 MS-38 Dayton (Ohio) Urban League Records | |||
Access and ProvenanceThe records of the Dayton Urban League were accessioned into Wright State University's Special Collections and Archives on May 13, 1971. They were donated by the Dayton Urban League. The deed of gift imposes no restrictions on the use of material(s) in this collection. |
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| Series I: Administrative Records | |||
| Series II: Correspondence | |||
| Series III: Committees, Projects, and Campaigns | |||
| Series IV: Associations (State, Regional, and National) | |||
| Series V: Newsclippings | |||
Agency HistoryThe Dayton Urban League was chartered in 1947 through the Community Chest association of Red Feather Organization in Dayton Ohio. In conjunction with a nation-wide League Network, the Dayton Urban League made an important contribution to the general welfare of the local community through its services to African-Americans in Dayton. The League attempted to improve employment opportunities, accelerate guidance programs for young people, initiate greater participation of Blacks in the activities of other welfare agencies and civic organizations, and to improve the climate of race relations in Dayton.At the time of its founding, the Dayton Urban League was the only organization where Black and white citizens worked together in an attempt to alleviate the many economic and social problems affecting African-Americans. Unlike many organizations that participated in sit-ins, marches, and even violent civil rights protests, the Urban League sought reform through education and by petitioning legislative bodies to change and/or enforce existing laws.
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Scope and ContentThe records of the Dayton Urban League are divided into five distinct record groups or series. Series I: Administrative Records, contains the constitution, by-laws, amendments, program outlines and general information about the Dayton Urban League. Other records in this series include the Executive Secretary (1951-1960), Executive Secretary Council minutes (1948-1960), Budgets (1957-1967), Financial Statements (1947-1967), and Reports for Examination (1950-1966). There are also appointment calendars of the Executive Secretary, Charles Washington, for 1948, 1954, and 1963, and a Visitor's Register for 1967-1968. Series II is comprised of Correspondence, both incoming and outgoing. The papers in this series cover such topics as: education, housing, race relations, employment, civil rights, government, and various projects and initiatives sponsored by the National Urban League. Of special interest is the personal information included in much of the correspondence, especially that of Mr. Charles Washington, former Executive Secretary of the Dayton Urban League. There are also many solicitations for assistance in obtaining employment and requests for job references. Span dates for this series range from December 1943 to April 1968. Series III supports the evidence of the wide range of influence wielded by the Dayton Urban League. Contained herein, with varying degrees of completeness of documentation, are data about the committees, projects, and campaigns of the Dayton Urban League. Committee minutes include those of the Executive Board for 1953-1966; Health and Welfare for 1950-1966; Sponsoring for 1947; Intercultural for 1958; High School Age Boys and Girls for 1958; and Vocational Guidance for 1950-1963. Major projects and campaigns included in this series cover the following subject areas: Moving Ahead Together, Housing, Urban Renewal, City Transit System, Industrial Relations, Jobs and Employment, Vocational Opportunity, Education, Voting, Race Relations, City Government, Social Work, Health Care and Welfare, and Community Welfare. Span dates for projects and campaigns range from 1949 to 1967. Series IV offers information about local, regional, and national Urban League related associations. These include local civic organizations, newsclips of Dayton Urban League activities, miscellaneous state urban league publications, many National Urban League (NUL) newsletters and publications for 1949-1967, NUL memoranda for 1948-1968, NUL Annual Conference publications for 1944-1948, l950-1952, 1954-1959, and 1961-1967, and NUL sponsored speeches of Whitney Young and Lester Granger. Series V is a collection of newsclips about race relations in the Dayton area. Subjects include: housing, education, health, civil rights, employment, drug and narcotics, and S.C.O.P.E. Span dates for the clippings range from 1962 to 1967.
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Container Listing | |||
| Box | File | Description | Dates |
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| 1 | 1 | Constitution and By-Laws, Amendments, Program Outline | |
| 2 | Office Manual of Personal and
Administrative Procedures 1947 Board of Directors Minutes |
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| 3 | 1947-1949 | ||
| 4 | 1950 | ||
| 5 | 1951 | ||
| 6 | 1952-1953 | ||
| 7 | 1954-1955 | ||
| 8 | 1956 | ||
| 9 | 1957 | ||
| 10 | 1958-l959 | ||
| 11 | 1960 | ||
| 12 | 1961 | ||
| 13 | 1962 | ||
| 14 | 1963 | ||
| 15 | 1964 | ||
| 16 | 1965 | ||
| 17 | 1966 | ||
| 18 | 1967-1968 | ||
| 19 | Board of Directors - List of Directors Officers | 1950, 1968 | |
| 20 | Board of Directors - End of Term List | 1947, 1967 | |
| 2 | 1 | Board Agenda | 1949-1967 |
| 2 | Board of Directors - Attendance of Meetings - Roll Call | ||
| 3 | Board of Directors Memorandum 1949-1963 |
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| 4 | Annual Reports | 1947-1950 | |
| 5 | 1952-1954 | ||
| 6 | 1955-1965 | ||
| 7 | Newsletters | 1949-1966 | |
| 8 | Newsreleases | 1948-1966 | |
| 9 | Memberships | 1947-1967 | |
| 3 | 1 | Report of Executive Secretary | |
| 2 | Executive Secretaries Council | ||
| 3 | Staff Meetings | ||
| 4 | Biographical Sketches | ||
| 5 | Annual Budget Requests | 1957-1967 | |
| 6 | Budget Analysis | 1953-1966 | |
| 7 | Budget Miscellaneous Information | 1945 | |
| 8 | Corporate Resolutions for Bank Accounts Financial Statement | ||
| 9 | 1949-1962 | ||
| 10 | 1963-1967 | ||
| 11 | Miscellaneous Financial Statements and Reports | 1957-1966 | |
| 12 | Urban League Finances and Personal | 1958-1962 | |
| 13 | Staff Salaries | 1947-1965 | |
| 4 | 1 | Finance Committee | |
| 2 | Report of Examination Report of Examination (three booklets) Audit Reports (fourteen booklets) |
1947-1950 Dec.12, 1950 - Dec.12, 1952 1953-1966 |
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| 5 | Daily Reminder (two books) National Diary "The Year 1954" Ledger Register |
1948, 1963 (Circa Nov. 18, 1945-May 15, 1952) March 30, 1967 - July 16, 1969 |
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| 6 | 1 | Memorandum Correspondence | |
| 2 | 1946-1947 (incoming) | ||
| 3 | 1946-1947 (outgoing) | ||
| 4 | 1948 (incoming) | ||
| 5 | 1948 (outgoing) | ||
| 6 | 1949 (incoming) | ||
| 7 | 1949 (outgoing) | ||
| 8 | 1950 (incoming) | ||
| 9 | 1950 (outgoing) | ||
| 10 | Jan.- March, 1951 (incoming) | ||
| 11 | April - Dec.,1951 (incoming) | ||
| 12 | Jan.- March, 1951 (outgoing) | ||
| 7 | 1 | April, 1951 (outgoing) | |
| 2 | Jan-April, 1952 (incoming) | ||
| 3 | May, 1952 (incoming) | ||
| 4 | Jan-March 1952 (outgoing) | ||
| 5 | April, 1952(outgoing) | ||
| 6 | Jan-May 1953 (incoming) | ||
| 7 | June, 1953 (incoming) | ||
| 8 | Jan-April, 1953 (outgoing) | ||
| 9 | Missing | ||
| 10 | May-August 1953 (outgoing) | ||
| 11 | Sept, 1953 (outgoing) | ||
| 12 | Jan-March 1954 (incoming) | ||
| 13 | April-July, 1954 (incoming) | ||
| 14 | August, 1954 (incoming) | ||
| 15 | Jan.- April, 1954 (outgoing) | ||
| 16 | May - July, 1954 (outgoing) | ||
| 17 | August - December, 1954 (outgoing) | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jan.- June, 1955 (incoming) | |
| 2 | July - Dec., 1955 (incoming) | ||
