Manuscript/Mixed Material NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; Levittown; Memoranda
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Image 1 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … FREI NETTRICE BRIN PR LUOIQING 0 NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL Fi SUBJECT FILE HOUSING BOX i DOIDER
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 2 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … March 17 1949 A MEMORANDUM TO MR MOON FROM MISS PERRY H A 4 For Press Release The following organizations will be represented at the conference with Mr Thomas Grace State Director…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 3 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … March 251949 MEMORANDUM TO FILES FROM MARTAN WYNN PERRY RE LEVITTOWN Telephone conversation with Mr Kurt Campaign today ur Campaign called today to find out why the AVC was not represented at…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 4 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … April 19 1949 MEMORANDUM TO ROY WILKINS FROM HERBERT HILL RE Report on The Committee To End Discrimination in Levittown At the first meeting of this committee in which I participated as…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 5 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … Roy Wilkins 2 April 19 1949 B Bnal Brith and some others The representatives of the American Labor Party from the North Shore Fellowship Assoication the Island Trees Tenants League and a…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 6 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; …
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 7 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; …
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 8 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … April mi 218t 1949 MEMORANDUM TQ MR HILL FROM MR WILKINS Mr White and I have considered cart memorandum on the Levittown situation and the s Ju wid Te sfully your tatement…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 9 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … May 111949 pe MEMORANDUM TO FILES FROM MARIAN WYNN PERRY re Conference on May ll with Curtis CampaignJ Oscar Lee Edward Newman Joe Robison re Levittown We were informed that the NCRAC…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 10 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … and might be a good approach to a solution of the problem I am to get from the people in Levittown a list of all the churches in the surrounding area which…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 11 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … CONFIDENTIAL Memorandum for Files By Marian W Perry The attached form of lease of the Beth Page Realty Corporation by Mr Paul M Gengee at that time residing at 1902 Corteyou Road…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 12 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … 5 Lv 0 NO Lp dup dated g between BETHPAGE REALTY CORP a New York corporation located at 3230 Northern Boulevard Manhasset New York as JET RIGOR and as Tenant br The…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 13 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … P25 JR 0 5 0 SA 0 2002 Wali WCU 29 23 ST A Re WO JD 1403 29 6 if NY Wo 0S 29 29207 0 0 SR 0 09 USED…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 14 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … May 121949 MEMORANDUM TO MR WHITE FROM MARTAN WYNN PERRY re evittown Levittown is a community in Hempstead Long Island built by William Levitt and is insured on a mass production basis…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 15 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … who were leaders in the tenants movement by refusing to renew their leases and putting them on a month to month basis In the last four or five months approximately ten or…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 16 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … May 161949 MEMORANDUM TO MR WHITE FROM MARIAN WYNN PERRY Telephone conversation with Will Mas May 121949 Re your letter on Levitt and Israeli Maslow steted 1 He is perfectly willing to…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 17 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … June 91949 Memorandum to files re ievittown telephone conversation with sirs Seldon re ievittown delegation Clarence Johnson stated that he had heard from Washington that the delegation made a very fine impression…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 18 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … July 211949 Dic 72049 memorandum to my Carter From Marian Wynn Perry re Lugene Jagobson a sevittown resident er mr Jacobson teléhoned this morning to secure information coneerning his liability to Levitt…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 19 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … July 261949 i Memorandum to kr Carter From Marian Wynn Perry re Levittown i have not drafted the memorandum to the FHA which was discussed at the legal conference based uron the…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 20 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … November 20 1950 HENORANDUN T0 I Joel Eomarow and Sol RabkinAntiDefamation League Francis Levenson and Israel Laster American Jewish Committee Joseph Robison American Jewish Congress George 5011 American Civil Liberties Union Christian…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 21 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … MEMORANDUM FROM Constance Baker Notley November 21 1900 T0 Legal Staff RE Threatened eviction of two families in Levittown The Facts Certrude and Julius Novick and Adolph and Lillian Ross live at…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 22 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … MEMORANDUM TO LECAL STAFY 2 November 21 1980 The Rosses received a similar letter As far as the Novicks and Rosses have been able to deter mine no other families in Levittown…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 23 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … MEMORARDUM TO LEGAL STAFF 8 November 21 1800 Possibility fer Legal Action le Defense in eviction proceeding If Levitt and Soms Inc bring an action to evict the NHovicks on the ground…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 24 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … HEMORANDUNM TO LEGAL STAFF 4 November 21 18860 be claimed If further relief is claimed the nature and extent of such relief should be stated Rule 212 provides that jurisdiction in declaratory…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 25 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … December 8 1950 Memorandum to Finance Department from Jack Greenberg Please draw requisition for the sum of 994 payable to Bar Association Stenographic Service New York New York