Civil Rights Research Collections: Papers of the NAACP

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Part 1: Meetings of the Board of Directors, Records of Annual Conferences, Major Speeches, and Special Reports, 1909-1950

Supplement to Part 1, 1951-1955

Supplement to Part 1, 1956-1960

Supplement to Part 1, Minutes of the Board of Directors, Secretary's Reports, Records of Annual Conventions, and Annual Business Meetings, 1961-1965

Supplement to Part 1, 1966-1970, Meetings of the Board of Directors, Records of Annual Conferences, Major Speeches, and Special Reports

Part 2: Personal Correspondence of Selected NAACP Officials, 1919-1939

Part 3: The Campaign for Educational Equality, 1913-1965

• Series A: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1913-1940
• Series B: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1940-1950
• Series C: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1951-1955
• Series D: General Office Files, 1956-1965

Part 4: The Voting Rights Campaign, 1916-1950

Supplement to Part 4, Voting Rights, General Office Files, 1956-1965

Part 5: The Campaign against Residential Segregation, 1914-1955

Supplement to Part 5, Residential Segregation, General Office Files, 1956-1965

Part 6: The Scottsboro Case, 1931-1950

Part 7: The Anti-Lynching Campaign, 1912-1955

• Series A: Anti-Lynching Investigative Files, 1912-1953
• Series B: Anti-Lynching Legislative and Publicity Files, 1916-1955

Part 8: Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System, 1910-1955

• Series A: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1910-1939
• Series B: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1940-1955

Part 9: Discrimination in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1918-1955

• Series A: General Office Files on Armed Forces' Affairs, 1918-1955
• Series B: Armed Forces' Legal Files, 1940-1950
• Series C: The Veterans Affairs Committee, 1940-1950

Part 10: Peonage, Labor, and the New Deal, 1913-1939

Part 11: Special Subject Files, 1912-1939

• Series A: Africa through Garvey, Marcus
• Series B: Harding, Warren G. through YWCA

Part 12: Selected Branch Files, 1913-1939

• Series A: The South
• Series B: The Northeast
• Series C: The Midwest
• Series D: The West

Part 13: The NAACP and Labor, 1940-1955

• Series A: Subject Files on Labor Conditions and Employment Discrimination, 1940-1955
• Series B: Cooperation with Organized Labor, 1940-1955
• Series C: Legal Department Files on Labor, 1940-1955

Supplement to Part 13, The NAACP and Labor, 1956-1965

Part 14: Race Relations in the International Arena, 1940-1955

Part 15: Segregation and Discrimination: Complaints and Responses, 1940-1955

• Series A: Legal Department Files
• Series B: Administrative Files

Part 16: Board of Directors Correspondence and Committee Materials, 1919-1955

• Series A: 1919-1939
• Series B: 1940-1955

Supplement to Part 16, Board of Directors Files, 1956-1965

Supplement to Part 16, Board of Directors Files, 1966-1970

Part 17: National Staff Files, 1940-1955

Supplement to Part 17, National Staff Files, 1956-1965

Part 18: Special Subjects, 1940-1955

• Series A: Legal Department Files
• Series B: General Office Files: Abolition of Government Agencies–Jews
• Series C: General Office Files: Justice Department–White Supremecy

Part 19: Youth File

• Series A: 1919-1939
• Series B: 1940-1955, American Jewish Congress–Motion Picture Project
• Series C: 1940-1955, NAACP–Youth Builders
• Series D: 1956-1965, Youth Department Files

Part 20: White Resistance and Reprisals, 1956-1965

Part 21: NAACP Relations with the Modern Civil Rights Movement

Part 22: Legal Department Administrative Files, 1956-1965

Part 23: Legal Department Case Files, 1956-1965

• Series A: The South
• Series B: The Northeast
• Series C: The Mid- and Far West

Supplement to Part 23, Legal Department Case Files, 1960-1972

• Series A: The South
• Series B: The Northeast
• Series C: The Midwest

Part 24: Special Subjects, 1956-1965

• Series A: Africa–Films
• Series B: Foreign Affairs–Leagues and Organizations
• Series C: Life Memberships–Zangrando

Part 25: Branch Department Files

• Series A: Regional Files and Special Reports, 1941-1955
• Series B: Regional Files and Special Reports, 1956-1965
• Series C: Branch Newsletters and Printed Matter
• Series D: Branch Department General Subject Files, 1956-1965

Part 26: Selected Branch Files, 1940-1955

• Series A: The South
• Series B: The Northeast
• Series C: The Midwest
• Series D: The West

Part 27: Selected Branch Files, 1956-1965

• Series A: The South
• Series B: The Northeast
• Series C: The Midwest
• Series D: The West

Part 28: Special Subject Files, 1966-1970

• Series A: Africa–Poor People's Campaign
• Series B: Powell, Adam Clayton–White Supremecy

Part 29: Branch Department Files, 1965-1972

• Series A: Field Staff Files
• Series B: Branch Newsletters, Annual Branch Activities Reports, and Selected Branch Department Subject Files
• Series C: Branch Newsletters and Regional Field Office Files, 1966-1971
• Series D: Branch Department General Subject Files, 1966-1970

Part 30: General Office Subject Files, 1966-1972

• Series A: Subject Files