Arrangement and Description

Physical Description: 26 file folders.

Arranged chronologically by year and then in order of receipt of complaint.

Each file contains information on a complaint filed with the Fair Employment Practices Commission alleging employment discrimination. The vast majority of the complaints were filed by the individuals experiencing the alleged discrimination. A few of the investigations were initiated by third parties; the numbers assigned to them end with a v. Contents of the files are very similar and include: complaint form, investigating consultant's report, commissioner's correspondence to complainant and company/agency against which the complaint was filed and a case summary with a disposition note.

Physical Description: 1 cu. ft.

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then by house of origin and bill number thereunder.

Files contain analysis of legislation with regard to fair employment, fair housing and civil rights. Also included is interdivisional and interdepartmental correspondence pertaining to the proposed bill, its supporters, its opponents, anticipated impact, and the department's position on the bill.