United Steelworkers of America, Office of the Housing Consultant records, 1947-1967.

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United Steelworkers of America, Office of the Housing Consultant records, 1947-1967.

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The United Steelworkers of America Office of the Housing Consultant records consists of a single integrated alphabetical run of correspondence, subject files, speeches, and financial records. Some reports, meeting minutes, and pamphlets collected within these subject files date from the decade prior to the formation of the Office of the Housing Consultant. The correspondence emphasizes communication with national and state social and community organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Friends Service Committee with regard to public assistance, civil rights and civil liberties, human relations, and housing legislation. There are also files of correspondence with the various USWA districts. Records relating to the USWA Committee on Civil Rights and issues of housing discrimination include meeting minutes, conference materials, and pamphlets.

17 cubic feet.

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