Affirmative action programs

AFSCME Program Development Department Records, Part 1 & 2

jruss — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:05:55 -0400

The AFSCME Program Development Department was created in January of 1973 to deal with matters such as health care, the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, employee protections, career development, and sex discrimination. It was funded by federal grant money until 1975 when the funds ran out, the department was disbanded, and its several functions were taken over by other AFSCME departments.

The records in Part I reflect the Department's concerns with women's issues, sex discrimination, the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), and other groups. Important figures represented are Linda Tarr-Whelan, deputy director, 1973-1975; her successor, Nancy Perlman; and International President Jerry Wurf. Important topics appearing in the records include affirmative action, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, International Women's Year, Title IX, and commissions on the status of women.

The records in Part II of this collection contain the administrative records of the Program
Development Department head and staff. A large portion of Part II is devoted to subject
files, which illustrate the broad scope of the Department’s focus. Part II also contains
records pertaining to the Department’s efforts to prevent the decentralization of mental
health institutions and to protect the employees that worked in those facilities. Files on
other health care related issues are also included in Part II. A few files related to
Women’s Issues that were missed when processing Part I also appear.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Public Relations Department Records

aergas — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:15:27 -0400

This collection comprises materials from various incarnations of the DSO Public Relations Department over the years, primarily from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Materials relate to DSO performances and tours, radio broadcasts, labor relations, affirmative action, education and outreach, special programs and events, and information on staff and musicians. There are internal departmental materials including meeting minutes, budgets and funding, marketing plans, press releases and press kits for various concerts, tours and events. Also included are DSO publications such as programs, newsletters and special publications. One box of audio-visual materials--negatives, slides, CDs--has been transferred to the Reuther Library AV Department.

Ramon S. Scruggs, Sr. Papers

aorchard — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:56:50 -0400

Best known as the first African-American member of management at both Michigan Bell Telephone Company and AT&T, Ramon S. Scruggs, Sr. served as an influential civil rights figure in the American business community. Scruggs’ career began at the Rumford Baking Company as a National Sales Representative in 1932, the first African American to hold such a prominent position in the food industry. He left the company to join the Detroit Urban League and local YMCA branch, starting a relationship with community organizations, which he maintained even after his return to the business world. 1939 saw Scruggs become the first African-American white-collar employee at Michigan Bell, and he continued to integrate higher levels of management at the telephone company. In the following years, Scruggs’ pioneering successes brought him national attention and he traveled the country speaking on behalf of African-American professionals. He also became involved politically, campaigning for and meeting with figures such as Richard Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey. By 1963, Scruggs had been promoted to AT&T’s headquarters staff where he led projects regarding race and business practices from a national platform until his retirement ten years later. Scruggs’ community work included serving on the Board of Trustees at Fisk University, the NAACP Special Contribution Fund, and the Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

Scruggs grew up in Nashville and stayed in Tennessee to attend college at Fisk University. After retiring he moved to Los Angeles. In 1984, he was slain there during a home invasion. Through the example of his business acumen and advocating spirit, Scruggs is credited for opening up numerous managerial-level opportunities to African Americans in corporate America.

The Ramon S. Scruggs Papers are comprised of materials relating to Scruggs’ social advocacy and business dealings. The largest section of the collection belongs to the Correspondence series, which contains official and personal messages related to his numerous daily activities. The Political and Social Activism series encompasses materials from the social causes he participated in, such as transcripts of the numerous speeches he gave around the country in the 1960s. Records related to his various employers, the Professional Affiliations series includes publications on racial issues he helped create for Michigan Bell and AT&T. Finally, the Audiovisual and Oversize series mostly contains photographs of special events attended by Scruggs, notably a testimonial luncheon held in his honor in 1963.

(28044) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:22:57 -0500

Anti-Affirmative Action demonstrators hold their own protest on the campus of the University of Michigan as supporters of Affirmative Action march against the ruling of Grutter v. Bollinger. The ruling invalidated the practice of Affirmative Action, or use of race as a factor in admissions, at the University of Michigan Law School.

(28069) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:55 -0500

Demonstrators march through the campus of the University of Michigan in protest of the ruling of Grutter v. Bollinger. The ruling invalidated the practice of Affirmative Action, or use of race as a factor in admissions, at the University of Michigan Law School. At center is the Rev. Jessie Jackson.

(28070) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:27:32 -0500

(28781) Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Leonard Wookcock, 1976

eclemens — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:46:36 -0400

UAW president Leonard Woodcock with U.S. presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter at an unidentified event.

[Podcast] A Double Agent, a Conservative Affirmative Action Advocate, and a Black Nationalist Walk Into an Archive...: Field Report with Archivist Louis Jones

teller — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:05:22 -0400

After a brief hiatus we’re back! Reuther Library Field Archivist Louis Jones discusses fascinating collections recently opened at the Reuther Library. read more »

Test Pub

drice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:32:36 -0500

This is a test node.