Richard H. Austin papers, 1964-1971, (bulk 1966-1970)

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Richard H. Austin papers, 1964-1971, (bulk 1966-1970)

Correspondence, clippings, meeting notices and minutes, reports and studies of Wayne County Government and organizations, etc. relating to Mr. Austin's professional, political and civic affairs. Important correspondents are: William L. Cahalan, Jerome P. Cavanagh, Charles Diggs, Roman Gribbs, Mildred M. Jeffrey, Walter P. Reuther, G. Mennen Williams, Coleman Young.

34 linear ft. (66 boxes)

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Young, Coleman A. (Coleman Alexander), 1918-1997

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Coleman Alexander Young (May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997) was an American labor leader, union organizer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, his family moved in 1923 to Detroit, as part of the Great Migration out of the South to industrial cities that offered more opportunity. There, Young graduated from Eastern High School in 1935. Thou...

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Governor of Michigan (1949-1960), and Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan (1970- ). From the description of Gerhard M. Williams papers, 1949-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495705218 Michigan Democratic Governor, 1949-1960; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1961-1966; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1967-1969; Michigan Supreme Court justice, 1970-1987. From the description of G. Mennen Williams papers, 1883-1988. (Unive...

Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970

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Jeffrey, Mildred, 1911-2004

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Executive, of Detroit, Mich.; b. Mildred McWilliams. From the description of Papers, 1944-1974. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28421504 ...

Austin, R. H. (Richard Hall)

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First Black Certified Public Accountant in Michigan and Michigan's Secretary of State since 1970. From the description of Richard H. Austin papers, 1964-1971, (bulk 1966-1970) (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320801 ...

Gribbs, Roman S., 1925-

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Sergeant, U.S. Army (1946-1948); Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Wayne County Sheriff; Mayor of Detroit (1970-1973); Wayne County 3rd Judicial Circuit Judge (1974-1983); Justice of the Michigan Court of Appeals (1983-2000) From the description of Roman S. Gribbs mayoral records, 1952-1973. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 297568576 ...

Cahalan, William L.

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Cavanagh, Jerome P.

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Mayor of the City of Detroit. From the description of Jerome P. Cavanagh papers, 1960-1979. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321236 ...

Diggs, Charles Clayton, 1947-

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