Table of Contents
The William Douthit - Urban League Collection is divided into four series:
- Series 1: St. Louis Urban League Materials
- Series 2: Oklahoma City Urban League Materials
- Series 3: National Urban League Materials
- Series 4: Personal Materials of William Douthit
Collection Inventory
Series 1: St. Louis Urban League Materials
The first series consists of materials related to Douthit’s years with the St. Louis Urban League: 1954-1959 as Secretary of the Industrial Relations Department and 1964-1969 as the Executive Director of the St. Louis Urban League. Materials are described at the folder level with folder names and grouping retained to preserve context. The folders have been alphabetized to aid in navigation of the collection.
| Box Number | Folder Number | Folder Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20th Anniversary: Urban League of St. Louis, 1918-1938 |
| 1 | 2 | Adult Guidance Program, 1957 |
| 1 | 3 | Alpha Phi Alpha |
| 1 | 4 | Alpha Phi Alpha Sphinx, Vol 57 No. 3 Oct/Nov 1971 |
| 1 | 5 | Annual Report, Urban League 1950-1958 |
| 1 | 6 | Annual Reports- 1958 |
| 1 | 7 | Apprenticeship |
| 1 | 8 | Apprenticeship Training, 1949 |
| 1 | 9 | Arbitration |
| 1 | 10 | Automation |
| 1 | 11 | Banner Report, 1949 |
| 1 | 12 | Bibliographies |
| 1 | 13 | Case Studies |
| 1 | 14 | Clippings |
| 1 | 15 | Cobb Arbitration |
| 1 | 16 | Community Guide to St. Louis (Leadership Development Project) |
| 1 | 17 | Community Organizations- Programming; UL of St. Louis |
| 1 | 18 | Community Organization Kit (Block Units) |
| 1 | 19 | Community Organization & Employment Committees Materials & Reports , 1960 -1965 |
| 1 | 20 | Community Organization Manual & Pamphlets |
| 1 | 21 | Department Head Meetings 1957 |
| 1 | 22 | Douglass High School Career Day |
| 1 | 23 | Douthit-Bohanon Correspondence |
| 1 | 24 | Economy- Missouri |
| 1 | 25 | Economy- St. Louis |
| 1 | 26 | Employer Relations- The Field Visit |
| 1 | 27 | Employment Directory for Job Seekers, 1946 |
| 1 | 28 | Equal Opportunity Day 1959, Campaign Organizer |
| 1 | 29 | Fact Sheet (St. Louis and Detroit) |
| 1 | 30 | Federation of Block Units |
| 1 | 31 | Fair Employment by J. Morrow |
| 1 | 32 | F.E.P.C. General Information |
| 1 | 33 | Field Notes- Tools and Techniques |
| 1 | 34 | Flight of the Israelites Organizational Structure Lesson, 1961 |
| 1 | 35 | Forms |
| 1 | 36 | Forms (Industrial Department) Manual |
| 1 | 37 | Forms - Industrial Department |
| 1 | 38 | Frontiers of America |
| 1 | 39 | Fund Raising |
| 1 | 40 | Guidance Counseling- Negro |
| 1 | 41 | Housing, 1958 |
| 1 | 42 | Human Relations Intern Program |
| 1 | 43 | Ideas- Correspondence with Douthit, 1950s |
| 1 | 44 | Individual Department Head Meetings with the Executive 1957 |
| 2 | 1 | Informational Brochures |
| 2 | 2 | Industrial Department, Administration, 1927 |
| 2 | 3 | Industrial Relations Annual Report 1957-1958 |
| 2 | 4 | Industrial Relations Assignments |
