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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Los Angeles (Calif.)"
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CORE-lator Newsletter, April 1960

CORE-lator Newsletter, April 1960

Date
1960-04
Description
CORE-lator newsletter, number 81 outlining newly formed Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) chapters across the United States, recent arrests and updates about CORE's work across the country. "Letter From A Jailed Student" was written by Tallahassee civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due while she was in jail with seven others for holding a sit-in at Woolworth's. She includes the names of the other jailed students and describes her experience in jail.
Collection
Memorandum from Charles R. Oldham to CORE Group Leaders and Students, December 15, 1960

Memorandum from Charles R. Oldham to CORE Group Leaders and Students, December 15, 1960

Date
1960-12-15
Description
CORE memo from Charles R. Oldham, national chairman, discussing white sit-in demonstrator Richard Parker being arrested during a picket line at McCrory's in Tallahassee; information about discrimination in Tennessee by local distributors of Wonderbread and Sealtest Milk against African-American registered voters; and an article in Look magazine about sit-ins written by Margaret Leonard, a CORE member.
Collection
Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959

Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959

Date
1959
Description
This report contains a summary of action at the institute written by Susan Boden. She writes about institute members testing Miami lunch counters, movie theaters and public transportation to see if African-American Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) members would be served. Sit-ins were held at Jackson Byron's department store and Grant's. In each instance, CORE members were not served. James R. Robinson of CORE wrote an evaluation of the institute which includes sections about the concept and aims of the institute; preparatory work; selections of participants; functioning of the institute; evaluations made by institute members, and conclusions and suggestions for future institutes.
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National Council of Negro Women Brochure, 1946

National Council of Negro Women Brochure, 1946

Date
1946
Description
This brochure describes the mission and history of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). There are photographs of some of the members of the NCNW, a list of affiliated organizations and a list of the metropolitan councils of the NCNW by region.
Collection
Port of Jacksonville, 1930

Port of Jacksonville, 1930

Date
1930
Description
A booklet issued by the Jacksonville Port Bureau and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce describing the facilities and amenities available to potential businesses. Includes sections about the Port of Jacksonville; the commerce and harbor of Jacksonville; weather in the city; port administration; port customs and regulations; port facilities; port services and charges; information about loading and discharging vessels; fuel and supplies; steamship agents and brokers; and the railroads at the port.
Collection
Resettlement Re-Cap from the Cuban Refugee Center, December 1965

Resettlement Re-Cap from the Cuban Refugee Center, December 1965

Date
1965-12
Description
A report from the Cuban Refugee Center in Miami for distribution to government agencies involved in the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program (CRA). The publication consists of human interest stories about the progress of resettlement efforts for Cuban refugees and highlights efforts at the local, state and federal levels to provide assistance to Cuban refugees. Refugees in Florida and elsewhere who participated in the CRA program also share their experiences.
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Resettlement Re-Cap from the Cuban Refugee Center, December 1967

Resettlement Re-Cap from the Cuban Refugee Center, December 1967

Date
1967-12
Description
A report from the Cuban Refugee Center in Miami for distribution to government agencies involved in the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program (CRA). The publication consists of human interest stories about the progress of resettlement efforts for Cuban refugees and highlights efforts at the local, state and federal levels to provide assistance to Cuban refugees. Refugees in Florida and elsewhere who participated in the CRA program also share their experiences.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
n2015-1_b003_f16_10CORE-lator Newsletter, April 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
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n2016-1_b004_f01_02Journal Entry, Nancy Tribble, December 10, 1947TextChildren's television programs
Educational broadcasting
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n2016-1_b004_f01_03Journal Entry, Nancy Tribble, December 11, 1947TextChildren's television programs
Educational broadcasting
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n2016-1_b004_f01_01Journal Entry, Nancy Tribble, December 9, 1947TextChildren's television programs
Educational broadcasting
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n2015-1_b001_f11_42Memorandum from Charles R. Oldham to CORE Group Leaders and Students, December 15, 1960TextAfrican Americans--Suffrage
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights--Economic aspects
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n2015-1_b003_f07_15Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
African Americans--Civil rights
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m95-2_b001_f06_01National Council of Negro Women Brochure, 1946TextAfrican American women
National Council of Negro Women -- History
African American women -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
African American women -- Social conditions
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flc_387.1-j147_01Port of Jacksonville, 1930TextPorts--Jacksonville (Fla.)
Docks--Florida--Jacksonville
Harbors--Florida--Jacksonville
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s325_b002_f01_x03Resettlement Re-Cap from the Cuban Refugee Center, December 1965TextRefugees--Cuba
Refugees--United States
Cubans--United States
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s325_b002_f01_x04Resettlement Re-Cap from the Cuban Refugee Center, December 1967TextRefugees--Cuba
Refugees--United States
Cubans--United States
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