Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains approximately a dozen essays and writings by Alinsky, as well as correspondence written to Alinsky, and condolence letters to his wife Jean upon his death in 1972. The essays and writings deal with a variety of sociological issues from mass movements to integration and community in Chicago (Ill.). The collection also contains correspondence related to community organizing in Italy, and the United States, as well as Alinsky's manuscripts and provactive writing style....