Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Leadership Conference on Civil Rights records, 1922-1991 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1943-1991 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1960-1987) |
| ID No. | MSS52480 |
| Creator | Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
| Extent | 90,000 items ; 254 containers ; 101.6 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summary | The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, a national association of civil rights organizations, was founded 1949-1950 by Roy Wilkins (chairman), A. Philip Randolph, and Arnold Aronson. The records include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, notes of meetings, position papers, reports, financial records, congressional testimony, clippings, printed material, and other records documenting efforts by the organization to lobby for and monitor enforcement of civil rights legislation at the national level. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997011 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82052480 |