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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Letter concerning the Voter Education Project and request for help from the League of Women Voters of D. C. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence Between Mrs. Jane Hammer to Paul Anthony, June 21, 1962
Date Created
1963-06-21
Description
Letter concerning the Voter Education Project and request for help from the League of Women Voters of D. C. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter to Mrs. Geoffery Wilson about the resistance to the Civil Rights Bill. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence Between Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Tilly, April 24, 1964
Date Created
1954-04-24
Description
Letter to Mrs. Geoffery Wilson about the resistance to the Civil Rights Bill. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter to Mrs. Tilly requesting copies of November meeting to share. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence Between N.E. Tilly and Shirley B. Smith, January 24, 1964
Date Created
1964-01-24
Description
Letter to Mrs. Tilly requesting copies of November meeting to share. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Thank you letter to Mrs. Tilly of the Southern Regional Council on the Selma, Alabama reports. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence Between N.E. Tilly and Shirley B. Smith, November 21, 1963
Date Created
1963-11-21
Description
Thank you letter to Mrs. Tilly of the Southern Regional Council on the Selma, Alabama reports. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter introducing a pamphlet and explaining the problems of getting out the vote in Georgia and other southern states. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence From George S. Mitchell to Janet Smith, September 29, 1953
Date Created
1953-09-29
Description
Letter introducing a pamphlet and explaining the problems of getting out the vote in Georgia and other southern states. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Regards letter thanking member of League of Women Voters. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence From George S. Mitchell to Mrs. Cullen B. Cosnell, October 20, 1953
Date Created
1953-10-20
Description
Regards letter thanking member of League of Women Voters. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter in expressing interest in pamphlet from the League of Women Voters. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence From Guy B. Johnson to Anna Lord Strauss , December 12, 1945
Date Created
1945-12-12
Description
Letter in expressing interest in pamphlet from the League of Women Voters. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter in thanks of interest of the League of Women Voters and sending publications for distribution. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence From Guy B. Johnson to Mrs. Wilder Foote , November 21, 1945
Date Created
1945-11-21
Description
Letter in thanks of interest of the League of Women Voters and sending publications for distribution. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Booklet request for copies of "Government and Our Minorities". 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence from League of Women Voters, November 1, 1945
Date Created
1945-11-01
Description
Booklet request for copies of "Government and Our Minorities". 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter from the League of Women Voters thanking Mitchell for his contribution to a recent meeting. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence From Mrs. John G. Lee to George S. Mitchell, July 30, 1954
Date Created
1954-07-30
Description
Letter from the League of Women Voters thanking Mitchell for his contribution to a recent meeting. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter of invitation to Mitchell to attend meeting on course of action regarding a Supreme Court decision on segregation. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence From Mrs. William C. Pauley to George S. Mitchell, July 19, 1954
Date Created
1954-07-19
Description
Letter of invitation to Mitchell to attend meeting on course of action regarding a Supreme Court decision on segregation. 1 page.
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 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
Article on a summary of school segregation from the League of Women Voters of Georgia, and how one can request the publication. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Facts Can Ease Decisions", December 6, 1958
Date Created
1958-12-06
Description
Article on a summary of school segregation from the League of Women Voters of Georgia, and how one can request the publication. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Correspondence and lists on Georgia government members and their standing on current votes, and an urge to let members of the Georgia League of Women Voters to let their voice be heard. 5 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Georgia Government Roll Call and Correspondence, January 17, 1947
Date Created
1947-01-17
Description
Correspondence and lists on Georgia government members and their standing on current votes, and an urge to let members of the Georgia League of Women Voters to let their voice be heard. 5 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
"Program for Action" listing organizational tenants, and goals of a Democratic government for Georgia. 6 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Georgia League of Women Voters Program for May 1946-May 1948, 1946
Date Created
1946
Description
"Program for Action" listing organizational tenants, and goals of a Democratic government for Georgia. 6 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
Newsletter warning on dangerous upcoming legislation in 1947 affecting equal rights. 2 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Georgia Voter", December 1946
Date Created
1946-12
Description
Newsletter warning on dangerous upcoming legislation in 1947 affecting equal rights. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Your Right to Vote is Threatened" of current bills in the Legislature that threaten voting rights, with a list of the legislature that are against the "White Primary Bill". 5 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Georgia Voter", February 1947
Date Created
1947-02
Description
"Your Right to Vote is Threatened" of current bills in the Legislature that threaten voting rights, with a list of the legislature that are against the "White Primary Bill". 5 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
Newsletters containing an open letter to Georgia legislators, and school plans in other states. 4 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Georgia Voter: Open Letter to Georgia Legislators", August 1959
Date Created
1959-08
Description
Newsletters containing an open letter to Georgia legislators, and school plans in other states. 4 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
Letter to council members asking to spread a booklet, "Government and Our Minorities" to friends, and accompanying booklet from the League of Women Voters asking for Government's role in equal opportunities for minorities. 12 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
"Government and Our Minorities" Booklet and Correspondence, January 7, 1946
Date Created
1946-01-07
Description
Letter to council members asking to spread a booklet, "Government and Our Minorities" to friends, and accompanying booklet from the League of Women Voters asking for Government's role in equal opportunities for minorities. 12 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
Booklet listing the Committee's member list, history, charges, activities, program focus, action list, and consultants. 4 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Guidelines for the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Booklet listing the Committee's member list, history, charges, activities, program focus, action list, and consultants. 4 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage
Collection
Southern Regional Council Papers