Title: Meier-Rudwick Collection of Congress of Racial Equality Records
Inclusive Dates: 1943-1969

Creators:

• Meier, August, 1923-

• Rudwick, Elliott M.

Call Number: Mss 533; Micro 797

Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot (2 archives boxes and 1 half-archives box), 5 reels of microfilm (35mm)

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:

Research material gathered by August Meier and Elliott Rudwick, two history professors at Kent State University, for their history of the Congress of Racial Equality. From the national CORE offices are photocopies or transcriptions of minutes, proceedings, and reports of meetings of the National Action Council, the steering committee, and CORE's annual convention; financial reports; and copies of revised constitutions. Four reels of microfilm contain records of the Seattle Chapter of CORE, 1961-1969, including extensive files on housing, employment, education, and local conventions and workshops. An additional reel of microfilm contains material from the Bancroft Library consisting of miscellaneous national, California, and other chapter papers and newsletters.

Note:

There is a restriction on use of part of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00533

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The photocopies in this collection primarily include papers relating to CORE's annual conventions and to meetings of the National Action Council of CORE, and its steering committee. Most numerous among these records are the minutes of meetings, and proceedings and reports presented at conventions or to the NAC. Regarding the business conducted at meetings and conventions, separate files have been created for revisions of CORE's constitution and for financial reports. A number of the official documents were received in deteriorating physical condition and have been transcribed and so labeled. Also in the collection are Meier's typewritten notes of records he consulted in the New York CORE offices. Handwritten annotations by Meier or Rudwick appear on other items.

Five microfilm reels containing selected CORE documents from the holdings of the University of Washington and the Bancroft Library at the University of California-Berkeley, and filmed at Rudwick's request, also accompany the papers. Records of the Seattle Chapter of CORE, 1961-1969, comprise four of the microfilm reels, while an additional reel contains national, California, and other chapter papers and newsletters. The records from the Bancroft Library were not arranged chronologically within the files.

The microfilmed CORE records from Bancroft Library are for reference and research use only and no further reproduction is permitted. The original records reproduced on this microfilm are held by The Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720. Publication of material from the CORE records from the Bancroft Library requires the written permission of the Director of Bancroft Library or the Director's designee.

The original microfilmed Records of the Seattle CORE Chapter (Collection 1563) are held by the Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington. Users of this microfilm should credit the University of Washington as owner of the original records.

Acquisition Information

Presented by August Meier and Elliott Rudwick, Kent, Ohio, 1972-1974.

African Americans -- Education.African Americans -- Civil rights -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.African Americans -- Civil rights -- California.African Americans -- Housing.African Americans -- Employment.Manuscript collection.Microforms.Minutes.Financial records.Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999.; Congress of Racial Equality; Congress of Racial Equality. Seattle Chapter

