Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights records
Overview
The Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights (KACCR) was organized in 1959. A volunteer organization, its mission was to act as a link between communities and the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights. The collection includes records of Council Chairman Ruth Shechter, meeting minutes and administrative records, as well as newspaper clippings and collected material regarding civil rights and fair housing in Kansas. Much of the material relates to the Shawnee Mission Housing Council (SMHC) and the greater Kansas City area.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 1976
Creator
- Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights
The Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights (KACCR) was organized in 1959 under the authority of the Kansas Act Against Discrimination (KAAD). The purpose of this voluntary organization was to provide a link between local communities and the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights, the state agency in charge of regulating against housing and employment discrimination in Kansas.
The members of the KACCR undertook to identify local discrimination problems and to promote anti-discrimination laws and good human relations. The KACCR conducted an extensive legislative campaign on behalf of the Public Accommodations Bill, which passed the Kansas Legislature in 1963. The Council's greatest efforts were directed toward effectuating a fair housing law for Kansas, which culminated in the Kansas Fair Housing Act (1970).
In 1973 the KACCR dissolved and has since remained inactive.
Extent
8.75 Linear Feet (16 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Included in this collection of organizational archives are personal correspondence of council chairman Ruth G. Shechter (1960-1972), newspaper clippings pertaining to the KACCR's activities and the progress of civil rights in Kansas, minutes of the KACCR meetings, financial and miscellaneous office records of the KACCR, civil rights legislation, and miscellaneous reference materials pertaining to discrimination problems.
Physical Location
RH MS 210
Physical Location
RH MS 825
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, Ruth Shechter, 1977, 1996
Subject
- Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights (Organization)
Source
- Shechter, Ruth G. (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights Collection
- Subtitle
- Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by aw, 2006; revised by cl, 2010. Finding aid encoded by aw, 2006; revised by cl, 2010 and cmp, 2021.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5665529043
- Preferred citation
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Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 210, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository