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Civil Rights

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Shauna McLatchy Adix papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0811
Abstract

The Shauna McLatchy Adix papers (1965-1990) consist of calendars, appointment books, correspondence, resumes, research projects, speeches, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials. Adix was a professor at the University of Utah, the first director of the Women's Resource Center.

Dates: 1965-1990

Algie Ballif Forum records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0545
Abstract The Algie Ballif Forum records (1976-1990) contain documents regarding this women's group (founded 1977, originally called the Alice Louise Reynolds Women's Forum), the main objective of which was to educate the community and discuss women's issues. Included are brief biographies of members, transcripts of speeches given at monthly meetings, news clippings about forum events, a history about the origins of the forum, a calendar of events, and brochures and correspondence concerning women in...
Dates: 1976-1990

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0650
Abstract The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah records (1957-1994) consist of documents concerned with the administrative functions of the local chapter and the civil liberties issues with which the chapter was involved. Though the collection covers the organization since its founding in 1958, the bulk of the collection consists of records from the directorships of James Joy (1974-1976), Shirley Pedler (1976-1987), Robyn Blumner (1987-1989) and Michele Parish (1989-1992). Documents from the...
Dates: 1957-1994

American Civil Liberties Union of Utah photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0538
Abstract

The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah photograph collection reflects the directorships of Robyn Blumner and Michele A. Parish, and portray the people involved with the ACLU as staff, board members, and cooperating attorneys. Also portrayed are fund raising events and issue-related protests.

Dates: 1957-1992

Robert C. Anderton report

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0217
Abstract

The Robert C. Anderton report (1969) consist of Anderton's University of Utah class project paper on Topaz as a relocation center for Japanese Americans during World War II.

Dates: 1969

Anti-lynching petition

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2766
Abstract

The anti-lynching petition (1947-1948) was signed and sent to the 80th Congress of the United States to pass a federal anti-lynching law.

Dates: circa 1947-1948

Seiko Arakaki papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2152
Abstract

The Seiko Arakaki papers (1940s-2009) consists of newsletters from the 100th Infantry Battalion Veteran's Club. Seiko Arakaki served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, which was activated on 12 June 1942, and was composed of American-born Japanese ("Nisei," or second generation). The battalion saw combat in Italy at Salerno, Anzio, and Cassino in 1943-1944 before becoming part of the 442nd RCT.

Dates: 1940s-2009

Bureau of Indian Affairs records [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1125
Abstract The Bureau of Indian Affairs records (1880-1964) contain photocopies of supercessions and additions to the Bureau of Indian Affairs manual. Many of those documents deal with the Native American Urban Relocation Program. The program provided monetary assistance to Native Indians wanting to either move onto or leave a reservation. The supercessions and additions to the manual were the result of federal legislation to cut or supplement the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget. Also included are...
Dates: 1880-1964

Carl J. Christensen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0553
Abstract

The Carl J. Christensen papers (1851-1976) consist mainly of writings by Christensen and others on crystals and ideas of Native Americans in LDS Church history. Carl J. Christensen (b. 1901) was a chemistry professor and engineer and member of the LDS Church.

Dates: 1951-1976

Ronald Coleman papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1020
Abstract

The Ronald Coleman papers (1866-1983) contain photocopies of news clippings, letters, photographs and personal documents related to African American families of Grand Junction, Colorado.

Dates: 1866-1983

Patrick G. Coy papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1657
Abstract

The Patrick G. Coy papers (1988-1997) contains a curriculum vitae and an article by Coy, "The One-Person Revolution of Ammon Hennacy." Patrick G. Coy was a professor at Kent State University and an author.

Dates: 1988-1997

Klancy Clark De Nevers papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2285
Abstract The Klancy Clark De Nevers papers (1960-2008) contain World War II research gathered by de Nevers in preparation for the writing or editing of three different books. De Nevers research focuses on World War II, Japanese internment, and Aberdeen, Washington (her hometown). The publications resulting from this research include; The Colonel and the Pacifist, and The Cohasset Beach Chronicles that are a compilation of newspaper...
Dates: 1900-2015

John A. Farrell scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0760
Abstract

The John A. Farrell scrapbook (1982-1983) contains clippings from the series "Utah: Inside the Church State" by John A. Farrell published in the Denver Post in 1982; reprint of the series published by the Denver Post in 1983. The series examined LDS beliefs and doctrines, discrimination against non-LDS in Utah, and the level of political and economic control exercised by the LDS Church in Utah. Farrell was a reporter for the Denver Post.

Dates: 1982-1983

Gerald R. Ford proclamation

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2607
Abstract

The Gerald R. Ford proclamation titled "An American Promise" declares the Executive Order No. 9066 be formally terminated. This executive order was issued in 1942 sending Japanese-Americans to war relocation camps.

Dates: 1976

Ruth May Fox papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0443
Abstract

The Ruth May Fox papers (1972-1973) consist of photocopies of Fox's diary and autobiography, supplemented with corrections and explanations by her son, Feramorz Y. Fox. Ruth May Fox (b. 1853) was a Utah LDS housewife and women's suffrage activist.

Dates: 1972-1973

Jessica Furman scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2372
Abstract

The Jessica Furman scrapbook (2007) contains the handmade book of a class trip to Topaz, the Japanese-American internment camp in Utah.

Dates: 2007

Andrew Lalo Gallegos papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1419
Abstract

The Andrew Lalo Gallegos papers (1971) consist of nine news clippings regarding the first statewide Chicano Conference on Equal Opportunity held at the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah in October, 1971.

Dates: 1971

Andrew Lalo Gallegos photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1035
Abstract

The Andrew Lalo Gallegos photograph collection consists of photos of Chicano activism including the Brown Berrets, awards, celebrations, and conferences in the 1970s.

This collection is entirely digitalized and available online in our Digital Library.

Dates: 1970-1971

Granada Relocation Center (Camp Amache) records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1984
Abstract

This collection consists of a booklet on Granada Relocation Center, also known as Camp Amache, prepared by Robert Y. Fuchigami in association with the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP). The collection also includes a scrapbook containing copies of photographs taken from the final report of James G. Lindley, director of the Granada Colorado Relocation Center from 1942 to 1945.

Dates: 2000

Barbara Bailey Hales papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1654
Abstract

The Barbara Bailey Hales papers (1971-1996) consist of documents collected by Hales regarding her research in sex equality and single parent support as well as her participation on various boards and councils.

Dates: 1971-1996