Finding aid for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch Records, Series II


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch
Title: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch Records, Series II
Dates: 1913-1923
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the northeast Ohio chapter of the national organization devoted to civil and political equality. It was founded in 1912. CThe cllection consists of copies of correspondence with enclosures and branch bulletins, mostly generated by Harry E. Davis. The collection pertains primarily to the formation of the Cleveland Branch and the Cleveland College Chapter of the NAACP as well as the social conditions of Cleveland African Americans in the early 20th century.
MS Number MS 4475
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English