Title: Madison Urban League Records
Inclusive Dates: 1962-1966, 1971

Creator:

• Madison Urban League (Wis.)

Call Number: Mss 492

Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

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

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Fragmentary records of the Madison, Wisconsin, chapter of the National Urban League. Included are correspondence and related material pertaining to the efforts of the Madison Friends of the Urban League to determine if a chapter was necessary in Madison and to the mechanics of establishing a chapter. Also present are minutes of meetings, 1962-1964, a copy of proposed by-laws, and flyers promoting branch activities.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00492

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The Madison chapter of the National Urban League was founded in 1910 to improve the economic situation and social status of urban Negroes, and to better race relations in the U.S. The national organization is comprised of local branches which are members of and financed by local United Funds or Community Chests. The Urban League is open to individuals of all races. Its major emphasis today is on vocational guidance and job services. The Madison Friends of the Urban League was established late in 1962, to make a study of community needs and problems to determine if the need for an Urban League chapter existed. During 1965 and 1966 efforts to formally establish a branch, funded by the United Community Chest, were at last successful.

The collection consists of correspondence and related materials, 1962-1966, 1971, and minutes of meetings, 1962-1964. Many of the letters between the National Urban League and Madison branch members discuss the mechanics of establishing the Madison chapter. A copy of proposed by-laws is also included. Material from 1971 consists of two fliers promoting branch activities.

Of further interest may be the records of the Milwaukee Urban League, located at the Area Research Center at Milwaukee.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Gretchen R. Pfankuchen, Madison, Wisconsin, 1965. Accession Number: M65-331

Processing Information

Processed by Menzi Behrnd Klodt, August 24, 1979.