American Civil Liberties Union. Cincinnati Chapter records
Scope and Content
This collection contains records of the Cincinnati chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), including minutes, chapter newsletters, office files, chapter handbooks, organizational material, and ACLU publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1986
Creator
- American Civil Liberties Union. Cincinnati Chapter (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research, but is held in offsite storage. Please contact the Archives and Rare Books Library at least two weeks in advance of your visit.
History of American Civil Liberties Union. Cincinnati Chapter
The Cincinnati Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union began in Cincinnati in 1950 with James Paradise as its primary founding member and first president. The chapter began small, but in the late 1950s it had 250 members. In 1960, the chapter open its first office in Cincinnati and hired its first full-time worker, Marjorie Wright.
One of the chapter's first battles was against The Cincinnati Enquirer, which published a list of people suspected of "subversive" activities in May of 1950. The group continued working through the 1950s and 1960s with cases such as the censorship of the book Lolita, integrating Coney Island, and assisting individuals fired from their jobs under the Industrial Security Act.
Extent
10 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains records of the Cincinnati chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), including minutes, chapter newsletters, office files, chapter handbooks, organizational material, and ACLU publications.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is arranged into series by topic.
Physical Location
Offsite Storage - Please contact the Archives and Rare Books Library at least two weeks in advance of your visit.
- Title
- Finding aid for the American Civil Liberties Union. Cincinnati Chapter records,
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archives and Rare Books staff
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Rare Books Library Repository
8th Floor Blegen Library
2602 University Circle
P.O. Box 210113
Cincinnati Ohio 45221-0113
513-556-1959
archives@ucmail.uc.edu