| 2 | 5 | Industrial Relations Committee, 1957-59 |
| 2 | 6 | Industrial Relations Dept. Field Trip Forms |
| 2 | 7 | Industrial Dept. Highlights 1959 |
| 2 | 8 | Industrial Relations Program |
| 2 | 9 | Industrial Department Program Prospectus 1957-1958 |
| 2 | 10 | Industrial Department Weekly Field Assignments, 1955-1956 |
| 2 | 11 | Institute for Guidance Specialists (St. Louis Public Schools) |
| 2 | 12 | Intern Program |
| 2 | 13 | Interviewer Notes |
| 2 | 14 | Junior Chamber of Commerce |
| 2 | 15 | SPO-Q Junior Chamber of Commerce |
| 2 | 16 | Junior Chamber of Commerce Dooley Day Committee |
| 2 | 17 | Junior Chamber of Commerce Pamphlets |
| 2 | 18 | Labor |
| 2 | 19 | Labor Legislation |
| 2 | 20 | Labor Law Review |
| 2 | 21 | Leadership Discussions |
| 2 | 22 | Lists (membership various organizations) |
| 2 | 23 | Lists of Community Agencies |
| 2 | 24 | Manual of Operation, 1949-1969 |
| 2 | 25 | Material on Integration in St. Louis |
| 2 | 26 | Materials on Small Business Investment Companies, 1961 |
| 2 | 27 | Memos: to Dept. Head and Executive Director |
| 2 | 28 | Misc. Brochures and Correspondence with UL- St. Louis |
| 2 | 29 | Misc. Bulletins, Reports |
| 2 | 30 | Misc. Materials |
| 2 | 31 | NAACP |
| 2 | 32 | NAACP St. Louis Opposition to new City Charter, 1957 |
| 2 | 33 | National Urban League- Handbook of Operations |
| 3 | 1 | Negroes in the St. Louis Economy |
| 3 | 2 | Negro in the St. Louis Community |
| 3 | 3 | Newspaper Clippings about Urban League St. Louis, 1960s |
| 3 | 4 | Nursing Home Proposal Research |
| 3 | 5 | Organizational Charts- Urban League |
| 3 | 6 | Photos: Phi Beta Sigma & the Urban League |
| 3 | 7 | Photos Relating to UL St. Louis |
| 3 | 8 | Planning Conference (Leadership Project) 1966 |
| 3 | 9 | Personnel File: Bland, Artimese |
| 3 | 10 | Personnel Files: Campbell, Frank |
| 3 | 11 | Personnel File: Chandler, Vivian |
| 3 | 12 | Personnel File: Marion, Louis |
| 3 | 13 | Personnel File: Marion, Louis Field Assignments |
| 3 | 14 | Personnel Files: Lyons, Carol |
| 3 | 15 | Personnel File: Donaldson, M |
| 3 | 16 | Personnel Files: Thomas, Jean |
| 3 | 17 | Personnel Files: Williams, Marie |
| 3 | 18 | Personnel File: Williams, Margaret Pratt |
| 3 | 19 | Personnel Practices Code / Job Descriptions |
| 3 | 20 | Population Movement - St. Louis |
| 3 | 21 | PR Info Dept. Plan for Procedures |
| 3 | 22 | Programs Abstract Manual |
| 3 | 23 | Program Prospectus 1952 |
| 3 | 24 | Program Prospectus 1958-1960 |
| 3 | 25 | Publications About Negros |
| 3 | 26 | Public Relations |
| 3 | 27 | Questionnaire for Neighborhood Improvement |
| 3 | 28 | Reports and Publications, 1960s |
| 3 | 29 | Reports of Population and State of the Negro |
| 3 | 30 | Research; Labor Force Analysis |
| 3 | 31 | Retreat, 1959 |
| 3 | 32 | Retreat Sept. 1959 - Board, Staff, Committee |
| 3 | 33 | SO 785: Urban Leadership Conference, 1969 |
| 3 | 34 | Sample Case Format |
| 3 | 35 | Speeches & Statements - Douthit |
| 3 | 36 | Speeches & Statements II - Douthit |
