00235 MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON RELIGION AND RACE: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Kathryn A. Johnson. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Stephanie Grabowski, April 2, 1999.Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Council on Religion and Race. Council records. 1963-1974. Records of the council, active from 1963 to ca. 1971, which was concerned with civil rights, human rights, and race relations in the United States. 11.5 cu. ft. (11 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT Project Equality Administrative Records Subject Files SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Minutes (1963-1974), correspondence files (1965-1974), financial records (1965-1974), newspaper clippings, news releases, and printed materials (1964-1971) of the Minnesota Council on Religion and Race. Also includes subject files on organizations such as: Project Equality; Governor's Human Rights Commission; the Jewish Community Relations Council; Fair Employment Practices Commission; Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center; Interfaith Housing Corporation; and the National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials.

These records were originally a part of the records of the Minnesota Council of Churches.

RELATED MATERIALS

The Minnesota Council of Churches records are in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: African Americans --Minnesota. Civil rights -- Minnesota. Race discrimination -- Minnesota -- Religious aspects. Religious institutions -- Minnesota. Organizations: Interfaith Housing Corporation. Minnesota -- Governor's Human Rights Commission. Minnesota -- State Fair Employment Practices Commission. National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Council on Religion and Race Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,365

Processing Information:

Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, July 1980; Emily Buzicky, June 2005

Catalog ID number: 09-00320722

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Project Equality 149.G.4.5B 1 Project records, 1967-1973.

Includes minutes, correspondence, financial information, reports, memos, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers.

149.G.4.6F 2 Project records, 1967-1973. Administrative Records 149.G.4.7B 3 Financial information, 1965-1974.

Contains financial statements, audits, budgets, and miscellaneous information.

