Constance Baker Motley Papers, 1948-1988
16 boxes (6 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 110
Terms of Access and Use:
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
Constance Baker Motley retains copyright ownership of her papers. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials created by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Constance Baker Motley, ca. 1963
Constance Juanita Baker was born on September 14th, 1921 in New Haven, Connecticut. She was the ninth of twelve children of Rachel Huggins and Willoughby Alva Baker, both emigrants from Nevis, British West Indies. Her childhood neighborhood, although ethnically diverse (comprised of West Indian, Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Polish families) was relatively free from racial rancor. Rachel Baker was a founder of the New Haven NAACP and Motley was exposed to African American history, especially the writings of W.E.B. DuBois, in her Sunday School. While in high school, Motley became president of the New Haven Youth Council and was secretary of the New Haven Adult Community Council. In 1939, she graduated with honors from Hillhouse High School. Though she had already formed a desire to practice law, Motley lacked the means to attend college, and instead went to work for the National Youth Administration. She also continued her involvement in community activities and it
In 1945 Constance Motley took a job as law clerk to Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel of the NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDEF), and accompanied Marshall to court for most of his cases. After earning her law degree, Motley continued to work for the LDEF. In 1950 she was named assistant counsel and in 1961 she became associate counsel when Jack Greenberg succeeded Thurgood Marshall as head of the LDEF. As counsel Motley was involved in almost every important civil rights case of the era. She worked on litigation for the 1954 school desegregation case, Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas and subsequently fought for and won several other successful public school and university desegregation cases, including James Meredith's entry into the University of Mississippi in 1962. The LDEF also represented Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his followers in civil rights campaigns for desegregation of public transportation and accommodations throughout the South from 1961 to 1
[She] was a dogged opponent of Southern segregationists, who found her tougher than Grant at Vicksburg. She dug in to a position and wouldn't let go in the face of all kinds of threats, evasion, obfuscation, and delay.
In the late 1950s Motley had begun to be active in New York State politics. She served as a member of the New York State Advisory Council on Employment and Unemployment Insurance from 1958 to 1964, and in February 1964, she left the NAACP, having won a special election to the New York State Senate, becoming the first African American woman to serve in that body. As State Senator for the 21st Congressional District in Manhattan (roughly from 96th street on the upper west side to 161st street in Harlem), Motley launched a campaign during her first seven weeks in office to extend civil rights legislation in employment, education, and housing. She was re-elected to the Senate in November 1964 and served until February 1965, when New York City Council elected her the first woman to serve as President of the Borough of Manhattan. She was re-elected in the city-wide elections of November 1965 for a full four-year term and was the first candidate for the Manhattan Presidency to win the endorsement of t
In January 1966 Motley was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson for a judgeship in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York--the nation's largest federal court covering Manhattan, the Bronx, and six New York counties. Over tremendous opposition from southern senators (led by Senator James Eastland of Mississippi) and other federal judges, Motley was confirmed in August 1966, becoming the first woman to occupy that post, and the first African American woman ever named to the federal bench. Judge Motley continued to be a strong supporter of civil rights for minorities and the poor, as well as for women's rights. Among her many controversial decisions was the infamous "locker room case," Ludtke v. Kuhn (1978), in which she ruled that a woman reporter be admitted to the New York Yankees' locker room. In another highly publicized case Judge Motley admonished the New York City police for not providing Vietnam war protesters with adequate protection against violence in the s
For additional biographical information, see Equal Justice-Under Law: An Autobiography by Constance Baker Motley (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998).
The Constance Baker Motley Papers are primarily related to her professional and public life from 1948 to 1988. Types of material include correspondence; speeches; legal documents; photographs; press releases; reports; journal and newspaper articles; transcripts of interviews; and memorabilia.
The bulk of the papers date from 1964 to 1966 and focus on Motley's tenures as New York State Senator, President of the Borough of Manhattan, and her early years as a Judge in one of the busiest federal district courts in the country. Major topics found throughout these papers include the civil rights movement in the South; racism and discrimination in the U.S; equal opportunities for African Americans in employment, housing, and education; urban renewal in New York City, particularly Harlem; community activism and neighborhood development; New York (State and City) politics; women in the legal profession and politics; and modern judicial history. The papers are equally rich as a record of the public life and career of a pioneering African American woman in her ascent to national prominence often in the face of strong prejudice.
Correspondence comprises roughly half of the collection. Included are exchanges with constituents and other concerned citizens relating to legislation before Motley as State Senator; a myriad of political and social issues she faced as Manhattan Borough President; and cases she presided over as Justice in the Southern District Court of New York. These letters, both supportive and negative, illustrate the turbulent social and political atmosphere of New York City in the mid-1960s. Certain letters from detractors offer evidence of the sometimes quite virulent public sentiment Motley faced in challenging racism and discrimination.
