A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of BLACK STUDIES RESEARCH SOURCES Microfilms from Major Archival and Manuscript Collections General Editors: John H. Bracey, Jr. and August Meier Records of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1954–1970 Part 4: Records of the Program Department Editorial Adviser Cynthia P. Lewis Project Coordinator Randolph H. Boehm Guide compiled by Blair Hydrick A microfilm project of UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA An Imprint of CIS 4520 East-West Highway • Bethesda, MD 20814-3389 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Records of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1954–1970 [microform] / project coordinator, Randolph H. Boehm. microfilm reels. — (Black studies research sources) Accompanied by a printed guide, compiled by Blair D. Hydrick, entitled: A guide to the microfilm edition of Records of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1954–1970. Contents: pt. 1. Records of the President’s Office—[Etc.]— pt. 4. Records of the Program Department ISBN 1-55655-558-X (pt. 4 : microfilm) 1. Southern Christian Leadership Conference—Archives. 2. Afro- Americans—Civil rights—Southern States—History—Sources. 3. Civil rights movements—United States—History—20th century— Sources. 4. Southern States—Race relations—History—Sources. I. Boehm, Randolph. II. Hydrick, Blair. III. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. IV. University Publications of America (Firm) V. Title: Guide to the microfilm edition of Records of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1954–1970. VI. Series. [E185.61] 323.1’196073075—dc20 95-24346 CIP Copyright © 1995 by University Publications of America. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-55655-558-X. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction......................................................................................................... vii Scope and Content Note...................................................................................... xv Note on Sources.................................................................................................... xxi Editorial Note....................................................................................................... xxi Abbreviations........................................................................................................xxiii Reel Index Reel 1 Series I, Records of Andrew J. Young, Program Director, 1961–1964 Subseries 1, Office Files, 1961–1964........................................................... 1 Reel 2 Series I, Records of Andrew J. Young, Program Director, 1961–1964 cont. Subseries 1, Office Files, 1961–1964 cont................................................... 6 Subseries 2, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1961–1964.............................................................................................. 7 Reel 3 Series I, Records of Andrew J. Young, Program Director, 1961–1964 cont. Subseries 2, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1961–1964 cont...................................................................................... 10 Subseries 3, Records of the Voter Education Project, 1962–1964................ 10 Reels 4–5 Series I, Records of Andrew J. Young, Program Director, 1961–1964 cont. Subseries 3, Records of the Voter Education Project, 1962–1964 cont........ 13 Reel 6 Series I, Records of Andrew J. Young, Program Director, 1961–1964 cont. Subseries 3, Records of the Voter Education Project, 1962–1964 cont........ 19 Series II, Records of Randolph T. Blackwell, 1963–1966 Subseries 1, Office Files, 1963–1966........................................................... 21 Reel 7 Series II, Records of Randolph T. Blackwell, 1963–1966 cont. Subseries 1, Office Files, 1963–1966 cont................................................... 24 iii Reel 8 Series II, Records of Randolph T. Blackwell, 1963–1966 cont. Subseries 1, Office Files, 1963–1966 cont................................................... 28 Subseries 2, Records of the Voter Education Project, 1964–1966................ 29 Subseries 3, Records of Direct Action, Alabama, 1965................................ 31 Reel 9 Series II, Records of Randolph T. Blackwell, 1963–1966 cont. Subseries 3, Records of Direct Action, Alabama, 1965 cont........................ 32 Subseries 4, Records of Direct Action, Chicago, 1965–1967........................ 34 Reel 10 Series II, Records of Randolph T. Blackwell, 1963–1966 cont. Subseries 4, Records of Direct Action, Chicago, 1965–1967 cont................ 35 Series III, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1956–1967 Subseries 1, Records of Robert L. Green, 1963–1968.................................. 