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| Creator: | Smith, Mark A. |
| Title: | Discrimination complaint filed with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor of the State of Oregon (Petition for Cease and Desist Order), 1959 |
| Date: | 1959 |
| Description: | Discrimination complaint petitioned by Mark A. Smith, Administrator of the Civil Rights Division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor, on behalf of Mrs. Parthina Wiley and Mr. Rowan M. Wiley, a Portland African American couple. The petition for the cease and desist order is against five Oregon real estate sales corporations (Curt-Craft, Brice Mortgage, Home Master Sales, Roach Homes, and Retirement Incorporated) that are accused of housing discrimination. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Legal documents |
| Subjects: | African Americans--Oregon--Portland | African Americans--Civil rights--Oregon--Portland | Discrimination in housing--Oregon--Portland | Petitions--Oregon--Portland | Civil rights--Oregon--Portland | Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries | Portland (Or.) | Multnomah County (Or.) |
| Collection: | Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project |
| Institution: | Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Contributors: | Washington State University Vancouver Information Services | Oregon Historical Society |
| Online Publisher: | [Spokane, Wash.] : Washington State University |
| Original Material: | Stella Maris House Collection |
| Rights and Usage: | Oregon Historical Society, Photographic Services 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; PHOTOORDERS@OHS.ORG; phone number 503-306-5250; FAX 503-492-6001. |
| Related Materials: | From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History project (Washington State University) |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,1050 |