| 3 | Jan.- June, 1955 (outgoing) | ||
| 4 | July - Dec., 1955 (outgoing) | ||
| 5 | Jan.- April, 1956 (incoming) | ||
| 6 | May - Sept., 1956 (incoming) | ||
| 7 | Oct.- Dec., 1956 (incoming) | ||
| 8 | Jan.- Feb., 1956 (outgoing) | ||
| 9 | March - April, 1956 (outgoing) | ||
| 10 | May - June, 1956 (outgoing)Correspondence | ||
| 11 | August- Dec., 1956 (outgoing) | ||
| 12 | January, 1957 (incoming) | ||
| 13 | Feb.- April, 1957 (incoming) | ||
| 14 | May - August, 1957 (incoming) | ||
| 15 | Sept.- Dec., 1957 (incoming) | ||
| 16 | Jan.- March, 1957 (outgoing) | ||
| 17 | April - August, 1957 (outgoing) | ||
| 18 | Sept.- Dec., 1957 (outgoing) | ||
| 19 | Jan.- March, 1958 (incoming) | ||
| 20 | April - August, 1958 (incoming) | ||
| 21 | Sept.- Dec., 1958 (incoming) | ||
| 22 | Jan.- March, 1958 (outgoing) | ||
| 23 | April - July, 1958 (outgoing) | ||
| 24 | August - Dec., l958 (outgoing) | ||
| 9 | 1 | Jan.- June, 1959 (incoming) | |
| 2 | July - Dec., 1959 (incoming) | ||
| 3 | Jan. - March, 1959 (outgoing) | ||
| 4 | April - August, 1959 (outgoing) | ||
| 5 | Sept. - Dec., 1959 (outgoing) | ||
| 6 | Jan. - June, 1960 (incoming) | ||
| 7 | Jan. -June, 1960 (incoming) | ||
| 8 | July - Dec., 1960 (incoming) | ||
| 9 | July -Dec., 1960 (outgoing) | ||
| 10 | Jan. - April, 1961 (incoming) | ||
| 9 | 1 | Jan.- June, 1959(incoming) | |
| 2 | July - Dec., 1959(incoming) | ||
| 3 | Jan. - March, 1959(outgoing) | ||
| 4 | April - August, 1959(outgoing) | ||
| 5 | Sept. - Dec., 1959(outgoing) | ||
| 6 | Jan. - June, 1960(incoming) | ||
| 7 | Jan. -June, 1960(incoming) | ||
| 8 | July - Dec., 1960(incoming) | ||
| 9 | July -Dec., 1960(outgoing) | ||
| Series II: Correspondence | |||
| 10 | Jan. - April, 1961(incoming) | ||
| 11 | May - Dec., 1961(incoming) | ||
| 12 | Jan. - March, 1961(outgoing) | ||
| 13 | April - June, 1961(outgoing) | ||
| 14 | May - Sept., 1961(outgoing) | ||
| 15 | May - Sept., 1961(outgoing) | ||
| 16 | Jan. - June, 1962(incoming) | ||
| 17 | July - Dec., 1962(incoming) | ||
| 18 | Jan. - July, 1962(outcoming) | ||
| 19 | August - December(outcoming) | ||
| 20 | 1963(incoming) | ||
| 21 | Jan.- June, 1963(outgoing) | ||
| 10 | 1 | July - Dec., 1963(outgoing) | |
| 2 | 1964(incoming) | ||
| 3 | Jan.- June, 1964(outgoing) | ||
| 4 | June - Dec., 1964(outgoing) | ||
| 5 | 1965 (incoming) | ||
| 6 | Jan.- April, 1965(outgoing) | ||
| 7 | May - Dec., 1965(outgoing) | ||
| 8 | 1966(incoming) | ||
| 9 | 1966(outgoing) | ||
| 10 | Jan.- June, 1967(incoming) | ||
| 11 | July - Dec., 1967(incoming) | ||
| 12 | 1967(outgoing) | ||
| 13 | 1968(outgoing) | ||
| 14 | Collection of undated correspondence | ||
| Series III: Committees, Projects, and Campaigns | |||
| 11 | 1 | Community Service Committee 1954-1960 | |
| 2 | Community Service Committee 1961-1967 | ||
| 3 | Community Relations Committee 1950-1963 | ||
| 4 | Weekly Summaries of C.S.S. | ||
| 5 | Executive Committee 1953-1966 | ||
| Health and Welfare Committee | |||
| 6 | 1950-1960 | ||
| 7 | 1961-1966 | ||
| 8 | No Date | ||
| 9 | Program Committee 1953-1966 | ||
| 10 | Nomination Committee 1950-1966 | ||
| 11 | Sponsoring Committee 1947 | ||
| 12 | Intercultural Committee 1958 | ||
| 13 | Committee on High School Age(boys/girls) 1958 | ||
| 14 | Urban League Guild 1949-1967 | ||
| 15 | Committee to review program areas and organizational structure, 1962-1963 | ||
