President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights, 1946-1948 (inclusive), [microform].

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President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights, 1946-1948 (inclusive), [microform].

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The records document the work of the President's Committee on Civil Rights (PCCR), appointed by Harry S. Truman in 1946. The bulk of the material is on the operation and organization of the Committee itself. Included are correspondence with private groups, governmental agencies, and civil rights specialists; transcripts of the Committee meetings and the testimony of groups and individuals before the Committee; and various drafts, working papers, suggested revisions, galley proofs, documentation, and the final report. The collection also contains staff background studies, digests of information, agenda, minutes, news clippings, interim reports, discussion and decision papers, drafts of speeches, and assorted working papers of the Committee and staff.

10 reels.

Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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United States. President's Committee on Civil Rights

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Established by Executive Order 9808, Dec.5, 1946, to propose measures to strengthen and safeguard the people's civil rights; terminated Dec. 1947, upon submission of final report. From the description of Records, 1946-1947. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959579 ...