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Organizational records, circa 1958-2012

 Series

Scope and Contents

The Organizational records series contains primary source materials from Mike Miller's entire career as a community organizer. Of particular interest are the subseries for the Mission Coalition Organization (MCO), La Guardia Tenants' Association (LGTA) and other housing organizations, All Peoples' Coalition (APC), and San Francisco Organizing Project (SFOP), which contain large concentrations of correspondence, bylaws, petitions, polls, newsletters, fliers, meeting minutes, tenant interviews, and ephemera. These subseries present an unusually complete snapshot of community self-definition and advocacy. The subseries "Christians Supporting Community Organizing (CSCO) and other Marilyn Stranske projects" collects extensive materials related to Miller's colleague, the Evangelical organizer Marilyn Stranske, and her lifelong mission of faith-based advocacy. The ORGANIZE! Training Center (OTC) subseries is the largest of the group, and collects materials pertaining to Miller's organizing workshops and other training activities, as well as various administrative files.

Dates

  • circa 1958-2012

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

56.5 Linear Feet (51 record storage cartons)

Language of Materials

English

General

Although this series contains a subseries on the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the materials in it are limited and largely consist of photocopies. The bulk of Miller's records from his time with SNCC were donated to the University of Southern Mississippi.

Repository Details

Part of the California Historical Society Repository

Contact:
678 Mission Street
San Francisco CA 94105