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Civil rights

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Collins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-094
Abstract

The Benjamin Collins Papers document his work as chief aid to Vermont Governor Philip H. Hoff including work in state government, ideology at a time of rapid social change, political campaigns, and the Youth Project of Vermont which Collins directed.

Dates: 1955-1975
Found in: University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections / Benjamin Collins Papers

Vermont in Mississippi Collection

 Collection
Identifier: mss-158
Abstract

Vermont in Mississippi, Inc. (VIM), a civil rights movement project, was organized in June 1965, under the auspices of the Vermont Civil Rights Union. The collection is comprised of correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials, business and financial records, progress reports, photos, and audio tapes.

Dates: 1965-1967
Found in: University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections / Vermont in Mississippi Collection

William H. Meyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-054
Abstract Meyer served as U.S. Representative from Vermont, [1958-1965]. Collection includes correspondence, notes, reports, statements. printed matter, newspaper clippings, and other material, on such topics as agriculture, conservation, civil liberties ,and nuclear disarmament. Bulk of the collection is made up of congressional papers with materials on legislation, committee work, public opinion polls conducted by Meyer in Vermont, and the plan for peace which Meyer worked in as a member of...
Dates: 1958-1965
Found in: University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections / William H. Meyer Papers

Winston L. Prouty Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-083
Abstract

A Representative and a Senator from Vermont, born in Newport, Vermont in 1906. Collection includes correspondence, reports, and other papers relating to Prouty's service on House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Veterans Affairs, and Senate Committees on Labor and Public Welfare, Commerce, and Special Committee on Aging.

Dates: 1906 - 1971
Found in: University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections / Winston L. Prouty Papers
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