Pitt/Greenville Chapter of the ACLU of NC

1961-2015, bulk 1978-1999
Manuscript Collection #1291
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Creator(s)
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina. Pitt-Greenville Chapter
Physical description
0.45 Cubic Feet, 2 archival boxes, consisting of memorandums, statements, policy guide, publications, newsletters, annual reports, press releases, and an audiocassette
Preferred Citation
Pitt/Greenville Chapter of the ACLU of NC (#1291), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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This collection (1961-1999) contains reports, publication issues, newsletter issues, memos, statements, press releases, and a policy guide received by Carroll Webber during his time as a member and as president of the Pitt/Greenville Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina. Also included are the first four issues of the ACLU "Stand" Magazine (2014-2015).

Biographical/historical information

According to the donor Carroll Webber, the Pitt/Greenville Chapter was very active during the 1970s and 1980s. Its presidents included Charles Cain, Jean Lowry, Carroll Webber, and William Byrd. Cases that needed legal action were referred to the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union in Raleigh, N.C. In 1998, the chapter was closed in order not to divide effort and energy between the chapter and the newly created chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Scope and arrangement

This collection is housed in two archival boxes that include information about the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina. The first box contains reports, publication issues, newsletter issues, memos, statements, press releases, and a policy guide received by Carroll Webber during his time as a member and as preside of the Pitt/Greenville Chapter of the ACLU of NC. Included are issues of the ACLU State Lobbyist, Bill of Rights Lobby/ACLU State Lobbyist, the Civil Liberties Alert, ACLU Bill of Rights Lobby Issue Brief, and Spotlight; Civil Liberties in the 100th Congress (1987); Freedom Through Dissent (1961/1962 annual report); and Freedom Then, Now and Tomorrow (1994/1995 annual report). Also included are the first four issues of the ACLU "Stand" Magazine (2014-2015).

The second box contains meeting minutes, lists of members, announcements, community services, and Bylaws and Guidelines. Community Service Directory compiled by the League of Women Voters (1974) is included within the collection. Additionally, there are papers from the Raleigh and Princeville Civil Liberty Chapters.

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Custodial History

March 14, 2018, 0.45 cubic feet; This collection (1961-1999) contains reports, publication issues, newsletter issues, memos, statements, press releases, and a policy guide received by Carroll Webber during his time as a member and as president of the Pitt/Greenville Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina. Included are issues of the ACLU State Lobbyist, Bill of Rights Lobby/ACLU State Lobbyist, the Civil Liberties Alert, ACLU Bill of Rights Lobby Issue Brief, and Spotlight; Civil Liberties in the 100th Congress (1987); Freedom Through Dissent (1961/1962 annual report); and Freedom Then, Now and Tomorrow (1994/1995 annual report). Also included are the first four issues of the ACLU "Stand" Magazine (2014-2015). Gift of Carroll Webber.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Carroll Webber

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Corporate Names
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina. Pitt-Greenville Chapter
Container list
Box 1 Folder a ACLU memos, statements, and press releases, 1978-1982
Box 1 Folder b ACLU memos, statements, and press releases, 1983-1999
Box 1 Folder c ACLU Policy Guide revise, June 1989
Box 1 Folder d Issues of ACLU State Lobbyist, 1984-1985
Box 1 Folder e ACLU Bill of Rights Lobby Issue Briefs, 1982-1984
Box 1 Folder f ACLU Bill of Rights Lobby Issue Briefs. 1985
Box 1 Folder g Issues of Bill of Rights Lobby/ACLU State Lobbyist, 1983-1984
Box 1 Folder h Civil Liberties Alert issues, 1981-1987
Box 1 Folder i Spotlight issues, 1996-1998
Box 1 Folder j Issues of ACLU Stand Magazine first 4 issues which replaced the Civil Liberties Newsletter, 2014-2015
Box 1 Folder k Cassette titled "Your Right to Privacy, The Law of Search and Seizure." Undated
Box 1 Folder l ACLU publications: "Civil Liberties in the 100th Congress," 1987; 42nd Annual Report "Freedom through Dissent," 1961-1962; and "Freedom Then, Now and Tomorrow," 75th Anniversary Annual Report, 1994-1995
Box 2 Folder a Information about Political Issues, 1988
Box 2 Folder b North Carolina Voter, 1984, 1995, 1990-1991
Box 2 Folder c Meeting Minuites, 1984-1988
Box 2 Folder d List of Members, 1986 & 1988
Box 2 Folder e Bylaws and Guidelines, 1984-1985
Box 2 Folder f Civil Liberties, 1989
Box 2 Folder g Correspondance and Announcements, 1982-1989
Box 2 Folder h Community Services, 1974
Box 2 Folder i LWV Court Monitoring, 1979, 1989, 1994,
Box 2 Folder j Raleigh Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1985 & 1988
Box 2 Folder k ACLU Princeville, 1975-1976
Box 2 Folder l Pitt ACLU School Searches, 1978
Box 2 Folder m Greenville ACLU Activities, 1976-1978
Box 2 Folder n Pitt ACLU Chapter Membership Lists, 1978