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Discrimination in restaurants

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York, Inc. records

 Collection — Box 82
Identifier: 095
Scope and Contents The records of the Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York measure approximately 32 linear feet, comprising administrative, restaurant, and housing records, each being inclusive of correspondence, minutes and notices, speeches, sound recordings, publications, mailing lists, and collected print items.  Financial, legal, fundraising, and personnel records can be found under the Administrative series, while survey findings, summaries, research data, and methodology can be found under...
Dates: Created: 1950-1966; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1972

Evelyn Cunningham papers

 Collection
Identifier: 656
Scope and Contents The papers of Evelyn Cunningham document her work as a feature writer and columnist for the Pittsburgh Courier (1950-1962); political aide for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (1969-1976); and her activism in politics, feminism, and civil rights. A theme running throughout the collection is the role of the African American professional woman in society. Of note are materials regarding the integration of New York City restaurants (circa 1954); Cunningham's...
Dates: Created: 1941-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1951-2003; Other: Date acquired: 11/07/2003