Leonel J. Castillo papers, MSS 147 [microform] 1958-1981 1970-1979.

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Leonel J. Castillo papers, MSS 147 [microform] 1958-1981 1970-1979.

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Contains papers of organizations with which Leonel J. Castillo was associated, chiefly during the 1970s, including Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Chicano Training Center, Council on Social Work Education, Hispanic International University, Houston Metropolitan Ministries, Intercultural Development Research Association, National Council of La Raza, Southern Regional Council, and National Urban Coalition. Also contains papers from his office as City Controller of Houston.

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University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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National Council of La Raza

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The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) was founded in February 1968 under the name of the Southwest Council of La Raza as a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization established to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Its Central Office was originally located in Phoenix, Arizona and in 1970 it opened its National Services Office in Washington, D.C. Its early efforts were focused primarily in the Southwestern states ...

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Southern Regional Council

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The Help Our Public Education (HOPE) project was established in 1958 by a group of community leaders and concerned citizens to disseminate information regarding school integration in Georgia. After the Supreme Court's school desegregation decision of 1954, HOPE anticipated that many of Georgia's public schools would close, because the state would refuse to comply. HOPE believed an informed public would take the necessary action through elected representatives to keep Georgia's public schools ope...

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Hispanic International University.

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Castillo, Leonel (Leonel J.)

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Leonel J. Castillo was born in 1939 in Victoria, Texas and raised in Galveston. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree cum laude in English in 1961 from St. Mary's University and his Master of Social Work in Community Organization in 1967 from the University of Pittsburgh. At St. Mary's, he headed the Young Democrats, the Young Students for Civil Liberty and the Student Government Association. From 1961-1965, he served in the Peace Corps. He was secretary for the Political Association of Spanis...

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In 1978 the Accounting and Administration Department was formed by combining many of the administrative tasks of the President's office with the work done by the accounting office. From the description of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) records. Record Group 3, Finance and Administration Department, 1967-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866027 The Leadership Development and Activation Project (LDAP) began as a subsection of the Community E...

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Castillo, Leonel

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Houston Council on Human Relations

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