| 16 | Frontier Club 1951-1965 | ||
| 17 | Frontier Club Notes 1950-1960 | ||
| 18 | Saturday morning Breakfast Club 1962-1964 | ||
| 19 | Commerce and Industry Council 1962-1963 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Youth Committee 1963-1966 | |
| Miscellaneous Committee | |||
| 2 | Committee Structure | ||
| 3 | Family Life Committee - Workshop 1960-1963 | ||
| 4 | Project Enable 1964-1967 | ||
| 5 | Leadership Workshop 1957-1963 | ||
| 6 | Scholarship Committee | ||
| 7 | Human Relations Institute 1951-1963 | ||
| 8 | Equal Opportunity Day 1957-1964 | ||
| 9 | Workshop in group participation | ||
| 10 | Miscellaneous Workshop | ||
| 11 | Annual Meetings | ||
| 12 | Desoto Bass News "Echo" Moving Ahead Together (M.A.T.) | ||
| 13 | General | ||
| 14 | Executive Council Minutes | ||
| 15 | Steering Committee Minutes | ||
| 16 | Program Component and Miscellaneous | ||
| Series III: Committees, Projects, and Campaigns | |||
| 13 | 1 | Committee Resources Housing | |
| 2 | Miscellaneous Newsletters | ||
| 3 | Committee 1950-1963 | ||
| 4 | Proposed Bills, Ordinances, Programs | ||
| 5 | Miscellaneous Pamphlets | ||
| 14 | 1 | Interracial and Minority Housing | |
| 2 | Discrimination in Housing | ||
| 3 | General Race Relations - Housing and The Negro and The Urban Committee | ||
| 4 | The Elderly | ||
| 5 | Zoning | ||
| 15 | 1 | Housing - Miscellaneous Pamphlets | |
| 2 | Housing – News clippings | ||
| 3 | Ohio citizens council on Pike county emergency | ||
| 4 | Housing - Nowburgh Plan | ||
| 5 | Richmond Rehabilitation Corporation | ||
| 6 | Housing - Neighborhood Association - Neighborhood Improvement | ||
| 7 | Housing - Special Neighborhood Projects | ||
| 8 | Homeview Neighborhood Association | ||
| 9 | Neighborhood Association Lakeview Neighborhood Association | ||
| 10 | Housing - Neighborhood Association Miscellaneous | ||
| 11 | Citizens Housing Association for the Dayton Area | ||
| 12 | Housing Action - American Council to Improve our Neighborhoods | ||
| 13 | Urban Problems - Metropolitan Studies | ||
| 14 | Urban Problems - Urban Renewal - Urban Planning | ||
| 15 | Urban Renewal - Miscellaneous | ||
| 16 | 1 | Slum Clearance and Urban Redevelopment Committee | |
| 2 | Special Committee on Urban Renewal (S.C.O.U.R.) | ||
| 3 | Clean up Campaign 1959-1961 | ||
| 4 | Regional Expressway System/ The NHW alignment | ||
| 5 | City Transit System | ||
| 17 | 1 | Jobs and Employment - General Labor/Miscellaneous Pamphlets | |
| 2 | Industrial Relations 1948-1954 | ||
| 3 | Industrial Relations 1955 | ||
| 4 | Notebook of P. Winkfield; Industrial Secretary Contacts | ||
| 5 | National Urban League - Industrial Relations | ||
| 18 | 1 | General Race Relations - Discrimination and Integration of Employment Jobs and Employment | |
| 2 | Fair Employment | ||
| 3 | Fair Employment (2)Miscellaneous Pamphlets and Brochures | ||
| 19 | 1 | Governor’s Committee to employ the handicapped | |
| 2 | Labor Unions | ||
| 3 | Employment Dayton Area Worker Training Jobs and Employment | ||
| 4 | Economic Assistance Program | ||
| 5 | For Youths | ||
| 6 | Opportunities Industrialization Center | ||
| 7 | Skills Bank | ||
| 8 | Department Store Project | ||
| 9 | Job Development and Employment Committee | ||
| 10 | Vocational Opportunity Campaign (V.O.C.) '49-'53 | ||
