Morris B. Abram papers, 1940-2001.

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Morris B. Abram papers, 1940-2001.

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The collection consists of personal and professional papers of Morris B. Abram from ca. 1940-2001. It includes correspondence, writings, reports, speeches, and clippings. The materials document Abram's lifelong dedication to civil rights and human rights issues through his participation in, and appointment to, national and international committees. The collection contains information about Abram's leadership in several Jewish organizations; his involvement in higher education at Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.), Brandeis University (Waltham, Mass.), Yeshiva University (N.Y.), and his work with the United Negro College Fund, U.S. Commission on Human Rights, and the United Nations.

104.75 linear ft. (110 boxes, 3 oversized papers (OP), and 1 oversized bound volume (OBV))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927175

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Brandeis University

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Private research university with liberal arts focus; located in Waltham, Mass. From the description of Brandeis University correspondence, 1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 733080419 From the description of Brandeis University records, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 733069438 Collection materials date from 1923-2009, with the bulk of the collection being published during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. These rich resources detail the politics, economics, ...

Abram, Morris B.

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Morris B. Abram (1918- ) lawyer, human rights advocate, and diplomat, born in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Abram has served in various capacities for government and political organizations such as Peace Corps (1961), White House Conference on Civil Rights (1965), United Nations Commission on Civil Rights (1965-1968), United States Committe on Civil Rights (1984-1986), New York (State) Moreland Commission on Nursing Homes and Residential Facilities (1975-1976), President's Commission for the Study of Eth...

Yeshiva University

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American Jewish Committee

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Founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Jews and to alleviate the consequences of persecution or disaster affecting them at home or abroad. ...

United States. Commission on Human Rights

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United Negro College Fund

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Founded in 1944 to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). From the description of Statistical reports, 1986-1988. (Benedict College). WorldCat record id: 70967588 Research Dept. was established in 1968 to gather and disseminate information about Un...