Collection: NAACP Schenectady Branch Records, 1949-1982 - M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Search Results

Subject Files, 1949-1981

The Subject Files contain records of Branch programs, committee work, news clippings and files on the careers of certain Branch members and officers. The Subject Files are organized alphabetically and span the entire period of 1949 through 1981 though the period of the 1970s is more heavily represented. The files include research on local housing conditions among Schenectady's black population in 1960. Local discrimination grievance cases are included.

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State Association assessments, 1979 Reel 4

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Speeches; meeting submissions, 1952 Reel 4

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Schenectady Branch, Constitution and By-laws, 1952, 1977 Reel 4

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"Sambo" restaurant demonstration, 1977 Reel 4

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Reports to the Treasurer, 1965 Reel 4

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Reports to the Treasurer, 1963 Reel 4

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Reorganization, 1977 Reel 4

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Program Committee, 1958 Reel 4

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Press Releases, 1977-1980 Reel 4

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Press/Publicity Committee, 1977 Reel 4

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Poverty Program, 1964 Reel 4

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Political Action (incomplete), 1964, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Reel 4

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Outgoing Correspondence, 1980 Reel 3

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Outgoing Correspondence, 1979 Reel 3

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Outgoing Correspondence, 1978 Reel 2

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Outgoing Correspondence, 1977 Reel 2

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Outgoing Correspondence, 1974-1976 Reel 2

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Outgoing Correspondence, 1949-1964 Reel 2

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Newspaper clippings (Miscellaneous topics), 1951-1982 Reel 3

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Newsletter, Branch, 1951, 1952, 1977 Reel 3

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NAACP Schenectady Branch Records, 1949-1982 4 Reels

The NAACP Schenectady Branch Records document concerns for discrimination in housing and employment and for the recruitment of black professionals from colleges and universities to the area. The records also show the Branch's involvement with area social service providers, labor unions, and other community organizations, as well as with General Electric, as the area's major employer.

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