Ada S. McKinley Community Services

CTL-E-1217 · Institution · other · 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Black-founded multi-service settlement agency: veteran and migrant services evolving into modern workforce, education, and family services; over a century of continuous operation Geography: Chicago, Illinois (South Side origins; now multi-site)

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-003; source research type(s): settlement house.

Sources

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-165/issue-156/senate-section/article/S5739-3
https://www.adasmckinley.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-Annual-Report-Ada-S.-McKinley.pdf
http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-W/WelfareCouncil.htm
Congressional Record, Vol. 165, Issue 156 (2019-09-30), Senate section, Sen. Durbin tribute to Ada S. McKinley. https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-165/issue-156/senate-section/article/S5739-3 (primary source)
NC State News, 'Study Spotlights Black Social Reformer, Parks and Rec Pioneer' (2020-11). https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/11/study-spotlights-black-social-reformer-parks-and-rec-pioneer/
Lee & Dieser, 'Ada S. McKinley' research paper (2020). https://live-news-wttw.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/article/file-attachments/Ada-S.-McKinley-Research-2020-Professors-Lee-Dieser%20%281%29.pdf
congress.gov (2019); news.ncsu.edu (2020); WTTW-linked Lee & Dieser paper
news.ncsu.edu (2020); Lee & Dieser research paper
WTTW-linked Lee & Dieser paper; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_S._McKinley

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