MCLU records, 1940-1999 (bulk 1951-1996).

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MCLU records, 1940-1999 (bulk 1951-1996).

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Organizational files (1940-1997), subject files (1951-1994), news media files (1973-1993), MCLU's relationships with other organization (1969-1995), investigation files (1974-1999), fund raising events (1977-1992), lobbying files (1965-1997), and case files (1959-1996) documenting the 1952 formation and subsequent activities of the Minnesota state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. Included are correspondence, minutes, policy statements, financial information, membership data, committee files, project records, publicity materials, news clippings, records of local branches, legal casework, and other materials revealing the many facets of the organization's operational, educational, legislative advocacy, and litigious activities in the fields of civil rights and civil liberties. Also included are records of the MCLU Foundation formed in 1965 to raise funds for legal expenses.

126.2 cu. ft. (127 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7314616

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American Civil Liberties Union. Minnesota Branch

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Minnesota Civil Liberties Union

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Interest in forming a Minnesota branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was first discussed at a meeting of 21 Twin Cities ACLU members on January 25, 1951 in the home of Minneapolis-based attorney Vincent Johnson. The meeting was called by Johnson; Henry E. Allen, University of Minnesota student religious activities coordinator; William Lloyd Sholes, Minneapolis attorney and ACLU state correspondent; and Maurice B. Visscher, University of Minnesota medical school profes...

American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...

Minnesota Civil Liberties Union Foundation

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Reproductive Freedom Project (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation)

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