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Detroit Latino Records

Collection

Identifier: UR001708

Abstract Organizations in this collection include New Detroit, Inc., National Council of La Raza, Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Additionally, this collection encompasses the work of many organizations involved in the Consortium of Hispanic Agencies, such as the Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development (La Sed), Community Health and Social Services Center (CHASS), Latino Family Services, and SER, Jobs for Progress, Inc....

Dates: 1969 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1979 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Grace Lee Boggs Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 1: A-E, Folder: 7

Identifier: LOH002319

Abstract Revolutionary socialist, community activist, and radical theorist Grace Lee Boggs was interviewed in 2002 by Wayne State University graduate student Alison Stankrauff as part of coursework for the Wayne State University oral history methodology course. Collection consists of recording and transcript for an interview in which Dr. Boggs discusses her involvement with radical political ideas, community activism in Detroit, and other aspects of her work and life.

Dates: 2002-06-18

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

James and Grace Lee Boggs Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP001342

Abstract James and Grace Lee Boggs played a leading role in organizing radical groups in Detroit and nationally and contributed to the founding of the National Organization for an American Revolution (NOAR). Their papers relate largely to their publications and speaking engagements, reflecting their involvement with radical organizations and in updating radical political theory, as well as their community activism in Detroit.

Dates: 1930 - 1993

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

JCA: Jewish Community Council Records

Collection

Identifier: UR001726

Abstract The Jewish Community Council was established in 1937 as an umbrella organization to serve as a unifying force for Jewish organizations of metropolitan Detroit.The records of the Council document the organization's operational activities, programming, and publications, and the interests of the organization as related to issues such as anti-Semitism, discrimination and the civil rights movement, church-state relations and education, Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs, Zionism, and the...

Dates: 1937 - 1984

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

JCA: Robert Aronson Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP002402

Abstract Robert Aronson began his career with the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, serving as executive director beginning in 1983 and as executive vice president beginning in 1987. After six years of leadership with the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Aronson joined the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (JFMD) as Chief Operating Officer, a position which he held for twenty years. The Aronson years at the JFMD saw much change and evolution including financing, expanding, and revitalizing facilities,...

Dates: 1990 - 2010

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Merle Henrickson Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000193

Abstract Merle Henrickson served as president of United Public Workers Local 275 of Detroit in the late 1940's. From the 1940s through the 1980s, he was involved with the neighborhood and community councils of Detroit, particularly the Brightmoor District Council. He was a major figure in the citizen movement to improve public schools in Detroit and as such, he was deeply involved in school desegregation in the 1970s. His wife, Wilma worked for 15 years in Detroit Public Schools and was active in the...

Dates: 1945 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1950; 1935 - 1991

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

North Cass Community Union Records

Collection

Identifier: UR002715

Abstract The North Cass Community Union Records reflects the organization’s involvement, officially beginning in 1978, in community advocacy, development, and service to the North Cass neighborhood. Important subjects include: the Detroit Incinerator, Dally in the Alley, the Dodge Carriage House Restoration, tenant advocacy, University City, and the Cass Corridor Food Co-op.

Dates: 1978 - 2003

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

United Community Services Executive Office Records

Collection

Identifier: UR002463

Abstract The United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit has its origins in the establishment of the Detroit Community Union in 1917. The Union was reorganized into the Council of Social Agencies of Metropolitan Detroit in 1932, and merged with the Detroit Community Chest in 1951 to become the United Community Services (UCS). UCS operated alongside the United Way for Southeastern Michigan (United Foundation until 1989), which was primarily a fundraising organization. They merged to form the United...

Dates: 1917 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1995

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

United Community Services Records

Collection

Identifier: UR000420

Abstract United Community Services, operated in Detroit since 1878 under various names, was organized by civic leaders to coordinate the work of different charitable institutions in the area, and raise funds for community welfare needs. Gradually, it became a clearinghouse for the investigation and referral of social service cases as well as an advocate for social and health care reform. The records of the UCS reflect the concerns of professional social workers, the plight of the poor in late nineteenth...

Dates: 1878 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1938

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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