Papers, 1967-1975.

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Papers, 1967-1975.

Consists of personal papers and the records and subject files relating to Lewis' work with the Model Cities Association, Neighborhood Youth Corps, and other community organizations. Included are articles of incorporation, bylaws, trustee minutes, monthly reports, financial records, proposals, correspondence, memoranda, residency lists, posters, and newspaper clippings. The collection is useful to the study of Cleveland community development programs and Fanny Lewis' efforts with these programs. Some materials relate to racism, politics, and local government in Cleveland during the 1960s and 1970s.

14.00 linear ft.

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Lewis, Fannie M., 1926-

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Afro-American activist and Cleveland, Ohio councilwoman. She was involved in a number of Hough neighborhood improvement programs, including Community Action for Youth, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Model Cities Association, and the Citizen's Participation Organization. She became a city councilwoman from Cleveland's Ward 7 in 1982. From the description of Papers, 1967-1975. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22655896 ...

Citizen's Participation Organization.

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Model Cities Association (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Community Action for Youth

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Community Action for Youth was a social services agency in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, created through a federal matching grant from the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime in 1963. Its goals included the reduction of juvenile delinquency and poverty through increased social services, educational opportunities, and job training. Hough area planning activities were initiated in 1958 by the Welfare Federation of Cleveland at the req...

Metropolitan Health Planning Council.

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Neighborhood Youth Corps (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Hough Area Development Corporation.

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