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Box 14

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Feature Stories - Other journalists - Community picnic (Venson received plaque recognizing her coverage of the crusade), Jul. 19 - Aug. 16, 1972

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 796
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates: Jul. 19 - Aug. 16, 1972