Widening Horizons records, 1961-2000.

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Widening Horizons records, 1961-2000.

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Organizational records (1961-1999) consist of articles of incorporation, advisory board and committee minutes, correspondence, programs, reports, directories, news clippings, financial records, new clippings, press releases, and photographs. The advisory board was a group of volunteers separate from the regular board, which was comprised of professionals. There was no hierarchy to the various committees, and the creation of the separate coordinating, steering, and evaluation committees was made at the suggestion of D.C. public schools officials. The series is arranged by document type and then chronologically. Project files (1962-2000) are arranged in five sub-series arranged alphabetically according to the specific Widening Horizons programs. The five programs are Project MEN (1968-1970); Sea Devils (1967-1978); Summer Tours (1962-1986); Urban Service Corps (1964-1967); and Work Orientation Program (1968-1993).

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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8066575

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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Widening Horizons (Washington, D.C.)

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Widening Horizons was a job-oriented program conceived and launched in 1962 by a committee of Cabinet wives headed by Mrs. Arthur Goldberg and Mrs. Robert McNamara. Conceived with an interagency staff in mind, Widening Horizons was to be a way of responding to the various needs of D.C. youths, including education, employment, and recreational activities. The main objective of the program was to prepare urban youths for the world of work, giving them a chance to investigate different job opportun...

FOCUS (Washington, D.C.)

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Public Schools of the District of Columbia

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