Summary Information

Title: Velma and Harry Hamilton Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1898-2003

Creators:

• Hamilton, Velma
• Hamilton, Harry

Call Number: M2006-040

Extent: 12.2 c.f. (12 record center cartons and 1 archives box) and 4 photographs (1 folder)

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:

Papers, 1898-2003, documenting the lives and activities of Velma Hamilton and Harry Hamilton of Madison, Wisconsin. Velma Hamilton was actively involved in many civic organizations, including the Governor’s Commission on Human Rights, and various religious organizations. Harry Hamilton was a founding member of the Madison Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and both served terms as president of the organization. The Hamiltons were members of a coalition that promoted the Fair Housing ordinance in Madison and were activists for the rights and welfare of social citizens at both the local and state level. The papers detail the Hamiltons' role in these organizations and include personal correspondence, news clippings, awards, speeches, reports, papers regarding the Bell family, and photographs of the Hamiltons.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2006040

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