Civil Rights During the Kennedy Administration

Kansas Historical Society microfilm rolls MF 7213 – MF 7231

The records in this series document the Kennedy administration's efforts to use executive action to reduce or eliminate discrimination in public transportation and public accommodations, federally assisted housing, education, and employment (both federal and among federal contractors).

• Collection Summary
• Other Finding Aid
• Indexes to the Records
• Index Terms
• Restrictions on Access
• Acquisition Information
• Location of Originals
• Notes
• Detailed Description of the Collection

Collection Summary

Repository

Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka)

Title

Civil rights during the Kennedy administration

Dates

1961-1963.

Quantity

19 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Abstract

“The records in this series document the Kennedy administration's efforts to use executive action to reduce or eliminate discrimination in public transportation and public accommodations, federally assisted housing, education, and employment (both federal and among federal contractors). They illustrate some of the difficulties Kennedy had with Congress and the stresses and strains that developed between the Kennedy administration and civil rights groups, on the one hand, and between the Kennedy administration and the white South, on the other. Most significantly, they show a dynamic situation, one that changed over time, as the Civil Rights Movement grew in scope and intensity and Kennedy responded to that movement in turn.” — Carl M. Brauer, “Introduction,” Civil Rights During the Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963 (Guide)

Identification

Microfilm MF 7213-MF 7231

Language

Text is in English

Notes

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Other Finding Aid

The microfilm is accompanied by a printed reel guide compiled by Martin Schipper titled the same as the microfilm. Copies are also available at the State Archives & Library, Kansas Historical Society (Topeka).

Indexes to the Records

Index in the printed reel guide.

Index Terms

Persons

Brauer, Carl M., 1946- (co-author)

Corporate Names

John F. Kennedy Library (co-author and subject)
University Publications of America, Inc. (co-author)

Geographic Names

United States–Politics and government–1961-1963–Sources.

Subjects

Civil rights–United States–History–20th century–Sources.

Restrictions on Access

None

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2006.

Location of Originals

Part 1 of “Civil Rights during the Kennedy Administration” is drawn from three major record groups found at the John F. Kennedy Library: the White House Central Files (in particular, the Subject File), the White House Staff Files, and the President's Office Files.

Notes

The purchase of this microfilm was largely underwritten by funds from the Interlibrary Loan Development Program, Kansas Library Network Board.

The Kansas Historical Society State Archives & Library has pt. 1: The White House Central Files and Staff Files and the President's Office Files.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Additional details on the contents of each roll may be obtained from the published Guide to the microfilm, available in the Kansas Historical Society’s State Archives & Library or on the publisher's website: http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/1348_CivRtsKennedyPt%201-1.pdf

The White House Central Files

Reel 1 (MF 7213)

• Human Rights [Ex HU]
• Human Rights [Gen HU]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races [Ex HU 2]

Reel 2 (MF 7214)

• Human Rights—Equality of the Races [Ex HU 2] (cont.)
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races [Gen HU 2]

Reel 3 (MF 7215)

• Human Rights—Equality of the Races [Gen HU 2] (cont.)
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Countries [Ex HU 2/CO]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Countries [Gen HU 2/CO]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Countries—Continental Geographic Areas [Ex HU 2/CO1]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Countries—Continental Geographic Areas [Gen HU 2/CO1]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Countries—Continental Geographic Areas: Africa [Ex HU 2/CO1-1]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Countries—Continental Geographic Areas: Africa [Gen HU 2/CO1-1]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Federal Government—Organizations [Ex HU 2/FG]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Federal Government—Organizations [Gen HU 2/FG]
• Human Rights—Equality of the Races: Meetings and Conferences[Ex HU 2/MC]

Reel 4 (MF 7216)

Reel 5 (MF 7217)

Reel 6 (MF 7218)

Reel 7 (MF 7219)

Reel 8 (MF 7220)

The White House Staff Files

Reel 8 (MF 7220)

Reel 9 (MF 7221)

Reel 10 (MF 7222)

Reels 11-14 (MF 7223-MF 7226)

Reel 15 (MF 7227)

Reel 16 (MF 7228)

Reel 17 (MF 7229)

Reel 18 (MF 7230)

The President's Office Files

Reel 18 (MF 7230)

Reel 19 (MF 7231)