Material gathered for November 7 1962 meeting, 1959-1962
Scope and Contents
Series III. consists of records from Rebecca Chalmers Barton's time as the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Governor's Commission on Human Rights, including professional correspondence and memos, reports and pamphlets produced by the Commission, news clippings, speeches written and formal statements given, meeting minutes, agendas and motions, committee records, and newsletters. Particular topics include youth education, discrimination cases, the Wisconsin Menominee Tribe, migrant rights, and fair housing. This series includes one file from a later period of Chalmers Barton's life (1972-1972) in which she served in a related role as a Civil Rights Specialist in New York.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1962
Creator
- From the Collection: Barton, Rebecca Chalmers, 1905-2006 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wellesley College. Class of 1926 (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research, but contains some material which has been restricted as per the Wellesley College Archives Access Policy: https://www.wellesley.edu/lts/policies/archivesaccess. To make an appointment to view unrestricted materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.
Extent
From the Collection: 4.6 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository