Southwestern Michigan Urban League records, 1962-1992 (bulk 1982-1992)

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Southwestern Michigan Urban League records, 1962-1992 (bulk 1982-1992)

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Includes records spanning years 1962-1992 with bulk from 1982 to 1992. Series include: History, Administration, Correspondence, Reports, Meetings, Programs, Community Memberships, Public Relations, Events, Battle Creek Urban League Guild, and Audio and Visual Materials. Incorporates tenures of seven executive directors, most fully documenting leadership of Benjamin Richmond (1982-1987) and Joyce Brown (1988-1992), and digital materials. Of particular interest are papers related to League's founding, scrapbook of newspaper articles, 1962-1989, and community membership series, which documents the League's active involvement in civic affairs.

17 linear ft.

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Battle Creek Area Urban League.

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National urban league

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The National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, later the National Urban League, resulted from the 1910 merger of three welfare organizations in New York, N.Y.: the Committee for Improving Industrial Conditions among Negroes in New York, the Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, and the National League for Protection of Colored Women. From the description of Records of the National Urban League, 1910-1986 (bulk 1930-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130941 ...

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Interracial, non-profit, non-partisan community service organization in Battle Creek, Michigan (formerly Battle Creek Area Urban League) founded in 1966 and affiliated with the National Urban League. Mission is to secure equal opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged through community planning, advocacy, and research. Provides services and develops programs in education, employment, housing and health, frequently in collaboration with area civic, bu...

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