Correspondence (outgoing), 1964 June-Dec.

The records of the Dayton Urban League are divided into five series.

Series I, Administrative Records, contains the constitution, by-laws, amendments, program outlines, and general information about the Dayton Urban League. Other records in this series include the Executive Secretary (1951-1960), Executive Secretary Council minutes (1948-1960), Budgets (1957-1967), Financial Statements (1947-1967), and Reports for Examination (1950-1966). There are also appointment calendars of the Executive Secretary, Charles Washington, for 1948, 1954, and 1963, and a Visitor's Register for 1967-1969. Span dates for this series range from 1947 to 1969.

Series II, Correspondence, contains both incoming and outgoing correspondence. The papers in this series cover such topics as: education, housing, race relations, employment, civil rights, government, and various projects and initiatives sponsored by the National Urban League. Of special interest is the personal information included in much of the correspondence, especially that of Mr. Charles Washington; former Executive Secretary of the Dayton Urban League. There are also many solicitations for assistance in obtaining employment and requests for job references. Span dates for this series range from 1946 to 1968.

Series III, Committees, Projects, and Campaigns, supports the evidence of the wide range of influence wielded by the Dayton Urban League. Contained herein, with varying degrees of completeness of documentation, are data about the committees, projects, and campaigns of the Dayton Urban League. Committee minutes include those of the Executive Board for 1953-1966; Health and Welfare for 1950-1966; Sponsoring for 1947; Intercultural for 1958; High School Age Boys and Girls for 1958; and Vocational Guidance for 1950-1963. Major projects and campaigns included in this series cover the following subject areas: Moving Ahead Together, Housing, Urban Renewal, City Transit System, Industrial Relations, Jobs and Employment, Vocational Opportunity, Education, Voting, Race Relations, City Government, Social Work, Health Care and Welfare, and Community Welfare. Span dates for projects and campaigns range from 1940 to 1968.

Series IV, Associations, offers information about local, regional, and National Urban League related associations. These include local civic organizations, news clips of Dayton Urban League activities, miscellaneous state urban league publications, many National Urban League (NUL) newsletters and publications for 1949-1967, NUL memoranda for 1948-1968, NUL Annual Conference publications for 1944-1948, l950-1952, 1954-1959, and 1961-1967, and NUL sponsored speeches of Whitney Young and Lester Granger. Span dates for this series range from 1944 to 1968.

Series V, News Clippings, is a collection of news clippings about race relations in the Dayton area. Subjects include: housing, education, health, civil rights, employment, drug and narcotics, and S.C.O.P.E. Span dates for the clippings range from about 1943 to about 1968.