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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Los Angeles Urban League records
Creator:
Los Angeles Urban League
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0203
Physical Description:
1.0 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1933-1945
Abstract: The Los Angeles branch of the National Urban League stems from a 1921 organization founded by Katherine Barr and others who
attended Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The league gathered information about racial discrimination
against African Americans and other minorities in jobs, health services, and housing; helped develop fair employment programs
during World War II, and was active in the formation of the City Human Relations Commission. The collection consists of correspondence
and papers relating to African Americans, immigrant labor and problems of social planning in Los Angeles.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9922210523606533
[Identification of item], Los Angeles Urban League Records (Collection 203). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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The Los Angeles branch of the National Urban League stems from a 1921 organization founded by Katherine Barr and others who
attended Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute in Alabama; gathered information about racial discrimination against African
Americans and other minorities in jobs, health services, and housing; helped develop fair employment programs during World
War II, and was active in the formation of the City Human Relations Commission; membership changed from 90% black in 1970
to 40% Hispanic by the late 1990s; works in partnership with business and government to serve disadvantaged and poor people.
Collection consists of correspondence and papers relating to African Americans, immigrant labor and problems of social planning
in Los Angeles. Correspondents include Ralph Bunche, and papers include Carey McWilliams' Report on importation of Negro labor
to California. Also contains forms related to the Carnegie-Myrdal study.
Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online:
Los Angeles Urban League Records (2 items) .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Economic conditions.
African Americans -- Employment -- California -- Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Urban League -- Archives