Milwaukee United School Integration Committee.Records, 1964-1966.Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 5.2 cubic ft. (1 small archives box) |
ABSTRACT: Partial records of an organization which worked to end school segregation and other forms of racial discrimination in Milwaukee. Under the leadership of Milwaukee attorney Lloyd Barbee and Marilyn Morheuser, MUSIC sponsored a "Freedom Day School" on 18 May 1964, to teach black students about their heritage and history, and called for student boycotts of segregated schools in 1965 and 1966. Among MUSIC's other projects were Freedom Camps I and II, 1964; rallies for better housing and jobs, 1964; questionnaires sent to school board candidates in 1965; marches, demonstrations, speakers, and fund-raising events. The collection includes a small file of correspondence; copies of memos, flyers, and other promotional and descriptive material regarding the school boycotts; schedules, curricula, and lessons for the Freedom Day School; a few press releases; and fragmentary printed flyers and papers concerning other MUSIC projects. The records illustrate Marilyn Morheuser's work for MUSIC; many of the publicity items were created by her, and others have her handwritten annotations or notes of explanation attached to them.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee. Records, 1964-1966. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 5. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
RELATED COLLECTION:
Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002. Papers, 1933-1982. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 16 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 42)
ACQUISITION: Presented by Marilyn Morheuser in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1966 (accession numbers M66-27, and M66-94).
MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:
| MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 5 | BOX | FOLDER |
|---|---|---|
| Correspondence, and Memos, 1965-1966 | 1 | 1 |
| Curricula and Lessons for Freedom School, undated | 1 | 2 |
| Freedom Day School, 1964 | 1 | 3 |
| North Division High School Boycott, 1966 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Projects and Miscellaneous, 1964-1966 | 1 | 5 |
| Press Releases, 1965-1966 | 1 | 6 |
| Public School Boycott, 1965 | 1 | 3 |
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