Series 4: Oliver and Marjorie Leeds papers, 1920-1998, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Series 4: Oliver and Marjorie Leeds papers, 1920-1998, consists of photocopies of Oliver and Marjorie Leeds' papers, held by their daughter, Maxine Craig. Materials include biographical information, such as baptism and military records and obituaries, some correspondence, and their FBI files released via FOIA request. The records represent their work in the Brooklyn chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) on the issues of housing, schools, transportation and traffic, and youth.
The Congress of Racial Equality, Brooklyn chapter records at the Wisconsin Historical Society were also from the Leeds' papers and donated to WHS by their daughter.
Arrangement
The materials in this series are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Biographical Note
Oliver Leeds was born June 5, 1920 to Thomas Leeds and Florence Copeland in the Bronx, New York. He married Marjorie Ansorge in 1954. He co-founded the Brooklyn chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality in 1962 and served as president. At the time of his death in 1989, Leeds was a proofreader at the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and a member of the New York City Transit Authority Advisory Council.
Marjorie Leeds (nee Ansorge) was born on October 3, 1925 in Manhattan, New York. She served as treasurer in the Brooklyn chapter of CORE and was active in the Parent-Teacher Association of her childrens' school. She died on June 20, 1998.
