The Southern Regional Council is a reform-oriented organization created in 1944 with its roots in the Commission on Interracial Cooperation. The organization was founded to help avoid racial violence and promote racial equality in the Southern United States. The collection includes newsletters, memos, correspondence, reports, programs, statements, and pamphlets from various organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Women’s Committee for Civil Rights. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Apr 13, 2020

Southern Regional Council Papers

The Southern Regional Council is a reform-oriented organization created in 1944 with its roots in the Commission on Interracial Cooperation. The organization was founded to help avoid racial violence and promote racial equality in the Southern United States. The collection includes newsletters, memos, correspondence, reports, programs, statements, and pamphlets from various organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Women’s Committee for Civil Rights.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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Southern Regional Council Papers
Southern Regional Council Papers (Finding Aid), 1944-1968
Description
Subject
Groups and organizations, Associations, institutions, etc., African American universities and colleges
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Newsletter from the National Council of Negro Women on Mississippi planning news and news from around the country. 6 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Wednesdays in Mississippi", NCNW, December 1966
Date Created
1966-12
Description
Newsletter from the National Council of Negro Women on Mississippi planning news and news from around the country. 6 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Report on volunteer work, areas of work, and task forces and their leaders. 9 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Mississippi Women's Planning Session - Report", NCNW, November 1966
Date Created
1966-11
Description
Report on volunteer work, areas of work, and task forces and their leaders. 9 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Memorandum discussing a Women's Leadership Development Institute for Community Relations in 1965. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Memo, November 16, 1965
Date Created
1965-11-16
Description
Memorandum discussing a Women's Leadership Development Institute for Community Relations in 1965. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter to Mrs. Tilly discussing the need for longer term plans since the passing of the Civil Rights Bill, and need to collect funds. 2 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter Sent to Mrs. Tilly, June 16, 1964
Date Created
1964-06-16
Description
Letter to Mrs. Tilly discussing the need for longer term plans since the passing of the Civil Rights Bill, and need to collect funds. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Memorandum on related organizations and state and city groups of the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Memo , April 17, 1964
Date Created
1964-04-17
Description
Memorandum on related organizations and state and city groups of the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Memorandum and budget on the review of Committee Operations from the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights. 14 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Documents From Steering Committee Meeting, April 8, 1964
Date Created
1964-04-08
Description
Memorandum and budget on the review of Committee Operations from the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights. 14 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
List or Steering Committee Members and Consultants to the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights. 2 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
List of Steering Committee Members, April 1964
Date Created
1964-04
Description
List or Steering Committee Members and Consultants to the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Memorandum about the financial position of the Steering Committee. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Memo Sent to Members of the Steering Committee, March 13, 1964
Date Created
1964-03-13
Description
Memorandum about the financial position of the Steering Committee. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Newsletter of the Minnesota Women's Committee on Civil Rights discussing conferences and workshops. 2 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Newsletter, March 1964
Date Created
1964-03
Description
Newsletter of the Minnesota Women's Committee on Civil Rights discussing conferences and workshops. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers