Series I. Ambassador-at-Large Files, 1981-96, n.d. (2.65 l.f.)
Box 1
Annual Refugee Day, 1990-93 (2f)
Articles about Ambassador Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious, 1989-92
Bureau for Refugee Programs, general information, 1989-90, c.1993, n.d. (2f)
Correspondence, 1989-93 (2f)
Daily Schedules, 1991 (4f)
Foreign Visits -
London and Southern Africa, March 1990
(see also video from Southern Africa visit in Series XXII)
Geneva, Paris, and Rome, September-October, 1990
Box 2
Foreign Visits (cont.)
Geneva, October 1990 (2f)
Rome, October 1990
Nepal, 1992
Interviews (with Voice of America and unidentified), 1989
Mailing and Guest Lists, n.d.
Meeting Preparation Folders, 1991 (2f)
Miscellaneous Notes, 1989, n.d.
Notes on Mozambican Refugees and "Operation Provide Comfort", n.d.
Reports and Statements re: foreign visits and U. S. refugee admissions, 1989-90, 1992-93 (3f)
State Department Records on Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious, 1969-92, 1994
U.S. Government Forms, 1992, n.d.
Box 3
Background and Reference Materials
General information, 1981-91
Africa, 1987-92
Bosnia, 1993
Haiti, 1989-93
Iraq/Kuwait, 1991-92
Malawi/Mozambique, 1990-93
Soviet Refugees, 1989-92
Vietnam, 1989-92
Miscellaneous Countries, 1988-93
Post-Ambassadorship Files on Refugee Issues
Correspondence, 1993, 1996
Malawi, 1995, n.d.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 1993, 1995
Box 4
First Annual Refugee Day Display, 1990
Series II. Address Books and Calendars, 1972, 1978-92, 1995, n.d. (0.8 l.f.)
Box 1
Appointment Books, 1972, 1979 (3 books), 1980-82, 1985, 1986 (2 books), 1987 (3 books), 1988-90 (3f)
Box 2
Appointment Books, 1991 (2 books), 1992 (3 books)
Address Books, n.d.
Address lists, 1983, 1986-87, n.d.
Business Cards, n.d.
Meeting Dates, 1980, 1984, 1988-89, 1995
Series III. Awards and Certificates, 1969-95, n.d. (2.26 l.f.)
Box 1
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Award, B'nai B'rith International, 1989
Adlai E. Stevenson Award, United Nations Association of Illinois and Greater Chicago, 1986
“Chicago’s Black Family Album” Exhibit, BlackWoman Collaborative, Inc., February 13 – March 28, 1982
Citizens Schools Committee Tribute to Public Education, Chicago Public Schools, 1983
Director's Choice Award, National Women’s Economic Alliance, 1987
Distinguished Service Award, International Council for Business Opportunity, 1987-88
Earl Burrus Dickerson Award, Chicago Bar Association, 1994-95
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Marymount Manhattan College, 1978 (see also oversize box 1)
Howard B. Shepard Award, Black Achievement Day Dinner, Equitable Life Assurance Society, May 2, 1979 (see Series XXII for audiocassette of dinner)
International Humanitarian Award, CARE Foundation, 1994-95, n.d. (see also framed award on shelf)
Luminary Award, Girl Scouts of Chicago, 1994-95
Sara Lee Corporation, 1987, 1992-93, 1995
Wiley A. Branton Award, National Bar Association, October 18, 1991
Box 2
Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award (Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious and Naguib MANkarious, 1995 joint recipients), Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, 1994-95 (12f) (award stored separately on shelf)
Box 3
Revlon Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., n.d.
Monumental Baptist Church, Service Award, 1961
Providence College, Doctor of Humanitarian Service, 1973
Jewel Companies, Inc., Resolution Honoring jewel LaFontant, 1973
Howard University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1973
Arco Arctic Circle Certificate, 1982
Letters of Appreciation, 1984-86, n.d.
