John C. Dancy papers, 1920-1960.

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John C. Dancy papers, 1920-1960.

Correspondence, scrapbook, photographs, and miscellanea concerning personal matters, the work of the Urban League, and the concerns of the black community of Detroit.

1 linear ft. and 1 v. [outsize].

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SNAC Resource ID: 7363987

Bentley Historical Library

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Dancy, John C. (John Campbell), 1888-1968

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Executive director of the Detroit Urban League. From the description of John C. Dancy papers, 1920-1960. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423539 John C. Dancy was executive director of the Detroit Urban League, serving from 1918 until his retirement in 1960. Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and the University of Pennsylvania, Dancy came to Detroit and to the Urban League in 1918. One of his continuing goals as executive director was to find...

Detroit Urban League

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Detroit, Michigan, branch of the National Urban League. From the description of Detroit Urban League records, 1916-[ongoing]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421268 The Detroit Urban League (hereafter referred to as the D.U.L.), an affiliate of the National Urban League (N.U.L.), was founded in 1916 to address the needs of the growing population of African-Americans in Detroit. The N.U.L. had been founded in 1910 in New York as the National Leagu...