Economic assistance, Domestic -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Council of Southern Mountains Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0002 SAA 001
Abstract
The Council of the Southern Mountains (CSM) 1912-1989, began as a gathering of various citizens and mountain missionaries working in relative isolation throughout Appalachia, which created a forum for the sharing of ideas, experiences and inspiration. The Council grew and changed over time into an organization that promoted cooperation among private, government, and religious organizations in southern Appalachia and served as a key factor in bringing the issues and experiences of Appalachia...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1912-1970; Other: Date acquired: 04/24/1970
National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0016 SAA 015
Abstract
President Lyndon B. Johnson formed the National Advisory Commission on the Rural Poverty, under Executive Order Number 11306, in the 1960s to counsel him and develop recommendations concerning legislative actions to be taken as a part of his administration’s War on Poverty. This particular commission was charged with the responsibility of evaluating one of the most difficult social problems in the United States—rural poverty.
The Commission...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1966-1967