Anne B. Turpeau papers,
Turpeau, Anne B. 1924-
Anne B. Turpeau papers, 1915-1986 (bulk 1960-1986). - 20,000 items. 59 containers. 24 linear feet. - Arranged in 3 series. Series 1: Professional File, circa 1940-1986; Series 2: Organizations File, 1963-1986; and Series 3: Miscellany, 1915-1986.
Open to research.
Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, studies, reports, project proposals, organizational minutes and agenda, conference and committee records, legal documents, appointment calendars and notebooks, biographical records, Brock and Turpeau families papers, press releases and statements, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers relating to Turpeau's public service and activism on behalf of civil rights, community development, and women's rights. Includes material pertaining primarily to her service with the Washington Urban League, Washington, D.C., (1965-1972); District of Columbia Commission for Women (1976-1979); International Women's Decade, 1976-1985; D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee (1977-1978); National Women's Conference (1977); and the U.S. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, Copenhagen, Denmark (1980). Also documents her work with the Black Women's Agenda, National Council of Negro Women, Organization of Black Activist Women, and Washington Women's Forum. Topics from her years with the Washington Urban League include crime prevention, housing assistance, job training, urban renewal projects, and the legal battle over utility company deposits.
Social activist.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048
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Brock family.
Turpeau family.
District of Columbia. Commission for Women.
United States. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development, and Peace, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark.
D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee.
Black Women's Agenda.
National Council of Negro Women.
Organization of Black Activist Women.
Washington Urban League.
Washington Women's Forum.
National Women's Conference.
International Women's Decade, 1976-1985.
African American women--Societies and clubs
Civil rights.
Civil rights--Washington (D.C.)
Community development.
Community development--Washington (D.C.)
Crime prevention.
Housing.
Occupational training.
Public utilities.
Urban renewal.
Women--International cooperation.
Women--Societies and clubs
Women's rights.
Women's rights--Washington (D.C.)
Social activist
Anne B. Turpeau papers, 1915-1986 (bulk 1960-1986). - 20,000 items. 59 containers. 24 linear feet. - Arranged in 3 series. Series 1: Professional File, circa 1940-1986; Series 2: Organizations File, 1963-1986; and Series 3: Miscellany, 1915-1986.
Open to research.
Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, studies, reports, project proposals, organizational minutes and agenda, conference and committee records, legal documents, appointment calendars and notebooks, biographical records, Brock and Turpeau families papers, press releases and statements, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers relating to Turpeau's public service and activism on behalf of civil rights, community development, and women's rights. Includes material pertaining primarily to her service with the Washington Urban League, Washington, D.C., (1965-1972); District of Columbia Commission for Women (1976-1979); International Women's Decade, 1976-1985; D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee (1977-1978); National Women's Conference (1977); and the U.S. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, Copenhagen, Denmark (1980). Also documents her work with the Black Women's Agenda, National Council of Negro Women, Organization of Black Activist Women, and Washington Women's Forum. Topics from her years with the Washington Urban League include crime prevention, housing assistance, job training, urban renewal projects, and the legal battle over utility company deposits.
Social activist.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048
mm 87062023
Brock family.
Turpeau family.
District of Columbia. Commission for Women.
United States. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development, and Peace, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark.
D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee.
Black Women's Agenda.
National Council of Negro Women.
Organization of Black Activist Women.
Washington Urban League.
Washington Women's Forum.
National Women's Conference.
International Women's Decade, 1976-1985.
African American women--Societies and clubs
Civil rights.
Civil rights--Washington (D.C.)
Community development.
Community development--Washington (D.C.)
Crime prevention.
Housing.
Occupational training.
Public utilities.
Urban renewal.
Women--International cooperation.
Women--Societies and clubs
Women's rights.
Women's rights--Washington (D.C.)
Social activist