Wofford, Harris
Variant namesHarris Llewellyn Wofford (b. 1926), Special Assistant to President Kennedy, acted as coordinator of federal civil rights policy for the White House and later as special representative for the Peace Corps in Africa. In his first capacity he organized and headed the Subcabinet Group on Civil Rights, designed to promote appropriate civil rights action by all agencies and departments of the federal government, survey and encourage progress in minority hiring and promotion in each department and agency, and coordinate interdepartmental cooperation on specific problems. On May 8, 1962, Wofford took up his work with the Peace Corps to expand and oversee activities in Africa.
From the description of Wofford, Harris L. (Harris Llewellyn), 1926- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581741
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| referencedIn | Papers, 1917-1977 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Pew Charitable Trusts. Office of the President. Records of Rebecca W. Rimel, 1994-1997. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Wofford, Harris. A Cold War odyssey [manuscript] : story of the foundation for world government, ca. 1965. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Fuller, Lon L. Lon L. Fuller papers. 1926-1977. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Pew Charitable Trusts. Office of the Executive Director. Records of Rebecca W. Rimel, 1988- | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Student Federalists records, 1942-2003, 1942-1952 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Wofford, Harris. Wofford, Harris : [oral history interview]. | Texas A&M University, Evans Library & Annex; Main campus library complex | |
| referencedIn | Blaine, Anita McCormick. Correspondence and papers, 1828-1958. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | R. Buckminster Fuller Papers | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Miller, Helen Hill, 1899-. Papers, 1917-1977 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Archives, 1965-1990. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Scott Millross Buchanan papers, 1911-1972. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Wofford, Harris. Harris Wofford : commercials, 1991. | University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives | |
| referencedIn | Paul A. Freund papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Young World Federalists. Student Federalists records, 1942-2003 (bulk 1942-1952). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Thornburgh, Dick. Dick Thornburgh papers. Series XIV, Campaign for United States Senate, 1991. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| referencedIn | Atlanta Urban League. Executive Director Robert A. Thompson administrative files, 1949-1965. | Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library | |
| referencedIn | Paul Goodman papers, 1925-1983. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Sargent Shriver Papers. 1948 - 1976. Peace Corps Files | John F. Kennedy Library |
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Birth 1926
Birth 1926-04-09
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