Cincinnati Human Relations Commission Records

This is a combined finding aid for Cincinnati Human Relations Commission records available at the University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library. The combined collection spans the dates of 1943-2013 and includes annual reports, Board of Commissioners meeting minutes, community outreach programming, history of involvement in police and community relations, newspaper clippings, photographs, and digital media. The contents of each part of the collection are outlined below:

US-15-01 contains material from 1943-2013 including Board of Commissioners minutes and reports, annual reports, information on police-community relations, programming and outreach, detailed history of MFRC/CHRC, organization publications, newspaper clippings by subject, photographs, and digital media. There is a wealth of information related to policing issues within the city beginning in the 1950s, including shootings, policing policy, and information related to the Collaborative Agreement that followed the civil unrest in April 2001. Details of CHRC programs from the recent past are also housed here including Study Circles, the Youth Streetworker Program, Back on the Block, and the Great Youth Debate that CHRC sponsored for a number of years.

US-02-08 contains material mostly from the late 1970s. This includes reports and publications mostly related to issues of segregation and fair employment practices.

US-01-13 contains material from the late 1960s through the 1970s. Included are staff reports, details on fair employment practices, information on a women's shelter proposal, and general CHRC studies and reports.

US-81-11 contains material mostly from the 1970s. CHRC personnel information, details of involvement with the Appalachian Committee of CHRC and the later Urban Appalachian Council, studies and reports, and clippings are included here.

US-77-04 contains material from MFRC's inception through the mid-1970s. Details include the organization's annual reports and meetings, staff reports, clippings, and minutes. Details from the Board of Commissioners are also included as are comprehensive files related to CHRC's relationships with numerous outside agencies both in the Cincinnati area and nationally.

US-16-01 - This collection contains papers, photographs and videos of the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC) from 1963 to 2013. The collection includes CHRC board meeting minutes and rosters, information about and photographs of CHRC events such as annual dinners and anti-violence rallies. Most of the material in the collection dates from the the 2000s although there are news articles dating from the 1970s addressing Cincinnati's lack of black police officers and discrimination. The collection also contains information on the history of the CHRC's formation in 1943 as the Mayor's Friendly Relations Commission along with a1985 survey about racial issues in Cincinnati.

US-15-01 contains material from 1943-2013 including Board of Commissioners minutes and reports, annual reports, information on police-community relations, programming and outreach, detailed history of MFRC/CHRC, organization publications, newspaper clippings by subject, photographs, and digital media. There is a wealth of information related to policing issues within the city beginning in the 1950s, including shootings, policing policy, and information related to the Collaborative Agreement that followed the civil unrest in April 2001. Details of CHRC programs from the recent past are also housed here including Study Circles, the Youth Streetworker Program, Back on the Block, and the Great Youth Debate that CHRC sponsored for a number of years.

US-02-08 contains material mostly from the late 1970s. This includes reports and publications mostly related to issues of segregation and fair employment practices.

US-01-13 contains material from the late 1960s through the 1970s. Included are staff reports, details on fair employment practices, information on a women's shelter proposal, and general CHRC studies and reports.

US-81-11 contains material mostly from the 1970s. CHRC personnel information, details of involvement with the Appalachian Committee of CHRC and the later Urban Appalachian Council, studies and reports, and clippings are included here.

US-77-04 contains material from MFRC's inception through the mid-1970s. Details include the organization's annual reports and meetings, staff reports, clippings, and minutes. Details from the Board of Commissioners are also included as are comprehensive files related to CHRC's relationships with numerous outside agencies both in the Cincinnati area and nationally.

US-16-01 - This collection contains papers, photographs and videos of the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC) from 1963 to 2013. The collection includes CHRC board meeting minutes and rosters, information about and photographs of CHRC events such as annual dinners and anti-violence rallies. Most of the material in the collection dates from the the 2000s although there are news articles dating from the 1970s addressing Cincinnati's lack of black police officers and discrimination. The collection also contains information on the history of the CHRC's formation in 1943 as the Mayor's Friendly Relations Commission along with a1985 survey about racial issues in Cincinnati.