Program Files of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Director for Civil Rights, (a series). 1964-67.

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Program Files of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Director for Civil Rights, (a series). 1964-67.

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The Office of the Special Assistant to the Director for Civil Rights was responsible for ensuring that the various programs administered directly by OEO and those delegated to other agencies were conducted in compliance with civil rights legislation. This material consists of reports, correspondence, press releases and clippings, charts, and publications pertaining to civil rights aspects of the programs, especially equal opportunity guidelines, compliance procedures, and complaints. Included are materials pertaining to allegations of violations of civil rights at several Job Corps centers. Much of the correspondence is with the Farmers Home Administration, the Small Business Administration, and the Departments ofAgriculture, Health, Education and Welfare, and the Interior.

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