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Member Settlement Houses, 1899-1980. Minnesota. Minneapolis. Phyllis Wheatley House. (Box 77, Folder 4)

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National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers

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This folder contains records created/collected by the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, now United Neighborhood Centers of America, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, financial records, photographs, and other documents. The Federation, which was founded in 1911, included local settlement houses and neighborhood centers from across the United States and Canada. The records document the programs, methodology, member agencies, and administration of the Federation, which was known as the National Federation of Settlements from 1911 to 1949; National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers from 1949 to 1979; and United Neighborhood Center of America beginning in 1980. Information about issues and individuals makes this a key resource for the study of social welfare in twentieth century America. This folder contains records relating to This folder contains records related to Phyllis Wheatley House, a Minneapolis settlement house open to the African American community. Founded in 1924, the Phyllis Wheatly House played a major role in Minneapolis' African American history. Many other public services were not open to African Americans, causing this settlement house to offer a wide array of service beyond the usual educational and social services. These additional services included accomodations for visiting performers and dignitaries like Langston Hughes and Marian Anderson, who were not allowed to stay in the city's segregated hotels, as well as housing for visiting scholars.
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