West Virginia. Human Rights Commission

Overview

This collection contains the papers of Dr. Thomas William Gavett, collected and created while he was chairman of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission between 1961 and 1966. Subjects of interest include equal employment opportunities, discriminatory application practices, instances of racial discrimination throughout West Virginia, and actions taken by the WV HRC to combat racial discrimination.

Scope and Contents Papers of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, mainly the papers of Commissioner Thomas Drake, who served from 1965 to 1971. Includes annual reports (1961-1970), reports concerning pending legislation, Bulletins (1966-1968), various reports from other states and agencies, complaints heard by the Commission (1967-1970), minutes of the Commission (1967-1971); and commission correspondence (1967-1971). Includes the galley proof of a book compiled by Professor Drake entitled, "Human...