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MSS 464
N o r t h w e s t Area C o u n c i l
f o r Human R e l a t i o n s R e c o r d s
2 c u b i c f e e t
S t a n d a r d i n v e n t o r y
C o l l e c t i o n I n v e n t o r y
P r o v e n a n c e : The O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y a c q u i r e d t h e N o r t h w e s t
Area C o u n c i l f o r Human R e l a t i o n s R e c o r d s a s a g i f t o f t h e C o u n c i l ,
t h o u g h t h e a u s p i c e s o f t h e p r e s i d e n t , C y n t h i a H a r d y , i n A p r i l 1979.
R i c h a r d W. A r p i p r o c e s s e d t h e c o l l e c t i o n i n November 1983.
P r o p e r t y r i g h t s : The O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y owns t h e p r o p e r t y
r i g h t s t o t h i s c o l l e c t i o n .
C o p y r i g h t s : The C o u n c i l has d e d i c a t e d s u c h c o p y r i g h t s as it
p o s s e s s e s i n t h i s c o l l e c t i o n t o t h e p u b l i c . C o n s i d e r a t i o n o f
a l l o t h e r c o p y r i g h t s i s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e a u t h o r and
pub1 i s h e r .
A c c e s s : T h i s c o l l e c t i o n i s open u n d e r t h e r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s
o f t h e O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y .
C i t a t i o n : R e s e a r c h e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o c i t e c o l l e c t i o n name,
c o l l e c t i o n n u m b e r , a n d t h e O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y i n a l l f o o t -
n o t e and b i b l i o g r a p h i c r e f e r e n c e s .
T r a n s f e r : O r a l h i s t o r y i n t e r v i e w s w i t h C o u n c i l p r e s i d e n t s , P a u l
Vancouver ( OHT 1 9 2 ) , and K e n n e t h C o n n e l l ( OHT 1 9 4 ) , were t r a n s -
f e r r e d t o t h e o r a l h i s t o r y c o l l e c t i o n s i n A p r i l 1979.
H i s t o r i c a l s k e t c h : The N o r t h w e s t A r e a C o u n c i l f o r Human R e l a t i o n s
i s a c o m m u n i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n l o c a t e d i n n o r t h w e s t e r n F r a n k l i n C o u n t y ,
Ohio. The C o u n c i l ' s m a i n a r e a o f a c t i v i t y i s t h e p r o m o t i o n o f e q u a l
o p p o r t u n i t y i n h o u s i n g , e m p l o y m e n t , and e d u c a t i o n i n t h e n e i g h b o r -
hoods o f U p p e r A r l i n g t o n , G r a n d v i e w H e i g h t s , M a r b l e C l i f f , and
Columbus b e t w e e n t h e O l e n t a n g y and S c i o t o R i v e r s , s o u t h o f R o u t e 161.
The C o u n c i l began o p e r a t i o n s i n 1964 when t h e N o r t h w e s t C l e r g y
A s s o c i a t i o n b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r c i t i z e n s i n t e r e s t e d i n f o r m i n g a
human r e l a t i o n s o r g a n i z a t i o n . A t f i r s t , t h e C o u n c i l s e r v e d
o n l y as a f o r u m w h e r e c i t i z e n s d i s c u s s e d r a c e r e l a t i o n s and
d e v i s e d m e t h o d s t o c o n c i l i a t e d i s p u t e s . I n 1967 t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n
became more a c t i v e i n t h e p r o m o t i o n o f i n t e g r a t i o n . T h r o u g h
P r o j e c t Home, i t e n c o u r a g e d c i t i z e n s t o s e l l t h e i r homes on t h e
open m a r k e t o r o n l y d e a l w i t h r e a l e s t a t e p r o f e s s i o n a l s who
s o l d homes on t h e open m a r k e t . The C o u n c i l a l s o w o r k e d f o r
p a s s a g e o f e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y o r d i n a n c e s i n s u b u r b a n Columbus
and u r g e d t h e U p p e r A r l i n g t o n s c h o o l s y s t e m t o h i r e b l a c k
t e a c h e r s . T h r o u g h i t s P r o j e c t Y o u t h p r o g r a m , t h e C o u n c i l
a t t e m p t e d t o b r i n g a b o u t u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d e a s e r a c i a l t e n s i o n s
by d e v i s i n g p r o g r a m s i n w h i c h y o u t h s o f a l l r a c e s p a r t i c i p a t e d .