Notable correspondents include: Bella Abzug, Brooke Astor, Shirley Chisholm, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Florynce Kennedy, Dorothy Kenyon, Martin Luther King, Jr., John V. Lindsay, George McGovern, Floyd B. McKissick, James and Mary June Meredith, Pauli Murray, A. Philip Randolph, and Robert F. Wagner. Cross-references in the folder list and the Name Index at the end of this document refer researchers to material on individuals found in series other than Correspondence.
Researchers may also wish to consult two databases which were created through a project at Columbia University Law School in 1995. The first is a database of the Constance Baker Motley papers available in the Sophia Smith Collection and elsewhere. The other is a database of summaries of important NAACP cases in which Motley was counsel. In addition there are text files consisting of a list and case summaries of significant NAACP cases as well as cases Motley tried as a Federal judge. Copies of the databases and text files are all available in electronic form on the SSC computer network. A complete description of the project, the databases, and printouts of some of the text files are filed in the last box of this collection. Consult the Reference Archivist for more information on how to access the electronic resources.
This collection is organized into four series:
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
Constance Baker Motley retains copyright ownership of her papers. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials created by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Constance Baker Motley Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Selections from the Constance Baker Motley Papers can be viewed in the Web exhibit Agents of Social Change: New Resources on 20th-century Women's Activism .
Constance Baker Motley donated her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection from 1971 to 1992.
Processed by Marla Miller, Margaret Jessup, and Monique Daviau (intern), 1998.
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(1948-1986)
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This series provides an overview of Constance Baker Motley's career and public life. Magazine and newspaper articles, dated from 1956 to 1986, document Motley's many achievements. Also included are a brief chronology of her career and tributes to Motley from New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Chief Justice Earl Warren. The file pertaining to honorary degrees and awards received by Motley include letters from Thomas Mendenhall, President of Smith College, and from Jack Greenberg concerning her honorary degree from Columbia Law School. Other material in this series includes photographs, an article written by Motley honoring Thurgood Marshall, her application for admission to the New York State Bar in 1948, and a "miscellaneous" file with printed material and notes. There is also a scrapbook of clippings, dated 1965-66, relating to Motley's Borough Presidency, numerous public appearances, and her appointment as Federal Judge in January 1966 [see OVERSIZE MATERIALS]. An 801-page transcript of an interview with Motley, conducted by Mrs. Walter Gellhorn of the Oral History Research Office at Columbia University Law Library, completes this series. In this interview Judge Motley recalls her childhood and family; her education; her work with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; and her political and judicial careers. The interview was conducted in 1976 and the transcript was completed in 1978. The original tapes are housed at the Columbia Law Library. |
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(1964-87)
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This series is organized into four subseries: Family, General, Individuals, and "Hate mail." The Family subseries consists of one folder of correspondence. Letters from friends and colleagues are scattered throughout the General correspondence. The bulk of this series consists of the General correspondence which is arranged chronologically from 1964 to 1987, mostly dated between 1964 and 1967. There is no correspondence prior to1964 (the period of Motley's NAACP activities) in these papers. Constituent and public response letters form the largest part of this subseries, from Motley's election to the State Senate in 1964 through the early 1980s. Where there is a significant amount of correspondence pertaining to a particular issue, bill, or court case, it can be found in SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES--Subjects. Many of the issues Motley dealt with as State Senator for the 21st Congressional District in Manhattan (February 1964 to February 1965), including bills she introduced to the legislature, are reflected in her constituents' letters. Topics include civil rights legislation, labor reform, and urban renewal. Motley also served on state senate committees for the Affairs of Cities, Internal Affairs, and Penal Institutions. Corresp Correspondence Motley received as Borough of Manhattan President from February 1965 to August 1966 relates to a variety of issues, including racial discrimination in public education, employment, organizations, and housing; Harlem revitalization; and the controversy surrounding construction of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which Motley opposed (see letter dated 8 September 1965 in the General subseries). At each new appointment or election, Motley received floods of letters and telegrams of congratulations from friends and colleagues as well as from supportive constituents and citizens from around the country. These generally fall within the months of February to September of 1964; February to November of 1965; and January to August of 1966. There is also a steady stream of invitations seeking Motley's presence as a guest or a speaker at a wide variety of events. In most cases, her replies are attached. The Individuals subseries consists of letters to or from several notable individuals, including Bella Abzug, Brooke Astor, Derrick Bell, Wiley Branton, Shirley Chisholm, Sammy Davis, Jr., Thomas Hoving, Jack Greenberg, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dorothy Kenyon, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lindsay, George McGovern, Floyd B. McKissick; James Meredith; Pauli Murray, A. Philip Randolph, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Rodgers, Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. In most cases, there are only one or two letters from or to each of the individuals in this subseries. There is pro forma correspondence from and to New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner scattered throughout the General correspondence, from Motley's terms as State Senator and Manhattan Borough President. Cross-references in the folder list and the Name Index refer researchers to material on individuals found in series other than Correspondence. The Hate mail subseries consists of one file of letters from the public with particularly hostile, often racist content. These illustrate the intense controversy which surrounded so much of Motley's career, as well as the path-breaking nature of some of her decisions. There are similar letters in SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES-Federal District Court-Subjects, under Ludtke v. Kuhn, (the case in which Motley's decision allowed a woman reporter admittance to the Yankees' locker room), and Belknap et al. v. Leary (regarding police protection of Vietnam war demonstrators). |
