Turpeau, Anne B. (Anne Brock) 1924- creator mixed material monographic eng 20,000 59 24 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. Open to research. 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 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. International Women's Decade, 1976-1985 National Council of Negro Women. Organization of Black Activist Women. Washington Urban League. Washington Women's Forum. National Women's Conference. 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 mm 87062023 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011048.3 Open to research. DLC 870803 20260227111722.0 mm 87062023