Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 47
Inclusive Dates
1954-1973
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1.00 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
The Rock Hill Council on Human Relations was organized in 1954 by the Rock Hill City Council to further promote diversity and communication with the city’s African-American population. In 2014, the committee was merged with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee and No Room For Racism Committee to form the City of Rock Hill Community Relations Council.
Scope and Content Note
The Rock Hill Council on Human Relations Records consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, program notes, newsletters, membership lists, and other records of a body organized in 1954 by the Rock Hill City Council to further communication between the city’s African- Americans and whites. The collection includes material relating to the South Carolina Council on Human Relations with which the Rock Hill Council was affiliated, American Friends Services committee, Southern Regional Council, and a black & white 16mm film pertaining to the origin and early development of the Council. Correspondents include Alice Spearman Wright, civil rights activist and former executive secretary of the South Carolina Council on Human Relations.
Provenance
Donated to The Archives by Father David Valtierra on February 4, 1976. An addition was made by Father Eugene Patenaude on January 14, 1980.
Keywords
Civil Rights, Race Relations, Southern Regional Council, South Carolina Council on Human Relations, Alice Spearman, Rock Hill SC
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Rock Hill Council on Human Relations Records - Accession 47". Finding Aid 222.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/222
LC Subject Headings
Rock Hill Council on Human Relations (Rock Hill, S.C.)--Archives; Rock Hill Council on Human Relations (Rock Hill, S.C.)--Membership; South Carolina Council on Human Relations; American Friends Service Committee; Southern Regional Council; Wright, Alice Norwood Spearman, 1902-1989--Correspondence; Civil rights--South Carolina; Interpersonal relations--South Carolina; Race relations--Societies, etc.--History--20th century; South Carolina--Race relations
Included in
Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social History Commons
