraps” is a category of Royko’s own; it is possible that he was intending to make a scrapbook one day, and this is the raw material. “Scraps” is three folders that include clippings, columns, press releases, correspondence (moved to Correspondence Series, noting original location), and photographs (moved to Photographs Series, noting original location). Royko’s original order of the folders and their contents has been maintained. Many but not all items in Scraps are duplicated in the other Publicity files. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by subtopic: Awards, Books, Royko Press, and Scraps. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 13 | 169 | Awards, 1966-1972 | |||||||||
| 13 | 170 | Awards, Pulitzer Prize, 1972 | |||||||||
| 13 | 171 | Awards, 1973-1981 | |||||||||
| 13 | 172 | Biographical Summaries, 1959-1984 | |||||||||
| 13 | 173 | Books: Boss, Jan.-Feb. 1971 | |||||||||
| 13 | 174 | Books: Boss, Mar. 1971 | |||||||||
| 13 | 175 | Books: Boss, Apr. 1971 | |||||||||
| 13 | 176 | Books: Boss, May-Aug. 1971 | |||||||||
| 13 | 177 | Books: Boss, Sept.-Dec. 1971 | |||||||||
| 13 | 178 | Books: Boss, Jan.-Feb. 1972 | |||||||||
| 13 | 179 | Books: Boss, Mar.-Dec. 1972 | |||||||||
| 13 | 180 | Books: Boss [mostly about "Boss: The Musical"], 1973 | |||||||||
| 13 | 181 | Books: Boss, 1976 | |||||||||
| 13 | 182 | Books: Boss, [n.d.] | |||||||||
| 13 | 183 | Books: Dr. Kookie, You're Right!, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
| 13 | 184 | Books: I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It, 1968 | |||||||||
| 13 | 185 | Books: I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
| 13 | 186 | Books: Like I Was Sayin', 1984 | |||||||||
| 13 | 187 | Books: Slats Grobnik and Some Other Friends, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| 13 | 188 | Books: Up Against It, 1967, 1971 | |||||||||
| 14 | 189 | Royko Press, 1961 | |||||||||
| 14 | 190 | Royko Press, 1966 | |||||||||
| 14 | 191 | Royko Press, 1967 | |||||||||
| 14 | 192 | Royko Press, 1968 | |||||||||
| 14 | 193 | Royko Press, 1969 | |||||||||
| 14 | 194 | Royko Press, 1970 | |||||||||
| 14 | 195 | Royko Press, 1971 | |||||||||
| 14 | 196 | Royko Press, 1972 | |||||||||
| 14 | 197 | Royko Press, 1973 | |||||||||
| 14 | 198 | Royko Press, 1974 | |||||||||
| 14 | 199 | Royko Press, 1975 | |||||||||
| 14 | 200 | Royko Press, 1976 | |||||||||
| 14 | 201 | Royko Press, 1977 | |||||||||
| 14 | 202 | Royko Press, 1978 | |||||||||
| 14 | 203 | Royko Press, 1979 | |||||||||
| 14 | 204 | Royko Press, 1980 | |||||||||
| 14 | 205 | Royko Press, 1981 | |||||||||
| 14 | 206 | Royko Press, 1982 | |||||||||
| 14 | 207 | Royko Press, 1987 | |||||||||
| 14 | 208 | Royko Press (including eulogy by Bob Royko), 1997 | |||||||||
| 14 | 209 | Royko Press, n.d. | |||||||||
| 14 | 210-212 | Scraps, 1945-1979 | |||||||||
Series 7: Personal, 1958-1997 |
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| Files relating to Royko’s work at the Chicago newspapers, along with documents of his life away from the newsroom. Included is documentation of Royko’s taking guitar lessons at the Old Town School of Folk Music, his country club memberships and his softball games. Royko was also recorded reading Chicago Magazine for the Blind Service Association. The Health-related file includes a newspaper research file on Acupuncture from 1972, and cardiac information from the 1990’s. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically, with a miscellaneous folder at the end. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 15 | 213 | Blind Service Association, 1996-1997 | |||||||||
| 15 | 214 | Chicago Daily News, 1960-1997 | |||||||||
| 15 | 215 | Chicago Newspaper Guild, 1962 | |||||||||
| 15 | 216 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1969-1984 | |||||||||
