Velma and Harry Hamilton papers, 1898-2003.

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Velma and Harry Hamilton papers, 1898-2003.

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Papers, 1898-2003, documenting the lives and activities of Velma Hamilton and Harry Hamilton of Madison, Wisconsin. Velma Hamilton was actively involved in many civic organizations, including the Governor's Commission on Human Rights, and various religious organizations. Harry Hamilton was a founding member of the Madison Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and both served terms as president of the organization. The Hamiltons were members of a coalition that promoted the Fair Housing ordinance in Madison and were activists for the rights and welfare of social citizens at both the local and state level. The papers detail the Hamiltons' role in these organizations and include personal correspondence, news clippings, awards, speeches, reports, papers regarding the Bell family, and 4 photographs of the Hamiltons.

12.2 c.f. and4 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6842039

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Hamilton, Harry D.

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Bell family.

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Hamilton, Velma.

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Wisconsin. Governor's Commission on Human Rights

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The first Governor's Commission on Human Rights consisted of 18 members appointed by the Governor in 1945. Two years later, the legislature confirmed this action by statute and enlarged the commission's membership to 35 (Chapter 296, Laws of 1947). The 1949 Legislature made the first appropriation to the Commission and a director was appointed the same year. The 1967 reorganization act merged the Governor's Commission and the Equal Opportunities Division (WIHV86-A2045) of the Indust...