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Lola Day Papers, 1960-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Day, Lola
Title
Lola Day Papers
Dates
1960-1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.97 cubic ft. (6 boxes and 1 tube)
Collection Number
2746 (Accession No. 2746-001)
Summary
Papers of a volunteer civil rights activist from Bellevue, Wash.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

As a volunteer civil rights activist in Bellevue, Wash., Lola S. Day and husband Kenneth W. Day worked for open housing, particularly in the area east of Lake Washington. They were involved in numerous civil rights and anti-war efforts and taught courses in black history and race relations in schools and organizations. In 1967 Day received a Community Brotherhood award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Washington Region. She was president of the Eastside Conference on Religion and Race, and Kenneth Day was Executive Secretary of the Eastside Human Relations Council.

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Content Description

Correspondence, ephemera, minutes, notes, newsletters, curriculum files, course materials, clippings, speeches and writings, and subject files relating to the activities of Lola and Kenneth Day in the civil rights movement and against housing discrimination in Bellevue, Wash. Includes evidence of their participation in organizations such as Christians and Friends for Racial Equality, Coalition Against Discrimination, Eastside Conference on Religion and Race, and the Eastside Human Relations Council.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Some restrictions exist on duplication, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Lola Day on Sept. 17, 1977.

Processing Note

The collection was processed in 1995. No attempt was made to separate the papers of Lola Day from those of Kenneth W. Day.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • African Americans--Civil rights--Washington (State)
  • African Americans--Housing--Washington (State)
  • African Americans--Washington (State)
  • Civil rights workers--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Civil rights--Societies, etc
  • Civil rights--Washington (State)
  • Discrimination in housing--Washington (State)
  • Discrimination--Washington (State)
  • Housing--Washington (State)
  • Women civil rights workers--Washington (State)--Archives

Personal Names

  • Day, Kenneth W
  • Day, Lola--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Christian Friends for Racial Equality
  • Christians and Friends for Racial Equality
  • Coalition Against Discrimination (Bellevue, Wash.)
  • Eastside Conference on Religion and Race (Bellevue, Wash.)
  • Eastside Human Relations Council (Bellevue, Wash.)

Geographical Names

  • Bellevue (Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings
  • Newsletters

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)


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