Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Franklin and Penelope Rosemont collection of IWW publications and ephemera
Publications, official documents, song books, and other materials created by and related to the Industrial Workers of the World, an historic union and labor organization.
Noga family-Gold Coast House of Correction papers
Articles, photos, letters, artwork and scrapbook pages documenting Czech-born brothers Francois R.E. Noga, Vincenc Noga, and to a lesser extent Adolph and Joseph Noga. The Noga brothers were artists and free-thinkers, and Vincenc Noga opened up two short-lived establishments similar to the Dil Pickle Club; the Pizen Pup Cafe and the Gold Coast House of Correction. Also contains later newsclipping articles about Slim Brundage and the College of Complexes.
Slim Brundage papers
Writings and correspondence of Slim Brundage, founder of the College of Complexes, which operated on and off out of several locations on Chicago’s Near North Side during the 1950's-1960's as a forum where speakers and the audience debated controversial topics and read poetry. The collection also includes a variety of documents relating to the College of Complexes itself, such as correspondence, press releases, speaker solicitations, and poetry written by the College’s “students.”