I n a d d i t i o n , t h e C o u c i l p u b l i s h e d i t s v i e w s on human r e l a t i o n s
i n a s e r i e s o f n e w s p a p e r a d v e r t i s e m e n t s e n t i t l e d " P o i n t s t o
P o n d e r , " w h i c h a p p e a r e d i n t h e Upper A r l i n g t o n News and t h e
T r i - V i l l a n n Nnwe + I l n c 7 - - A l n c o
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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| Title | MSS 464 Northwest Area Council Records |
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Segregation -- Ohio School integration -- Ohio. Housing -- Ohio Education, Urban -- Ohio. Civil rights -- Ohio Columbus (Ohio) -- Social conditions. Franklin County (Ohio). |
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| Full Text | MSS 464 N o r t h w e s t Area C o u n c i l f o r Human R e l a t i o n s R e c o r d s 2 c u b i c f e e t S t a n d a r d i n v e n t o r y C o l l e c t i o n I n v e n t o r y P r o v e n a n c e : The O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y a c q u i r e d t h e N o r t h w e s t Area C o u n c i l f o r Human R e l a t i o n s R e c o r d s a s a g i f t o f t h e C o u n c i l , t h o u g h t h e a u s p i c e s o f t h e p r e s i d e n t , C y n t h i a H a r d y , i n A p r i l 1979. R i c h a r d W. A r p i p r o c e s s e d t h e c o l l e c t i o n i n November 1983. P r o p e r t y r i g h t s : The O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y owns t h e p r o p e r t y r i g h t s t o t h i s c o l l e c t i o n. C o p y r i g h t s : The C o u n c i l has d e d i c a t e d s u c h c o p y r i g h t s as it p o s s e s s e s i n t h i s c o l l e c t i o n t o t h e p u b l i c. C o n s i d e r a t i o n o f a l l o t h e r c o p y r i g h t s i s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e a u t h o r and pub1 i s h e r. A c c e s s : T h i s c o l l e c t i o n i s open u n d e r t h e r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s o f t h e O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y. C i t a t i o n : R e s e a r c h e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o c i t e c o l l e c t i o n name, c o l l e c t i o n n u m b e r , a n d t h e O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y i n a l l f o o t - n o t e and b i b l i o g r a p h i c r e f e r e n c e s. T r a n s f e r : O r a l h i s t o r y i n t e r v i e w s w i t h C o u n c i l p r e s i d e n t s , P a u l Vancouver ( OHT 1 9 2 ) , and K e n n e t h C o n n e l l ( OHT 1 9 4 ) , were t r a n s - f e r r e d t o t h e o r a l h i s t o r y c o l l e c t i o n s i n A p r i l 1979. H i s t o r i c a l s k e t c h : The N o r t h w e s t A r e a C o u n c i l f o r Human R e l a t i o n s i s a c o m m u n i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n l o c a t e d i n n o r t h w e s t e r n F r a n k l i n C o u n t y , Ohio. The C o u n c i l ' s m a i n a r e a o f a c t i v i t y i s t h e p r o m o t i o n o f e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y i n h o u s i n g , e m p l o y m e n t , and e d u c a t i o n i n t h e n e i g h b o r - hoods o f U p p e r A r l i n g t o n , G r a n d v i e w H e i g h t s , M a r b l e C l i f f , and Columbus b e t w e e n t h e O l e n t a n g y and S c i o t o R i v e r s , s o u t h o f R o u t e 161. The C o u n c i l began o p e r a t i o n s i n 1964 when t h e N o r t h w e s t C l e r g y A s s o c i a t i o n b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r c i t i z e n s i n t e r e s t e d i n f o r m i n g a human r e l a t i o n s o r g a n i z a t i o n. A t f i r s t , t h e C o u n c i l s e r v e d o n l y as a f o r u m w h e r e c i t i z e n s d i s c u s s e d r a c e r e l a t i o n s and d e v i s e d m e t h o d s t o c o n c i l i a t e d i s p u t e s. I n 1967 t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n became more a c t i v e i n t h e p r o m o t i o n o f i n t e g r a t i o n. T h r o u g h P r o j e c t Home, i t e n c o u r a g e d c i t i z e n s t o s e l l t h e i r homes on t h e open m a r k e t o r o n l y d e a l w i t h r e a l e s t a t e p r o f e s s i o n a l s who s o l d homes on t h e open m a r k e t. The C o u n c i l a l s o w o r k e d f o r p a s s a g e o f e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y o r d i n a n c e s i n s u b u r b a n Columbus and u r g e d t h e U p p e r A r l i n g t o n s c h o o l s y s t e m t o h i r e b l a c k t e a c h e r s. T h r o u g h i t s P r o j e c t Y o u t h p r o g r a m , t h e C o u n c i l a t t e m p t e d t o b r i n g a b o u t u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d e a s e r a c i a l t e n s i o n s by d e v i s i n g p r o g r a m s i n w h i c h y o u t h s o f a l l r a c e s p a r t i c i p a t e d. I n a d d i t i o n , t h e C o u c i l p u b l i s h e d i t s v i e w s on human r e l a t i o n s i n a s e r i e s o f n e w s p a p e r a d v e r t i s e m e n t s e n t i t l e d " P o i n t s t o P o n d e r , " w h i c h a p p e a r e d i n t h e Upper A r l i n g t o n News and t h e T r i - V i l l a n n Nnwe + I l n c 7 - - A l n c o OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1482 Veiea Avenue. Coiumbiii, Ohio 43211- 2497 pi): 514.297.2300 fx: 614.297.241: ruww. ohiohislory. org |
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