Wisconsin. Governor's Commission on Human Rights: Records, 1934, 1945-1971
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Title: Wisconsin. Governor's Commission on Human Rights: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1934, 1945-1971

Creator:
  • Wisconsin. Governor's Commission on Human Rights
Call Number: Series 996; Series 997; Series 998; Series 999; Series 1000; Series 1001; Series 1002; Audio 646A; Disc 112A; 1978/059; 1979/047

Quantity: 27.6 cubic feet (69 archives boxes), 3 reels of film, 25 tape recordings, and 13 disc recordings; plus additions of 5.2 cubic feet (5 record center cartons and 1 archives box)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
See the catalog entries for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations: Series 996, Series 997, Series 998, Series 999, Series 1000, Series 1001, Series 1002

Abstract:
Records of the Governor's Commission on Human Rights, created in 1945 to disseminate information and educate the people of Wisconsin to an understanding and practice of human rights, and empowered to investigate cases of alleged discrimination in public places and to seek conciliation where it believed discrimination to have occurred. The Commission could also encourage and assist local units of government in guaranteeing equal opportunity for housing. These records document the commission's broad interpretation of these duties and functions. They include minutes, correspondence, subject files, clippings, publications, films, and sound recordings. The subject files include reports, complaints, conference materials, legislative documentation, and the personal papers of the Commission's longtime director (1949-1963), Rebecca Barton. The records are organized into seven series.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser00996
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