00857.xml EDUCATION AND HOUSING EQUITY PROJECT (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.): An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom and David B. PetersonMarch 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Education and Housing Equity Project (Minneapolis, Minn.). Project records. 1990-2000 (bulk 1996-1999). Materials in English. Minutes, financial statements, correspondence, discussion guides, news clippings, sound and visual materials and other records of an organization formed in 1995 to advance public understanding of the growing economic disparities and racial segregation in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and to develop constructive community responses to these challenges. 4.0 cubic feet (4 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

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

Topics: Segregation. Persons: Little, Richard. Organizations: Community Circles Collaborative. St. Paul Neighborhood Network (Minn.) Places: Minneapolis Metropolitan Area (Minn.) -- Economic conditions. Saint Paul Metropolitan Area (Minn.) -- Economic conditions. Document Types: Photographs. Videocassettes. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Education and Housing Equity Project Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,259

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007322285

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 129.I.7.9B Board meetings and retreats, 1995-2000. 5 folders. Balance sheets and financial statements, 1997-2000. 2 folders. Administrative procedures, 1998-1999. Facilitator rosters, 1995-1999. Partner lists, 1998. Personnel, 1996. Message, 1995-1998. Correspondence, 1996-2000. 3 folders. Richard Little files: Board of Directors, 1997-1999. Mission statement, 1998. Little by Little article, 1999. Information packet, 1999. Facilitator handbook. Study guide, 1999. Faith compendium. What the research shows data analysis, 1999. Forms and articles. 14 folders. Community Circles information packet, 1999. Sponsors. 6 folders. Facilitator training. Karima Bushnell materials. Choices for Community, 1997. Cities at Work, 1999. 3 folders. Community Circles, 1996-1999. 4 folders. Dialogue and debate comparison. Reports, articles, summaries and news clippings, 1997-1999. 12 folders. Sponsor packet, 1999. Forms, packets and requests. 5 folders. Fund-raising. 3 folders. Minnesota Department of Revenue, 1996-1997. Grants and proposals. 4 folders. Funding organizations: Cowles Media Foundation, 1995-1997. Bush Foundation, 1996-1997. Bremer Foundation, 1995-1998. Headwaters Fund, 1997. Minneapolis Foundation, 1994-1997. 2 folders. 129.I.7.10F McKnight Foundation, 1996. Thorpe Foundation, 1996. St. Paul Foundation, 1995-1998. University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 1996. University of Minnesota, Office for Special Learning Opportunities (OSLO), 1996. Discussion guide, 1996-1997. 4 folders. Early notes, 1995. Housing initiatives, 1996. Pledges, 1996. Community discussions, 1996. Interviews, 1996. Contacts, 1996. Metro Citizen's Summit, 1996-1999. Fair housing, 1993-1996. Housing policy, 1995. Minneapolis schools, 1995-1996. School desegregation, undated and 1995. 129.I.8.1B Community Circles Collaborative, 87 folders.

The Education and Housing Equity Project joined forces with the Amherst Wilder Foundation of St. Paul in 1998 to promote the idea and experience of metropolitan citizenship. The collaboration was based on the two partners' mutual commitment to boosting citizen engagement in addressing the tough, interwoven problems of segregation and racial injustice as they impacted schools, housing, student achievement, and communities. Working with many collaborators, including professional facilitators who served as civic partners in the effort, the Community Circles Collaborative sponsored 80 study circles on the focal issues over three years, with approximately 1,200 people participating.

 129.I.8.2F Community Circles Collaborative, 6 folders. Subject files: Choices for Community, 1997. Facilitator training, 1997. Feedback from board, 1994-1998. Information packet, circa 1998. Metropolitan Citizens Summit, 1999. 1 folder and 1 volume. Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH), 1996-1997. Minnesota Council for Nonprofits, 1996. Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, Inc., 1999-2000. National Days of Dialogue, 1998. 1 folder and 1 volume. President's initiative on race: pathways to one America in the 21st century, 1999. Project for Pride in Living, 1999. Shiloh Temple Church/St. Thomas internship, 1997. State desegregation rule, 1995-1996. 2 folders. Statistics. Study Circles, 1990-1998. 2 folders. Wilder Research Center, 1999-2000. 2 folders. Lawsuits, 1995-2000. 6 folders.

Includes Minnesota NAACP et al. v. State of Minnesota et al. and Xiong, et al. v. State of Minnesota, et al.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) news clippings, 1995-1998. News clippings and articles, undated and 1998-1999. Photographs, circa 2000. Resources and bibliographies. 129.I.7.10F Sound and visual materials: Community Circles report, 2000. 1 videocassette. Education and Housing Forum: West Metro, 1999. 1 videocassette. Family Housing Fund. The dream: affordable housing in the Twin Cities. 2 videocassettes. Fox Broadcasting Company. The reporters: shelter boy. 1 videocassette. The future is now: putting a stop to the high cost of urban sprawl. 1 videocassette. Metropolitan Citizens Summit. 3 sound cassettes. Minnesota Citizens Forum: KTCA coverage, 1998. 1 videocassette. Minnesota Public Radio, 1997 and 1999. 2 sound cassettes and 1 volume. Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), circa 1999. 8 videocassettes.

Includes Conversations at the crossroads kick-off forums, Educational Summits and Metropolitan Citizen's Summit.

 Study Circles Resource Center. Acts against violence, circa 1996. 1 videocassette.