AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Southern Region records
Scope and Content of the Records
The Records, 1963-1972, of the Civil Rights Department of the AFL-CIO Southern Region consist primarily of printed material and correspondence of private groups, government commissions, and committees from organized labor, working in the various fields of civil rights activity--equal and open housing, school desegregation, human relations, and fair and equal employment opportunities.
Dates
- 1963-1972
Creator
- AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Historical Note about the AFL-CIO CIvil Rights Department
Shortly after the merger in 1955, the AFL-CIO set up a Civil Rights Department, which was designed to investigate various fields of civil rights activity.
Extent
0.83 Linear Feet (in 2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The Records, 1963-1972, of the Civil Rights Department of the AFL-CIO Southern Region consist primarily of printed material and correspondence of private groups, government commissions, and committees from organized labor, working in the various fields of civil rights activity--equal and open housing, school desegregation, human relations, and fair and equal employment opportunities.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in alphabetical order.
Acquisition Information
Donated by E. T. Kehrer, February 6, 1973.
Separated Materials Note
During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. For pamphlets, see the Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection finding aid (note that this collection has been weeded over time). For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives periodicals collection finding aid or catalog. For proceedings, consult archivist.
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection
- Pamphlets filed by publisher concerning minimum wage laws, the Freedom Budget, Community Service programs, the Fair Labor Standards Act, civil rights, race relations, the open shop, Social Security, higher education, Neighborhood Youth Corps, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union, Job Corps, NAACP, Penn Community Services, American Jewish Committee, the Middle East, tax reform, William Rehnquist, Urban Coalition, the Urban League, Southeastern Education Laboratory, Southern Student Organizing Committee, Clayton County (Georgia) political directory, Union Industrial Engineering Institute, police-community relations, New York City United Federation of Teachers, the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Workers Defense League, construction industry employment practices, the 1967 Governor's Conference on Education, and fair employment practices. [L1973-05]
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection
- IUD Agenda, October, 1967, January-February, 1968
- IUD Challenge, November-December, 1969, May-June, 1970, September-December, 1970
- Alabama Labor Council, 1968-1971 (incomplete)
- Alliance for Labor Action, July-August 1971
- American Income Life Insurance Company, 1968-1971 (incomplete)
- Arkansas State AFL-CIO, February; April 1971
- Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Newsletter, April-June 1970, March-June 1971
- Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, October 1967, February 1968
- Jewish Labor Committee, 1968, 1971 (incomplete)
- Labor Rehabilitation Report, July-October 1967
- Lithographers & Photoengravers International Union, Local 251 News, February 1969
- Louisiana AFL-CIO News, January 1968; February-November 1971 (incomplete)
- Memo from COPE, January-February 1969
- Mississippi AFL-CIO, January 1969, January-December 1971 (incomplete)
- Oklahoma AFL-CIO Legislative Bulletin, February 1969 Tennessee Labor Council AFL-CIO, March-September 1971 (incomplete)
- Tennessee Labor Reporter, May 1968
- Texas AFL-CIO Officers Report, January-December 1971
- Texas AFL-CIO Secretary's Report, January 1968, January, March 1969
- UFWOC - Atlanta, September; November 1971 Virginia State AFL-CIO, February-December 1971
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Proceedings Collection
- Arkansas State AFL-CIO, 7th Annual Convention, 1969 Resolutions
Transferred to the Georgia State University Library general collection (see catalog for access)
- 4 volumes
Processing Information
Inventoried by Special Collections staff. 1973?
Creator
- AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department (Organization)
- Title
- AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Southern Region [L1973-05]:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- 1973?
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu