Women in Politics: women and civil rights
Meeting of the National Housewives' League of America in Detroit, 1949.
National Housewives' League of America records, Box 4, Folder "Photographs:
group shots". Click for larger.
Brown, Gloria
- Gloria Brown papers, 1964-1967.
- 50 items.
Chairwoman of the Detroit, Michigan, chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality.
Correspondence, news releases, and printed material relating to the activities of the Detroit C. O. R. E.
Kleinman, Rose P.
- Rose P. Kleinman papers, 1947-1977, bulk 1964-1977.
- 2 linear ft.
Detroit, Michigan, social activist and reformer.
Correspondence and subject files relating to her interest in cooperatives, especially organizations concerned with low-income, open housing projects; also photographs and audio-tapes.
Kraker, Norma F.
- Norma F. Kraker papers, 1961-1972.
- 1 linear ft.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, civic activist involved with housing and civil rights issues and organizations.
Subject files relating to her work with the Ann Arbor Citizens Committee for Fair Housing Legislation and its successor organization, the Ann Arbor Committee for Housing Legislation; also files relating to the Ann Arbor Housing Commission, the Ann Arbor Human Relations Commission, and the Off-Campus Housing Bureau of the University of Michigan Office of Student Community Relations.
Judd, Dorothy Leonard
Dorothy Judd (right) at the Local Government
Party, 1961-1962 Michigan Constitutional
Convention. Dorothy Judd papers, Box 6,
Folder "Photographs, Constitutional
Convention".
- Dorothy Judd papers, 1935-1974.
- 9 linear ft.
Resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention (1961-1962), chairwoman of the Michigan State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and member of the Michigan Civil Service Commission.
Correspondence and topical files relating to her public activities; also materials concerning her interest in site planning for a Kent County airport; and photographs.
Anti-busing rally in Detroit, n.d.
Carmen Roberts papers, Folder "Photos".
Roberts, Carmen A.
- Carmen A. Roberts papers, 1972-1981.
- 5 linear in. and 1 v.
Member of the Detroit school board and a leader of the anti-busing movement in Detroit.
Correspondence, speeches, clippings, legal brief, organizational miscellanea, and collected pro- and anti-busing materials; also photographs and motion picture film. Film (8 mm) of 1976 anti-busing rally; photos of anti-busing rallies and demonstrations; and group photos of school board members and other political figures.
National Housewives' League of America
The first and second presidents of
the National Housewives' League of
America, circa 1950, Fannie Peck
(left) and Christina Fuqua (right).
Peck was also the founder of the
Detroit Housewives' League, and
Fuqua a charter member.
National Housewives' League of
America records, Box 4, Folder
"Photographs: portraits and pairs".
- National Housewives' League of America records, 1931-1996 (bulk 1941-1987).
- 2.1 linear ft.and 1 oversize item.
Organization established in 1933 to encourage African American housewives to patronize African American-owned businesses. The national organization was comprised of local groups, the most important of these being the Housewives' League of Detroit, which was founded in 1930 under the leadership of Fannie B. Peck. The Detroit League worked in conjunction with the Booker T. Washington Trade Association whose organization was headed by the Rev. William H. Peck, and the National Negro Business League.
The records, accumulated by Fannie B. Peck and subsequent officers of the organization, Christina Fuqua and Lydia Hibbert, include minutes, correspondence, publications, and activity files of both the national organization and the Detroit league. The records were maintained by the same individuals. The series in the record group are History and Organization; Core Records; Correspondence; Programs and Events; Media Coverage; Publications; Chapters; Related Organizations; and Other Materials. The largest portion of the Chapters series consists of records of the Detroit league and include history, publications, and other organizational materials.
Developed by Dominique Daniel, a graduate student at the School of Information, June 2008.