Papers, 1940-1994 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1940-1994 (inclusive).

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Collection includes photographs, correspondence, a travel diary, speeches and clippings, as well as reports, minutes, etc., from various organizations with which Batson was active, including Boston University, METCO, MCAD, the Museum of Afro-American History, and the NAACP.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Boston University. School of Medicine

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Museum of Afro-American History (Boston, Mass.)

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Boston Branch

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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

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St 1946, c 368 established the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practice Commission, serving under the governor. St 1950, c 479 renamed it the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. St 1969, c 704, s 8 placed it under the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, and its responsibilities for nondiscriminatory hiring and other policies in the Executive Department were included in the Governor's Code of Fair Practices (Exec Order 74, July 20, 1970; see also Exec Orders 1...

Batson, Ruth

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Community and civil rights activist Ruth M. Batson was born and raised in Boston, Mass. From 1963 to 1966 she was the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Batson was the first woman to serve as president of the New England Regional Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and was the founder and director (1966-1969) of Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), a voluntary school desegregation program exchanging ...

Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity.

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