MLK Commission, 1985

File — Box: 11, Folder: 30

Scope and Contents

First Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, October 15, 1985; text of bill in the NYS Assembly creating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission to plan activities for annual King celebration, February 11; letter of appointment to commission to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from Gov. Mario Cuomo, November 1; list of state commission members; text of bill in Congress creating a commission to plan activities for federal holiday, with presidential signature, August 27, 1984; congratulatory letter from Pres. Ronald Reagan to members of federal commission, January 10; list of federal commission members; Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission fact sheet; formal statement by Coretta Scott King, chairperson, Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, March 25; Summary Report of the Chairperson, Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Corporation and the Executive Committee, October 9; Draft Outline of Booklet on Dr. King and Organized Labor, by Kenny Johnson, Southern Labor Institute, October 8; booklet, "Martin Luther King, Jr.: Living the Dream: Labor Honors and American Hero - Jan. 20"; The Martin Luther King National Symposium: A Proposal (Higher Education Level); Living the Dream: Student/Community Partnership (Secondary Level);

Dates

1985

Creator

From the Collection: New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) (creator, Organization)
From the Collection: Hobart, Thomas Y. Jr. (creator, Person)
From the Collection: Ianuzzi, Richard (creator, Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

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