Records, 1962-1985.

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Records, 1962-1985.

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Correspondence, business and financial records, block club records, and program and activity records from Citizens Forum and related organizations. Also included are audio cassettes, photographs, audio-visual material, and artifacts. Materials include grant and fundraising papers, employee and volunteer records, public relations materials, and school and neighborhood project materials. Topics include community health, safety, and beautification; neighborhood watch programs; crime prevention; and job training.

12 boxes and 10 audiocassette tapes.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Citizens Forum (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Founded by retired schoolteacher Mattie Coney in 1964 to combat housing discrimination, Citizens Forum soon became a neighborhood rehabilitation program. Health, safety, and beautification projects were carried out through block clubs. Mattie and Elmo Coney, along with Citizens Forum, gained national attention, and other large cities began programs patterned after the organization. Citizens Forum disbanded in 1984. From the description of Records, 1962-1985. (Indiana Historical Socie...

Coney, Elmo G., d. 1984.

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Coney, Mattie Rice, 1909?-1988.

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Black Women in the Middle West Project.

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