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Civil rights groups, 1940-1970

 Series
Identifier: Series 5

Scope and Contents

Featuring records of both local and national civil rights groups, this series includes newsletters, memos, correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, programs, bulletins, invitations, newspaper clippings, flyers, essays, reports, meeting minutes, receipts, tax returns, histories, studies, articles of incorporation, and survey forms and results. Items of note include an African-American employment survey conducted by the Metropolitan Interfaith Commission on Race (MICOR) and printed material from the NAACP, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the Urban League.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-1970

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 10.98 Cubic Feet (31 document cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by group name.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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