Summary Information

Title: Congress of Racial Equality. Louisiana, Sixth Congressional District: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1963-1965

Creator:

• Congress of Racial Equality. Louisisana, Sixth Congressional District

Call Number: Mss 516

Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

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:

Records of a CORE congressional district office, particularly referring to a voter education and registration project that met with only mixed success. Included are fragmentary printed materials from the national and state CORE offices and from the New Orleans research office. District CORE records consist of printed, typed, and handwritten material illustrating the work of volunteers in voter registration efforts, cooperation or rivalry with other organizations, and planning for future activities.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00516