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rankinrobert Inventory of the Robert S. Rankin Papers, 1957-1973 Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Noah Huffman David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: February 2012Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff; finding aid encoded by Noah Huffman, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, February 2012 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Robert S. Rankin Papers, 1957-1973 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Rankin, Robert S. (Robert Stanley), 1899-1976 Robert S. Rankin Papers, 1957-1973 Material in English 67.6 Linear Feet 17,000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Robert S. Rankin was a professor of Political Science at Duke University and member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Collection documents Rankin's work on the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, 1960-1973 and consists of agendas and minutes for the monthly meetings of the commission, 1959-1973, and material on special meetings; memoranda, correspondence, statements, and news clippings dealing with the operational aspects of the commission; background studies; transcripts of proceedings; news clippings from fact finding investigations, 1960-1973; statements of commissioners; and transcripts of testimony before congressional committees. The commission's areas of study included education, employment, political participation, housing and urban development, administration of justice, public accommodations, health and welfare, federal programs, minority groups, federal enforcement, and civil liberties and human rights. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert S. Rankin Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Robert S. Rankin Papers, 1957-1973 were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift between 1990 and 2001.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff

Encoded by Noah Huffman, February 2012

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: Accessions from 1990-2001

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

Robert S. Rankin was a professor of Political Science at Duke University and member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

Collection Overview

Collection documents Rankin's work on the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, 1960-1973 and consists of agendas and minutes for the monthly meetings of the commission, 1959-1973, and material on special meetings; memoranda, correspondence, statements, and news clippings dealing with the operational aspects of the commission; background studies; transcripts of proceedings; news clippings from fact finding investigations, 1960-1973; statements of commissioners; and transcripts of testimony before congressional committees. The commission's areas of study included education, employment, political participation, housing and urban development, administration of justice, public accommodations, health and welfare, federal programs, minority groups, federal enforcement, and civil liberties and human rights.

An addition (2001-0047) contains 27 loose black-and-white prints and 2 binders containing 89 black-and-white prints, as well as 35 items of correspondence (1963-1977) relating to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Includes group pictures of the commissioners and other political figures (1960-1969) and photographs from the National Conference on Equal Opportunity in Federally Assisted Programs (1965) and an Open Hearing in Jackson, Mississippi (1965). The open hearing includes a list of witnesses. Those represented in the photographs include Burke Marshall, Hubert H. Humphrey, Robert F. Kennedy, Sheriff Jack Purvis, Charles Evers, Aaron Henry, Spottswood Robinson, and Roy Wilkins.

Subject Headings

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Civil rights--United States. College teachers--Political activity. Duke University--Faculty. United States--Social conditions--1960-1980. United States Commission on Civil Rights. Contents of Collection United States Commission on Civil Right: Files, 1958-1976 (159 boxes)

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1Guide to files

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1Meetings 1958-1962

2Meetings 1963-1964

3Meetings 1965-1968

4Meetings 1969 Jan. - 1970 Jan.

5Meetings 1970 Feb. - 1971 June

6Meetings 1971 Aug. - 1973 July

7Meetings 1973 Sep. - 1973 Dec.

8Meetings 1974 Jan. - 1974 March

9Meetings 1974 April - 1974 June

10Meetings 1974 Aug. - 1974 Sep.

11Meetings 1974 Oct. - 1974 Nov.

12Meetings 1974 Dec.

13Meetings 1975 Jan. - 1975 March

14Meetings 1975 April - 1975 May

15Meetings 1975 June

16Meetings 1975 July-1975 Sep.

17Meetings 1975 Oct. - 1975 Dec.

18Meetings 1976 Jan.-1976 Feb.

19Meetings 1976 March - 1976 April

20Meetings 1976 May - 1976 June

21Commission Operations: rules, organization, jurisdiction, independence, extension

22Commission Operations: commission, commissioners, communications, personnel reports

23Commission Operations: employment practices, personnel statements, appointments/resignations, directories

24Commission Operations: liaison activities, publications, catalogues, political parties, library acquisitions

25Commission Operations: programs and projects, status of commission, recommendations 1959-1975

26Budget and appropriations FI 1960-FI 1972

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27Commission Operations: finances (budget/appropriations, FY 1973-1974), misc. vitae

28Commission Operations: finances (booklets, fiscal year 1970-FY 1974)

29Commission Operations: finances (booklets, fiscal year 1975-FY 1977), budget analysis, fiscal year 1972-FY 1975

30Budget and appropriations FI 1960-FI 1972

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31Commission Operations: activity reports: 1966 April - 1969 Dec.