Mss 533	Series: Research Material from CORE National Offices
Box   3   Folder   1	Constitutions, 1945-1946, 1955-1956, 1960, 1965-1966
	Conventions
Box   2   Folder   1	Minutes, Agenda, and Registrants 1943-1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966
Box   2   Folder   2	Reports and Resolutions, 1943, 1952-1954, 1958, 1959-1965, 1967
Box   1   Folder   1	Extracts from Publications, Minutes, Reports, Memos 1944, 1947, 1949, 1958-1966
Box   3   Folder   2	Financial Reports and Statements, 1952, 1954-1956, 1958-1959, 1961-1966
Box   3   Folder   3	Histories of CORE; Memoir of a CORE Worker; Salute to James Farmer, 1949, 1969, 1961, 1966
Box   2   Folder   3	Memoranda and Internal Reports, 1962-1967
Box   2   Folder   4	Miscellaneous, 1943-1967, undated
	National Action Council
Box   2   Folder   5	Minutes and Agenda, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952-1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965-1967
Box   2   Folder   6	Papers, Memos, Reports 1953, 1956, 1958, 1966, undated
Box   2   Folder   7	Steering Committee Minutes, 1964, 1966-1967
Box   3   Folder   4	Regional Chapters and Activities; Regional Action Council, 1946-1947, 1959-1960, 1964-1967
Box   2   Folder   8	Strategy and Position Statements, 1944-1946, 1961-1967
Box   2   Folder   9	Other CORE Records: Minutes, Amendments, Reports, Memos 1945, 1947, 1949-1950, 1955-1957
Box   2   Folder   10-11	James and Lula Farmer papers : copies
Micro 797	Series: Records of Seattle Chapter of CORE Conditions Governing Use The original microfilmed Records of the Seattle CORE Chapter (Collection 1563) are held by the Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington. Users of this microfilm should credit the University of Washington as owner of the original records.	⇧
Reel   1   frame 8-507	General Correspondence, 1961-1968
Reel   1   frame 509-689	Minutes, 1963-1966
	Attendance Lists
Reel   1   frame 690-726	General Meetings
Reel   1   frame 727-766	Orientation Meetings
	Committees
Reel   1   frame 767-809	Ad Hoc Committee - CORE Faction
Reel   2   frame 810-917	Negotiations Committee
	Conventions and Workshops of Seattle CORE Chapter
Reel   2   frame 918-935	Workshop, 1963
Reel   2   frame 936-1000	Retreat, 1964
Reel   2   frame 1001-1011	Office Open House, 1965
Reel   2   frame 1012-1015	Retreat, 1965
Reel   2   frame 1016-1137	National CORE Convention, 1967
Reel   2   frame 1138-1147	Civil Rights Literature - Non-CORE: Getz, William, "The Equal Rights Movement in Seattle" 1964
	Education
Reel   2   frame 1148-1163	Incoming Correspondence, 1965-1966
Reel   2   frame 1164-1189	Outgoing Correspondence, 1962-1966
Reel   2   frame 1190-1191	Minutes, 1966
Reel   2   frame 1192-1247	Reports
Reel   2   frame 1248-1250	News Releases
	Employment
Reel   2   frame 1251-1265	Incoming Correspondence
Reel   2   frame 1266-1278	Outgoing Correspondence
Reel   2   frame 1279-1388	DEEDS
Reel   3   frame 1389-1587	A&P Tea Company
Reel   3   frame 1588-1737	Bon Marche
Reel   3   frame 1738-1749	Lucky Grocery Stores
Reel   3   frame 1750-1782	J. C. Penney's
Reel   3   frame 1783-1813	Safeway
Reel   3   frame 1814-1848	Tradewell Stores, Inc.
Reel   3   frame 1849-1864	Farmer, James
	Housing
Reel   3   frame 1865-1904	Incoming Correspondence
Reel   3   frame 1905-1934	Reports
Reel   3   frame 1935-2079	Reports of Other Organizations
Reel   4   frame 2080-2086	Injunction
Reel   4   frame 2087-2103	Picture Floor Plan Demonstration
Reel   4   frame 2104-2126	Rent Strike
Reel   4   frame 2127-2516	National CORE - Correspondence, 1961-1969, undated
Reel   4   frame 2517-2600	Western Regional Field Office - Correspondence, 1962-1966
Reel   4   frame 2601-2625	North Carolina, Monroe
	Series: CORE Records from The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Conditions Governing Use The microfilmed CORE records from Bancroft Library are for reference and research use only and no further reproduction is permitted. The original records reproduced on this microfilm are held by The Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720. Publication of material from the CORE records from the Bancroft Library requires the written permission of the Director of Bancroft Library or the Director's designee.	⇧
Reel   5	CORE Literature
Reel   5	Chapter Annual Reports
Reel   5	Housing Program
Reel   5	Memoranda
Reel   5	National Convention, 1961
Reel   5	National Council, National Action Council, Steering Committee
Reel   5	Minutes
Reel   5	Press Releases I and II
Reel   5	Rent Strikes
Reel   5	Chapters: Baton Rouge, Berkeley, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Louisville, New York - Fast for Freedom, Oakland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Diego, San Francisco, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Western Region
Reel   5	Newsletters of Chapters: "Berkeley CORE-spondent," Berkeley Campus "Campus CORE-lator," "Cleveland CORE News," Columbia University's "The Movement," "Los Angeles CORE-lator," New York #8220;Downtown CORE Newsletter," "St. Louis CORE-lator," "San Francisco CORE-lator," Santa Clara Valley "Northwest Area CORE-lator," "Southern California CORE-lator," Tallahassee "CORE of the Matter," "Western Regional CORE Newsletter."