149.G.4.8F 4 Financial information, 1965-1974. 149.G.4.9B 5 Minutes, 1963-1969, 1971-1974. Correspondence, 1965-1974. 142.F.19.2F 11 Printed materials, newspaper clippings, and ledgers, undated. Subject Files 149.G.4.9B 5 Miscellaneous subject files: A-C, 1965-1968. 149.G.4.10F 6 Subject Files, 1964-1974: Citizens League, May 1968-July 1968. Committee on Racial Balance in South Minneapolis, May 1966-June 1966. Community newsletter, January 1966. Community Health and Welfare Council, December 13, 1965. Community Relations Mayor's Commission, August 31, 1965. Minnesota Chapter Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (E.S.C.R.U.), June-October 1965. Crank letters, 1965-1966. Employment Minnesota Project. Equal opportunities, 1965. Report form archives (Project Equality Report Form), 1968. Merit form archives. Strike, 1965-1966. Golden Valley, June, 1966. Governor's Human Rights Commission, 1966. Antioch Alumni, September, 1966. Governor's Human Rights Commission, 1965-1967. Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, 1966-1968. Head Start, 1966. Hill Foundation, January 1968. Indo-American Club, University of Minnesota, 1965-1966. Jewish Community Relations Council, 1966. Jewish Labor Committee: New York City, 1964. League of Women Voters, September 1966. CF (Capital Formation), 1971. MCRR-ADL Ministerial Legislative Dinner (Minnesota Council on Religion and Race), April 11, 1967. Fair Employment Practices Community, April 6, 1966. Fair Housing Bill: National, July 1966. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1965. Meeker County, 1965-1967. Encampment for Citizenship. Minority Group Housing Community, 1966-1968. I.O.C. license forms, 1967-1968. The Way Inc.: Correspondence, 1967-1968. The Way: Proposed budget, 1967. The Way: Furniture needs list, 1967. Education: Materials and correspondence, 1966. Education, 1965-1966. Education and Social Relations, Greater Minnesota Council of Churches, May 10, 1966. T.C.O.I.C. (Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center) Executive Director's report, January 1967. T.C.O.I.C. pledges. T.C.O.I.C. "Progress Report," 1967-1968. T.C.O.I.C.: Newsletter and financial reports, 1971-1973. T.C.O.I.C. Work file, 1966. T.C.O.I.C.: History, statement, purpose packet, 1966. O.I.C. button campaign, 1966-1967. O.I.C. Philadelphia: Wall Street Journal article, April 15, 1966. T.C.O.I.C. Thank-you letters for contributions of $5.00 or more. T.C.O.I.C. 1967 fundraising material, 1967. T.C.O.I.C. correspondence, 1966-1967. Proposed hiring policies. T.C.O.I.C. Thank-you letters, 1967. T.C.O.I.C. pledges, 1967. T.C.O.I.C. progress reports and newsletters, 1967-1968. T.C.O.I.C. correspondence, 1967. Walton, Calvin, 1966-1967. Newman, Cecil, 1965-1966. Gaines, Michael, 1965-1966. Kanatz, Mrs. Violet: Director of S.C.A.D. (State Commission Against Discrimination), 1965. Anthony, Lillian, 1967-1968. Directory of Religion and Race Organization. National Conference on Religion and Race, 1965. National Council of the Churches of Christ, New York, 1965-1966. National Commission on Religion and Race, 1965. Chicago Conference on Religion and Race, 1965. Chicago Conference on Religion and Race, 1965. Columbus Area Conference on Religion and Race, 1965. National Institute on Race and Religion Indiana. Marin Council on Religion and Race: San Rafael, California, 1965. St. Louis Council on Religion and Race. San Francisco Council on Religion and Race, 1965. Community Correspondence, 1966-1968. Human Relations Newsletters, 1967-1968. Mayor's Commission on Human Relations, 1965-1966. Mayor's Commission Publications, 1965-1967. Martin Luther King Memorial Fund, 1968. Martin Luther King Memorial Fund Correspondence, 1968. Martin Luther King Fund Requests, 1968. 149.G.5.1B 7 Subject Files, 1964-1974: Correspondence M.C.H. (Metropolitan Clearing House), 1965-1967. Steering Committee lists: Metropolitan Clearing House, September 1965. Mayor's Commission on Human Relations, 1966-1967. James Meredith shooting, 1966. National Committee Against Discrimination: Notes from October 1965 Conference, 1965. Police Department, 1965. 1967 Asking and 1967 Expenses, October 26-31, 1967. Ministerial legislative dinner, February- May 1967. Ministerial legislative luncheon working papers, March-April 1965. District representatives for May 15 Project Equality Seminar, May 1968. Membership lists: Project Equality, 1970-1971. Reports and letters: Project Equality, 1971. Statistical charts: Project Equality, 1970-1971. Plans for progress, 1967-1971. Maintenance agreement. MCRR correspondence and memos, 1967-1968. General Management Training Center. Manpower (Minnesota Department of Manpower Services), 1971-1972. North Side Pilot, 1971. Minneapolis Urban League, 1972. St. Paul Urban League, 1972. H.U.D. Communications (Department of Housing and Urban Development), 1972. A.A.A.E. Council, 1973. Agency Correspondence, 1972. St. Paul Council of Churches, 1971. Metropolitan Council, 1972. Church Publications, 1971-1972. Minnesota Messengers Newsletters, 1971-1972. St. Cloud, 1971. Affirmative Action Program committees, 1972. Gulf boycott, 1972. Lutheran Coalition on Education, 1972. Community Education, 1972. Open School, 1971. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1971. Health workers, October 1970. NAACP (Youth Employment Program), 1971. N.C.D.H. (National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing), 1970. Urban education. Project Race, 1971. Human Relations Center, 1972. C.F.P. (Community Fellows Program), 1971. Anti-Discrimination Clause material, January 1971. Joint Action Committee (for the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination), 1971. Job descriptions, 1970-1971. Metro Police Department, 1971. F and M Program (Affirmative Action Task Force), 1972-1973. Bureau of National Affairs, 1972. Cedar/Riverside, 1973. C.E.P. (Concentrated Employment Program), 1974. Smith, William W., 1971. Survey of Twin Cities agencies on Summer Aid and Stay-in-School Programs, 1971. Friendship visits (University of Minnesota, Agriculture), 1973. Employment statistics: Government agencies, 1971. Minnesota statistics, 1960-1970. Buy Black, 1971. Minnesota Catholic Education Association, 1970. United Negro College Fund, 1972-1973. MCRR: Printed material, 1966. FHA circulars (Federal Housing Administration), 1967-1968. McCannel, Louise, 1964-1966. Manpower Development and Training Act, 1964. Minneapolis Public Schools, 1965-1966. Minneapolis Community Improvement Program, 1966. Meeker County Human Relations Council, 1965-1967. National Association of Inter-Group Relations Officials, 1965. Urban Coalition of Minneapolis: Affirmative Action Program, 1972. Urban League Minneapolis, 1966-1967. Urban Coalition of Minneapolis, 1967. Urban Coalition, 1972-1974. Urban Coalition, 1968. Training of teacher trainers, 1971-1972. Job Corps: Lliberty Weekend Program lists, 1966. Minneapolis Suburban cab companies, 1966. Minnesota Consultation Ecumenical Relationships, 1966. Minnesota Coalition of Churches, 1966. Minnesota Task Force, 1966. Moorhead Conference, 1967. National Council of Churches: Delta Ministry visit, 1965-1966. National Education Association, 1965. National Catholic Conference on Interracial Justice, 1966-1968. 149.G.5.2F 8 Subject Files, 1964-1974: State of Minnesota Commission Against Discrimination (SCAD), 1965-1967. Student Interracial Ministry: N.Y.C., 1966. Survey Research Center, University of California, 1960-1964. United Presbyterian Commission on Religion and Race, 1965. SCAN: South Central Assembly of Neighborhoods, 1965. Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1964-1966. Potomac Institute Corp., 1965. Presbyterian Church poverty memorandum, 1965. Public employment, August 1966. Telegrams and replies: Rent supplement, 1965-1966. Twin Cities Chapter of R.P.R.C. Inc. (Religious Public Relations Council), 1966. St. Paul Human Relations Council, 1965-1966. Indian Affairs publications and background, 1963-1965. R and R reports (Minnesota Council on Religion and Race), 1970. N.A.I.R.O. (National Association of Inter-Group Relations Officials), 1965-1966 . N.A.I.R.O., 1965-1970. N.A.I.R.O., 1967-1968. Program Committee questionnaires, 1965. Playthell, Benjamin, 1968. Proposal for academic aid to underprivileged, April 1968. Program Committee lists, July-August 1965. Program Committee, 1965-1966. Minority Group Housing Committee, Public housing policy, 1967. Requests for findings, 1965. PRZLM: Proposal X, 1966. Proposal X "Service Relevancy of Religiously Supported Educational Institutions With Built in Affirmative Action Programs," 1968. Proposal: Indian Center Half-Way House, April 1968. Proposal: Program of Confrontation Education, February 1968. Operation Conscience proposal, 1968 Proposal for Operation Conscience, 1968. Prejudice and the Churches, March, 1968. M.C.R.R.: Harold J. Belgum Proposal. Washington IMPACT. Walker for Ballot, 1965. Mailing lists, 1973-1974. Director's report to Max Schaeffer, June 18, 1971. E.E.O.C. correspondence (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), 1969. Missionary Service, Inc., 1970-1973. M.C.R.R. correspondence regarding banks, 1970-1973. M.C.R.R. reports, 1971. M.C.R.R.: Mass letter, May 25, 1971. Letters to Wersell, 1971. M.C.R.R.: Memos, 1971-1974. M.C.R.R.: Beard recommendation, January 26, 1971. M.C.R.R.: Associated material, 1969-1973. Penal reform, 1974. Monthly reports, 1972-1974. M.C.R.R. "Pastoral Letter," March 1, 1972. Action, April 9, 1973. Secretarial Staff Personnel Policies M.C.R.R., January, 1971. M.C.R.R.: Expense report, October 1963-July 1965. S.C.A.D. (State Committee Against Discrimination) compliance, 1966. Social Action Committee of First Universalist Church. M.C.R.R.: School segregation/desegregation. Schermer, George, 1966. Rent supplement program: Department of Housing and Urban Development, November 1965. Newsletter: Metropolitan Clearing House, 1966. Realtors, M.C.H. correspondence, 1966. Interviewers correspondence, March 27, 1966. Insurance, 1968-1969. Minnesota Council on Religion and Race, Twin Cities Corporation Program proposal, 1956-1968. 2 folders. Indian Affairs Publications and Background, 1963-1965. Resumes, 1967-1974. Wounded Knee Information, 1973-1974. United Presbyterian Commission on Religion and Race memo, 1965. United Presbyterian Church U.S.A., 1965-1966. Job CORPS, 1966. Minority Group Housing Committee, 1966-1967. H.U.D. (Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1967. A Bill for an Act, 1967. Legislative principals, 1966. Work application form, Job description, 1965-1966. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights newsletter, 1967-1968. 149.G.5.3B 9 Subject Files, 1964-1974: MCRR miscellaneous, 1967-1971. Materials for MCRR meeting, May 28, 1970. American Jewish Committee of Institute of Human Relations printed material, 1965-1968. Foreign student adviser, Office of the Dean of Students, 1965. Minneapolis Association for Retarded Children, Inc., 1968. National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, Employment Services Department Bulletin, 1965-1966. M.C.R.R. Conference program, February 27-28, 1964. Catholic Church Extension Society of the USA, Collegium Bulletin, July 1966. "Race Relations in St. Paul: The Perpetual Dilemma," St. Paul Urban League, June 1966. American Friends Service Committee: A Report to the President, May 1967. M.C.R.R. miscellaneous, 1965-1972. 5th Letter to Protestant and Catholic institutions. Miscellaneous archives, undated. Correspondence, 1969-1970. Human Relations Council, 1965-1967. M.C.R.R. Nine City Minority Group Employment Profile, 1967. M.C.R.R. Annual Program report, May 1, 1967. M.C.R.R. Listing of officers and committee chairmen and members, May 1, 1967. Articles and clippings, 1967-1968. M.C.R.R.: Press releases, 1966-1967. NCCIJ: Press releases (National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice), 1966-1969. M.C.R.R.: Press releases, 1967-1971. Clippings on 1964 Conference on Religion and Race, 1964. "Study Claims Christianity Spurs Racism," 1968-1970. Press release file, 1965-1968. Press releases, 1963-1965. Press conference, August 4, 1969. News articles, 1967-1970. Newsletter M.C.H. (Metropolitan Clearing House), 1966-1967. New Jersey Synod, 1965. M.C.R.R. miscellaneous, 1965. Reports on minorities. Youth proposal. Inter-Faith Housing, 1966. Project Equality, 1967-1969. Hall, Mrs. Charlene, 1966-1967. Todd, Sally Lou: Correspondence, 1965-1967. Cohen, Claire, 1966. P.E. Correspondence: For direction, 1967. N.C.D.H. trends in housing (National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing), 1967-1968.. 149.G.5.4F 10 Subject Files, 1964-1974: Inner City Committee: Correspondence, 1965. Frontiers of Thinking Committee correspondence, 1965. City-Suburban-Rural Coordinating Committee, 1965. Indian American Affairs Program, 1965. Inner City Committee, November 17, 1965. Proposed Minneapolis Ordinance on Civil Rights: Brief Summary. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: Memos, 1968. Minnesota Council for Civil and Human Rights, 1965-1966. St. Paul Human and Civil Rights Committee, Epstein, 1966. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 1967. Leadership Council on Civil Rights, 1966. Civil Rights legislative congressional letters, 1968. Civil Rights legislation: Material and correspondence, 1967. Civil Rights legislation, May 1, 1967. Working paper: Principles of Organization for Civil and Human Rights Public Agencies, March 28, 1966. Civil Rights legislation in Minnesota, 1967. Civil Rights bills, 1966. Ad Hoc Program Steering Committee, 1966. Civil Rights Bill correspondence, U.S. Congress, 1968. Program Committee correspondence, 1965-1968, M.C.R.R. program guidelines, March 5, 1965. Coordinators: Associated material, 1967-1969. Ordinance: City of Minneapolis on Civil Rights, August 24, 1966. Coordinators: Memos, 1970-1973. Project Equality in Minnesota Coordinators' Handbook, February 1967. Coordinators: Minutes, 1968-1971. Current Issues proposals, 1968. Current Issues Committee reports, 1966. Current Issues Committee memos, 1966-1968. Current Issues Committee correspondence, 1968. Current Issues material, December 1966. Current Issues minutes, December 12, 1966. Invitation Letter to Additional Persons for Current Issues Committee, 1965. Current Issues minutes, January 3, 1967. Current Issues press release, March 1969. Ron Edwards resolution, Current Issues Committee, January 31, 1968. Twin Cities Housing Corporation correspondence, 1968. Housing, 1965-1967. Correspondence: Interfaith Housing Corporation, 1968. Objectives: Minnesota Interfaith Housing Corporation. Interfaith Housing, June 25 Minutes, Board Members, Memo to Directors, 1968. Minnesota Interfaith Housing Corporation: Bylaws and articles of incorporation, 1968. Report on low income housing conference, Atlanta, Georgia, September 26-27, 1968. Correspondence with Minnesota Interfaith Housing Corporation, 1968. Minnesota Interfaith Housing minutes, July 26, 1968. Minnesota Interfaith Housing Corporation, 1968. Fair housing legislation, 1966. National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing, 1965-1966. Legal aspects of rental housing, January 1967. Sens. (Sensitivity) Survey: National, 1968. Sensitivity Survey correspondence, 1968. Sensitivity Survey: Original questionnaire, 1968. Sensitivity Survey, 1968. Sensitivity Survey statistics, 1968. Sensitivity Survey participant list, 1968. M.C.R.R. Sensitivity Survey, 1968. Sensitivity Survey Forum (registration slips), 1968.