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Series 1. Administrative Records 1983-2001
Series 2. Correspondence 1986-1994
Series 3. Subject Files 1988-1989
Series 4. Press Files 1972-1992
Series 5. Publications 1986-1994
RG 154:003, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Magdelena Holler.
Copyright © 2011 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | Connecticut. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission |
| Title: | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission records |
| Dates: | 1972-2001 |
| Quantity: | 4 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission was established when Governor William A. O'Neil issued Executive Order Number 15 on January 10, 1986. The Connecticut General Assembly in 1989 passed Public Act 89-258, "An Act Creating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission," to ensure the "commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the state is meaningful and reflective of the spirit with which he lived and the struggles for which he died." The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is the secretariat for the holiday commission. |
| Identification: | RG154_003 |
| Accession: | 2011-078 |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
United States Representative John Conyers introduced legislation four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. death in 1968 for a national holiday. President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day into law on November 2, 1983. The first national celebration occurred on Januray 20, 1986.
Governor William A. O'Neil issued Executive Order Number 15 on January 10, 1986 creating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities as its secretariat. The Connecticut General Assembly in 1989 passed Public Act 89-258, "An Act Creating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission," to ensure the "commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the state is meaningful and reflective of the spirit with which he lived and the struggles for which he died." The commission is composed of nineteen appointed commissioners, who work to plan an annual celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sponsor a youth conference and provide reports on activities in the state.
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Scope and Content
The records were arranged into seven series which document the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. The series include Administrative Records, Correspondence, Subject Files, Press Files, Publications, Photographs, and Multimedia.
Series 1. Administrative Records, 1983-2001, consists of information on the commission and commissioners, meeting minutes and agenda, programs and proceedings for holiday celebrations, reports and surveys, youth activities and commissions in other states.
Series 2. Correspondence, 1986-1994, includes correspondence regarding activities sponsored by the commission, communciation between commissioners, information exchanged with commissioners from other states and correspondence with members of the Federal Holiday Commission.
Series 3. Subject Files, 1988-1989, consist of biographical sketches on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King as well as a copy of the Presidential Proclamation establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a federal holiday.
Series 4. Press Files, 1972-1992, contain clippings regarding civil rights or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Series 5. Publications, 1986-1994, consist of reports, surveys, and printed material created by the commission or in support of annual activities. Planning and completed copies of the Freedom Trail poster and Connecticut brochure are included. Miscellaneous publications include catalogues, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities mission statement and report, Klanwatch magazine, and playbills.
Series 6. Photographs, 1987-1991, includes reproduction photographs of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, as well as photographs documenting holiday celebrations held in 1987 and 1991.
Series 7. Multimedia, 1988, contains a cassette tape of the 1988 Iowa Martin Luther King Celebration.
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Arrangement
Series 1. Administrative Records, 1983-2001
Series 2. Correspondence, 1986-1994
Series 3. Subject Files, 1988-1989
Series 4. Press Files, 1972-1992
Series 5. Publications, 1986-1994
Series 6. Photographs, 1987-1991
Series 7. Multimedia, 1988
Restricted, 1989-1994
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Index Terms
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Persons:
Document Types:
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Administrative Information
Provenance
The records were transferred to the State Library in 2010.
Processing Information
Magdelena Holler processed the records in October-December, 2011 (Allen Ramsey supervised).