| 15 | 217 | Chicago Tribune, 1993-1996 | |||||||||
| 15 | 218 | City News Bureau, application for employment (photocopy), 1956 | |||||||||
| 15 | 219 | Court Case, Bar Brawl, 1977 | |||||||||
| 15 | 220 | F.B.I. File copies, re: threats against Royko, 1971, 1976 | |||||||||
| 15 | 221 | Financial: contracts, pay stubs, royalties, 1961-1997 | |||||||||
| 16 | 222 | Guitar lessons / Folk Music, ca. 1961-, 1973 | |||||||||
| 16 | 223 | Health-related, 1972, 1994, 1996 | |||||||||
| 16 | 224 | Membership and Identification Cards, ca. 1964-1995 | |||||||||
| 16 | 225 | Prairie Landing Golf Course and Country Club, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 16 | 226 | Press Cards, 1959-1997 | |||||||||
| 16 | 227 | Ridgemoor Country Club, 1983-1995 | |||||||||
| 16 | 228 | Royko, Carol: death of, press release, 1979 | |||||||||
| 16 | 229 | Softball, n.d. | |||||||||
| 16 | 230 | Sunset Ridge Country Club, 1996 | |||||||||
| 16 | 231 | Telephone directories and lists, 1960, n.d. | |||||||||
| 16 | 232 | Miscellaneous (ticket stubs, business cards, etc.), 1958-1982, n.d. | |||||||||
Series 8: Photographs, 1971-ca. 1995 |
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| Black and white and color prints of Royko and others. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by subject of photograph, and chronologically therein. Miscellaneous photographs not picturing Royko are at the end of the series. | |||||||||||
| Box | Contents | ||||||||||
| 16 | 233 | Royko pitching pennies at his penny-pitching contest, Chicago Daily News parking lot (inscribed: To Mike Royko - May you pitch forever… Kathleen [ ]), Aug. 15, 1971 | |||||||||
| 16 | 234 | Royko at Autograph party, "Done in a Day", 1977 | |||||||||
| 16 | 235 | Royko pledges allegiance to the Chicago White Sox, swearing on Bill Veeck's leg, Apr. 20, 1980 | |||||||||
| 16 | 235a | Royko with Lester Cole. Royko wearing an apron that reads, "Royko RibFest Sun-Times", ca. 1983 | |||||||||
| 16 | 236 | Royko with Studs Terkel and Mayor Richard M. Daley, dedication of Division Street bridge in Terkel's honor, May 16, 1992, 2 color prints. | |||||||||
| 16 | 237 | Royko with wife Judy and children, 1994 | |||||||||
| 16 | 237a | Miscellaneous: Bailey, Leroy, n.d., 1974 | |||||||||
| 16 | 238 | Miscellaneous: Chicago Daily News softball team (Royko not pictured), n.d. | |||||||||
| 16 | 239 | Miscellaneous: Central YMCA, Chicago: 5 people sitting and standing by copier; enlarged photo-poster of Royko (eating a hot pretzel) in back of them, 1977 | |||||||||
| 16 | 240 | Miscellaneous: woman mooning camera, outside Comiskey Park (inscribed to Mike Royko from photographer George Carlson), Aug. 1, 1979 | |||||||||
| 16 | 241 | Miscellaneous: movie still of werewolf and screaming woman, n.d. | |||||||||
Series 9: Columns, 1962-1997 |
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| Newspaper clippings, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and computer printouts of Royko's columns. These are the columns Royko kept and are not a complete set; some years are more sparse and scattered than others. Some columns are annotated with subject headings or corrections. Royko's occasional non-column newspaper articles are interfiled with the columns. A complete database of all column and article titles is in process and will be made available in the Newberry Library's Special Collections Reading room when complete. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. Scattered columns appearing in syndicated newspapers are at the end of the series. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 17 | 242-258 | Chicago Daily News, 1962-1964 | |||||||||
| 18 | 259-282 | Chicago Daily News, 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 19 | 283-304 | Chicago Daily News, 1967-1968 | |||||||||
