Subject: Civil rights -- United States - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Friends Committee on National Legislation Records, 1943- (inclusive)

Extent:: 200 linear ft. (200 linear feet.)
Abstract:: A Quaker lobbying group established in 1943 to bring conscience and spiritual values to the political process in Washington; it grew out of the work of the Friends War Problems Committee in 1940.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

David Kairys Papers, 1960-2011 (inclusive) 1962-2009 (bulk)

Extent:: 95 cubic feet
Abstract:: David Kairys is a noted civil rights lawyer and a professor of law at Temple University School of Law who received his Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1971. The David Kairys Papers document the professional and legal career of civil rights attorney, author, and law professor David Kairys. The collection has been organized into four series: Professional, Legal Cases, Works By, and Personal.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

American Civil Liberties Union Records: Subgroup 3, Organizational Matters Series, 1919-2006 (inclusive) 1970-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 494 boxes
Abstract:: The Organizational Matters series documents the administration of the ACLU National Office and their interactions with the regional offices, affiliates, outside organizations, and the general public. The records include committee meeting minutes and mailings, staff files, and department records. The majority of the records are the files of Executive Director Ira Glasser and the records of the Legal Department.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

American Civil Liberties Union Records: Subgroup 3, Subject Files Series, 1969-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 28 boxes
Abstract:: The Subject Files series contains articles, reports, court documents, and other materials collected by the ACLU during the course of their work. The main subjects are drugs, homelessness, and Supreme Court nominations, especially of Robert Bork.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

American Civil Liberties Union Records: Subgroup 3, Printed and Audiovisual Materials Series, 1918-2006 (inclusive) 1978-2006 (bulk)

Extent:: 34 boxes
Abstract:: The Printed and Audiovisual Materials series contains the published works of the ACLU, including publications, audio recordings, and videos. These include educational materials published by the ACLU, newsletters, press releases, and public appearances and interviews with ACLU staff.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

James W. and Shelley Douglass Collected Papers, 1990- (bulk)

Extent:: 0.17 linear ft. (2 linear inches.)
Abstract:: Collection is primarily printed materials, including pamphlets, reprints, photocopies of interviews with and letters to various correspondents, including Ramsey Clark, Glenda Grabow, Pope John Paul II, and Cardinal Roger Etchegaray.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute Collected Records, 1992- (bulk)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

National Civil Liberties Clearing House Collected Records, 1953-1960 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 folders (3 folders.)
Abstract:: Includes printed correspondence, financial records, minutes of meetings, reports of conferences, flyers, brochures, reports, publications of affiliated groups.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Physicians Forum collection, 1939-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 64 boxes
Abstract:: Administrative records, correspondence, and publications documenting the activities and policy concerns of the Physicians Forum, an organization of progressive doctors founded by Ernst P. Boas in New York City. Its advocacy on the national level encompassed numerous health issues, with particular focus on health insurance, discrimination in medicine, and resistance to McCarthyism.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Ruth Bleier papers, 1945-1987 (inclusive) 1950-1987 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Ruth Bleier (1923–1988) was a neurophysiologist and also one of the first feminist scholars to explore how gender biases have shaped biology. This collection, including personal and professional letters; newspaper clippings; newsletters; professional writings; and reference materials, documents Bleier's academic and activist activities.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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