Branton, Wiley A. Papers, 1946-1989.
Title:
Papers, 1946-1989.
Personal papers, including biographical information, educational material, two University of Arkansas yearbooks (1951-1952), bar exam results, letters of reference, and press releases relating to Branton's achievements in law and politics; correspondence relating to his legal practice, his role as chief counsel for the plaintiffs in the Little Rock school desegregation case, his service as director of the Voter Registration Fund, and his position as dean of Howard University's School of Law; writings by Branton, including speeches, several relating to the Little Rock case, and tributes to colleagues; writings about Branton, including journal, magazine, and newspaper articles relating to major landmarks in his legal and political careers, his appointment as dean of the Howard University Law School, and his roles in the Little Rock case and the 1970-1971 "Sandbar" rape case; writings by others, including published writings on civil and voter rights and speeches; and information on the Voter Registration Fund, including its final report, papers created in the funding process, application material, organizational papers of applying organizations, reports, and printed material. Also includes information on organizational affiliations, including reports, printed material, and a report from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey on the coordination of civil rights activities in the federal government, as well as Branton's role as the first executive director of the Voter Education Project, executive director of the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership, Inc., executive secretary to the President's Council on Equal Opportunity, and director of the United Planning Organization; material relating to two received by Branton; programs, including a flyer (1958) announcing a speech by Branton, material (1956) from a seminar on the American Negro Freedom Movement, programs (1978) from Branton's investiture as dean of Howard University School of Law, and a program (1979), "25 Years Since Brown"; and two scrapbooks, one titled, "Voter Education Project," and one with newspaper clippings relating to the Little Rock case. Persons represented include Daisy Bates, Vernon Jordan, Belford Lawson, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Clarence Mitchell, Jr., Roy Wilkins, and Andrew Young.
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ca. 7.5 linear ft.
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