Civil Rights During the Kennedy Administration, 1953-1961
Microfilm rolls MF 7213 - MF 7231
The records in this series document the Kennedy administration's efforts to use executive action to reduce or eliminate discrimination in public transportation and public accommodations, federally assisted housing, education, and employment (both federal and among federal contractors).
- Introduction
- Contents List
- Related Records and Collections
- Index Terms
- Additional Information for Researchers
Introduction
Abstract
“The records in this series document the Kennedy administration's efforts to use executive action to reduce or eliminate discrimination in public transportation and public accommodations, federally assisted housing, education, and employment (both federal and among federal contractors). They illustrate some of the difficulties Kennedy had with Congress and the stresses and strains that developed between the Kennedy administration and civil rights groups, on the one hand, and between the Kennedy administration and the white South, on the other. Most significantly, they show a dynamic situation, one that changed over time, as the Civil Rights Movement grew in scope and intensity and Kennedy responded to that movement in turn.” - Carl M. Brauer, “Introduction,” Civil Rights During the Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963 (Guide)
Dates
1961-1963.
Quantity
19 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Title
Civil rights during the Kennedy administration
Identification
Microfilm MF 7213-MF 7231
Language
Text is in English
Notes
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Repository
Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka)
Contents List
Microfilm List
Additional details on the contents of each roll may be obtained from the published Guide to the microfilm, available in the Kansas Historical Society’s State Archives & Library or on the publisher's website: http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/1348_CivRtsKennedyPt%201-1.pdf
The White House Central Files
Reel 1 (MF 7213)
Human Rights [Ex HU]
Human Rights [Gen HU]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races [Ex HU 2]
Reel 2 (MF 7214)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races [Ex HU 2] (cont.)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races [Gen HU 2]
Reel 3 (MF 7215)
Reel 4 (MF 7216)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Meetings and Conferences [Ex HU 2/MC] (cont.)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Meetings and Conferences [Gen HU2/MC]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Alabama [ExHU2/ST1]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Alaska-Iowa [Ex HU 2/ST 2-15]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Kansas-Minnesota [Ex HU 2/ST 16-23]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Mississippi [Ex HU 2/ST 24]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Missouri-Territories and Islands [Ex HU 2/ST 25-51]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Alabama [Gen HU 2/ST 1]
Reel 5 (MF 7217)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Alaska-Florida [Gen HU 2/ST 2-9]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Georgia [Gen HU 2/ST 10]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Hawaii-Kentucky [Gen HU 2/ST 11-17]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Louisiana-Minnesota [Gen HU 2/ST 18-23]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Mississippi [Gen HU 2/ST 24]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Missouri-Rhode Island [Gen HU 2/ST 25-39]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-South Carolina-Territories and Islands [Gen HU 2/ST 40-51]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Employment [Ex HU 2-1]
Reel 6 (MF 7218)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Employment [Ex HU 2-1] (cont.)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Employment-Meetings and Conferences [Ex HU 2-1/MC]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Employment [Gen HU 2-1]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Housing [Ex HU 2-2]
Reel 7 (MF 7219)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Housing [Ex HU 2-2] (cont.)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Housing [Gen HU 2-2]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Living-Dining Facilities [ExHU2-3]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Living-Dining Facilities [Gen HU 2-3]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Living-Recreational Facilities [Ex HU 2-4]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Living-Recreational Facilities [Gen HU 2-4]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Education-Schooling [ExHU2-5]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Education-Schooling [Gen HU 2-5]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Transportation [Ex HU 2-6]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Transportation [Gen HU 2-6]
