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.

For:
  • Subjects = African Americans--Politics and government
  • Geographic Location = Washington (D.C.)
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 calling for a steering committee meeting to support President Johnson in his new role. 1 page.
Letter from the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights talking about the first meeting in Washington and the principals of the organization, staffing and finance. 4 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers
List of national organizations participating in the committee meeting following the meeting with the White House. 6 pages.
Memorandum discussing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 1 page.
Southern Regional Council Papers
Letter to Mrs. Geoffery Wilson about the resistance to the Civil Rights Bill. 1 page.
Statement Submitted by the League of Women Voters of the U. S. to the House Committee on Ways and Means in Opposition to Tax Reduction (H.R. 1). 1 page.
Booklet from the League of Women Voters on equality, economics, education, and government. 5 pages.
Southern Regional Council Papers