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Urban Archives

Collected by: Temple University Special Collections

Archived since: Mar, 2014

Description:

Established in 1967, the Urban Archives at the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, document the social, economic, political, and physical development of the greater Philadelphia region throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Resources housed in the Urban Archives include a wide variety of organization records, photographs, news clippings, local TV newsreel footage, pamphlets and reports, city directories, Philadelphia atlases, and Sanborn fire insurance maps. The Urban Archives web archives captures web sites related to the Urban Archives.

Subject:   Politics & Elections Society & Culture,  African Americans ,  Education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Social service -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Social Settlements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Urban renewal

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Title: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Philadelphia Branch

URL: http://philadelphianaacp.org/

Description: The Philadelphia Branch of the NAACP is affiliated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It institutes and supports legal and other actions in the fields of civil rights, discrimination, education, housing, employment and law enforcement. Website content changes over time, but the Philadelphia NAACP website has included information about the branch, their schedule, and news.

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Subject:   African Americans ,  Education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Housing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Title: Urban League of Philadelphia

URL: https://urbanleaguephila.org/

Description: The Urban League of Philadelphia is a chapter of the National Urban League, which is "historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities." Website content changes over time, but the Urban League of Philadelphia website has included information about the organization and their mission, history, programs, calendar, and fundraising.

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Subject:   Social action--United States Human rights Civil rights,  African Americans

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