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(1956-66)
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This series consists of five subseries: NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund; New York State Advisory Council on Unemployment and Employment Insurance; New York State Senate; Borough of Manhattan; and Federal District Court. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. subseries includes brochures and magazine articles about the NAACP and LDEF activities; several folders of newspaper clippings related to civil rights cases in Alabama and Mississippi in which Motley was involved as counsel for the LDEF, including Lucy v. U. of Alabama, a 1956 desegregation case and the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama in 1956 and 1961. Petitions Motley submitted to withdraw from her NAACP cases when she assumed the Manhattan Borough Presidency in 1965 are also included here. These documents provide an overview of the numerous civil rights cases that she and the LDEF staff were litigating at that time. A small subseries related to Motley's term on the New York State Advisory Council on Unemployment and Employment Insurance contains printed material relating to land value taxation, an issue before the Council at that time. Her letter of resignation from the Council in 1964 is also filed here, with Governor Nelson Rockefeller's response. The New York State Senate subseries includes campaign material for the special election and for Motley's re-election as State Senator in 1964; press releases from her office; bills introduced by Motley; and subject files. The bills are arranged alphabetically by topic and include drafts of bills, supporting documents and, in some cases, constituent correspondence. Many of the bills introduced by Senator Motley challenged discrimination and segregation in public schools and private clubs, housing, and labor and civil service organizations. Other bills pertain to amendments to legislation such as employment benefits for domestic and agricultural workers; the minimum wage law; animal experimentation laws; financing housing and schools; an alcoholic beverage control law; and legislation concerning police search warrants. The latter file contains letters from people opposed to Motley's position on what was popularly known as the "stop and search" bill intended to protect citizen's rights against police h The Borough of Manhattan subseries includes campaign material, press releases, the 1965 Annual report of the Borough, and subject files. The campaign material relates to Motley's campaign for re-election as President of the Borough in November 1965. The subject files are arranged alphabetically and include material related to various projects, committees, and miscellaneous social and political issues that surfaced from February 1965 to August 1966. Topics include the revitalization of Harlem; housing discrimination and tenants' rights; and a White House conference on civil rights in which Motley participated. There is also a file containing articles and letters regarding city taxi drivers accused of discriminating against blacks, including a New York Post article by Langston Hughes. For more information on Motley's activities during her term as Borough President, see SERIES IV. SPEECHES, which focuses mainly on that time period. The Federal District Court subseries includes subject files; clippings related to miscellaneous cases; applications for jobs received by Motley when she first assumed the judgeship; and congratulatory letters from other Southern District Judges upon her appointment to Senior status in 1986 (other congratulatory letters are filed in SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE-General). The series includes legal documents, articles, and letters reflecting both positive and negative public reaction to Motley's controversial decision in Ludtke v. Kuhn, the 1978 case in which Judge Motley ruled that Melissa Ludtkea sports writer for Time, Inc., be admitted to the New York Yankees' locker room. Another file contains both positive and negative responses to her decision regarding police protection of Vietnam war protesters in Belknap et al v. Leary (1970). |
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(1963-88)
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This series contains mostly typescripts of speeches written and delivered by Motley from 1963 to 1988. They are arranged chronologically and in some cases are accompanied by fliers, posters, or other printed material. Related correspondence, (invitations and responses, travel arrangements, etc.) can be found in SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE-General. The bulk of the speeches are from Motley's term as Manhattan Borough President in 1965. Recurring topics include civil rights; urban development (especially in Harlem) and neighborhood programs (such as the Henry Street Settlement); equality in education; women in politics and the legal profession; and leadership in the black community. In addition there are tributes to prominent individuals; commencement speeches; fundraising for community organizations; civic events; and papers given at panels, conferences and lecture series. |
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SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
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(1948-1986)
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Contents
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Box 1: folder 1
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Biographical sketch,
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 2
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Tributes by Mayor Robert Wagner
and Chief Justice Earl Warren (n.d.)
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(1965)
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Box 1: folder 3
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Articles and newspaper clippings,
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1956-86
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Box 1: folder 4-5
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Admission to New York Bar: applications,
correspondence, and references,
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1948
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Box 1: folder 6
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Honorary degrees: correspondence and
publicity,
(includes letters from Jack Greenberg and Thomas
Mendenhall)
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1965-85
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Box 1: folder 7
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"Tribute to Thurgood Marshall" (article by
C.B.M.),
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1983
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Box 1: folder 8
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Photographs,
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1963, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 9
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Miscellaneous: printed material and notes,
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1963-78, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 10
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Oral history transcript,
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1976
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Box 2: folder 1-7
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SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE
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(1964-87)
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Family,
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1965-66
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Box 3: folder 1
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General
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Jan - Mar 1964
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Box 3: folder 2-9
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Apr - Dec 1964
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Box 4: folder 1-5
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n.d., ca. 1964
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Box 4: folder 6
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Mar-10 Apr 1965
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Box 4: folder 7-8
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11 Apr - Dec 1965
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Box 5: folder 1-9
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Jan - Mar 1966
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Box 6: folder 1-6
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Apr - Dec 1966
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Box 7: folder 1-7
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1967-75
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Box 7: folder 8-10
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1976-87
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Box 8: folder 1-4
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and unidentified
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n.d.
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Box 8: folder 5
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Individuals
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Abzug, Bella,
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1964, 1966
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Box 8: folder 6
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Astor, Brooke,
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1966
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Box 8: folder 7
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Bell, Derrick,
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1966, 1980
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Box 8: folder 8
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Branton, Wiley A.,
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1965-66
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Box 8: folder 9
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Chisholm, Shirley,
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1965, 1966
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Box 8: folder 10
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Davis, Sammy, Jr.,
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1965
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Box 8: folder 11
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Greenberg, Jack,
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1966
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Box 8: folder 12
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Hoving, Thomas,
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1966
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Box 8: folder 13
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1964
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Box 8: folder 14
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Johnson, Lyndon B.,
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1965
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Box 8: folder 15
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Kenyon, Dorothy,
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1964, 1965, 1966
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Box 8: folder 16
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King, Martin Luther, Jr.,
(includes telegram from MLK, Ralph D. Abernathy, Fred
L. Shuttesworth, and Wyatt T. Walker of the
S.C.L.C.)
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1964-65
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Box 8: folder 17
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Lindsay, John V.,
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1965-66
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Box 8: folder 18
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McGovern, George,
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1971
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Box 8: folder 19
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McKissick, Floyd B.,
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1966
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Box 8: folder 20
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Meredith, James and Mary
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June, 1965
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Box 8: folder 21
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Murray, Pauli,
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1966
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Box 8: folder 22
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1965-66
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Box 8: folder 23
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Rockefeller, Nelson and Margaretta,
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1966
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Box 8: folder 24
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Rodgers, Richard,
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1965
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Box 8: folder 25
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Wilkins, Roy,
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1964, 1966
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Box 8: folder 26
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Young, Whitney and Margaret,
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1964, 1966
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Box 8: folder 27
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"Hate mail,"
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1964-76, n.d.
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Box 8: folder 28
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SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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(1956-66)
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,
Inc.
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Printed material,
(includes articles about Motley, Thurgood Marshall,
and Jack Greenberg)
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1961-68, n.d.
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Box 9: folder 1
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Civil rights cases: clippings
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University of Alabama (Autherine Lucy),
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1956
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Box 9: folder 2
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Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts,
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1956, 1963
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Box 9: folder 3
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Mississippi (miscellaneous),
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1956-61
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Box 9: folder 4
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Voting Rights Act of
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1964
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Box 9: folder 5
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Census of African American population by
borough, New York City, circa
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1960s
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Box 9: folder 6
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Petitions to withdraw from NAACP cases
submitted by CBM when she assumed the Manhattan
Borough Presidency,
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February 1966
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Box 9: folder 7
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New York State Advisory Council on
Unemployment and Employment Insurance
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Taxation of land values: printed material,
circa
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1958-64, n.d.
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Box 10: folder 1
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Letter of resignation and reply from
Governor Nelson Rockefeller,
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1964
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Box 10: folder 2
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New York State Senate
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Special election and campaign for
re-election: statement, questionnaires, and
publicity,
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1964
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Box 10: folder 3
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Press releases, circa
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1964
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Box 10: folder 4
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Bills, circa
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1964
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Alcoholic beverage control law (Moreland
Commission)
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Box 10: folder 5-6
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Animal experimentation and humane
slaughter
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Box 10: folder 7
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Domestic relations, re: religious
affiliation in adoption (includes memorandum from
Attorney Florynce R Kennedy)
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Box 10: folder 8
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Domestic workers (re: benefits
for)
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Box 10: folder 9
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Fire departments (anti-discrimination
law)
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Box 10: folder 10
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Labor organizations (anti-discrimination
law)
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Box 10: folder 11
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Multiple dwelling
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Box 10: folder 12
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Police, search warrants (also known as
"Stop & search bill")
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Box 10: folder 13
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Private housing finance
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Box 10: folder 14
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Scholar Incentive Program for High School
Students
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Box 10: folder 15
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School finance
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Box 10: folder 16
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School desegregation
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Box 10: folder 17
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Unemployment insurance for non-profit
organizations
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Box 10: folder 18
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Miscellaneous
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Box 10: folder 19
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Subjects
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Civil Rights Action proposal,
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1964
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Box 10: folder 20
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Morningside Heights neighborhood and
Columbia land deal,
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1963-65
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Box 10: folder 21
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Police brutality issue,
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1964
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Box 10: folder 22
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Borough of Manhattan
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Campaign for re-election as President,
Aug-Nov
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1965
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General: correspondence, memoranda,
notes, memorabilia
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Box 11: folder 1
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New York County Democratic Committee:
correspondence
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Box 11: folder 2
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Mailing lists
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Box 11: folder 3
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Contributions
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Box 11: folder 4
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Expenses
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Box 11: folder 5
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Press Releases,
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1965-66
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Box 11: folder 6
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Annual Report, Borough of Manhattan,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 7
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Miscellaneous: notes and memoranda,
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n.d.
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Box 11: folder 8
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Subjects
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Board of Ethics,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 9
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Citizens to Keep New York City Clean,
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1964-65
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Box 11: folder 10
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Columbia University Center for Research
and Education in Civil Liberties,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 11
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Commission on Human Rights,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 12
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Community Planning Board,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 13
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Harlem housing legislation,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 14
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Housing and urban development,
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1965-66
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Box 11: folder 15
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National Committee Against
Discrimination in Housing,
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1964-65
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Box 11: folder 16
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94th Street Armory housing and Junior
High School proposal,
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April-May, 1965
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Box 11: folder 17
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Proportional representation,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 18
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Taxicabs and discrimination,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 19
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Tenants steering committee,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 20
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Udall, Stewart (report of the NYC
Planning Commission on the Secretary of the
Interior's visit to New York)
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Box 11: folder 21
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United Nations International School,
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1965
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Box 11: folder 22
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Urban America, Inc.,
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1966
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Box 11: folder 23
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White House Conference: "To Fulfill
These Rights,"
(includes correspondence from Hubert Humphrey and
A. Phillip Randolph)
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1965
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Box 11: folder 24
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Federal District Court
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Congratulatory letters from Southern
District Judges re: Senior status,
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1986
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Box 12: folder 1
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Job applications (requesting position with
Judge Motley),
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1966
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Box 12: folder 2
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Clippings re: miscellaneous cases,
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1972-87
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Box 12: folder 3
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Subjects
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Belknap et al. v. Leary (police
protection of war demonstrators),
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1970
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Box 12: folder 4
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Judicial Conference of Second Circuit,
Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid, NY
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June 30-July 2, 1966
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Box 12: folder 5
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Ludtke v. Kuhn: legal documents and
correspondence,
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1978
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Box 12: folder 6
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SERIES IV. SPEECHES
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(1963-88)
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Women's City Club of New York, Inc.,
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November 19, 1963
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Box 13: folder 1
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New York Ethical Culture Society,
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March 15, 1964
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Box 13
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"The Civil Rights Crisis," statement
prepared for State Democratic Committee Campaign
Schools by Senator Motley,
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circa 1964
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Box 13
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(untitled) "The increased pressures of the
times...,"
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circa 1963
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Box 13
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Opening of International Flower Show, New
York City,
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March 6, 1965
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Box 13: folder 2
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JOIN (Job Orientation in Neighborhoods)
graduation,
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March 9, 1965
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Box 13
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National Newspaper Publishers, honoring John
B. Russworm,
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March 12, 1965
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Box 13
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony, May's Department
Store,
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March 18, 1965
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Box 13
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Harlem-Brooklyn Committee for Big Sisters
(5th Annual Program),
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March 20, 1965
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Box 13
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Reunion of 369th Veterans Association,
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March 21, 1965
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Box 13: folder 2
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Multiple Sclerosis luncheon,
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March 31, 1965
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Box 13
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New Era Club,
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April 9, 1965
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Box 13
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Morningside Community Center,
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April 10, 1965
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Box 13
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Reform Independent Democrats,
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April 21, 1965
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Box 13
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United Democrats Club/Wilheminia Adams,
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April 22, 1965
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Box 13
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UAW-AFL/CIO luncheon,
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April 24, 1965
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Box 13
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Society for the Advancement of Judaism,
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April 25, 1965
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Box 13
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Lexington Democratic Club,
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May 1, 1965
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Box 13
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Day Care Week program,
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May 3, 1965
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Box 13
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Opening of exhibit on the accomplishments of
minorities in American history, at P.S. 144,
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May 4, 1965
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Box 13
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Manhattan Boro-wide Salute to Music, Hunter
College,
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May 5, 1965
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Box 13
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Day Care Council of New York,
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May 5, 1965
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Box 13
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Sojourner Truth Awards luncheon, National
Association of Negro Business Professional Women,
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May 9, 1965
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Box 13
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National Council of Jewish Women,
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May 11, 1965
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Box 13
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District Youth-Adult Citizenship Conference,
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May 17, 1965
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Box 13
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Women's Division of American Jewish
Congress,
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May 17, 1965
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Box 13
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Puerto Rican Association of Women Voters,
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May 19, 1965
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Box 13
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League of Women Voters,
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May 24, 1965
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Box 13
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Encampment for Citizenship,
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May 2, 1965
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Box 13: folder 2
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Vest Pocket Development (West Side Urban
Renewal),
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May 27, 1965
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Box 13
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Riverside Country School,
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May 27, 1965
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Box 13
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Public Personnel Association Convention,
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June 3, 1965
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Box 13: folder 3
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Community Planning Board (Rebuilding of
Harlem) Columbia University,
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June 5, 1965
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Box 13
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Greenwich Village Association,
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June 8, 1965
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Box 13
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55th Annual Meeting of the Urban League,
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June 9, 1965
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Box 13
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Proposed construction of a cement plant on
the Harlem River,
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June 11, 1965
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Box 13
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Proposed demolition of the High School of
Commerce
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June 11, 1965
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Box 13
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P.S. 161 (International Fiesta)
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June 12, 1965
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Box 13
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East Midtown Reform Democrats Club,
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June 14, 1965
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Box 13
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East Side Chamber of Commerce,
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June 16, 1965
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Box 13
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P.S. 125 (Children's Organization for Civil
Rights),
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June 18, 1965
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Box 13
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New Chelsea Reform Democrats Club,
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June 18, 1965
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Box 13
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J.H.S. 43 Graduation,
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June 23, 1965
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Box 13
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Delacorte Animated Clock dedication,
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June 24, 1965
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Box 13
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Benjamin Franklin High School graduation,
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June 25, 1965
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Box 13
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Charles Evans Hughes High School graduation,
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June 29, 1965
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Box 13
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Community Planning Board (park safety),
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July 13, 1965
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Box 13
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Opening of First Neighborhood Information
and Service Center,
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July 20, 1965
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Box 13: folder 3
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National Insurance Convention,
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July 20, 1965
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Box 13
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WNYC radio broadcast, "Rebuilding Harlem,"
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August 9, 1965
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Box 13
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Convention of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, Birmingham, AL,
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August 9, 1965
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Box 13
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Proportional Representation Campaign
Committee
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August 11, 1965
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Box 13
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Site Selection Board meeting, after vote on
use of 94th St. Armory Site,
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August 23, 1965
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Box 13
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Proposal before the Board of Estimates for
an Industrial Park on the Brooklyn Flatlands Site,
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September 24, 1965
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Box 13
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WLIB radio statement against industrial park
in Brooklyn Flatlands,
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September 27, 1965
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Box 13
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25th Anniversary Dinner Dance of the Vulcan
Society honoring Chief Wesley Williams, Baldwin, L.I.,
NY,
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September 29, 1965
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Box 13
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First Borough President's Conference of
Community Leaders,
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September 29, 1965
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Box 13
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WWRL radio, Harlem development,
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October 1, 1965
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Box 13: folder 4
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West Indian Veterans dance,
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October 2, 1965
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Box 13
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Acceptance of AAUW Woman of the Year,
Columbia University,
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October 8, 1965
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Box 13
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Woman's day at the Church of the Master,
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October 10, 1965
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Box 13
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Transport Workers Union,
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October 11, 1965
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Box 13
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Delacorte Fountain dedication,
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October 11, 1965
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Box 13
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Liberal Party 21st Annual Dinner,
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October 13, 1965
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Box 13: folder 4
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Opening of the 114th St Rehabilitation
Project,
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October 14, 1965
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Box 13
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Testimonial Dinner in honor of Rev. Dr.