“The Club, Honorary Membership, from James Needham, 1985
National Bar Association, Certificates of Membership, 1985-88
Illinois Board of Elections, Selection as a Delegate to the Republican National Nominating Convention, 1988
Box 4
CARE Foundation, International Humanitarian Award, December 5, 1994
Awards and Certificates (1f)
Marymount Manhattan College, Honorary Doctor of Laws, May 31, 1978
America’s Heritage and Freedom Award, The Elmer L. Fowler’s Historic Gallery, February 4, 1979
Certificate of Inclusion, The International Biographical Centre, December 1980
Certificate of Appreciation, The State of Illinois, January 13, 1987
Proclamation by George H. W. Bush on Refugee Day, 1990
George H. W. Bush Letter following the death of J.L.-M., June 3, 1997
Certificate, Appointment to U.S. Advisory Commission on International Education and Cultural Affairs, November 6, 1969
Certificate, Appointment to Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise, September 24, 1970
Certificate, Appointment as Representative to the General Assembly of the United Nations, September 15, 1972
Certificate, Appointment to National Council on Educational Research, October 14, 1976
Certificate, Appointment to President’s Commission on Executive Exchange, June 1, 1982
Certificate, Appointment to he President’s Commission on Executive Exchange, March 25, 1986
Certificate, Appointment as U. S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs and Ambassador-at-Large, June 23, 1989
see also framed items on shelf and Series XXII, Subseries 1 for plaques and other awards given to JLM
Series IV. Biographical Files, 1915-16, 1943-97, n.d. (0.8 l.f.)
Subseries 1. Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious
Box 1
Funeral Service and Memorials, 1997
Material from Alumni Folder (RG 28), 1943-97, n.d.
Miscellaneous, 1973-96, n.d. (2f)
Passports and Identification Cards, 1972, 1990-91
Resumes, 1963, 1981, 1984-88, c. 1990s, n.d.
Wedding, December 17, 1989
Personal Stationery, n.d.
Subseries 2. Family Members
Box 1 (cont.)
Ademola, Lady Kofo, 1978, 1983
LaFontant, H. Ernest, 1973-79, 1986, 1996, n.d.
LaFontant, Lucienne, 1986-87
MANkarious, Naguib, 1987-88, n.d.
MANkarious, Ramsey, 1996
Rogers, John W., Jr. (son), 1976-77, 1987-88, n.d.
Wedding, John Rogers, Jr., and Desiree Glapion, 1988
Box 2
Stradford, Aida, 1972, n.d.
Stradford, Cornelius Francis, Jr. (brother), 1983-84
Stradford, Cornelius Francis, Sr. (father), 1958-63, 1982, 1990-91, n.d. (2f)
C. F. Stradford (Sr.) Award, 1991-97
C. F. Stradford (Sr.) Scholarship, 1995-97
Stradford, J. B., 1915-16, 1996, n.d.
Stradford, Laurel, 1981-82, 1995-96, n.d.
Stradford-Grant, Leslee, 1986, 1988, n.d.
Stradford-Stovall, Teague, 1988, 1996
Vaughan, James Churchwill, 1984-86, n.d.
Vaughan Family, 1959, 1964-65, 1991, n.d.
Vaughan-Richards, Ayo, 1981-89, n.d.
Miscellaneous Family Members, 1996, n.d.
Series V. Club and Association Membership Files, 1954-60, 1972, 1979-96, n.d. (1.0 l.f.)
Box 1
Alzheimer’s Association, 1994-95
American Bar Association, 1980-89, 1995-96 (2f)
American Women for International Understanding, 1983, 1987-89, 1992-96
Association of Black American Ambassadors, 1994-95
Black Women Partners in Large Law Firms, 1995-96, n.d.
Chicago Bar Association, 1990, 1994-96
Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms, 1993, 1996
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 1993-96
The Chicago Network, 1993-96 (4f)
Commercial Club of Chicago, 1984-89, 1993-96 (3f)
District of Columbia Bar Association, 1993-96 (2f)
Box 2
Economic Club of Chicago, 1981-89, 1992-96 (5f)
The Executive Club (Washington, D.C.), 1984
Executive Women in Government, 1983, 1993
Hundred Club of Cook County, 1993-96
International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1984-89, 1994-96 (2f)
Box 3
National Bar Association, 1954, 1983-86, 1993-96, n.d. (3f)
(see oversize box 2 for membership certificates, 1985-88)
Northeasterners Club, 1992-97 (4f)
University Club of Chicago, 1984, 1993-96
Women’s Bar Association [of Illinois] (W.B.A.I.), 1955-60
Miscellaneous Memberships, 1959, 1972, 1979, 1983-88, 1993-95
(see Series XV. Personal Desk Files for the Law Club of the City of Chicago)
Series VI. College/University Boards of Trustees and Advisory Board Files, 1978-94, n.d. (0.2 l.f.)
Box 1
Howard University, 1979, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1991
Miscellaneous, 1978-87
Oberlin College, 1980-87, n.d.
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 1993-94
University of Chicago, Center for Far Eastern Studies, 1985-89
University of Chicago Law School, 1987-89
Series VII. Committee Files, 1987-88, 1993-96, n.d. (0.2 l.f.)
American Refugee Committee, 1993-96
Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court, 1987-88
Forest Preserve of Cook County (Illinois) Citizen's Advisory Committee, 1995-96, n.d. (2f)
(see also Series XV. Personal Desk Files)
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