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Container List
| Series 1. Administrative Records, 1983-2001 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| Commission Meetings, Agenda and Attendance, 1986-1994 | |||||||||||
| Administrative forms, undated | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Meeting schedules, agenda and attendance, 1986-1994 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| Holiday Celebrations, 1987-2001 | |||||||||||
| Connecticut Martin Luther King Conference, 1987, 1986-1988 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. 25th anniversary commemoration, 1988 October 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
| State celebration, 1987-1989 | 13-15 | ||||||||||
| State celebration and correspondence, 1990-1994 | 2 | 1-10 | |||||||||
| State celebration program, 1992-2001 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Subject Files, 1983-1992 | |||||||||||
| Budget, 1988 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| Calendar for traveling photography exhibit "Hand in Hand for Justice", 1990-1992 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Commission appointments / resignations, 1990-1991 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Commisioners, past, 1989-1990 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Commissioners, present, 1990-1991 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Connecticut Careers Trainee (CCT) position, 1988 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Federal law and Congressional transcript, 1983-1984 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Liberty Bell history and celebration, 1986-1989 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Substitute Senate Bill No. 506 - An Act Creating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission, 1989 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Training Program for Common Care of Learning, 1987-1989 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Reports and Surveys, 1985-1994 | |||||||||||
| 1990 survey and 1991 results, 1990-1991 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Annual reports - Connecticut, 1989-1994 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Connecticut State Department of Education listing of enrollments by school and racial/ethnic status, 1985 October | 6 | ||||||||||
| Surveys of city, town, and school programs and activities commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday, 1986 December | 7 | ||||||||||
| Survey of Connecticut labor law development in 1993, 1993 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Youth Foundation, 1988-1994 | |||||||||||
| Administrative, correspondence and 1994 Youth Conference attendance, 1988-1994 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| Youth, 1997-2000 | |||||||||||
| Youth conferences, 1997-2000 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
| Commissions and Activities Outside of Connecticut, 1985-1992 | |||||||||||
| Alaska, 1988 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| Arizona, 1989 October 11 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Colorado, 1986 January 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
| International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA) King Commission, 1985-1987 | 14-15 | ||||||||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Commission reports, 1986-1991 | 16-18 | ||||||||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission National Information and Planning Conference, 1990-1991 | 4 | 1-2 | |||||||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission National Planning Conference and correspondence, 1986-1988 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission National Planning Conference for State Holiday Commissions, 1986 July 18-20 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission publications and press releases, 1987-1992 | 5 | ||||||||||
| New Jersey, 1986 March 17 | 6 | ||||||||||
| New York, 1989 | 7-8 | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island, 1988 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Series 2. Correspondence, 1986-1994 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| Inbound and outbound correspondence, 1986-1994 | 4 | 10-11 | |||||||||
| Series 3. Subject Files, 1988-1989 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| Biographies, undated | 4 | 12 | |||||||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Presidential Proclamation, 1988-1989 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Series 4. Press Files, 1972-1992 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| Clippings, 1972-1988 | 4 | 13-15 | |||||||||
| Clippings, 1989-1995 | 5 | 1-4 | |||||||||
| Press releases, 1985-1992 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Series 5. Publications, 1986-1994 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| Brochure - Connecticut, circa 1988 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Connecticut State Agency Description of Organization, Rules of Practice and Personal Data, 1993 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Freedom Trail posters and planning, 1988-1990 | 8-9 | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1991-1994 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Other brochures and posters, 1986-1989 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Series 6. Photographs, 1987-1991 | |||||||||||
| Box | Envelope | ||||||||||
| Holiday Celebration, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Arthur L. Green, 1987 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hopewell Concert Choir, 1987 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Unidentified, 1987 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Hopewell Concert Choir, 1987 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Statue of Genius, 1987 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Arthur L. Green, 1987 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Unidentified, 1987 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Unidentified, 1987 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Governor William A. O"Neil, 1987 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Liberty Bell replica, 1987 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Hopewell Concert Choir, 1987 | 11-12 | ||||||||||
| Unidentified, 1987 | 13-14 | ||||||||||
| Arthur L. Green, 1987 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Liberty Bell replica, 1987 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Unidentified, 1987 | 17-18 | ||||||||||
| Governor William A. O"Neil, 1987 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Arthur L. Green, 1987 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Hopewell Concert Choir, 1987 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Holiday Celebration, 1991 | |||||||||||
| ABCD Theater, 1991 | 6 | 22 | |||||||||
| Unidentified, 1991 | 23-27 | ||||||||||
| Hopewell Choir, 1991 | 28-30 | ||||||||||
| Unidentified, 1991 | 31-38 | ||||||||||
| Bell ringing, 1991 | 39-40 | ||||||||||
| Unidentified, 1991 | 41-45 | ||||||||||
| Negatives, 1991 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Portraits, undated | |||||||||||
| Dr. Martin Luther King standing behind a desk, undated | 6 | 47 | |||||||||
| Dr. Martin Luther King posing with chair, undated | 48 | ||||||||||
| Portrait of Coretta Scott King, undated | 49 | ||||||||||
| Series 7. Multimedia, 1988 | |||||||||||
| Box | Envelope | ||||||||||
| Iowa Martin Luther King Celebration, 1 cassette tape, 1988 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Restricted, 1989-1994 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| Administrative Records - Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Commissioners, past, 1989-1990 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
| Administrative Records - Youth Foundation | |||||||||||
| Administrative, correspondence and 1994 Youth Conference attendance, 1989-1994 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||