Los Angeles Urban League
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Floyd C. Covington papers
Collection
Identifier: 7057
Abstract
Floyd C. Covington was a Black civic leader in Los Angeles from the late 1920s to the 1970s. Through his work as the first Executive Director of the Los Angeles Urban League and his service in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Covington redefined social welfare and equal opportunity in both employment and housing for various communities in Los Angeles. Covington's papers contain his early scholarship and poetry from his youth and education in Seattle, Washington and Topeka,...
Dates:
1901 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1970
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Los Angeles Urban League collection of reports, papers, and proceedings
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 0479
Abstract
This small collection consists of reports, studies, and publications created by and for, and collected by the Los Angeles Urban League.
Dates:
1920s-1990s (bulk 1970s)
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections