The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Southern Christian Leadership Conference--Finance
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Notification of Grant Award to SCLCThis document is a notification of a grant award from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. |
Office of Economic Opportunity Community Action ProgramThis document details a budget for the Anti-Poverty Coordinating Committee's Project Administration component. |
Office of Economic Opportunity Community Action ProgramThis document details an amended budget for the SCLC's Anti-Poverty Coordinating Committee. |
Operation Breadbasket Cost BreakdownOperation Breadbasket was a division of the SCLC founded in 1962 and operated by Reverend Fred C. Bennett. The project was dedicated to improving the economic conditions of black communities across the United States. This is an estimated cost breakdown for the operation. It includes expected wages, salaries, transportation, insurance, and office supplies for running the project for one year. |
Pledge of Support from Thelma RutherfordThelma Rutherford, Missions Representative for the Church of the Savior in Washington D. C., pledges the churches support for Dr. King and the work of the SCLC. She encloses a check for $500.00 with this letter. |
Power for the Powerless - SCLC's Basic ChallengeThis report outlines the objectives of the SCLC, as well as programs and projects led by various departments. It also includes a staff listing and organizational chart. |
Revised Grant Award Letter from Otis RobertsOtis Roberts lists changes to a grant awarded by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. |
Rural Negros Start New ProgramThis press release from the SCLC informs the public that the self-help program of education for seasonal farm workers in Wilcox County, Alabama has officially opened. Along with the help of the federal office of Economic Opportunity, the SCLC wishes to create hope for neglected rural families. Also, to make this program a success, the antipoverty agency funded about $250 as well as a federal grant of $300 to help in financing this project. |
SCLC 10th Anniversary Advertisement Order FormThis letter serves as an order form for advertisement in a booklet commemorating the SCLC's ten-year anniversary. |
SCLC Annual Board Meeting AgendaThis agenda details a 1966 SCLC annual board meeting in Miami, Florida. On April 12, a review of the White House Conference on Civil Rights took place. On April 13, Andrew Young presented the Program Analysis and Future Projection. |
SCLC Annual Financial ReportRalph David Abernathy, SCLC Financial Secretary and Treasurer, submitted this Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year 1963-1964. The report also includes the estimated budget for 1964-1965. |
SCLC Annual Meeting PlansDr. King requests that Reverend Ernest Gibbs extends a love offering to the SCLC. This offering will be presented to the organization at a mass rally in Washington, DC. |
SCLC Annual Report by MLK, 1965Dr King delivered this report at the SCLC's ninth annual national convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Serving essentially as a State of the Union address for the SCLC, the report touches on the major topics of the Civil Rights Movement and the recent achievements and goals of the SCLC. |
SCLC Approved BudgetPlanned financial expenditures are listed in this approved 1968 budget for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. |
SCLC Audit NoticeMr. Rutherford writes to inform Citizens Trust Company that there will be an audit of the SCLC. Rutherford requests that the bank send a list of any and all accounts associated with SCLC. |
SCLC Benefit AppealDr. King personally requests the support of forty organizations for SCLC's "Stars for Freedom" benefit. The appeal states that featured artists at the event include Harry Belafonte, Aretha Franklin, and Sidney Portier, and Dr. King will also be speaking at the event. |
SCLC Brochure: This is SCLCSCLC outlines its history, achievements, initiatives and leadership in this brochure. |
SCLC Commemorative Booklet Support Letter from MLKDr. King requests financial support for the development of SCLC's 10th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet. |
SCLC DutiesThis document outlines general responsibilities and specific duties of SCLC officers. Top level members listed include Dr. King, President, Wyatt Tee Walker, Executive Assistant to President, Andrew Young, Program Director, Mrs. Dorothy F. Cotton, Office Manager and Educational Consultant, and Ralph Abernathy, Financial Secretary-Treasurer. The document states that Dr. King's general responsibility as President is to "coordinate and interpret the total program of SCLC." |
SCLC Executive Staff Meeting AgendaThis executive staff meeting agenda for the S.C.L.C. provides a list of topics to be discussed as well as some organizational strategies for the organization. |
SCLC Financial ReportRalph D. Abernathy releases the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Annual Fiscal Report for 1962-1963. |
SCLC Fundraising LetterThis 1968 SCLC fundraising letter is a personal appeal from Dr. King. He addresses subjects that would further polarize his supporters, detractors and the country as a whole. |
SCLC Mail Log: February 23, 1968This is a one-day mail log for incoming mail addressed to Dr. King and other SCLC associates. As an organizational tactic, the log kept track of the high volume of correspondence that came through the office. |
SCLC Meeting AgendaDr. King notes agenda items to cover with the SCLC staff, including improving organization within the SCLC, finances and upcoming programs. |
SCLC Meeting AgendaThis agenda for the Southern Leadership Conference meeting held on June 12, 1967, outlines the various speakers and their respective topics to be discussed. |
SCLC MinutesThis undated and unsigned memorandum functions essentially as minutes for an SCLC strategy session. |
SCLC News BulletinThis SCLC bulletin to supporters details the organization's progress in numerous locations, including its growing presence in northern cities such as Cleveland, Operation Breadbasket in Chicago, and the Citizenship Education Program. A "Fiscal Facts" section stresses that Dr. King receives no salary from SCLC, nor any other income from his work with the organization. |
SCLC News Bulletin for November 1967This November 1967 news bulletin published by the SCLC contains updates regarding progress of the Civil Rights Movement, excerpts from the President's Annual Report and financial facts for the organization's supporters. |
SCLC Newsletter: June-July 1965The cover story for this 1965 SCLC Newsletter features Dr. King leading a March in Chicago, and also includes the usual wide gamut of Civil Rights Movement issues. Editor Ed Clayton's column discusses the "loss of fear" among Negroes, who "never again will be systematically excluded from office, or driven back from the voting booth." |
SCLC Newsletter: March 1963SCLC highlights its affiliate activities, fundraisers and efforts to rebuild burned churches in this newsletter from March of 1963. One of the cover stories focuses on the repeal of segregation laws in Albany, Georgia. The "Profile of the Month" article features Milton A. Reid and discusses his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. |