| 3 | 37 | St. Louis City-County District Plan (Jr. Chamber of Commerce) 1939 |
| 3 | 38 | STL Core Proposal to Stop Police Brutality |
| 4 | 1 | Staff Bulletin 1950s |
| 4 | 2 | Staff Mtgs. Industrial Department, U.L. St. Louis |
| 4 | 3 | Study of the Industrial Department |
| 4 | 4 | Stud of Sheltered Employment Needs & Resources |
| 4 | 5 | Suggested Industrial Relations Program 1956-1957; 1958; Correspondence |
| 4 | 6 | Summit Leadership Conference, 1968-69 |
| 4 | 7 | St. Louis Power Structure |
| 4 | 8 | Schools (Integration) |
| 4 | 9 | Thesis- By Homer Benson… Material obtained from Industrial Dept, St. Louis Urban League |
| 4 | 10 | TV Material |
| 4 | 11 | United Auto Workers - Correspondence |
| 4 | 12 | United Fund of St. Louis Agencies Relations Department Memorandum, 1965 |
| 4 | 13 | United Fund, Budget, 1969 / Urban League Salary Study 1968 |
| 4 | 14 | United Funds and Community Chest; Board Minutes |
| 4 | 15 | Unlabeled Photographs of Students |
| 4 | 16 | Urban League "In Action" (Articles) |
| 4 | 17 | Urban League in Brief / The Story |
| 4 | 18 | Urban League Correspondence - Douthit |
| 4 | 19 | Urban League Ephemera, Speech Material |
| 4 | 20 | Urban League Monthly Report December 1971 |
| 4 | 21 | Urban League St. Louis, Misc. Notes |
| 4 | 22 | Urban League Organization and Policies |
| 4 | 23 | Urban League Pamphlets, 1960s |
| 4 | 24 | Urban League Vocational Guidance / Youth Incentives |
| 4 | 25 | Voc. Guidance and Council- Pilot Guidance Series |
| 4 | 26 | Vocational Guidance (Clippings) |
| 4 | 27 | Vocational Guidance and Counseling |
| 4 | 28 | Vote Yes Pay Less Taxes. Special Election Tuesday, July 14, 1959. |
Series 2: Oklahoma City Urban League Materials
The second series consists of materials related to Douthit’s years with the Oklahoma City Urban League: 1959-1962 as Executive Director of the Oklahoma City Urban League. Materials are described at the folder level with folder names and grouping retained to preserve context. The folders have been alphabetized to aid in navigation of the collection.
| Box Number | Folder Number | Folder Description |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Annual Meeting 1960 (work folder) (invitations, program, remarks Ex. Director) |
| 5 | 2 | Annual Reports |
| 5 | 3 | Bills, 1961 |
| 5 | 4 | Board Agendas, Oct. 1961, Dec. 1961 |
| 5 | 5 | Board of Directors |
| 5 | 6 | Board-Staff Planning Conference, 1966 |
| 5 | 7 | Budget 1960 |
| 5 | 8 | Budget (work folder) |
| 5 | 9 | Budget Hearing 1961 |
| 5 | 10 | Budget Presentation 1961-1962 |
| 5 | 11 | Budget 1962 Pt. 1 |
| 5 | 12 | Budget 1962 Pt. 2 |
| 5 | 13 | Budget/Salary Reports |
| 5 | 14 | Citizen's Action Committee |
| 5 | 15 | Clippings - Douthit |
| 5 | 16 | Committees Board, 1959-1960 |
| 5 | 17 | Committee Minutes |
| 5 | 18 | Community Council |
| 5 | 19 | Community Services Committee, 1960 |
| 5 | 20 | Constitution- By-Laws |
| 5 | 21 | Creston Hills Neighborhood Council |
| 5 | 22 | Dept. Memos |
| 5 | 23 | Directory of Oklahoma City Ministers |
| 5 | 24 | Douthit Meeting [on Sit-ins & Protests], March 1961 |
| 5 | 25 | Economy, Negro (Oklahoma City) |
| 5 | 26 | Economy- Oklahoma City |
| 6 | 1 | Finance Committee |
| 6 | 2 | Financial Records- 1960 Fiscal Year (U.L. OKC) |
| 6 | 3 | Financial Records- 1961 Fiscal Year (U.L. OKC) |
| 6 | 4 | Financial Statements; Budgets; Annual Reports |
| 6 | 5 | Financial Statements; Board Agendas |
| 6 | 6 | Financial statements and letters to Board of Directors, 1961 |
| 6 | 7 | Financial statements and work sheets; annual reports, 1961 |
| 6 | 8 | Guild Diary 1959 |
| 6 | 9 | Guild Diary 1960 |
| 6 | 10 | Guild, 1960 |
| 6 | 11 | History, Purpose, Function |
| 6 | 12 | Industrial Relations Committee, 1960 |
| 6 | 13 | Industrial Relations and Organization Program |
| 6 | 14 | Industrial Relations Program |
| 6 | 15 | Inventory, 1959 |
| 6 | 16 | Job Development |
| 6 | 17 | Manufacturing - Vocational Guidance |
| 6 | 18 | Membership Drive |
| 6 | 19 | Misc. UL- OKC reports |
| 6 | 20 | Mo Report (Community Council); Blank forms |
| 6 | 21 | Monthly Reports 1960-1962 |
| 6 | 22 | Newspaper Clippings on NAACP & Racism |
| 6 | 23 | Newsletter P.K. Committee (Present to) |
| 6 | 24 | Newspapers & Pamphlets |
| 6 | 25 | Office Equipment / VA Supplies |
| 6 | 26 | Personnel File: Evaluation Forms (Blank) |
| 6 | 27 | Personnel File: Douthit, William |
| 7 | 1 | Personnel File: Johnson |
| 7 | 2 | Personnel File: Thompson, Amon |
| 7 | 3 | Personnel Handbook; brochures |
| 7 | 4 | Personal Practices Code, Employment 1961 |
| 7 | 5 | Photographs: Music Event |
| 7 | 6 | Program Prospectus 1959-1961 |
| 7 | 7 | Program Prospectus – Community Organization |
| 7 | 8 | Program Prospectus- 1960-1961 |
| 7 | 9 | Progress Reports, 1960-1961 |
| 7 | 10 | Public Relations |
| 7 | 11 | Reports |
| 7 | 12 | Sample Booklet – telephone committee |
| 7 | 13 | Speeches – Douthit OKC |
| 7 | 14 | Staff Bulletins, 1960 |
| 7 | 15 | Staff Meetings, 1960-1961 |
| 7 | 16 | Table of Organization |
| 7 | 17 | United Church Women – Meetings, Minutes, etc. |
| 7 | 18 | United Fund – Budget Presentation |
| 7 | 19 | United Fund Sit-Ins, 1960 |
| 7 | 20 | Univ. OK, “Negro Leadership” – Douthit, 1961 |
| 7 | 21 | Urban League Material, Oklahoma City |
| 7 | 22 | Urban League Oklahoma City, Misc. |
| 7 | 23 | Year End Report 1961 |
Series 3: National Urban League Materials
The third series consists of materials related to the National Urban League campaigns, conferences, and planning. This series also contains materials from other Urban League Chapters throughout the United States. Some materials from other national organization, such as the NAACP and the government, have been included when not clearly associated with a local chapter. Materials are described at the folder level with folder names and grouping retained to preserve context. The folders have been alphabetized to aid in navigation of the collection.
