Anne B. Turpeau papers

LC control no.	mm 87062023
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal name	Turpeau, Anne B. (Anne Brock), 1924- » More like this
Main title	Anne B. Turpeau papers, 1915-1986 (bulk 1960-1986).
Description	20,000 items. 59 containers. 24 linear feet.
Organized/Arranged	Arranged in 3 series. Series 1: Professional File, circa 1940-1986; Series 2: Organizations File, 1963-1986; and Series 3: Miscellany, 1915-1986.
Access advisory	Open to research.
Biography/History note	Social activist.
Summary	Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, studies, reports, project proposals, organizational minutes and agenda, conference and committee records, legal documents, appointment calendars and notebooks, biographical records, Brock and Turpeau families papers, press releases and statements, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers relating to Turpeau's public service and activism on behalf of civil rights, community development, and women's rights. Includes material pertaining primarily to her service with the Washington Urban League, Washington, D.C., (1965-1972); District of Columbia Commission for Women (1976-1979); International Women's Decade, 1976-1985; D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee (1977-1978); National Women's Conference (1977); and the U.S. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, Copenhagen, Denmark (1980). Also documents her work with the Black Women's Agenda, National Council of Negro Women, Organization of Black Activist Women, and Washington Women's Forum. Topics from her years with the Washington Urban League include crime prevention, housing assistance, job training, urban renewal projects, and the legal battle over utility company deposits.
Notes	Collection material in English. MSS62023
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048>
Acquisition source	Gift, Anne B. Turpeau, 1986.
Subjects	Brock family. » More like this Turpeau family. » More like this District of Columbia. Commission for Women. » More like this United States. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development, and Peace, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark. » More like this D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee. » More like this Black Women's Agenda. » More like this International Women's Decade, 1976-1985. » More like this National Council of Negro Women. » More like this Organization of Black Activist Women. » More like this Washington Urban League. » More like this Washington Women's Forum. » More like this National Women's Conference. » More like this African American women--Societies and clubs » More like this Civil rights. » More like this Civil rights--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Community development. » More like this Community development--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Crime prevention. » More like this Housing. » More like this Occupational training. » More like this Public utilities. » More like this Urban renewal. » More like this Women--International cooperation. » More like this Women--Societies and clubs » More like this Women's rights. » More like this Women's rights--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Social activist
Local shelving no.	Fort Meade
Repository	Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048.3>