Duluth Community Action Program records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: S3713

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials from the Community Action Board including: Minutes, Nov. 1966 – Dec. 1982; committee rosters, 1970 – 1982; members rosters, 1970 – 1981; bylaws 1970 – 1982; Annual Meeting and election information, 1971 – 1982; Annual Meeting and Election information, 1971 – 1981; miscellaneous and transiitonal plan information, 1980 – 1982. Nearly all items are photocopies.

Dates

1966-1982

Creator

Duluth Community Action Program (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

On December 1, 1964, a planning committee was appointed by Mayor George Johnson, as part of the “Mobilization for Action” on the Duluth front in the “War on Poverty”. The Economic Opportunity Act had been passed in Congress, and Duluth had already requested $600,000 for a Neighborhood Youth Corps. Program. The EOA contained sections dealing with the Job Corps, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Work Training, Work Study, Work Experience, and small business incentives. Governor Karl Rolvaag had appointed a state-wide committee to work on poverty programs and Rep. john A. Blatnik was also active in developing the program. The Duluth committee became the Duluth Area Opportunities Council under the leadership of Mrs. Lucile Roemer. A separate Resources Advisory Council was also appointed by the mayor, following federal guidelines. The first meeting of the board was Oct. 6, 1965. In January, 1982, the agency became a private, non-profit corporation: Duluth Community Action, Inc.

Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains materials from the Community Action Board. Nearly all items are photocopies.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.