Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
5 Linear feet : 10 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Chamberlin, born in 1910 in Berrien Springs, Michigan moved to Highland Park, Illinois with his family in 1951. He was active in Trinity Episcopal Church, local schools and Scouts.
Chamberlin held the unique distinction of law degrees from both Northwestern (J.D. 1934 ) and Yale Universities (LL. M. 1935) . He began his career as a government lawyer in Washington D.C., including serving as assistant general counsel for the National War Labor Board and general counsel for the National Housing Agency. In World War II, he served in the first airborne division of the United States Army's 8th Air Force
Chamberlin specialized in labor relations as a lawyer in Chicago. He served as chair of the American Bar Association Labor Law Committee, 1952-55, and taught at DePaul Law School.
In 1947, he married Celeste Wentcher. They raised 3 sons together in Highland Park, Illinois.
Repository
Archival history
Donated by diarist's descendant.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Chamberlin's daily agendas document his life, family and activities. Various clippings, programs and other ephemera are inserted in the volumes. Highland Park (Illinois) subjects and organizations documented include Trinity Episcopal Church (Highland Park, Ill.), the Flute and Fiddle Club, North Shore Chamber Orchestra, schools and school districts, and the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce. Other organizations and events include the inauguration of Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, the American Bicentennial, and the Chicago Bar Association. There are also 2 monthly calendars, 1978-1979.
The diary in the first year of the series begins, "still unemployed."
Chamberlin diary's also documented the weather, deaths in his personal life, as well as what he ate everyday.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological. Box 1 : 1960-1964 ; Box 2 : 1965-1968 ; Box 3 : 1971-1975 ; Box 4 : 1977-1979.
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Conditions governing access
None known.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English