38 Reel 11 Series III, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1956–1967 cont. Subseries 1, Records of Robert L. Green, 1963–1968 cont.......................... 38 Subseries 2, Records of Dorothy Cotton, 1960–1969................................... 41 Reel 12 Series III, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1956–1967 cont. Subseries 2, Records of Dorothy Cotton, 1960–1969 cont........................... 41 Subseries 3, Records of Septima P. Clark, 1956–1965................................ 43 Reel 13 Series III, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1956–1967 cont. Subseries 3, Records of Septima P. Clark, 1956–1965 cont......................... 44 Subseries 4, Records of Annell Ponder, 1962–1964..................................... 46 Subseries 5, School Reports, 1961–1966.................................................... 47 Reels 14–18 Series III, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1956–1967 cont. Subseries 5, School Reports, 1961–1966 cont............................................. 48 Reel 19 Series III, Records of the Citizenship Education Program, 1956–1967 cont. Subseries 5, School Reports, 1961–1966 cont............................................. 67 Series IV, Records of Voter Registration and Political Education Project, 1963–1968 Subseries 1, Office Files, 1963–1968........................................................... 69 Reel 20 Series IV, Records of Voter Registration and Political Education Project, 1963–1968 cont. Subseries 1, Office Files, 1963–1968 cont................................................... 72 Reel 21 Series IV, Records of Voter Registration and Political Education Project, 1963–1968 cont. Subseries 2, Summer Community Organization and Political Education Program (SCOPE), 1965.......................................................................... 74 iv Reel 22 Series IV, Records of Voter Registration and Political Education Project, 1963–1968 cont. Subseries 2, Summer Community Organization and Political Education Program (SCOPE), 1965 cont................................................................... 76 Subseries 3, Records of the Chicago Project, 1965–1967............................. 77 Reel 23 Series IV, Records of Voter Registration and Political Education Project, 1963–1968 cont. Subseries 3, Records of the Chicago Project, 1965–1967 cont..................... 78 Series V, Records of Operation Breadbasket, 1962–1968 Subseries 1, Correspondence, 1962–1968................................................... 79 Subseries 2, Alphabetical File, 1962–1968.................................................. 79 Series VI, Dialogue Department, 1963–1966 Subseries 1, Records of Harry G. Boyte, 1963–1965................................... 82 Reel 24 Series VI, Dialogue Department, 1963–1966 cont. Subseries 1, Records of Harry G. Boyte, 1963–1965 cont............................ 82 Subseries 2, Alphabetical File, 1964–1966.................................................. 83 Reel 25 Series VI, Dialogue Department, 1963–1966 cont. Subseries 2, Alphabetical File, 1964–1966 cont.......................................... 85 Subseries 3, Records of Rachel D. DuBois, 1964–1966............................... 85 Series VII, Records of the Peace Education Project, 1966–1967....................... 86 Reel 26 Series VII, Records of the Peace Education Project, 1966–1967 cont............... 88 Series VIII, Records of the Poor People’s Campaign, 1968 Subseries 1, Alphabetical File, 1968........................................................... 88 Reel 27 Series VIII, Records of the Poor People’s Campaign, 1968 cont. Subseries 1, Alphabetical File, 1968 cont.................................................... 91 Reel 28 Series VIII, Records of the Poor People’s Campaign, 1968 cont. Subseries 1, Alphabetical File, 1968 cont.................................................... 95 Subseries 2, Forms, 1968........................................................................... 97a Reel 29 Series VIII, Records of the Poor People’s Campaign, 1968 cont. Subseries 2, Forms, 1968 cont.................................................................... 97a Correspondents Index.......................................................................................... 97b Subject Index........................................................................................................121 v vi INTRODUCTION The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) profoundly affected the modern civil rights movement as well as the course of American political history in the second half of the twentieth century. The organization’s records provide researchers with a treasure of primary source material on the complexities of organizing a successful mass protest movement. Organizational working papers, internal memoranda, correspondence, minutes of meetings, field reports, press releases and pamphlet