The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk

Title Minneapolis Joint Committee for Employment Opportunity: Correspondence
Date 15 May 1950 - 2 Mar 1954
Document Type Report; Leaflet; Transcript; Periodical; Program; Interview
Description Includes a report of the housing of minority groups in Minneapolis, and a summary of the activities, history and organization of the committee. Also includes the transcript for an interview with Opal Gruener and several issues of "Opportunity" published by the Joint Committee.
Series Description Series 1: Administrative Records, 1943-1969
Box Description 1946-1966
Theme/s Employment and Labor  Gender and Sexuality  Organizations, Associations and Societies  Housing  
Keywords employment, labor, women, discrimination, citizenship, self-survey, rights, sociology, integration, armed forces, housing segregation, slum, census, student, university, Chinese, Japanese, real estate practices, living conditions, Jewish, American Indian, covenant, violence, legislation, construction, public housing project, rent, education, conference, training, shopping, teacher, strategy, banking
Names Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Nesbitt, George; Nixon, Richard; Rose, Arnold Marshall; Weaver, Robert C.; Wilder, Leona
Organizations American Federation of Labor (AFL); American Friends Service Committee; American Missionary Association (AMA); Bureau of the Census; Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC); Federal Housing Administration; Fisk University; League of Women Voters; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); National Community Relations Advisory Council; National Conference of Christians and Jews; National Council of Jewish Women; Retailers Association; Rotary Club; University of Minnesota; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF); Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA); Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Places Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Gresham, OR; Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis, MN; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; St Louis, MO; Washington, DC
Library Amistad Research Center
Copyright Physical rights retained and permission granted by the Amistad Research Center
Document(s) linked to Interview with Opal Gruener, Joint Committee for Employment Opportunity, Minneapolis, MN. Part 1.
Interview with Opal Gruener, Joint Committee for Employment Opportunity, Minneapolis, MN. Part 2.