New York City Commission on Human Rights
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In 1944, Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia created the Mayor’s Committee on Unity by Executive Order in response to citywide concerns about race relations following riots in Harlem. The records of the Commission that evolved from the initial executive order, and its successor, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, date from circa 1935-1987. The collection consists of administrative, institutional, and executive records, which include correspondence, subject files, organizational records, and meeting materials and minutes. The collection also includes public outreach materials created by both the Commission and other private and public organizations with similar missions. The final portion of the collection is made up of New York City Commission on Human Rights investigative case files and court documents.
