A Guide to Charlottesville Fair Housing Committee Records, 1963-1986 #10355-a

A Guide to Charlottesville Fair Housing Committee Records, 1963-1986

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10355-a

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10355-a

Title

Charlottesville Fair Housing Committee Records, 1963-1986

Physical Characteristics

300 items

Collector

Charles E. Moran Jr.

Language

English

Abstract

The collection conisists of records, 1963-1986, of the Charlottesville Fair Housing Committe, including reports, brochures, correspondence, minutes and bylaws, and newspaper clippings.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Charlottesville Fair Housing Committee Records, 1963-1986, Accession #10355, 10355-a, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the Library by Diettinde von K. Jehle, of Charlottesville VA, on October 24, 1979.

Scope and Content Information

The collection contains the records, 1963-1986, of the Charlottesville Fair Housing Committee. Included are the committee's statement of purpose, bylaws, minutes, reports, and correspondence.

Also included are copies of the Fair Housing Committee Newsletter (Charlottesville, Va.) and clippings concerning open housing activities and community responses. Topics include Good Neighbor Pledge Campaigns, conducted through local churches, panel discussions with realtors, a proposed open housing ordinance and non-discriminatory real estate listings. Of interest is an open housing study conducted among Charlottesville real estate agents.

In addition to information concerning housing for Afro-Americans in Charlottesville, the collection contains items relating to other aspects of race relations and to church social programs within the city. Also included are communications and clippings from national organizations concerned with open housing, including the American Friends Service Committee, and from open housing organizations in neighboring states.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Broadsides, Brochures, Circulars, and Reports 1964-1968

Correspondence 1967-1986

Minutes, Bylaws, Declaration of Purpose 1955-1968

Miscellaneous 1968, n.d.

Newsletters 1966-1973

Newspaper clippings 1964-1968