| 20 | 305-327 | Chicago Daily News, 1969-1970 | |||||||||
| 21 | 328-352 | Chicago Daily News, 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| 22 | 353-375 | Chicago Daily News, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| 23 | 376-400 | Chicago Daily News (1976 is Jan. and Oct. only), 1975-1977 | |||||||||
| 24 | 401 | Chicago Daily News, Jan.-Mar., Oct., 1978 | |||||||||
| 24 | 402-411 | Chicago Sun Times, 1979 | |||||||||
| 25 | 412-423 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1980 | |||||||||
| 26 | 424-448 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
| 27 | 449-460 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 | |||||||||
| 27 | 461-472 | Chicago Tribune, 1984 | |||||||||
| 28 | 473-508 | Chicago Tribune, 1985-1987 | |||||||||
| 29 | 509-555 | Chicago Tribune (see box 30 for November 1988 columns), 1988-1991 | |||||||||
| 30 | 556-580 | Chicago Tribune, Nov. 1988, 1992-1993 | |||||||||
| 31 | 581-618 | Chicago Tribune and miscellaneous non-Chicago papers, 1994-1997 | |||||||||
Series 10: Awards and Certificates, 1960-1997 |
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| Plaques, diplomas, citations, and memorials given to Royko. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by size and chronologically thereunder. | |||||||||||
| Box | Contents | ||||||||||
| 32 | 619 | Certificate: Chicago Junior Association of Commerce and Industry - Chicagoan of the Year in Communications, n.d. | |||||||||
| 32 | 620 | Certificate and related material, Honorable Discharge, U.S. Air Force, Feb. 29, 1960 | |||||||||
| 32 | 621 | Certificate, Walter Hagen hole-in-one club (not filled in; with accompanying letter from Acushnet Process Sales Company), Nov. 14, 1961 | |||||||||
| 32 | 622 | Plaque, Marshall Field Award for the Outstanding Editorial Contribution of 1965 on Behalf of the Chicago Daily News (with citation signed by Marshall Field), Oct. 15, 1966 | |||||||||
| 32 | 623 | Certificate, Teen Reporter Lunkhead Award, 1967 | |||||||||
| 32 | 624 | Certificate, American-Negro Police Association, membership, Feb. 18, 1969 | |||||||||
| 32 | 625 | Plaque, National Headliners Club, Award for outstanding general interest column, 1970 | |||||||||
| 32 | 626 | Plaque, James P. McGuire Memorial Award, ACLU, Illinois Division, May 16, 1970 | |||||||||
| 32 | 627 | Plaque, Illinois Journalist of the Year, Journalism Department of Northern Illinois University, 1972 | |||||||||
| 32 | 628 | Plaque, Liberty Bell Award, Law Day USA, Student Bar Association, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, May 1, 1972 | |||||||||
| 32 | 629 | Certificate, Loop College, Distinguished Service Award for Community Service, Nov. 18, 1972 | |||||||||
| 32 | 630 | Plaque, NCO Newsman of the Year, 1976 | |||||||||
| 32 | 631 | Certificate, Executive Order State of Illinois, Governor James Thompson designates Royko as the state bird. Signed "Big Jim" (Thompson was governor 1977-1991) (see Oversize), n.d. | |||||||||
| 32 | 632 | Certificate, University of Missouri - Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Given at Columbia, Missouri (see Oversize), Apr. 20, 1979. Signed by the Dean and Chancellor. | |||||||||
| 32 | 633 | Plaque, Baltimore Sun's H.L. Mencken Writing Award, 1981 | |||||||||
| 32 | 634 | Copy of speech for Doctor of Letters, Lake Forest College, May 16, 1981 | |||||||||
| 32 | 635 | Bronze plaque, Scripps-Howard Ernie Pyle Memorial Award, for Newspaper Writing, 1981 | |||||||||
| 32 | 636 | Diploma, University of Nebraska, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (and program), 1990 | |||||||||
| 32 | 637 | Certificate of Jury Service, Circuit Court of Cook County, Nov. 22, 1993 | |||||||||
| 32 | 638 | Memorial Resolution, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, with accompanying letter, May 1997. | |||||||||
