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Guide to the Collection of Materials Related to the Peninsula Interfaith Committee on Fair Housing 026
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An American Witness for Human Dignity program file July 1964 - 20 Sept 1964

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, press releases, event program and flyers, speaker biographies, and a committee roster. Dignitaries and special guests included actors Dick Van Dyke and Palos Verdes Estates resident Dana Andrews; John Roseboro, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Dr. Robert McAfee Brown, Professor of Religion and Special Programs in Humanities at Stanford; Rabbi Ahron Opher, faculty member of the College of Jewish Studies in Los Angeles; Walter O'Keefe, radio and television celebrity and resident of Palos Verdes Estates; and Robert B. Kaiser, a correspondent for Time Magazine.
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An American Witness for Human Dignity photo album 20 Sept 1964

Scope and Contents

Includes 33 black and white snapshots of speakers and guests gathered in the "Senior Park" grounds of Palos Verdes High School.
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Correspondence August 1964; November 1964

Scope and Contents

Includes two letters: one dated August 31, 1964, announcing upcoming events and soliciting support for the organization; and one dated November 10, 1964, after the passage of Proposition 14, that outlines the history of the committee and includes a questionnaire asking what direction the committee should take.
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A Festival of Negro Folk Music program file ca November 1964

Scope and Contents

Includes a detailed summary of the preparations for the Festival of Negro Folk Music program. The program featured noted composer, and expert on Negro spirituals and choral music, Jester Hairston; and David Bowick and the Holman Choir of the Holman United Methodist Church.
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Newspaper clippings 1964-1966

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Press releases October-November 1965

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Publications ca 1964

Scope and Contents

Includes a brochure describing the organization, and a booklet entitled, 'What They Say About Housing,' which contains statements of principles and position on race and fair housing by religious organizations. Statements included from the Council of Churches, United Church of Christ, the Pacific Unitarian Church, the Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Methodist churches, Board of Rabbis of Southern California, the National Association of Evangelicals and the Friends.
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Religious Witness for Human Dignity May 31, 1964 program 31 May 1964