PAULEY, FRANCES FREEBORN,
1905-2003.
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Georgia Council on Human Relations records
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Series 5
Georgia Council on Human Relations
records,
1956-1975
Boxes 9-14, OP 6
Scope and Content Note
Series 5 documents Frances Pauley's involvement with the Georgia Council on Human Relations. She served as director of the Council from 1960-1967. The Georgia Committee on Interracial Cooperation was founded in 1919 with the aim of working towards better understanding between the races. Renamed the Georgia Council on Human Relations in 1956, the biracial organization's stated goal was to "establish human dignity for all citizens as a part of the Georgia 'way of life.' basic in our effort is the development of understanding and the recognition that the pursuit of happiness requires equal opportunities in all areas of life."
The Council was a private, non-profit organization with headquarters in Atlanta, and local councils in Savannah, Columbus, Macon, Augusta, Rome, Brunswick and Albany. The Council provided an opportunity for discussion and consultation between blacks and whites, informed Georgians on potential conflicts in race relations, and served as a mediator in times of tension and crisis. The Council held forums, conferences, institutes, workshops and adult education classes with interracial groups to stimulate interracial cooperation in communities throughout Georgia. After chapters were established, the Council broadened its scope to include community needs and problems in general (i.e. health, senior citizens and juvenile delinquency) which in turn generated interagency cooperation with various other groups.
In addition to assisting and organizing local groups, the Council published a quarterly and monthly newsletter, offered workshops on such current problems as employment opportunities, school desegregation and voting rights. The state headquarters served as a center of research and information on human relations problems and supplied information, materials and speakers to school, church and community groups. The staff acted as conciliators in special crisis situations throughout the state of Georgia.
Series 5 contains administrative records, educational materials, papers relating to the Council's community outreach activities, promotional materials, and collected materials. Materials relating to the Council's administrative activities include historical sketches, mission statements, bylaws, minutes, correspondence, quarterly and annual reports, annual meeting reports, financial records, contact lists, and other items. One notable body of correspondence consists of letters from residents of Albany, Georgia, in response to the Council's efforts to mediate the 1962 desegregation conflict in Albany, Georgia (also known as the Albany Movement). While a small portion of the mail is favorable, much of it is what might be termed 'hate mail,' aimed at the 'outside agitators' many in Albany believed the Council to be.
The educational activities of the Council are documented by programs, reports, printed material and other items concerning various conferences on human relations issues: the Race Relations Institute held at Fisk University (1957), the White House conference, "To Fulfill These Rights," (1966), and a conference on the Georgia Child's Access to Materials Pertaining to American Negroes (1967).
The Council's community action activities are reflected in materials relating to the welfare system and other human relations concerns. These include the results of a survey of welfare recipients conducted by the Council, printed material relating to the Georgia welfare rights center, welfare regulations, a report on welfare rights, and other materials.
Promotional materials include press releases, a newsletter, position statements, brochures and flyers reflecting the activities of the Council. There is also a small group of collected printed materials relating to allied organizations, including chapter councils in Rome and Augusta, and the Greater Atlanta Council on Human Relations.
Box | Folder | Content |
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9 | 1 | Historical background, 1955, and no date |
9 | 2 | Committee on Interracial Cooperation, 1956 |
9 | 3 | Mission statements, 1962, and no date |
9 | 4 | Bylaws, 1962, 1964, and no date |
9 | 5 | Minutes: Executive committee, 4 January 1961 |
9 | 6 | Agenda: Executive committee, 24 July 1961 |
