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Title Committee on Public Housing and Social Services - report and recommendations
Reference WUA/06/wua00368 Series 2, Box 13, Folder 19. University Archives, Washington University in St. Louis
Library University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries
Collection Name Urban League of St. Louis Records
Collection Overview The Urban League of St. Louis was organized in June of 1918, in response to the East St. Louis race riots of 1917, and has been affiliated with the National Urban League since 1937. The major objectives of the Urban League were to improve the socio-economic and cultural conditions of African Americans and to bring about better understanding and cooperation between black and white citizens. Since the Urban League was a professional social welfare agency concerned primarily with improving the living standard of African-American citizens in St. Louis, there was a natural tendency for the community to look to the League for any and all services required.
Series Description These Urban League of St. Louis records come from the office of M. Leo Bohanon, Executive Director of the St. Louis Urban League, and cover the period 1914-1967. They cover public housing programmes and redevelopment plans for African American neighbourhoods in the US, including the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Date 15 May - 1 Jul 1961
Document Type Report
Theme(s) Organisations, Associations and Societies; Health, Welfare and Housing
Keywords government, public housing projects, membership, employment, education, leisure, youth, health, university, charity, urban renewal, poverty, family, crime, urban decay, police, finance, community organisations
Places St. Louis, Missouri
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