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Civil Rights

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Alberta Henry papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2069
Abstract

The Alberta Henry papers (1946-2005) consist of files maintained by Alberta Henry which detail her work as President of the Salt Lake City branch of the NAACP and as a minority consultant for the Salt Lake County School District. Also included are the records of various community orgainzations of which Henry was a member, as well as the records of the Rainbow Honor Society, a multicultural student organization which she founded.

Dates: 1946-2005

Alberta Henry photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1158
Abstract

The Alberta Henry photograph collection spans four decades, from the 1950s through 1980s. The collection includes personal family portraits, candid photographs, and images of Alberta Henry with Governor Calvin Rampton, Ted Kennedy, and Wayne Owens.

Dates: 1950s-1980s

Indian Self-Rule oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2186
Abstract This collection contains transcripts of two interviews conducted in the 1970s and six transcripts of interviews and speeches given during the Conference on Indian Self-Rule, which took place in Sun Valley, Idaho, in August 1983. The conference was sponsored by the Institute of the American West. In 1995 the Utah State University Press published a book which grew out of this conference entitled Indian Self-Rule: First-Hand Accounts of Indian-White Relations from...
Dates: 1976-1983

International Women's Year records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0236
Abstract

The International Women's Year records(1975-1977) consist primarily of minutes, memoranda, form letters, flyers, correspondence, and news clippings concerning this conference held in Utah in 1977.

Dates: 1975-1977

Japanese American relocation collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0144
Abstract The Japanese American relocation collection (1941-1945) contain materials concerned with the War Relocation Authority (WRA), the Tule Lake Relocation Center, the Topaz Relocation Center, and the Heart Mountain Relocation Project. The collection contains correspondence, reports, statistics, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and other related material. In 1942, after the Pearl Harbor Bombing, Americans of Japanese ancestry, living on the West Coast, were ordered to internment centers in...
Dates: 1941-1945

Japanese oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0806
Abstract

The Japanese oral histories (1964-1969) consist of transcripts of a number of interviews conducted between 1964 and 1969 by members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in Los Angeles, California, as part of the Japanese American Research Project. The original reel-to-reel tapes are housed at the University of California at Los Angeles. Topics discussed include immigration, social life and customs, adaptation to life in the United States, and the effects of World War II.

Dates: 1964-1969

Beth S. Jarman correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0557
Abstract

The Beth S. Jarman correspondence (1977-1979) is from the years 1977 to 1979, arranged chronologically. The correspondence stems from Jarman's activities as Executive Director of the Utah State Department of Community Affairs and Chairwoman of the Utah Housing Finance Agency, a division of the Department.

Dates: 1977-1979

Sonia Johnson audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0099
Abstract

The bulk of the Sonia Johnson collection is concerned with Johnson's excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and her campaign in support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Click here to request copies of digitized items from this collection.

Dates: 1976-1981

Sharon Keigher papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0270
Abstract

The Sharon Keigher papers (1975-1979) consist of materials collected and created by Keigher (d. 1981) from her affiliation mainly with the International Women's Year, but also with other Utah women's organizations.

Dates: 1975-1979

LGBT protest poster and news clipping

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2754
Abstract

This collection contains a poster from the Salt Lake march supporting the Common Ground Initiative in 2009. The collection additionally contains an article from the Deseret News describing the march.

Dates: 2009

Alice Lovina Manning papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2102
Abstract The Alice Lovina Manning papers (1883-1949) contain a paper written by Manning on women's rights in Utah, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a family history, report cards, and a biography. Manning (1877-1944), originally from Iowa came to Utah in 1897, she graduated from the University of Utah and was a teacher for several years. Eventually Manning became a legal secretary and she would go on to attain her law degree. Manning was honored as the fourth woman to be admitted into the Utah...
Dates: 1883-1949

Beatrice Peterson Marchant papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0754
Abstract

The Beatrice Peterson Marchant papers (1879-2000) contain Marchant's research on the John Birch Society and the Equal Rights Amendment. Included is a paper written by Marchant entitled "The John Birch Society and the Mormon Church." Also included are eleven scrapbooks of correspondence, newspaper articles and pamphlets collected by Mrs. Marchant from 1969 to 1996.

Dates: 1879-2000

Michael Martinez papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2749
Abstract

The Michael Martinez papers (1956-2013) contain the professional papers of this Utah attorney, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Utah State Bar, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Small Business Administration. Michael Martinez was the third Hispanic person to graduate from the University Of Utah School Of Law, and the first to practice law in Utah.

Dates: 1956-2013

Mike M. Masaoka papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0656
Abstract Mike M. Masaoka served as National Secretary (1941-1943) and Washington lobbyist (1945-1953) for the Japanese American Citizens' League. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and served as president of the Japan-America Society. He was active in issues of immigration reform and compensation for victims of wartime internment. The collection includes scrapbooks, yearbooks, correspondence, court and congressional documents, articles, oral history transcripts,...
Dates: 1931-1991

Shigeru Matsukawa papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1956
Abstract

The Shigeru Matsukawa papers (1940s) contain material related to Matsukawa's service in the 442nd combat team during World War II. The collection includes material printed by the U. S. Army and news clippings.

Dates: 1945

Daniel McCool papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2435
Abstract

The Daniel McCool papers (1888-2008) contain correspondence, research files, published and unpublished articles, news clippings, legal documents, government publications, pamphlets, brochures, and interview transcripts. Daniel McCool has taught at the University of Arizona, Texas A&M University, and the University of Utah. Formerly the Director of the American West Center at the University of Utah, McCool is currently the Director of Environmental Studies.

Dates: 1888-2008

Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2644
Abstract

The Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers (1940-1984) contain scrapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, calendars, and personal memorabilia. Mitsui served in the United States Army in World War II. After the war he returned to Salt Lake City and operated the City Cafe.

Dates: 1940-1984

Allan Moll papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1716
Abstract

The Allan Moll papers (1965) contain a letter from Geoff Edwards to Moll, a roster, and a schedule for the Civil Rights Day program. Moll worked as a news anchor on Channel 4 from 1965 to 1976. He also ran as the democratic candidate for Salt lake County Attorney.

Dates: 1965

S. Floyd Mori papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2203
Abstract The S. Floyd Mori papers (1962-2005) contain correspondence, scrapbooks, student papers, meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, brochures, pamphlets, and memorabilia related to Mori's activities with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Also included are documents related to his tenure as a California State Assemblyman. Mori attended schools in Utah and California and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Brigham Young University. He started an international consulting...
Dates: 1962-2005

Toshiko Marian Morimoto autobiography

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2190
Abstract

The Toshiko Marian Morimoto autobiography (1981) consist of an unpublished memoir written by Mormioto for her children.

Dates: 1981