National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1909-02-12-
Biographical / Historical
The NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, created in 1909 to empower and protect African Americans under the Constitution through principles of equal justice under the law.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
James B. Lewis Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-619-BC
Scope and Content
The James B. Lewis Papers include correspondence, legislation and proposed legislation, campaign materials, annual reports, conference programs, invitations, course work, calendars, and speeches from Lewis' public career as Bernalillo County treasurer, treasurer of the state of New Mexico, and chief of staff to Governor Bruce King. The ten boxes comprising the collection are arranged chronologically, although box 4 contains calendars and telephone messages from 1986-1992. Box 1...
Dates:
1975-1994