HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG3957.AM: National Urban League (Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.)
Records: 1925-1961
Omaha, Douglas County and Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.:
Size: 3 reels of microfilm
BACKGROUND NOTE
The Omaha Urban League (now known as the Urban League of Nebraska) was established in 1927. The Lincoln Urban League was founded in 1932. The general purpose of the Urban League is to seek improved economic, social, and cultural conditions for African Americans living in urban areas, working in conjunction with local, state, and federal agencies. Membership in the League is inter-racial.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of records and publications of the Lincoln and Omaha Urban Leagues which comprise a portion of the records of the National Urban League Collection at the Library of Congress. The records contained on these three reels of microfilm relate to the activities of the Lincoln Urban League, ca. 1932-1954; and the Omaha Urban League, ca. 1925-1961. Most of the materials consist of printed matter such as reports, programs, newsletters, and special events files. The arrangement of the records on the film is that of the Library of Congress.
Dr. Dennis Mihelich, Dept. of History, Creighton University, purchased copies of the microfilm from the Library of Congress with a research stipend from the Creighton Graduate School. Through the courtesy of Dr. Mihelich and the Alumni Library at Creighton University, the Nebraska State Historical Society acquired a duplicate copy of the microfilm in May of 1979.
Note: This microfilm cannot be inter-library loaned.
INVENTORY
Series 5 – Public Relations Department, 1913-1963
Reel 1
C – Historical Information and Special Events File
Box 6 Equal Opportunity Day
Box 8 Lincoln and Omaha, 1940
Box 10 Lincoln, 1935-1940
Box 11 Omaha, 1929-1931
Box 14 Lincoln, 1941-1953
Box 15 Omaha, 1941-1959
Box 19 Lincoln, 1942
D – Biographical File: Who’s Who in the Urban League
Box 27 Lincoln
Box 28 Omaha
G – Affiliates File
Box 42 Omaha, 1957-1961
Box 44 Lincoln, 1952-1953
Box 46 Omaha, 1952
Series 6 – Research Department, 1916-1963
F – Affiliates File, 1943-1961
Box 91 Lincoln, 1946-1954
Series 1 – Administration Department, 1911-1964
D – Affiliates File, 1941-1961
Box 115 Omaha, 1948
Box 102 Lincoln, 1948-1954
Box 116 Omaha, 1950-1960
E – Special Projects File, 1957-1960
Church and Community Relations File, 1957-1958
Box 138 Omaha
Series 2 – Community Services Department, 1951-1963
C – Special File, 1953-1963
Box 20 Omaha
D – Affiliates File, 1955-1960
Box 28 Omaha
Series 3 – Housing Activities Department, 1943-1963
Reel 2
C – Affiliates File, 1943-1963
Box 56 Lincoln, 1953-1954
Box 59 Omaha, 1948-1959
Box 60 Omaha, 1961
Series 4 – Industrial Relations Department
A – General Department File
Box 13 Martin Luther King (a mistake; Library of Congress copied the wrong folder)
D – Affiliates File
Box 30 Lincoln, 1932-1939
Box 33 Omaha, 1925-1935
Box 39 Omaha, 1959
Series 7 – Vocational Services Office, 1930-1962
B – Projects and Programs File
Box 15 Omaha, 1958-1960
C – Affiliates File, 1950-1960
Box 56 Omaha, 1956-1960
Series 10 – Related Organizations
Reel 3
A – Administrative and Clerical Council File, 1948-1962
Box 2 Omaha, 1958
Series 13 – Printed Matter, 1910-1963
A – Urban League, 1910-1962
Box 14 Lincoln – Annual Reports, 1940-1954; Special Reports, 1935-1954
Box 21 Omaha – Annual Reports, 1928-1960; Special Reports, 1930-1961
Subject headings:
African Americans — Nebraska
Douglas County (Neb.) — History
Lancaster County (Neb.) — History
Lincoln (Neb.) — History
Lincoln (Neb.) — Social conditions
Omaha (Neb.) — History
Omaha (Neb.) — Social conditions
Race problems — Nebraska
Urban League (Lincoln, Neb.)
Urban League (Omaha, Neb.)
Revised 04-10-2008 TMM
