Background
Adelman, William John was born on July 26, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Sidney and Annie Teresa (Goan) Adelman.
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Just three miles from downtown, Pilsen has been a port-of-entry community for more than 130 years
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Haymarket Revisited
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William John Adelman
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William John Adelman, academic administrator, industrial relations specialist. Illinois Humanities Council grantee, 1977; German Marshall Fund United States grantee, 1977; recipient Tradition of Excellence award Oak Park/River Forest High School, 1993, Eugene V. Debs award Midwest Labor Press association, 1995.
Education
Student, Lafayette College, 1952; Bachelor, Elmhurst College, 1956; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1964.
Career
Teacher, Whitecross School, Hereford, England, 1956-1957; Teacher, Jefferson School, Berwyn, Illinois, 1957-1960; Teacher, Morton High School, Berwyn, 1960-1966; member of faculty department labor and industrial relations, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1966-1991; professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1978-1991; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1991; coordinator, Chicago Labor Education Program, 1981-1987. Lecturer Road Scholar Program, Illinois Humanities Council, 1997.
Works
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Pilsen and the West Side
(Just three miles from downtown, Pilsen has been a port-of...)
- Touring Pullman: A Study in Company Paternalism : A Walking Guide to the Pullman Community in Chicago, Illinois
- Haymarket Revisited by William Adelman (1976-06-03)
- Haymarket Revisited
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Pilsen and the West Side
Membership
Board directors Chicago Regional Blood Program, 1977-1980. Member Illinois State Employment Security Advisory Board, 1974-1975. Democratic candidate United States House of Representatives from 14th district Illinois, 1970.
Organizer Haymarket Centennial Events, 1986. Chairman advisory board Jane Addams' Hull House, 1991-1999. Member advisory board Maxwell St. Museum, 2001^.
Member Haymarket Monument Advisory Panel, 2002-2004. Director Maxwell St. Foundation, since 2008. Member Illinois Labor History Society (founding member, vice president, Union Hall of Honor 1993), American Federation Teachers, Doris Humphrey Society (vice president since 1990).
Connections
Married Nora Jill Walters, June 26, 1952. Children: Michelle, Marguerite, Marc, Michael, Jessica.
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Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Awards
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Illinois Humanities Council grantee, 1977. German Marshall Fund United States grantee, 1977. Recipient Tradition of Excellence award Oak Park/River Forest High School, 1993, Eugene V. Debs award Midwest Labor Press association, 1995.Illinois Humanities Council grantee, 1977. German Marshall Fund United States grantee, 1977. Recipient Tradition of Excellence award Oak Park/River Forest High School, 1993, Eugene V. Debs award Midwest Labor Press association, 1995.
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Illinois Humanities Council grantee, 1977. German Marshall Fund United States grantee, 1977. Recipient Tradition of Excellence award Oak Park/River Forest High School, 1993, Eugene V. Debs award Midwest Labor Press association, 1995.Illinois Humanities Council grantee, 1977. German Marshall Fund United States grantee, 1977. Recipient Tradition of Excellence award Oak Park/River Forest High School, 1993, Eugene V. Debs award Midwest Labor Press association, 1995.