| Box Number | Folder Number | Folder Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 3 Dimensions of Equal Employment Opportunity |
| 7 | 2 | A New Birth of Freedom- Educational TV proposal |
| 7 | 3 | AFL-CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| 7 | 4 | Adult Leadership, Vol. 4, No. 1 & 4. (May 1955 & Oct. 1955) |
| 7 | 5 | Advertisements, Letters, Other Papers |
| 7 | 6 | Affidavit, Program Prospectus, Corresp. 1941-1960s |
| 7 | 7 | Annual Reports- Urban League Branches |
| 7 | 8 | Bibliographies |
| 7 | 9 | Black Jockeys in Newspapers |
| 7 | 10 | Bulletin: NY Labor Dept. 18/1960 |
| 7 | 11 | Brochures & Newsletters |
| 7 | 12 | Bulletin No. 68, Oct. 1960 (Rhode Island) |
| 7 | 13 | Burden of Truth film Discussion Material |
| 7 | 14 | Chicago, Community Services, 1957 |
| 7 | 15 | Civil Rights & the Urban League |
| 8 | 1 | Comics about racism |
| 8 | 2 | US Dept. of Labor Apprentice Program 1961 |
| 8 | 3 | Desegregation & Segregation in Magazines |
| 8 | 4 | Ebony Magazine Sept. 1963 (Frederick Douglass Feature) |
| 8 | 5 | Ebony's Fashion Fair; letter to W.M. Young about UL |
| 8 | 6 | Non-Urban League Brochures |
| 8 | 7 | Urban League Brochures |
| 8 | 8 | Economy General |
| 8 | 9 | Economy- The Negro |
| 8 | 10 | Economy- Negro Labor |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 8 | 12 | Elimination of the "Negro Ghetto" Hummel, Don. 1967 |
| 8 | 13 | Engineer: Paradox or Paradigm? |
| 8 | 14 | Engineering Employment Practices Newsletter, Feb. 1964 |
| 8 | 15 | “Erosion of Management Rights" Reilly, Gerard. 1964. |
| 8 | 16 | Equal Opportunity Day |
| 8 | 17 | Expanding the Food Stamp Program. 1965 |
| 8 | 18 | Fair Employment Practice Commission- General |
| 8 | 19 | Families Receiving AFDC: 1964 |
| 8 | 20 | Federationist, November 1966 |
| 8 | 21 | Files & Reports, 1959 |
| 8 | 22 | Grievance Procedures |
| 8 | 23 | Group Relations in Newark, 1957 |
| 8 | 24 | Golden Anniversary of the Urban League (1960) |
| 8 | 25 | Harper’s Magazine, June 1960 |
| 8 | 26 | History, Purpose, and Function of the Urban League |
| 8 | 27 | Housing (minority problems) |
| 8 | 28 | Housing, Negro (General) |
| 8 | 29 | How to Think About Showmanship in Direct Mail. 1954 |
| 8 | 30 | “How to be an Effective Executive" |
| 8 | 31 | Industrial Department; Human Relations Committee |
| 8 | 32 | International Teamster: Case for Federal Aid to Education |
| 8 | 33 | J.C. 1960 National Convention- Get Acquainted Party" |
| 9 | 1 | Job Descriptions; Relocation (St. Louis; Manhattan; Ohio) |
| 9 | 2 | Journal of Intergroup Relations; NUL re-examined; booklets |
| 9 | 3 | Labor & Race Relations Reports |
| 9 | 4 | Industrial Engineering |
| 9 | 5 | Labor / Housing Pamphlets & Reports |
| 9 | 6 | Labor Management Relations Guide |
| 9 | 7 | Labor Program Reports |
| 9 | 6 | Leasing Program for Low Income Families, 1966 |
| 9 | 7 | Press Release: Letter Sent to Gov. Rockefeller, Jan. 16, 1967 |
| 9 | 8 | Letters and Reports- Examples of |
| 9 | 9 | Manual of Operation |
| 9 | 10 | Meat Packing Industry - research note cards |
| 9 | 11 | Migration- Population Movement (The Negro) |
| 9 | 12 | Minneapolis Urban League Personnel Manual |
| 9 | 13 | Minneapolis Proposal for Study of Negro Labor Force, 1964 |
| 10 | 1 | Minority Group Employment Study |
| 10 | 2 | National Manual, 1961 |
| 10 | 3 | Negro Family in the Modern Urban Community" NUL- 1956 |
| 10 | 4 | Negros's Journey to the City |
| 10 | 5 | Negros in the Economy; various UL reports |
| 10 | 6 | Neighborhood Conservation; UL of Detroit |
| 10 | 7 | Neighborhood Toolkit: Detroit, 1954 |
| 10 | 8 | New York Program Direction Conference, 1984 |
| 10 | 9 | Newspapers |
| 10 | 10 | New York Materials |
| 10 | 11 | NY Program Direction Conference, 1948 |
| 10 | 12 | Newsletters / Fliers from other Organizations |
| 10 | 13 | O.E.C.D. Case Study No. 7: Puerto Rican workers in NYC |
| 10 | 14 | Occasional Papers - Atlanta, GA, 1960 |
| 10 | 15 | “Operation Laurel Springs" - The Negro Market |
| 10 | 16 | Oral Exams for Career Advancement |
| 10 | 17 | OTIS Employment Test |
| 10 | 18 | Urban League Pamphlets |
| 10 | 19 | Personality Inventories |
| 10 | 20 | U.L. Personnel Policies |
| 10 | 21 | Personnel Story, 1968 |
| 10 | 22 | Phylon: The Atlanta University Review of Race & Culture |
| 10 | 23 | Plan for Progress |
| 10 | 24 | Pop. Dynamics & Poverty in the United States, 1960s |
| 10 | 25 | Population Movement, General |
| 10 | 26 | N.U.L. Policy Reexamined, 1955 |
| 10 | 27 | Portland Phone Directories |
| 10 | 28 | Position of Jews in the United States |
| 10 | 29 | Post Office Letters – Employment in Postal Service |
| 10 | 30 | Program Planning |
| 10 | 31 | Program Ideas 1961 |
| 10 | 32 | Program Prospectus 1961-1962 |
| 10 | 33 | Public Relations Ideas 1961 |
| 10 | 34 | Public Relations Programs: How to Plan Them |
| 10 | 35 | Reports |
| 10 | 36 | Reprints of stories on equal pay |
| 10 | 37 | Research |
| 11 | 1 | Economic Information, Minnesota |
| 11 | 2 | Forms II |
| 11 | 3 | Interview Techniques |
| 11 | 4 | Letter Examples |
| 11 | 5 | Research Material; Economy General/Negro |
| 11 | 6 | Research (Engineering careers) |
| 11 | 7 | Research on Needy & Illegitimate Children |
| 11 | 8 | Research: Negro Family in the U.S. |
| 11 | 9 | Research for News Article, 1958 |
| 11 | 10 | Penn School of Social Work: Public Assistance |
| 11 | 11 | Research - Technical Obsolescence |
| 11 | 12 | S. 3708: Bill Reports & Messages |
| 11 | 13 | Segregation & Government Efforts |
| 11 | 14 | Speeches: Economic Situation of the Negro |
| 11 | 15 | Speeches in the 1960s |
| 11 | 16 | Speeches - UL National |
| 11 | 17 | Social and Cultural Issues for Negro Population |
| 11 | 18 | NUL Staff Development Conference, 1967 |
| 11 | 19 | Teacher Integration Report, 1957 |
| 11 | 20 | Text of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Had A Dream" speech |
| 11 | 21 | New York Times, January 1960: Tomorrow's Scientists and Technicians Manual |
| 11 | 22 | Tomorrow's Scientists and Technicians 1959 - Volume II, No. 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Vocational Guidance (Omaha) |
| 11 | 24 | Vocational Guidance (Science) |
| 11 | 25 | Vocational Guidance: NVGA Convention Reports |
| 11 | 26 | Voc. Guidance - US News & World Report, June 15, 1956 |
| 11 | 27 | Vocational Papers |
| 11 | 28 | White House Conference on Aging |
| 11 | 29 | Work Measurement |
| 11 | 30 | Yearbook, N.U.L. 1950 |
Series 4: Personal Materials of Douthit
The fourth series consists of personal materials of William Douthit that relate directly to his work with the Urban League. These include resumes, professional appointment books, research material, photographs, correspondence with colleagues, and similar materials. Materials are described at the folder level with folder names and grouping retained to preserve context. The folders have been alphabetized to aid in navigation of the collection.
| Box Numbe | Folder Number | Folder Description |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | Business Contacts & Info |
| 12 | 2 | Bureau of Employment Security, Inquiry of Availability |
| 12 | 3 | Honors and Awards |
| 12 | 4 | Job Postings, Resumes, Etc. |
| 12 | 5 | Letters related to career movement within U.L. |
| 12 | 6 | Memos |
| 12 | 7 | Personal Data Sheets |
| 12 | 8 | Personal Expenses & Letters related to work |
| 12 | 9 | Photographs at U.L. Events |
| 12 | 10 | Professional Appointment Calendar 1961 |