32Commission Operations: activity reports: 1970 - 1973 Jan.

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33Commission Operations: activity reports: 1963 July - 1972 April

34Commission Operations: calendars, offices, monitoring system, misc., scholar in residence program

35State advisory committees: rules and regulations, administrative operations, functions, SAC Report: 1975, directories

36State advisory committees: directories: 1971-1972

37Advisory committees: publications, meetings, LittleJohn Report, personnel, activity reports, 1960-1962

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38State advisory committees: personnel reports, 1963-1973

39SAC: personnel reports, rechartering, Alabama-Louisiana

40personnel reports, rechartering, Maine-New York

41personnel reports, rechartering, North Carolina-Wyoming

42SAC: Alabama-Florida

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43SAC: Georgia-Michigan

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44SAC: Minnesota-New York

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45SAC: North Carolina-Pennsylvania

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46SAC: RI-Wyoming

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47Conferences: Notre Dame conference on Civil Rights, 1960, Conference on Education 1960, Conference on Administration of Justice, 1960

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48Conferences: 4th Annual Conference on Education 1962, Opportunity on Federal Programs 1965, Regional Conferences 1965, White House Conference on Civil Rights

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49Conferences: White House Conference "To Fulfill These Rights" 1966, National on Race and Education parts 1 and 2 1967

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50Conferences: Race and Education 1967, White House Conference on Children 1970, Anti-Racism Techniques 1970, Leadership Conference 1970, National Civil Rights Conference 1973

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51Hearings: New Orleans-voting 1960

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52Hearings: Detroit 1960, Baltimore 1961, Phoenix 1962

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53Hearings: Washington DC, Memphis, Newark, Jackson

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54Hearings: Indianapolis 1963, Jackson 1965

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55Hearings: Jackson 1965, Rochester 1966, Syracuse 1966

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56Hearings: Cleveland: education, employment, health, housing, law enforcement, welfare 1966

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57Hearings: Boston: education and racial isolation 1966, San Francisco: education, employment, housing 1967

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58Hearings: San Francisco 1967, Montgomery 1968

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59Hearings: Montgomery 1968, San Antonio: Mexican Americans 1968

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60Hearings: Orangeburg, SC: Law Enforcement 1968, San Diego: Education 1969, St. Louis: employment and housing 1970, Baltimore: suburban development 1970

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61Hearings: St. Louis: employment and housing 1970

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62Hearings: LA: Mexican Americans 1970, Washington: racial polarization 1971, New York: Puerto Ricans 1972

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63Hearings: Cairo, IL 1972: economic development, education, employment, health, housing, law enforcement

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64Hearings: Cairo, IL 1972, Albuquerque: American Indians 1972, Widow Rock, AZ: American Indians 1973

65Hearings: Window Rock, AZ 1973

66Hearings: Chicago: Women's rights 1974

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67Hearings: Boston: school desegregation 1975, briefing session, official memoranda and correspondence

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68Hearings: Boston: school desegregation 1975, interviews, staff report draft, interim progress report, clippings

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69Hearings: Denver: school desegregation 1976

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70Hearings: Tampa: school desegregation 1976

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71Hearings: Tampa: school desegregation 1976

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72Short report 1959, civil rights appraisal, civil rights in America, interim reports 1963

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73Civil rights progress report 1971, racial and ethnic data report 1972

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74Publications 1960-1976

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75Memoranda and correspondence: regional reports 1963-1976

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76Statements and addresses 1959-1972, clippings

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77Civil rights project 1958-1959: US Report, State reports: AL-MO

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78Civil rights project 1958-1959, Montana-Wyoming

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79Congressional legislation 1958-1967, 1971

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80Hearings Before the US Congressional Committees on the Judiciary 1957 Feb-1959 May

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81Hearings Before the US Congressional Committees on the Judiciary 1959 July-1963 May

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82Education: USCCR Report 1959, parts 1-5

