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Catholic Council on Human Relations records

 Collection
Identifier: 077
Scope and Contents This collection includes a variety of materials regarding the Catholic Council on Human Relations (CCHR) and their work to desegregate New Orleans parochial schools. The collection includes correspondence by and to C. Ellic Henican, Charles Plauche, Henry Bezou, and Henry Cabirac. The collection includes the organization's foundational documents, collected publications, and financial materials. Much of the collection consists of correspondence between CCHR staff and directors,...
Dates: Created: 1955-1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1972

Homer C. McEwen papers

 Collection
Identifier: 238
Scope and Contents The Homer Clyde McEwen papers encompass 15 linear feet of material extensively covering the subject areas of civil rights in the South and ministerial work particularly in relation to school segregation; the discrepancies of funding allocation for African American education; voting rights in Georgia; local organizational history; and the history of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Atlanta, Georgia. The collection is arranged into seven groups of materials that are extensively...
Dates: Created: 1930-1985; Other: Majority of material found in 1937-1979; Other: Date acquired: 06/07/1987

A.P. Tureaud papers

 Collection — Container: Microfilm
Identifier: 367
Scope and Contents The papers of Alexander Pierre Tureaud occupy 31 linear feet of shelf space. Among the largest groups of papers are records of civil rights cases, correspondence, and non-financial reports. Among the records of civil rights cases are those concerning school desegregation, teacher salary equalization, transportation, and public accommodations. There are also records of cases concerning colleges and trade schools. Lastly, are records of the State of Louisiana v. National Association for the...
Dates: Created: 1798-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1926-1972; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974