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Voting [Ex HU 2-7]
Reel 8 (MF 7220)
Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Voting [Gen HU 2-7]
Legislation/Human Rights-Legislation/Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Transportation [Ex LE/HU-Ex LE/HU 2-6]
Legislation/Human Rights [Gen LE/HU]
Legislation/Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Voting [Ex LE/HU 2-7]
Legislation/Human Rights-Equality of the Races: Voting [Gen LE/HU 2-7]
Speeches/Human Rights [Ex SP/HU]
Speeches/Human Rights [Gen SP/HU]
Speeches/Human Rights-Equality of the Races: States-Mississippi [Gen SP/HU 2/ST 24]
Speeches-Special Messages/Human Rights [Ex SP 2-3/HU]
Speeches-Special Messages/Human Rights [Gen SP 2-3/HU]
Holidays-Bill of Rights Day/Human Rights Week [Ex HO 3]
International Organizations-United Nations: Commission on Human Rights [Ex IT 47-9]
Federal Government-Commission on Civil Rights [Ex FG 634]
Federal Government-Commission on Civil Rights [Gen FG 634]
Federal Government-Commission on Civil Rights: Appointments [ExFG634/A]
Federal Government-Commission on Civil Rights: Meetings and Conferences [Ex FG 634/MC]
The White House Staff Files
Reel 8 (MF 7220)
Claude Desautels, Special Assistant in the White House Office (Congressional Liaison Staff) Congressional Relations-Legislation
Myer Feldman, Special Assistant to the President (Legislation and Messages); Deputy Special Counsel to the President General File
Charles A. Horsky, Presidential Adviser on National Capital Affairs General File
Reel 9 (MF 7221)
Charles A. Horsky, Presidential Adviser on National Capital Affairs General File (cont.)
Reel 10 (MF 7222)
Charles A. Horsky, Presidential Adviser on National Capital Affairs General File (cont.)
Lee C. White, Assistant Special Counsel to the President (Legislation and Messages) Civil Rights File
Reels 11-14 (MF 7223-MF 7226)
Lee C. White, Assistant Special Counsel to the President (Legislation and Messages) Civil Rights File (cont.)
Reel 15 (MF 7227)
Lee C. White, Assistant Special Counsel to the President (Legislation and Messages) Civil Rights File (cont.)
Harris L. Wofford, Jr., Special Assistant for Civil Rights Alphabetical File
Reel 16 (MF 7228)
Harris L. Wofford, Jr., Special Assistant for Civil Rights Alphabetical File (cont.)
Harris L. Wofford, Jr., Special Assistant for Civil Rights Civil Rights Progress Report File
Reel 17 (MF 7229)
Harris L. Wofford, Jr., Special Assistant for Civil Rights Civil Rights Progress Report File (cont.)
Reel 18 (MF 7230)
Harris L. Wofford, Jr., Special Assistant for Civil Rights Civil Rights Progress Report File (cont.)
Harris L. Wofford, Jr., Special Assistant for Civil Rights Speech File
The President's Office Files
Reel 18 (MF 7230)
Speech Files
Legislative Files
Subject Files
Reel 19 (MF 7231)
Subject Files (cont.)
Related Records and Collections
Other Finding Aid
The microfilm is accompanied by a printed reel guide compiled by Martin Schipper titled the same as the microfilm. Copies are also available at the State Archives & Library, Kansas Historical Society (Topeka).
Indexes to the Records
Index in the printed reel guide.
Index Terms
Persons
Brauer, Carl M., 1946- (co-author)
Corporate Names
John F. Kennedy Library (co-author and subject)
University Publications of America, Inc. (co-author)
Geographic Names
United States-Politics and government-1961-1963-Sources.
Subjects
Civil rights-United States-History-20th century-Sources.
Additional Information for Researchers
Restrictions on Access
None
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2006.
Location of Originals
Part 1 of “Civil Rights during the Kennedy Administration” is drawn from three major record groups found at the John F. Kennedy Library: the White House Central Files (in particular, the Subject File), the White House Staff Files, and the President's Office Files.
Notes
The purchase of this microfilm was largely underwritten by funds from the Interlibrary Loan Development Program, Kansas Library Network Board.
The Kansas Historical Society State Archives & Library has pt. 1: The White House Central Files and Staff Files and the President's Office Files.