83Education (reports): 1959 Report, Public Higher Education 1960

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84Education (reports): Three Judge District Courts and Desegregation of Public Colleges 1961, USCCR Annual Report

85Education: Equal protection of laws in public schools 1962- Northwest cities, Southern States

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86Education: Public education 1963, segregation status of Southern Schools, 1964

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87Education: public education 1960

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88Education: Southern School Desegregation, survey of school desegregation, racial isolation in the public schools, 1966

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89Education: racial isolation in the public school 1967

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90Education (reports): southern school desegregation 1966-1967, education of disadvantaged children 1968, Mexican American study, Federal enforcement of school desegregation

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91Education (reports): school desegregation: Sacramento, Charlottesville, Providence, progress and problems in school desegregation

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92Education: what students perceive 1970, public attitudes regarding busing 1972, overcoming desegregation problems 1972

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93Education: bilingual and bi-cultural education 1975

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94Education: "Desegregating the Boston Public Schools: A Crisis in Civic Responsibility" 1975 Aug.

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95Education: Desegregation in Prince George's County 1976, official memoranda and correspondence, 1975-1979

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96Education: official memoranda and correspondence 1960-1962

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97Education: Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1972-1974

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98Official memoranda and correspondence 1974, congressional testimony 1960-1972, clippings 1959-1966

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99Education: clippings 1967-1973

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100Education: statements and addresses 1961-1973, court opinions 1962-1973

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101Education: Progress reports 1960-1961, staff study 1962, publications 1957-1973, misc.

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102Education: Misc. reports and studies

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103Education: "Rand Study": school desegregation volumes 1-3, 1974 May

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104Education: "Rand Study": school desegregation volumes 1-3, 1974 Sep.

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105Education: "Rand Study" school desegregation, official memoranda and correspondence 1973-1975

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106Education: Seidenberg Report 1960, USCCR Annual Report 1961

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107Employment Reports: Job, Training, and the Negro, 1963; The Disadvantaged Poor 1966; State and local study 1968

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108Employment (reports): jobs and civil rights, equal employment opportunity programs 1969

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109Employment: official memoranda and correspondence 1960-1963, statements and testimonies, publications, clippings

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110Employment reports: printed material 1975, clippings, court opinions

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111Political participation reports

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112Political participation reports: 1961 reports: voting, blackbelt

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113Political participation reports: voting rights act of 1965, voting in MI 1965, participation 1968

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114Political participation: Blackbelt survey 1960, official memoranda and correspondence 1960-1974

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115Political participation reports: official memoranda and correspondence 1975-1976: The Voting Rights Act - Ten Years After

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116Political participation: legislation, congressional testimony, court opinions, clippings

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117Housing reports: USCCR reports 1959-1961

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118Housing reports: Second Commission Draft 1959

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119Housing reports: Washington DC 1962, family housing 1963, civil rights USA/housing 1963

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120Housing: Defense Department Housing Report 1968, HEW Title 6 survey, USCCR report, official memoranda and correspondence 1959-1973

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121Housing: progress reports 1960-1961, statements 1962-1973, congressional testimony 1968-1971, clippings

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122Urban development (reports): civil rights USA/urban areas 1963, A Time to Listen, A Time to Act 1967, staff reports 1970, suburban access 1971

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123Urban development: suburban access report, New York City report 1972, suburbia report 1973, official memoranda and correspondence 1960-1973

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124Urban development: publications, clippings

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125Administration of Justice (reports): equal justice under law 1959, USCCR report 1961

126Administration of Justice (reports): civil rights USA/justice 1961-1963, law enforcement in the South 1965

127Administration of Justice: law enforcement in the South report 1965

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128Administration of Justice: statements and testimony, Time vs. Pape 1971, publications, UN Report 1962, clippings, Emmett Till case 1955

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129Administration of Justice: public accommodations report 1962; health and welfare: health facilities report 1963, Tuskegee study 1973, family assistance plan, Texas food programs

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130Federal programs: Appraisal of civil rights act Title 6 1966, Headstart Program proposal 1966, USCCR Report 1970, official memoranda and correspondence 1961-1973

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131Minority groups: general, racism: reports, office memoranda, publications

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132Minority groups: women: official memoranda, equal rights amendments, reproductive freedom 1974-1975