| 11 | Vocational Opportunity Campaign( V.O.C.) Vocational Opportunity Campaign | ||
| 20 | 1 | 1949 | |
| 2 | 1950-1951 | ||
| 3 | 1952-1953 | ||
| 4 | 1954-1955 | ||
| 5 | N. D . / Miscellaneous Vocational Guidance Committee | ||
| 6 | 1950-1954 | ||
| 7 | 1955-1963 | ||
| 8 | V.O.C. Youth Planning Committee | ||
| 9 | Vocational Guidance - General | ||
| 10 | Vocational Guidance - National Urban League and Other Education | ||
| 21 | 1 | Educational and Vocational Opportunities | |
| 2 | General Material and Programs of the D.U.L. | ||
| 3 | Miscellaneous | ||
| 4 | Segregation and Desegregation | ||
| 5 | Social and Economic problems | ||
| 6 | Youth Incentives Committee | ||
| 7 | Miami Valley Personal and Guidance Association | ||
| 8 | Scholarship Application and Transcripts | ||
| 9 | Back to School Campaign | ||
| 10 | United Negro College Fund | ||
| 11 | College Preparatory Program | ||
| 12 | Dayton Council - Public Schools | ||
| 22 | 1 | League of Woman's Voters | |
| 2 | Montgomery County Voter Registration Committee | ||
| 3 | Voting - Tax Issues | ||
| 4 | National States Rights Party | ||
| 5 | Voting - Civil Rights | ||
| 6 | Voting - Miscellaneous General Race Relations | ||
| 7 | Bibliographies | ||
| 8 | Miscellaneous | ||
| 9 | National Urban League Publication | ||
| 10 | Civil Rights | ||
| 11 | Civil Rights | ||
| 12 | Civil Rights Continued | ||
| 13 | Civil Rights Continued | ||
| 23 | 1 | Discrimination and Integration in Employment Continued | |
| 2 | Discrimination and Segregation | ||
| 3 | File is Missing | ||
| 4 | N.A.I.R.O. - National Association of Intergroup Relations | ||
| 5 | Social and Economic Factors of the Negro Family | ||
| 6 | Miscellaneous Material | ||
| 7 | Dayton Urban League Publications | ||
| 8 | Economic Situation of the Negro | ||
| 9 | Economic Situation of the Negro Continued | ||
| 24 | 1 | General Racial Subjects (G.R.S.) | |
| 2 | (G.R.S.) Continued | ||
| 3 | (G.R.S.) Continued | ||
| 4 | (G.R.S.) Continued | ||
| 5 | Race Relations - Race Relations Institute | ||
| 6 | Race Relations - American Council On Race Relations | ||
| 25 | 1 | Religion - Miscellaneous | |
| 2 | Religion - Church and Race | ||
| 3 | Religion - Jewish Material | ||
| 4 | City Government - Dayton | ||
| 5 | City Government - City Commission | ||
| 6 | Dayton Police Annual Reports | ||
| 7 | City Plan Board Annual Report - 1948 | ||
| 26 | 1 | Social Work - Social Welfare | |
| 2 | American Association of Social Workers (A.A.S.W.) | ||
| 3 | Social Work - National Association of Social Workers | ||
| 4 | Peace Corps - Vista | ||
| 5 | Career Conferences | ||
| 6 | Social Welfare - Adoption | ||
| 7 | Social Welfare | ||
| 8 | Juvenile Centers | ||
| 27 | 1 | Health and Welfare – General Health Care and Welfare | |
| 2 | Aging Retirement | ||
| 3 | Venereal Disease | ||
| 4 | Health Care Services - Miscellaneous | ||
| 5 | Community Health Council - Metropolitan Health Division | ||
| 6 | Narcotics - Miscellaneous Information | ||
| 7 | Citizens Committee on Narcotics Community Welfare Council | ||
| 28 | 1 | Constitution, Annual Reports - General Info. | |
| 2 | Board of Directors | ||
| 3 | General | ||
| 4 | Child Health Committee | ||
| 5 | Committee on Children | ||
| 6 | Metropolitan Health Division | ||