| 32 | 639 | Bronze plate, "Thanks 'Fox'", n.d. | |||||||||
| 32 | 639 | Plastic medallion: "Thanks from Jerry's Kids, Mike Royko." Caricature of Jerry Lewis, n.d. | |||||||||
| 32 | 639 | American Newspaper Guild printer's blocks (4): Royko Given Page One Award - Jun. 19, 1964, Jun. 11, 1966; Jun. 6, 1967; and May 23, 1970 | |||||||||
| 32 | 639 | Chicago Heart Association plaque, 1970 | |||||||||
| 32 | 639 | Medal on red, white, and blue ribbon, For Meritorious Service to Chicagoland, Chicagoland "100" Awards "I Will" Week, 1971 | |||||||||
| 32 | 639 | Medal awarded to Royko, University of Missouri School of Journalism, for distinguished service in journalism, ca. 1979 | |||||||||
| 32 | 639 | Medal awarded to Royko, University of Missouri School of Journalism, for distinguished service in journalism, ca. 1979 | |||||||||
Series 11: Art and Artifacts |
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| Artwork and three-dimensional objects such as clothing and other personal items owned by Royko. Large miscellaneous items include a coat rack used by Royko at the Chicago Daily News that he claimed was originally owned by Carl Sandburg; a red Chicago Daily News newspaper vending box Royko had in the basement of his house (the paper enclosed was of a front-page story Royko wrote about a scandal regarding O'Hare airport funds); and a Rolodex card file including phone numbers of journalists as well as of The Billy Goat Tavern and John Belushi. | |||||||||||
| Arranged in boxes by size and type of material. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder/Item | Contents | |||||||||
| 33 | 640 | Art: Print of editorial cartoon by Mauldin: Lincoln with head in hands, 1963 | |||||||||
| 33 | 641 | Art: original editorial cartoon by Ardwiec, "Who Stinks?" Royko as Skunk, penning, “Literary Lion Zydlo Casts Lot With Book-Banners," (i.e., Ald. Stan. Zydlo, 26th Ward), ca. Jan. 1965 | |||||||||
| 33 | 642 | Art: Original editorial cartoon by Ardwiec, “Proper Person in Proper Place”, Polish Daily News, Royko shooting arrow of news column into Richard Himmel's Garbage Party, published on the front page of Dziennik Chicagoski (The Polish Daily News), Sept. 10, 1970 | |||||||||
| 33 | 643 | Art: Original editorial cartoon by Campell "You're absolutely right, Mrs. Daley. Such trash we shouldn't sell!" (re: Boss), ca. 1971 | |||||||||
| 33 | 644 | Art: Original editorial cartoon by Jeff MacNelly: "I'm Not Comin' to No @#*!IN Party …" (Royko in front of computer), n.d. | |||||||||
| 33 | 645 | Art: Original pencil sketch of Royko, used for his column header, n.d. | |||||||||
| 33 | NL 1278 | Miscellaneous, oversize: Proof on tin of front page of the last issue, Chicago Daily News, featuring Mike Royko column, "A truly great newspaper: Why couldn't it make it?" [SEE columns series, Mar. 4, 1978], Mar. 4, 1978 | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1279 | Clothing: Black shirt - turtleneck | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1280 | Clothing: Navy blue shirt - polo style | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1281 | Clothing: Light blue shirt - oxford style | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1282 | Clothing: Tan plaid shirt - oxford style | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1283 | Clothing: Black and white tweed wool sport coat | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1284 | Clothing: Green tweed wool sport coat | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1285 | Clothing: Rainslicker - Grant Park Chicago Daily News Softball Champs, 1975-1977 | |||||||||
| 34 | NL 1286 | Clothing Accessories: 2 coat hangers (1 clear plastic, 1 plastic and wood) | |||||||||
| 35 | NL 1287 | Clothing: 1 pair khaki pants | |||||||||
