Box 1
Contains 19 Results:
League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, 1949-1950
Materials in this folder relate to Siegel's tenure as Chairman of the League of Women Voters' Los Angeles Legislative Action Committee, a post she held in 1949. Included is correspondence, memoranda, notes, and several editions of the League Reporter
, the League of Women Voters' official newsletter. Materials pertain to the League's commitment to overcoming racial and economic discrimination.
Housing Discrimination, 1947-1950
This folder includes materials pertaining to discrimination in the housing market, with an emphasis on race-restricted covenants and the Supreme Court's decision in Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) which prevented the enforcement of the covenants in court. Included in the series are article clippings, memoranda, correspondence, handwritten notes, and a breakdown of the racial and ethnic composition of public housing developments in the City of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Conference on Community Relations: Non-Discrimination, 1949-1951
American Jewish Committee: Legal and Civic Action Committee, 1948
1948 Article "The Supreme Court Rules Out Race Restrictive Covenants" - Women Lawyers Journal, 1948, 1948
In 1948, Siegel authored an article entitled The Supreme Court Rules Out the Race Restrictive Covenant,
which was published in the Women Lawyers' Journal and discusses Shelley v. Kremer's
implications on race restrictive covenants. Included in the folder are two copies of Siegel's article and three letters of commendation that were subsequently mailed to Siegel.