Civil rights
Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
AFL-CIO Committees, 1956-1980
Series
8
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
Scope and Contents
This series contains committee correspondence, reports, notes, and minutes, covering the years 1956-1980.
Government Agencies Correspondence, 1961-1979
Series
5
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
Scope and Contents
This series, containing correspondence between the office of President George Meany and various U.S. government agencies and departments, spans the dates 1961 to 1979. Particularly voluminous in the series is correspondence with the Labor Department and the White House. This series offers insights into the AFL-CIO's close relationship with the federal government, particularly in the area of labor at missile sites. Other topics covered include: federal prisons, the status of women, equal...
Legislative Reference Files, 1921-1978
Series
1
Scope and Contents
This series includes correspondence, momoranda, transcripts, speeches, clippings, departmental surveys, reports, and official statements on pending bills and legislative issues. Most material is from the dates 1950-1968. Subjects included in the series reflect the historically broad-based nature of the federation's efforts to secure legislation not only of interest to labor, but also of benefit to the whole of American society. Categories for which a substantial volume of...
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1946-1960
Series
6
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL-CIO Office of the President, President's Files, George Meany
Scope and Contents
The largest series in the collection consists of correspondence reflecting Meany's wide-ranging interests and activities beyond the labor movement (i.e., correspondence with church and civic organizations, research institutes, and prominent individuals).
Other Committees, 1963-1979
Sub-Series
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
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AFL-CIO Committees
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 2 contains files having to do with all other committees, including the Campaign Policy Committee for the 1968 elections, a foreign trade committee, and a defense committee. The Campaign Policy Committee documents reflect the AFL-CIO's view of the 1968 election as a particularly crucial election. These papers also document the AFL-CIO's views on such key issues as the war in Vietnam, the anti-war movement, the urban crisis, and labor-management relations. Executive Council files...
Reference Files, 1954-1967
Series
1
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the Secretary-Treasurer, William F. Schnitzler files
Scope and Contents
This series of subject files consists of correspondence, reports, clippings, transcripts, and memoranda. Fifteen folders deal with civil rights, including copies of minutes of the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Committee, clippings, and memoranda concerning efforts to promote civil rights legislation and equal employment opportunity on union jobs and government contracted work. Correspondence with Jay Lovestone is also included.
Speeches, 1961-1979
Series
6
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
Scope and Contents
This series consists of full texts of speeches by George Meany as well as articles or editorial pieces for publication in AFL-CIO and non-affiliated publications, statements to the press and interviews and statements before numerous congressional committees. The speeches and statements are generally in typescript, but also often include official releases and Meany's note cards and sometimes research materials. Interviews and press conferences are complete transcripts. Scattered pieces of...
Standing Committees, 1956-1980
Sub-Series
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
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AFL-CIO Committees
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 1, containing records of standing committees, accounts for the bulk of this series. Section XIII of the 1955 AFL-CIO Constitution provided for the creation of a number of standing committees: Civil Rights, Community Services, Economic Policy, Education, Ethical Practices, Housing, International Affairs, Legislation, Political Education, Public Relations, Safety and Occupational Health, Social Security, and Veterans' Affairs. Other standing committees were established at subsequent...
Subject Files, 1943-1965
Series
1
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department records
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, memos, clippings, surveys, reports, and minutes on five distinct topics covering both the AFL and the AFL-CIO. Race relations is the first section and contains various civil rights issues prior to the merger and the creation of the Civil Rights Department. Approximately half of the material is directly related to the Fair Employment Practice Committee. Additional organizations include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;...