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E. Frederic Morrow papers
Collection
Identifier: 469
Scope and Contents
The papers of E. Frederic Morrow document the administration of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as it relates to business, commerce, civil rights legislation, and economic conditions for minorities in the southern United States. The collection encompasses 5.0 linear feet of correspondence, autobiographical manuscript drafts, photographs, and speeches that are mainly professional in nature related to Morrow's work as the first African American to serve as an executive assistant...
Dates:
Created: 1925-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1954-1960; Other: Date acquired: 04/25/1995
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
United Clubs Inc. collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC2001
Scope and Contents
The collection includes five audio reel sound recordings that contain subject matter about poverty in New Orleans, the reaction of United Clubs to the White Citizens' Councils, and the NAACP. Also present is an October 1961 letter from Burns as director of United Clubs to "officers and members" regarding the 1960 "blackout" of Mardi Gras and an upcoming voter registration drive.
Dates:
Created: 1961-1964; Other: Majority of material found in 1961-1964; Other: Date acquired: 10/16/1998
Found in:
Amistad Research Center