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Charles F. Kellogg Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001419
Abstract
Charles Flint Kellogg was a respected historian, Professor of American History, and Chair of the Department of History at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was awarded grant money to study the history of the NAACP. His papers contain manuscripts, research, photographs, and notes used to write his 1967 book, NAACP: A History of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Volume I: 1909-1920, which describes the beginnings of the organization, its leaders, and...
Dates:
1955 - 1967
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Detroit Commission on Community Relations (DCCR) / Human Rights Department Photographs and Other Material
Collection
Identifier: UAV000267
Abstract
The Commission on Community Relations evolved from the City of Detroit Mayor's Interracial Committee in 1953 and was renamed in 1974 as the Human Rights Department. All three iterations served a common purpose: to make recommendations to improve governmental services affecting racial relations, and to promote understanding between the races. Collection consists of photographs documenting its efforts to
overcome racial discrimination and improve race relations in the Detroit metropolitan area...
Dates:
1948 - 1979
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material
Collection
Identifier: UAV000379
Abstract
The Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material consists of numerous photographs, the majority of which were taken during his time in office. These photographs cover events such as the 1968 Olympic Bid, visits from Lyndon B. Johnson, aftermath of the 1967 unrest, and Mayor Cavanagh with various prominent Detroit business people, union members, and politicians. Also included in the collection is memorabilia from his 1966 Senate campaign, 1968 Olympic information, and other various...
Dates:
1960 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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