Equal Rights Commission Records, 1982-2001

Contents List

Container Title
Series: 1: Apprenticeship and Residence Preference Ordinance, 1982-1998
Scope and Content Note: This series contains records related to two Equal Rights Commission efforts to boost employment in Milwaukee.
Box   1
Folder   1
Apprenticeship Programs at MATC, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, Inc., 1990
Box   1
Folder   3
Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards – Jobs, Employment, and Training Services – Customer Focus Group Report, 1993
Box   1
Folder   4
Correspondence, 1990-1998
Box   1
Folder   5
Department of Industry, Labor, and Human Relations – An Evaluation of Apprenticeship Training Program, 1992
Box   1
Folder   6
Department of Industry, Labor, and Human Relations – Apprenticeship Manual, 1987
Box   1
Folder   7
Final Report of the Minority Business Development & Training (MBDT) Program, 1995-1996
Box   1
Folder   8
Guide to Apprenticeship in Wisconsin – Geared for Progress, 1990
Box   1
Folder   9
Milwaukee Area Joint Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee – Notice of Apprenticeship Opportunity, 1991
Box   1
Folder   10
Miscellaneous, 1982-1998
Box   1
Folder   11
Residence Preference Ordinance, audit information, 1994-1995
Box   1
Folder   12
Residence Preference Ordinance, program results, 1994
Series: 2: Budget and Finances, 1990-1996
Scope and Content Note: This series includes financial documentation for the Equal Rights Commission.
Box   1
Folder   13
Budget Information, 1990-1996
Box   1
Folder   14
Budget Information – File Prepared for Cedric Cornwall, 1993
Box   1
Folder   15
Budget Lists, 1993-1995
Box   1
Folder   16
Memorandums, 1993-1994
Box   1
Folder   17
Payroll – Pay-Step Structure, 1995
Box   1
Folder   18
Responses to Budget Questions, 1993
Box   1
Folder   19
Salary and Wage Rate Schedule, 1995
Series: 3: Correspondence, 1982-2001
Scope and Content Note: The Correspondence files are comprised of general correspondence between the Fair Housing and Employment Commission, Equal Rights Commission, and various other organizations and individuals, as well as inter-organizational correspondence.
Box   2
Folder   1
9 to 5, National Association of Working Women, 1999-2000
Box   2
Folder   2
City of Milwaukee - Socially Responsible Investment Program, 1994
Box   2
Folder   3
Fair Housing, 1982-1989
Box   2
Folder   4
General Correspondence, 1991-2001
Box   2
Folder   5
Wisconsin Correctional Service, 1994-1995
Series: 4: Economic Development Committee, 1990-2000
Scope and Content Note: Materials from the Economic Development Committee, which was a City of Milwaukee committee working to raise the economic status of minority citizens.
Box   2
Folder   6
Black Community Emergency Relief Task Force, 1990-1991
Box   2
Folder   7
Hearing Notices, 1993-2000
Box   2
Folder   8
Ordinances, 1993-1994
Series: 5: Fair Housing and Employment Commission, 1986-1996
Scope and Content Note: Fair Housing and Employment Commission was the previous name of the Equal Rights Commission. This series documents the work of the commission between 1986 and 1996.
Box   2
Folder   9
Appointment of Cedric Cornwall, 1991
Box   2
Folder   10
Complaint Investigation Manual, undated
Box   2
Folder   11
Confronting Hiring Discrimination in the Milwaukee Metro Area: A Report, 1994
Box   2
Folder   12
Correspondence, 1986-1994
Box   2
Folder   13
Employment Discrimination Claims: Strategies for Prevention, Investigation, and Defense, 1996
Box   2
Folder   14
Employment Discrimination Prohibited – Ordinance 109-9, 1991
Box   2
Folder   15
Establishment and Rules of Commission, 1991
Box   2
Folder   16
Information System Requests, 1991
Box   2
Folder   17
Investigative Material, undated
Box   3
Folder   1
Office Procedure for Responding to Racially Motivated Threats to do Harm, 1993
Box   3
Folder   2
Office Referral Lists, 1993
Box   3
Folder   3
Process Information Form, undated
Box   3
Folder   4
Rules and Regulations, undated
Box   3
Folder   5
Staff Summary of Activities, 1991
Box   3
Folder   6
Training and Technical Proposals, 1992-1993
Box   3
Folder   7
Training Sessions, 1994
Series: 6: Housing, 1987-1999
Scope and Content Note: This series includes supporting documents for reference and research related to housing.