Allen E. Claxton, Broadway
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Box 13
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Temple Methodist Church,
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October 20, 1965
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Box 13
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Opening of the Hudson Guild Center for the
Aged,
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October 21, 1965
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Box 13
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Women's Day, Victory Tabernacle Seventh-Day
Christian Church,
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October 23, 1965
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Box 13
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Emmanuel AME Church fundraising banquet,
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October 23, 1965
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Box 13
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St. Phillips Church Annual Fellowship
Luncheon,
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October 23, 1965
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Box 13
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Testimonial dinner for Abraham E. Kazan,
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24 October 1965
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Box 13
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Jamaica Industrial Development Corp.,
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October 26, 1965
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Box 13
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Address to City Planning Commission
(revitalization between 110th and 155th Streets),
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October 26, 1965
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Box 13
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Congress of Senior Citizens Rally (advent of
Medicare, etc),
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October 27, 1965
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Box 13
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WWRL radio (revitalization of Harlem)
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October 27, 1965
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Box 13
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East Side Chamber of Commerce Dinner,
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October 30, 1965
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Box 13
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Metropolitan Community Methodist Church,
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November 14, 1965
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Box 13
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National Committee For Rural Schools,
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November 20, 1965
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Box 13
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Educational Parks Conference (segregated
schools)
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November 30, 1965
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Box 13
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YMCA conference, "New Horizons for Women in
the Political and Social Life of the Nation,"
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December 2, 1965
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Box 13
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National Conference of Christians and Jews
in Philadelphia,
|
December 2, 1965
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Box 13: folder 4
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Orin Lehman Beth Jacob Schools Awards
Presentation,
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December 5, 1965
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Box 13
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WWRL and WLIB radio (revitalization of
Harlem)
Committee on Civil Rights in Manhattan, circa
1965
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December 7, 1965
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Box 13
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Dinner for Councilman J. Raymond Jones,
given by the Cerberean Society, circa
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1965
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Box 13
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City Planning Commission at the Capital
Budget Hearing, City Hall,
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December 15, 1965
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Box 13
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Christmas message at the Christmas tree
lighting ceremony at City Hall,
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December 16, 1965
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Box 13
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Riker's Island,
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December 21, 1965
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Box 13
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Mayor Lindsay's inauguration (not
delivered),
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January 1, 1966
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Box 13: folder 5
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New York Shakespeare Festival acquisition of
"Landmark Building," the former Astor Library,
|
January 5, 1966
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Box 13
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The Second Borough President's Conference of
Community Leaders, YWCA,
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January 21, 1966
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Box 13
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Basic Education Classes of the
Free-Employment Training Program,
|
February 11, 1966
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Box 13
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Friendly Towns, affiliated with the Herald
Tribune Fresh Air Fund: speech and draft,
|
February 17, 1966
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Box 13
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P.S. 90 (228 West 148th St, NYC): speech and
draft,
|
February 24, 1966
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Box 13
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"Humanitarian of the Community Award" to
Miss Lorraine D. Miller, Stuyvesant Chapter of Cancer
Care at the Hotel Pierre): speech and draft,
|
February 26, 1966
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Box 13
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Sisterhood of Temple Rodeph Sholom): speech
and draft,
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February 28, 1966
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Box 13: folder 5
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Manhattan Community Planning Boards,
|
March 2, 1966
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Box 13
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Introduction of Frances Levenson (housing
and inter-group relations): speech and draft,
|
March 5, 1966
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Box 13
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"Education is too important to be left
solely to educators....": speech and draft,
|
March 8, 1966
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Box 13
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Women's Day of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church: speech, draft and program,
|
March 13, 1966
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Box 13
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Introduction of Corporation Counsel J. Lee
Rankin, at the annual dinner of the Men's Class of the
Riverside Church: speech and draft,
|
March 15, 1966.
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Box 13
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Speech honoring Helen Hall, Executive
Director of the Henry Street Settlement,
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March 1966
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Box 13
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Remarks on receiving a Spirit of Achievement
Award presented by Greater New York Chapter National
Women's Division, Albert Einstein College of Medicine:
speech and draft,
|
April 20, 1966
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Box 13
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Plaque presentation to the Rev. Dr. Allen E.
