Urban League of Broward County Collection, 1992-2015
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 4 Hollinger Boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Urban League of Broward County Collection, African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Urban League of Broward County Collection includes annual reports, brochures, newsletters, VHS tapes, one poster, and printed ephemera dating from 1992 to 2015 about the Urban League of Broward County and the organization's activities to improve the community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Biographical / historical:
The Urban League of Broward County is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1975 by the National Urban League. The Urban League of Broward County empowers historically underserved communities through education, business, housing, employment, justice, and health. Signature efforts and events hosted by the Urban League include the Equal Opportunity Day Award Dinner, Salute to Scholars, and Education and Youth Leadership summits. The opening of the Community Empowerment Center in 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida provided a new dedicated space for administration offices, workshops, tutoring, and other activities hosted by the Urban League of Broward County.
- Acquisition information:
- The Urban League of Broward County donated the materials to AARLCC Special Collections on July 19, 2004 (Accession AARLCC-2004.5). Accruals were made through 2015. Additional accruals are expected.
- Processing information:
This collection received file level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized in four series: Series I. Administration Files, Series II. Events, Series III. Publications, and Series IV. VHS Tapes.
- Physical facet:
- 4 Hollinger boxes and 1 oversized poster
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The Urban League of Broward County Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Urban League of Broward County Collection, African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library2650 Sistrunk BoulevardFort LauderdaleFL33311USA