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133Minority groups: women: Women's Rights hearings 1974, clippings, publications

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134Federal programs: publications, revenue sharing, intergovernmentalism, state's rights, federal advisory committee act, 1972

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135Federal programs: revenue sharing

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136American Indians: Albuquerque hearing report, Phoenix hearing report, education report 1972, Southwest Indian report 1973, Navajo 1975

137American Indians: civil rights survey 1960, Indian civil rights handbook 1971, staff reports, 1972-1973, rights of American Indians to food programs, 1972

138American Indians: official memoranda and correspondence 1969-1974, statements and addresses, clippings, Navajo hearing interviews and briefing 1973

139Asian Americans and Puerto Ricans reports

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140Minority groups

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141Blacks: Official memoranda and correspondence 1958-1972, statements and addresses, publications, clippings, Jewish relations, Black Panthers

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142Mexican Americans reports: Spanish speaking peoples 1964, Mexican Americans of the Southwest 1965, administration of justice in the Southwest 1969

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143Mexican Americans reports: education study 1970-1972, political participation in CA 1971, "Stranger in One's Land" 1970

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144Mexican Americans reports: education study 1973

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145Mexican Americans: education study report, education neglect report 1973, official memoranda and correspondence 1964-1973, statements, publications, clippings

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146Federal enforcement reports: civil rights act 1964, department of interior survey 1968, mechanism for implementing Title 6 1968-1969, USCCR Report 1970

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147Federal enforcement reports: federal civil rights enforcement effort 1971, federal agency responses to USCCR questionnaire 1971

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148Federal enforcement reports: federal agency responses to USCCR questionnaire 1971, contract compliance 1972, restricted

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149Federal enforcement reports: USCCR Report 1973

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150Federal enforcement reports: USCCR Report 1974: v. 1: To Regulate in the Public Interest v. 2 To Provide for Fair Housing

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151Federal enforcement reports: USCCR Report 1974: v. 3: To Ensure Equal Education Opportunity, v. 4: To Provide Fiscal Assistance

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152Federal enforcement reports: USCCR Report 1974: v. 5: To Eliminate Employment Discrimination, Official memoranda and correspondence 1975

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153Federal enforcement reports: USCCR Report 1974: v. 6: To Extend Federal Financial Assistance, official memoranda and correspondence 1975-1976

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154Federal enforcement reports: USCCR Report 1974: v. 7 To Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution

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155Twenty Years After Brown: Civil Rights and Race Relations in America 1974, The Shadow of the Past

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156Twenty Years After Brown: Equality of Educational Opportunity, 1974, Equality of Economic Opportunity 1975, Equal Opportunity Housing 1975

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157Federal Enforcement: Official memoranda and correspondence 1959-1973, statements and addresses, publications, clippings 1964-1973

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158Civil Liberties: official memoranda and correspondence, testimony, publications; human rights: official memoranda, publications

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159Misc.

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Other Files, 1932-1976 (10 boxes)

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160Durham City County Charter Commission: Consolidation Study 1932, 1957, 1959-1960, clippings 1971-1974

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161Durham Chamber of Commerce: "Governments: A Report on City and County" 1970, Institute of Government 1969, NC Local Government Study Commission, UNC Board Study Commission

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162Correspondence 1956-1960

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163Correspondence 1961-1963

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164Correspondence 1964-1965

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165Correspondence 1966

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166Correspondence 1967

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167Correspondence 1968

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168Correspondence 1969-1970

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169Correspondence 1971-1976

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Accession (2001-0047), 1960-1977 (1 box)

Addition includes 27 loose black-and-white prints and 2 binders containing 89 black-and-white prints, as well as 35 items of correspondence (1963-1977) relating to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Includes group pictures of the commissioners and other political figures (1960-1969) and photographs from the National Conference on Equal Opportunity in Federally Assisted Programs (1965) and an Open Hearing in Jackson, Mississippi (1965). The open hearing includes a list of witnesses. Those represented in the photographs include Burke Marshall, Hubert H. Humphrey, Robert F. Kennedy, Sheriff Jack Purvis, Charles Evers, Aaron Henry, Spottswood Robinson, and Roy Wilkins.

1Accession (2001-0047)