9 | 7 | Correspondence, 1957-1961 |
9 | 8 | Correspondence, 1962-1965 |
9 | 9 | Correspondence, 1966 January-June |
9 | 10 | Correspondence, 1966 July-December |
9 | 11 | Correspondence, 1967 January-June |
9 | 12 | Correspondence, 1967 July-December |
9 | 13 | Correspondence, 1968-1969, and no date |
9 | 14 | Correspondence, Albany (GA) Response mail, 1962, tallies, addresses |
9 | 15 | Correspondence, Albany (GA) Response mail, 1962 |
9 | 16 | Correspondence, Albany (GA) Response mail, 1962 |
10 | 1 | Correspondence, Albany (GA) Response mail, 1962 |
10 | 2 | Correspondence, Albany (GA) Response mail, 1962 |
10 | 3 | Quarterly reports, 1964-1967 |
10 | 4 | Annual reports, 1959, 1964-1965 |
10 | 5 | Annual reports, 1966-1968 |
10 | 6 | Civil Rights Act: Compliance reports, 1964-1965, and no date |
10 | 7 | Reports: Various, 1965, 1967, and no date |
10 | 8 | Financial records, 1961-1967 |
10 | 9 | Travel expenses, May 1966 |
10 | 10 | Grant applications, 1965-1967, and no date |
10 | 11 | Officers: Lists |
10 | 12 | Membership report, 1966-1967 |
10 | 13 | Job descriptions, 1962 and no date |
10 | 14 | Job seekers: Notes, no date |
11 | 1 | Contact lists: City and County, no date |
11 | 2 | Contact lists: Community, no date |
11 | 3 | Contact lists: Organizational, 1959-1971, and no date |
11 | 4 | Contact lists: Georgians for Jackson, no date |
11 | 5 | Contact lists: Other, no date |
12 | 1 | Annual meetings, 1965-1966, 1968 |
12 | 2 | Conferences, 1960-1972 |
12 | 3 | Welfare program: Welfare survey: Correspondence with expense vouchers, 1966-1967 |
12 | 4 | Welfare program: Welfare rights report, November 1967 |
12 | 5 | Welfare program: Welfare meeting participants, 1967: List |
12 | 6 | Welfare program: Georgia welfare rights center: Proposal, 1967 |
12 | 7 | Welfare program: Georgia welfare rights center: Correspondence, 1967-1968, and no date |
12 | 8 | Welfare regulations: Welfare Manual, 1 July 1969 |
12 | 9 | Welfare regulations: SSI Handbook, November 1973 |
12 | 10 | Welfare regulations: Assistance Payments Transmittal no. 77, (AFDC and flat grant), 29 August 1975 |
12 | 11 | Welfare regulations: Memorandum re cuts in AFDC, November 1975 |
12 | 12 | Welfare regulations: Chart of Federal Regulations, August 1976; eligibility requirements, no date |
12 | 13 | Welfare: Printed material, 1938, 1965-1968, and no date |
13 | 1 | Race Relations Institute, Fisk Univ., July 1957:Programs |
13 | 2 | Race Relations Institute, Fisk Univ., July 1957:Keynote address |
13 | 3 | Race Relations Institute, Fisk Univ., July 1957:Reports |
13 | 4 | Race Relations Institute, Fisk Univ., July 1957:Printed material |
13 | 5 | Race Relations Institute, Fisk Univ., July 1957:Reading list |
13 | 6 | Race Relations Institute, Fisk Univ., July 1957:Notes |
13 | 7 | Race Relations Institute, Fisk Univ., June 1962: Notes |
13 | 8 | White House Conference, "To Fulfill These Rights," 1-2 June 1966 |
13 | 9 | Desegregation conferences: Participants, 1966-1967 |
13 | 10 | Conference: "Ga. Child's Access to Materials Pertaining to American Negroes," 10-11 November 1967 |
13 | 11 | Printed material |
13 | 12 | Planning strategies: Notes, no date |
13 | 13 | Quotations: Notes, no date |
13 | 14 | Racial unrest: Notes, no date |
Promotional material | ||
14 | 1 | Press releases, 1965-1966, and no date |
14 | 2 | Newsletter, 1956-1964 |
14 | 3 | "Program Highlights," 1961-1967 |
14 | 4 | Position statements, 1966-1967 |
14 | 5 | Leaflet, "Who Gets Welfare?," no date |
14 | 6 | Brochures |
14 | 7 | Brochures: Albany (GA) |
14 | 8 | Pamphlets |
14 | 9 | Flyers and other printed matter, 1963, 1967, and no date |
14 | 10 | Clippings, 1951-1967, and no date |
Collected material | ||
OP1 | 6 | "An Appeal for Human Rights," Atlanta University Center, November or December 1959 |
14 | 11 | African Americans in government: Printed matter, 1965, 1967-1968, and no date |
14 | 12 | Directory: "Intergroup Relations Organizations," 4 December 1964 |
14 | 13 | Printed material, 1963-1970 |
14 | 14 | Allied organizations: Greater Atlanta Council on Human Relations: Minutes, 1957 |
14 | 15 | Allied organizations: Greater Atlanta Council on Human Relations: Newsletter, 1961-1967 |
14 | 16 | Allied organizations: Greater Atlanta Council on Human Relations: Miscellany, 1958-1963, and no date |
14 | 17 | Other chapter councils: Augusta, Rome, 1960-1961, 1963, 1988-1989, no date |
14 | 18 | Job announcement, April 1965 |
14 | 19 | Calling cards: Various |
14 | 20 | Memorabilia |