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Pontiac Area Urban League records, 1950-1989 (majority within 1978-1987)

0.7 linear feet (in 2 boxes)

Pontiac, Michigan, chapter of the National Urban League. The record group includes scattered minutes and annual reports, clippings and scrapbooks, publications, subject files relating to chapter activities, and photographs.

This record group is a valuable source of information regarding community activities in the Pontiac area during the years 1978 to 1987 and documents PAUL's continuing efforts to provide minorities with a better quality of life. The series in the record group include: Reports and Minutes; Topical Files; Publications/Newspaper Clippings; and Photographs. Most of the information regarding Pontiac Area Urban League's involvement in the community can be found in the files of newspaper clippings and scrapbooks. The photographs and slides depict youth group activities and workshops and job fairs and employees in the job placement program. Of particular interest are photographs documenting poor housing conditions in the Pontiac area.