"Negro Women's Council to Organize Local Unit", April 3, 1965

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Identifier: 014.01.13.2a

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads:

The final steps towards formation of a Twin Cities council of the National Council of Negro Women will be taken Sunday when some 60 Twin Cities women meet in the Minneapolis Masonic temple, 3842 Fourth Ave S.
Two soft-spoken, articulate St. Paul women are the prime movers behind formation of this new organization--the first of its kind in Minnesota. They are Mrs. Vincent C. (Mary Jane) Lassiter, 881 Carroll ave., and Mrs. Alice Onque, 218 N. Milton st.
"I've been trying for months to get a council started here," said Mrs. Onque, executive director of Hallie Q. Brown house. Mrs. Onque will leave her job May 15 to become assistant executive of the national Women in Community Service program which is aimed at training girls ages 16 to 21 who are school dropouts and have no employment skills.

Dates

April 3, 1965

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.58 Linear Feet (1 container) : This scrapbook, composed of 37 pages, front and back, with a front cover and a back cover. Each page also features two punch holes along one, short edge. This scrapbook has been unbound, with each page placed in a protective sleeve. An acid-free, archival folder containing photocopies of the newspaper and article clippings is also contained within the box. The front and back covers of the scrapbook are forest green in hue, with gold detailing. The center of the front cover features a sigil of a green lion in a gold shield, standing on his hind legs. The condition of individual materials pasted, clipped, or stapled to each page is generally good, but does feature adhesives such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. ; Each contruction paper-like page is a deep violet, almost burgundy color, with the following dimensions: 40 cm by 26 cm.