Collection IDMG Nwk BICC

Size2 boxes

Collection Description Newark's Business and Industrial Coordinating Council (BICC), at 46 Branford Place, was established in 1963 to address inequities in job opportunities (especially apparent in the predominantly white work force then constructing the new Barringer High School and in major building projects on the Rutgers-Newark campus), and unemployment among minority groups. Among the early leaders of the BICC were Peter V. R. Schuyler of United Way, K. Wade Bennett and Charles W. Garrison of Bamberger's, and Derek T. Winans. <span class="highlight_word">Kennethspan> A. Gibson was co-chair of the Community Affairs Committee.

Box 1: contains drafts of a history of the BICC (1973); a file labeled "Task Force"; training and personnel manuals; certificates; bylaws; budgets; minutes, etc. (ca. 1967-1973)

Box 2: contains 6 binders of material labeled Executive Director's Report (1970-1972); Executive Committee Minutes (1970-1975); Minutes (1970-1973); Programs (1970-1973); Computer Match (1971-1972); and Finance and Budget (1971-1972)

NOTE: See also, "Interracial action, the story of Newark's Business and Industrial Coordinating Committee," a series of articles by Douglas Eldridge, reprinted from the Newark Evening News. (11 pages, Newark: Newark Evening News, [1964]). NPL Call no. Main N.J. Ref. 331.11 EL2

FormatsDigital materials; Textual materials

SubjectsAfrican-American History / Civil Rights; Business / Commerce; Industry / Manufacturing; Labor History

Time Period20th Century

LanguageEnglish

Access policyOpen for research

ProcessedYes

Finding AidYes