Young, Whitney, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Mimeographed cover letter from the text of a speech, plus one leaf only of the speech text, dated 3-28-1963 (1 leaf); mimeographed press release, undated, on the annual dinner meeting of the Morris County Urban League (1 leaf); offprint article "The City and the Negro" by Charles E. Silberman, reprinted from the Mar. 1962 issue of Fortune; Mimeographed "Resolution" of the Urban League dated 9-5-1962; mimeographed press release dated 5-24-1967 containing the text of a speech delivered at the National Conference of Social Welfare's 94th Annual Forum (4 leaves), with attached press release 5-23-1957 containing the text of a speech by Mitchell Sviridoff at the same Forum (10 leaves); mimeographed press release dated 2-20-1967 regarding Young's comments on the President's Crime Commission (2 leaves); Biographical text on Young with mimeographed cover letter from Edward S. Lewis dated 10-19-1961 and one attached photo print (8 leaves total); mimeographed text of an address by Young given at the 1966 Annual Conference of the National Rehabilitation Association, 10-3-1966 (11 leaves); press release dated 5-12-1970 concerning the Urban League's call for an unencumbered income guarantee (4 leaves); telegram dated 5-22-1970 from Layhmond Robinson to the Amsterdam News, concerning the murder of six black men in Augusta, GA (4 leaves); press release dated 5-22-1970 concerning a gift to the Urban League from Humble Oil and Refining Co. (1 leaf); program from the Four Freedoms Award Dinner honoring Young, 4-2-1970; seating plan from the Four Freedoms Award Dinner (13 leaves); press release dated 1-30-1970 containing a statement by Young given at a news conference for Unified Newark at the Overseas Press Club (3 leaves); photocopied letter from Young to the Amsterdam News dated 7-24-1970, objecting to negative coverage of the Urban League (3 leaves); mimeographed "Statement by Whitney M. Young, Jr... for the Moreland Commission Special Hearing on Public Welfare," 9-12-1962 (9 leaves); mimeographed "Address of Whitney M. Young, Jr... at the Annual Meeting of Harlem Neighborhoods AssociationInc.," 6-13-1962 (8 leaves); mimeographed text of a speech entitled "Revolution or Responsibility" given by Young at the 1967 National Urban League Conference, 8-20-1967 (20 leaves); and press release dated 3-3-1967 concerning a statement by Young at the University of Rochester.
Number of Prints: 1
Dates
- Pre 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: New York Amsterdam News (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
189 cubic feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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