Box   3
Folder   8
A Comparative Review of Selected Municipal Discrimination Ordinances Supporting Uniform Revision of Milwaukee’s Discrimination Ordinances, 1987
Box   3
Folder   9
Annual Review of Lending Practices of Financial Institutions, 1999
Box   3
Folder   10
City Occupancy Standards, 1991-1995
Box   3
Folder   11
Fair Housing Impediments Study, undated
Box   3
Folder   12
Fair Housing in Wisconsin “Issues and Answers”, 1990
Box   3
Folder   13
Fair Housing Staffing and Budget Needs, 1989
Box   3
Folder   14
Fair Lending / Fair Housing Task Force, 1998-1999
Box   3
Folder   15
Fair Lending Coalition, 1996-1998
Box   3
Folder   16
Fair Lending Project, 1991
Box   4
Folder   1
Landlord Defense: An Eviction & Collection Manual, 1987
Box   4
Folder   2
Neighborhood Vision, volume 1, issue 1, 1999
Box   4
Folder   3
Overview of Federal and State Fair Housing Laws, 1990
Box   4
Folder   4
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Fair Housing Act – miscellaneous, 1987-1993
Series: 7: School and Youth Programs, 1990-2000
Scope and Content Note: The School and Youth Programs series includes information from a variety of programs and groups organized for Milwaukee youth and schools.
Box   4
Folder   5
Community Brainstorming Conference – Rescuing our Children; Reclaiming Our Schools, 1998
Box   4
Folder   6
Family Services of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools – Let’s Read Program, 1999
Box   4
Folder   7
Milwaukee Board of School Directors, 1994-1996
Box   4
Folder   8
Milwaukee Public Schools – Graphic Arts Advisory Committee Report, circa 1990
Box   4
Folder   9
Milwaukee Public Schools – Interim Neighborhood Schools Plan Executive Summary – Keeping Kids in Our Neighborhood by Creating Better Schools, 2000
Box   4
Folder   10
My Teacher Has M.S.: What Every Student Would Like to Know, if They Had the Courage to Ask, 1997
Box   4
Folder   11
School To Work, 1996
Box   4
Folder   12
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s Child Care and Youth Learning Center – Youth Work Certificate, 1998
Series: 8: Strategic Plans, 1990-1996
Scope and Content Note: The files in this series cover plans for various City of Milwaukee organizations.
Box   4
Folder   13
Community Block Grant Administration (CBGA) Strategic Plans, 1990-1994
Box   4
Folder   14-15
Department of Administration – Strategic Plan, 1993-1996
Box   4
Folder   16
Fair Housing and Employment Commission Strategic Plan – Overhead Projector Sheets, 1995
Box   4
Folder   17
Total Quality Improvement – Implementation Guidelines, 1993
Box   4
Folder   18
Transportation Commission – Strategic Transportation Plan, 1992
Series: 9: Subject Files, 1990-2000
Scope and Content Note: The Subject Files are the working files of both the Fair Housing and Employment Commission and the Equal Rights Commission. These files may be supporting documents used for Commission research and reference or they may be related to City of Milwaukee rules and regulations.
Box   5
Folder   1
Affirmative Action, undated
Box   5
Folder   2
Assembly Bill 409, history, correspondence, articles, 1997-1998
Box   5
Folder   3
Campaign for Sustainable Milwaukee – Worker’s Rights Board Hearing, 1998
Box   5
Folder   4
Cedric Cornwall, certificates of training, 1993-1995
Box   5
Folder   5
Community Advocates, 1993
Box   5
Folder   6
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), undated
Box   5
Folder   7
Community Roundtable of Milwaukee – Getting to and from Work – The Impact of Transportation on Employment, 1998
Box   5
Folder   8
Conciliation and Compliance Procedures, 1990
Box   5
Folder   9
Equal Opportunities Enterprise Program, circa 1997
Equal Rights Commission
Box   5
Folder   10
Annual Report (draft), 1998-2000
Box   5
Folder   11
Domestic Partnership Task Force, 1998-2000
Box   5
Folder   12
General Case Information, 1991-1996
Box   5
Folder   13
Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1996-2000
Box   5
Folder   14
Priorities Survey, 1998-2000
Box   5
Folder   15
Statement of Goals, 1995-1999
Box   5
Folder   16
Family and Medical Leave Act, 1998-1994
Box   5
Folder   17
HELPLINE Information and Referral Directory, 1999
Box   5
Folder   18
Hispanic Yellow Pages and Resource Guide, 1997
Box   5
Folder   19
Introductory Guide to Wisconsin’s Open Meeting Law, 1991
Box   5
Folder   20
Labor Market Study – Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, 1993-1994
Box   5
Folder   21
Legislative Procedure Manual, 1991
Box   6
Folder   1
Lincoln Park Community Center, Inc. – Community Service Support Directory, 1992
Box   6
Folder   2
Meeting Reimbursement – Commissioners, 1980-2000
Box   6
Folder   3
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce – Milwaukee First in Quality, 1994
Box   6
Folder   4
Miller Park – Minority Employment, 1998-1999
Box   6
Folder   5
Open Records Laws, 1991
Box   6
Folder   6
Overview of Common Law Rules, undated
Box   6
Folder   7
Project Equality, 1999
Box   6
Folder   8
Sexual Harassment, 1995
Box   6
Folder   9
South Community Organization – Community Resource Directory (Booklet), 1994
Box   6
Folder   10
System 94, undated
Box   6
Folder   11
Training and Development Services – Working with the City of Milwaukee, 1996
Box   6
Folder   12
Worksharing Agreements, 1991-1993
Series: 10: Telephone Inquiries, 1991-2000
Scope and Content Note: The Telephone Inquiries record statistical information about calls placed to the Fair Housing and Employment Commission and Equal Rights Commission.
Box   6
Folder   13
General Information, 1991-1995
Box   6
Folder   14
Statistics, 1992-1993
Box   6
Folder   15
Statistics, 1994
Box   6
Folder   16
Statistics, 1995-1996
Box   6
Folder   17
Statistics, 1997
Box   6
Folder   18
Statistics, 1998-2000
Series: 11: Trade and Technical Career Opportunity Task Force, 1997-2000
Scope and Content Note: The Trade and Technical Career Options Task Force was implemented to provide greater minority opportunity in the trade and technical fields. Key documents relate to the beginnings of the Lynde and Harry Bradley School of Technology and Trade.
Box   6
Folder   19
Career Technology Academy: Building and Construction/Precision Metals Initial Proposal, 1997
Box   6
Folder   20
Correspondence, 1997-2000
Box   6
Folder   21
Discussion Papers, undated
Box   6
Folder   22
Lynde and Harry Bradley School of Technology and Trade, 1998-1999
Box   6
Folder   23
Meeting Reports and Talking Points, 1998-2000
Box   6
Folder   24
Second Annual Educational Parent FORUM-102, 1999
Box   6
Folder   25
Wisconsin ISTEA Model – Development and Implementation of Highway & Bridge Trades Preparation Programs, undated
Series: 12: Videocassettes, undated
Physical Description: 8 videocassettes 
Scope and Content Note: This series includes eight videos produced by or for the Equal Rights Commission for educational and/or promotional purposes.
Box   7
At Home in the City: Walk to Work, 1997
Box   7
City of Milwaukee: (1) Yard Waste, (2) Milwaukee Recycles, undated
Box   7
Federal Reserve System – Closing the Gap: A Guide to Equal Opportunity Lending, undated
Box   7
Non-Spot Demo, undated
Box   7
Plum Productions – Demo Reel, undated
Box   7
Spot Demo, undated
Box   7
WEPCO – Action, undated
Box   7
WEPCO – Walk the Talk, undated