Claxton, Community Planning Board
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12, April 26, 1966
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Box 13
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Women's Bar Association,
|
December 8, 1966
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Box 13
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Hadassah-Myrtle Wreath Award,
|
December 14, 1966
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Box 13
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Presentation of the Mary McLeod Bethune
Award to A. Philip Randolph,
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December 19, 1966
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Box 13
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Untitled draft (planning board meeting), circa
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1966
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Box 13
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Address before Columbia Law School Alumni
Association,
|
January 27, 1967
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|
Box 14: folder 1
|
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"The Quest for a New Equality," United
Church Women of Lower Middlesex County, CT,
|
April 29, 1967
|
|
Box 14
|
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Edward Waters College Alumni Testimonial
Banquet honoring Dr. William B. Stewart,
|
May 10, 1968
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|
Box 14: folder 1
|
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Bennett College Symposium "The College Woman
in Today's World,"
|
October 11, 1968
|
|
Box 14
|
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"On Meeting Our Responsibility for Providing
Legal Assistance to the Poor in Civil Cases," AAUW
Forum,
|
February 22, 69
|
|
Box 14
|
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"Separate but Equal-Reexamined," Cornell
University,
|
April 12, 1969
|
|
Box 14
|
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Comencement Address, Saint Augustine's
College, Raleigh, NC,
|
May 25, 1969
|
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Box 14: folder 2
|
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Award Dinner, National Conference of
Christians and Jews,
|
November 22, 1970
|
|
Box 14
|
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"Twenty Years Later-My Personal
Recollections of Brown and Some Personal Comments On
Its Impact and Implementation" Third Annual Civil
Rights Lectures, Center for Civil Rights, University of
Notre Dame,
|
March 21, 1974
|
|
Box 14
|
|
"Securing the Rights of the Individual in an
Organized Society" The Brattleboro Forum, Brattleboro,
VT,
|
April 2, 1976
|
|
Box 14
|
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"The Role of the Federal Courts in
Establishing Justice" American Revolution Bicentennial
Committee, Westport, CT,
|
October 21, 1976
|
|
Box 14
|
|
Gate City Bar Association "Law Day '77"
Atlanta, GA
|
May 4, 1977
|
|
Box 14
|
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Graduate and Professional School's
Convocation, Rutgers University,
|
June 3, 1977
|
|
Box 14
|
|
Presentation of the Personal Papers of
Ernest Nathan Morial to the Amistad Research Center,
New Orleans, LA,
|
April 30, 1978
|
|
Box 14: folder 3
|
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Dedication of the Shad Polier Library,
|
June 19, 1978
|
|
Box 14
|
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Philadelphia Area Lawyers' Wives Judicial
Luncheon (25th anniversary of Supreme Court decision
voiding state-sanctioned racial segregation in public
education)
|
March 24, 1979
|
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Box 14
|
|
Women's Forum medal of achievement Yale
University,
|
May 6, 1979
|
|
Box 14: folder 3
|
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Commencement Address, Spelman College,
|
May 20, 1979
|
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Box 14
|
|
"The Law as an Instrument of Social Change"
U. of Montana Law School, Missoula, MT,
|
March 2, 1980
|
|
Box 14
|
|
"Prisoners' Rights-Rights of Mental
Patients: Recent Developments in the Law" American
Psychiatric Association Convention, San Francisco,
|
May 7, 1980
|
|
Box 14
|
|
One-Hundredth Anniversary, Episcopal
Churchwomen of Connecticut,
|
November 9, 1980
|
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Box 14
|
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Women and Work Conference, Smith College,
[see also SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL-- Articles and newspaper clippings] |
March 10, 1982
|
|
Box 14
|
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"A Nation of Litigators-The Constitution Its
Sword," New York County Lawyers Annual Bar Dinner,
|
December 9, 1982
|
|
Box 14
|
|
"The Federal Courts: The Next 100 Years,"
Symposium at South Carolina Law School,
|
September 1986
|
|
Box 14: folder 4
|
|
"Legal Defense Fund Award to Judge Robert L.
Carter,"
|
March 25, 1988
|
|
Box 14
|
|
Chevene Bowers King Memorial, Albany, GA,
|
March 18-19, 1988
|
|
Box 14
|
|
Ford Foundation Grant Project, Columbia
University Law School
|
|
|
|
|
Description of project, database files, and
computer diskettes,
|
1995
|
|
Box 15: folder 1
|
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NAACP: index, list, and selected printouts
of case summaries
|
|
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Box 15: folder 2
|
|
Federal District Court: selected printouts
of case summaries
|
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Box 15: folder 3
|
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OVERSIZE MATERIALS
|
|
|
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Biographical materials: Scrapbook,
|
1965-66
|
|
Box 16
|
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Lyndon B. Johnson poster and congratulatory note from Frederick V. Seabrook,
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n.d.
|
|
Flat File
|
|
Allen Morrison, "Top Woman Civil Rights Lawyer: Constance Baker Motley Secures Rights for Millions," Ebony,
|
January 1963
|
|
Flat File
|
|
International Research Committee on Real Estate Taxation, "A Graphic Summary of Municipal Improvement and Finance as Affected by the Untaxing of Improvements and the Taxation of Land Values,"
|
n.d.
|
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Flat File
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