| 35 | NL 1288 | Clothing: 1 beige linen sportcoat | |||||||||
| 35 | NL 1289 | Clothing: 1 wool tweed sportcoat | |||||||||
| 35 | NL 1290 | Clothing Accessories: 3 coat hangers (1 clear plastic, 1 metal, 1 wood) | |||||||||
| 36 | NL 1291 | Clothing: Outer jacket, bomber style. Blue (nylon?) with red lining. Made by Kyung Buk. Embroidered on front: "Chicago" and "Mike Royko." Embroidered on back with dragon: "Osan A.B. Korea 1953. Pyong Ying, DMZ, Seoul, Inchon, Taegu, Pusan. I served my time in hell." Dragon embroidered on each sleeve, ca. 1953 | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1292 | Clothing: Grey tweed wool hat with brim. Label on inside: "Handcrafted exclusively by Hanna Hats of Donegal Ltd., Donegal Town Ireland." | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1293 | Clothing: Khaki cotton baseball hat, "Lois's Friends." | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1294 | Clothing: Blue mesh baseball hat with fake fur stuffed (armadillo) head and tail | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1295 | Clothing: White terry cloth headband with blue stitching: "Say Yes to Life!" | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1296 | Clothing: Necktie - Jack Daniels pattern in package | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1297 | Clothing: Necktie - multi-color paisley pattern | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1298 | Clothing: Necktie - red with blue and white circle pattern | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1299 | Clothing: Necktie - maroon stripe with animal pattern | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1301 | Clothing: Necktie - maroon "Sulka" with pattern | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1302 | Clothing: Necktie - tan and blue stripe with duck pattern | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1303 | Clothing: Pair of brown loafers | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1304 | Clothing: 1 light brown moccasin | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1305 | Clothing Accessories: 1 pair wire rimmed sunglasses with black case | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1306 | Clothing Accessories: 1 pair tortoise shell sunglasses with brown case | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1307 | Clothing Accessories: 1 pair sunglasses with grey plastic frames | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1308 | Miscellaneous: 1 green marker | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1309 | Miscellaneous: 1 purple marker | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1310 | Miscellaneous: 1 pencil found with softball scores and notebook | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1311 | Miscellaneous: 1 black pencil | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1312 | Miscellaneous: Silver ashtray with two birds at center | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1313 | Miscellaneous: 1 bag cigarette butts | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1314 | Miscellaneous: 1 crushed pack, Carlton cigarettes - 1 cigarette inside | |||||||||
| 37 | NL 1315 | Miscellaneous: 1 crushed pack, Carlton 100's cigarettes - ca. 6 cigarettes inside | |||||||||
| NL 1316 | Miscellaneous, oversize: 1 Rolodex address card filing system | ||||||||||
| NL 1317 | Miscellaneous, oversize: 1 coat rack, reported to have been owned and/or used by Carl Sandburg [location: Artifact Cage] | ||||||||||
| NL 1318 | Miscellaneous, oversize: Newspaper vending box, Chicago Daily News, containing Newspaper from Nov. 1, 1977 [Current location: outside hallway in Special Collections Department] | ||||||||||
| NL 1319 | Miscellaneous, oversize: Poster for back of a public bus: "Mike Royko and the new Daily News. They stand up for you.", n.d. [rolled] | ||||||||||