to cover cost of…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 26 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … FOR PRESS RELEASE dl MEMORANDUM TO PUBLIC RELATICNS DEPARTMENT December 14 1950 FROM Constance Baker Motley RE Novick and Ross vs Levitt Sons Inc On the 11th day of December 1950 Percy…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 27 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … THE AUTRICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE i a 28h AN Date January 15 1951 TO Constance Motley FROM Frances Levenson 11 AS 4 2008 JAN SUBJECT Enclosed is a copy of the amicus curiae…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 28 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU GERTRUDE NOVICK AND JULIUS NOVICK ADOLFH ROSS andLILLIAN ROSS Plaintiffs against LEVITT SONS INC Ll Defendant Sa LJ LJ o J…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 29 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … intercourse with persons of their own choice The dangers to our democratic way of life arising from racial residential segregation are so great that the organizations sponsoring this brief believe that couwits…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 30 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NiW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU E 4 EJ L J LJ Ld Ld LJ LJ LJ LJ Ld LJ LJ LJ Ld LJ GERTRUDE NOVICK and…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 31 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … The defendant has moved for the dismissal of this action POINT I 2g USE CF STATE COURT ROCESS TO ENFORCE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION VIOLATES THE FOURTEENTH ALENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION Levitt…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 32 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … Now Levitt Sons Inc are extending their discriminatory policy to a further extreme They are not atbent with barring Negroes from Levittown as home owners or tenants they now put themselves in…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 33 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … In the second place the attempted eviction by Levitt Sons Inc of the Novicks and Rosses is an invasion of their rights tec freely and fully enjoy their property rights in their…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 34 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … restrictive covenants which had resulted from what were in other respects purely private agreements In the Shelley case the Supreme Court pointed out that were it not for the active intervention of…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 35 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … The plaintiffs the Novicks and Rosses assert that defendents action is motivated by a desire to maintain a purely white community and that their action is discriminatory The allegation must be accepted…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 36 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … platted streets sewers and water mains They decreed that no persons other than members of the Caucasian race could live in Levittown now they further proclaim that lessees in their community may…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 37 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … the basic rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment In building Levittown Levitt Sons created a community in many ways similar to a company town If Levitt Sons are permitted to impose their…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 38 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … Sons Inc are in effect asking the courts to implemént and effectuate to support and sanction a policy of racial discrimination by enforcing the eviction from their community of anyone who dare…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 39 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … MEMORANDUM TO MR WALTER WHITE March 14 1951 FROM Constance Baker Motley Attached are a letter and a clipping which I received from George Soll of ACLU He suggests that we write…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
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Image 40 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; … L BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ernest Angell Mrs Katrina McCormick Barnes Jonathan B Bingham Mrs Dorothy Dunbar Bromiey Carl Carmer Richard S Childs Norman Cousins Edward J Ennis Morris L Ernst John F…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1929
About this Item
Title
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Housing; New York; Levittown; Memoranda
Names
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Created / Published
- 1929 - 1968
Headings
- - Law--United States
- - Civil rights--United States
- - African Americans--Civil rights
- - African Americans--Segregation
- - Segregation--United States
- - United States--Race relations
- - United States--Armed Forces--African Americans
- - African Americans--Education
- - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- - African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc
- - African Americans--Political activity
- - Criminal law--United States
- - Discrimination--Law and legislation--United States
- - Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States
- - Discrimination in education--United States
- - Discrimination in employment--United States
- - Discrimination in housing--United States
- - Discrimination in public accommodations--United States
- - Discrimination in the military--United States
- - Educational law and legislation--United States
- - Election law--United States
- - Housing--Law and legislation--United States
- - Labor laws and legislation--United States
- - Recreation centers--Law and legislation--United States
- - Suffrage--United States
- - Manuscripts
- - United States
Genre
- Manuscripts
Call Number/Physical Location
- series: Subject File, 1929-1968
- mss65570, box 91
Source Collection
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records
Repository
- Manuscript Division
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- image
- online text
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Dates
Location
Language
Subject
- African Americans
- Armed Forces
- Civil Rights
- Criminal Law
- Discrimination
- Discrimination in Criminal Justice Administration
- Discrimination in Education
- Discrimination in Employment
- Discrimination in Housing
- Discrimination in Public Accommodations
- Discrimination in the Military
- Education
- Educational Law and Legislation
- Election Law
- Housing
- Labor Laws and Legislation
- Law
- Law and Legislation
- Legal Status, Laws, Etc
- Manuscripts
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Political Activity
- Race Relations
- Recreation Centers
- Segregation
- Suffrage
- United States