The records of this civil rights conference consist of documents from both the planning sessions held on November 17-18, 1965, and the conference itself, held on June 1-2, 1966. The files from the planning sessions, which were co-chaired by Morris B. Abram and William T. Coleman, Jr., include correspondence, memorandums, and other administrative records, as well as press releases and clippings. Materials about the subjects under consideration include agenda papers and background information compiled into master books on jobs, the administration of justice, voting, health and welfare, the family, housing, community, and education, along with transcripts of the planning session hearings on those topics.
The records of the June conference include the files of Chairman Ben W. Heineman and Vice-Chairmen Reverend Walter W. Fauntroy and Edward C. Sylvester, which contain correspondence, memorandums, and other administrative records, as well as agendas and background information prepared for meetings of the council that assumed responsibility for the conference arrangements after its formation in February 1966. Also present are transcripts of and resolutions from committee hearings on the subjects listed above, audio recordings of addresses from the opening session and both dinner sessions, and files from the Public Information Office. Files of the Public Information Office consist of press releases, briefings, biographical sketches of participants, and photographs of conference scenes and participants, including Honorary Chairman A. Philip Randolph.