| 7 | Family Division | ||
| 8 | Group Work and Recreation Division - General | ||
| 9 | Committee for Criteria | ||
| 29 | 1 | Welfare - Miscellaneous Pamphlets | |
| 2 | Mental Health | ||
| 3 | American Red Cross: Disaster Procedures | ||
| 4 | Poverty - Anti-Poverty | ||
| 5 | Community Action Program | ||
| 6 | Community Action Assembly | ||
| 7 | United Fund | ||
| 8 | Community Chest | ||
| 9 | Chamber of Commerce | ||
| 10 | Information on the Dayton area Civic Organization | ||
| 11 | Westside Civic League | ||
| 12 | WinterHauter Diat Civic League | ||
| 13 | Adelite Civic Club | ||
| 14 | Miscellaneous | ||
| Series IV: Associations (State Regional, and National) | |||
| 30 | 1 | Associations - West Dayton Area Council | |
| 2 | Dayton Unit of the National Business Association Associations | ||
| 3 | Dayton - Intergroup Agency Council | ||
| 4 | Dayton Pan Hellenic Council | ||
| 5 | Dayton Council on World Affairs | ||
| 6 | Miscellaneous | ||
| 7 | West Side Organizations | ||
| 8 | News clippings - Xeroxed | ||
| 9 | News clippings - Miscellaneous | ||
| 10 | Urban League of the Midwest | ||
| 11 | Photos - Miscellaneous | ||
| 12 | Urban League of Ohio - Miscellaneous | ||
| 13 | Cleveland Urban League | ||
| 14 | Columbus Urban League | ||
| 31 | 1 | Public Relations | |
| 2 | Quarterly Reports | ||
| 3 | Board, Staff Committee Workshop National Urban League | ||
| 4 | Policy, Program, General Information | ||
| 5 | Personnel Practices | ||
| 6 | Annual Reports | ||
| 7 | Miscellaneous Reports | ||
| 8 | P.A.R. (People Above Race) - Newsletter | ||
| 9 | Newsletters - Miscellaneous | ||
| 10 | Directories | ||
| 11 | Memorandum - General 1949-1961 | ||
| 32 | 1 | The Secretarial 1962-1967 National Urban League | |
| 33 | 1 | Memorandum 1962 | |
| 2 | Memorandum - Administration 1948-1956 | ||
| 3 | Memorandum - 1957-1964 | ||
| 4 | Industrial Relations 1948 | ||
| 5 | Promotions and Publications 1949 | ||
| 6 | Health and Welfare | ||
| 7 | Education of Youth Incentives | ||
| 8 | Program Department | ||
| 9 | Fiftieth Year Anniversary | ||
| 10 | Staff Workshops, National Urban League Annual Conferences | ||
| 34 | 1 | 1944-1947, 1948, 1949 | |
| 2 | 1950-1952 | ||
| 3 | 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959 | ||
| 4 | 1956, 1957 | ||
| 5 | Fourteenth Annual Meeting (Nationally Held in Dayton 1961) Annual Conferences | ||
| 6 | 1962-1964 | ||
| 7 | 1965 | ||
| 8 | 1966-1967 | ||
| 9 | News Releases1948-1963 | ||
| 35 | 1 | News Release 1964 | |
| 2 | N.U.L. Guild | ||
| 3 | Local Affiliate - Information | ||
| 4 | National Budget and Constitution Committee | ||
| 5 | Miscellaneous Committee | ||
| 6 | Community Organization Council | ||
| 7 | National Skills Bank | ||
| 8 | Economic Opportunity | ||
| 9 | Administration and Clerical Council Jottings | ||
| 10 | Jottings | ||
| 11 | Delegate Assembly | ||
| 12 | Miscellaneous | ||
| 36 | 1 | Speeches - Whitney Young and Lester Granger | |
| 2 | Miscellaneous | ||
| Series V: News Clippings | |||
| 36 | 3 | Race Relations – Race Riot in 1966 | |
| 4 | Housing | ||
| 5 | Education | ||
| 6 | Health and Welfare | ||
| 37 | 1 | Civil Rights ca. 1940s – 1960s | |
| 2 | Jobs and Employment ca. 1950s – 1960s | ||
| 3 | S.C.O.P.E. | ||
| 4 | Drugs and Narcotics | ||
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