Friendship House (Chicago, Illinois), 1955-1964

This collection includes materials of the Catholic Interracial Council of the Twin Cities from 1958-1966. The majority of the materials were created by the CICTC; items of note include organizational newsletters, board meeting minutes, programming and publicity materials, and the correspondence of James A. Leadon (CICTC president from 1958-1960). There are also materials documenting national efforts on race relations during this time period, one item of note is information on the Chicago-based Friendship House movement. Also included are materials that document the anti-racism efforts of CICTC member Patricia Parlin Caponi in the St. Paul Public Schools.