This series consists of correspondence files created and maintained under the office of Walter B. Lewis from January 1969 to circa February 1969, Samuel J. Simmons from circa March 1969 to circa 1972, and Gloria E. A. Toote from 1973 to 1974. Included are letters, editorial cartoons, weekly and individual reports, studies, agreements, daily calendars, contracts, newspaper and magazine clippings, memorandums, orders, organizational charts, statistics, and speeches.
Some subjects of the correspondence include equal opportunity complaints, general complaints, conferences and commissions, affirmative action, housing discrimination, community program assistance, budget issues, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, civil disturbances, the Housing Act of 1968, Fair Housing Title VIII, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, human rights, litigation, legislation and legal affairs, publications, and manpower. Additional subjects include housing, housing policy, housing rehabilitation, minority capitalism and enterprises, the Model Cities program, Operation Breakthrough, departmental organization and function, personnel, policies and procedures, public relations, rehabilitation of housing, relocation of people and housing; reporting and statistics, research and technology, training, travel, and other matters related to equal opportunity in housing.
Notable correspondents include U.S. Congressmen, members of the White House staff, as well as President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Richard M. Nixon, President Gerald R. Ford, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, William Averell Harriman, and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretaries George W. Romney and James Thomas Lynn.
Some of the organizations represented in the correspondence include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (both national and regional offices), the National Urban League, the American Institute of Architects, the Eastman Kodak Company, Equal Opportunity for Spanish Speaking People, the National Council on Indian Opportunity (U.S.), National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, and the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing.
