| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation Records
| | | | Creator: | Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation | | | | Dates: | 1952-1968 | | | | Abstract: | The Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation lobbied for equal employment and fair housing legislation for Ohio, originally know as the Ohio Committee for Fair Employment Practices Legislation. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, copies of legislation, lists of political figures and their positions on HB 308, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and statements of support or opposition. The collection includes the text of HB 308, the Ohio Fair Housing Bill, which was passed in 1963, a New York State civil rights act of 1962, and a letter from Ohio Governor James Rhodes pledging support for the bill. | | | | Call #: | MS 4992 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001 -- Correspondence. | Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation. | Civil rights -- Ohio. | Civil rights -- New York (State) | Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Discrimination in housing -- Law and legislation -- Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Ralph Rudd Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rudd, Ralph | | | | Dates: | 1957-1962 | | | | Abstract: | Ralph Rudd (b. 1915) was a state legislator from Lake County, Ohio, 19591962. Rudd championed numerous liberal causes such as unemployment compensation, minimum wage laws, workers' compensation, and the abolition of capital punishment. He also served as director of the Cleveland Civil Liberties Union and on the board of directors of the Ohio Consumers League. The collection consists of correspondence, news releases, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to legislation of interest to Rudd, to his 1960 Republican opponent, C. Lee Mantle, and other topics. The collection pertains to Rudd's activities as a state representative and to legislation relating to such areas as unemployment compensation, school finance, capital punishment, and the Ohio Fair Employment Practices Commission. | | | | Call #: | MS 4274 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Rudd, Ralph, 1915- | Fair Employment Practices Commission (Ohio) | Legislators -- Ohio. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Lake County. | Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Education -- Finance -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Capital punishment -- Ohio. | Insurance, Unemployment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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