Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Records
Scope and Content
The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Records document the activities, history and administrative records of this organization. The collection contains the organizational documents of the New Haven Civil Liberties Council (1949-1958), administrative records of the CCLU (1958-1990) as well as the organization's materials pertaining to the court cases, Women's Health Services v. Maher (1979-1981), Doe v. Maher (1981-1990) and Sheff v. O'Neill (1989-1998). Material pertaining to the three court cases consists primarily of court documents, trail transcripts, exhibits, correspondence and research.
Dates
- 1949-2001
Restrictions on Access
Researchers interested in the collection must complete an CCLU Access Agreement before access to the collection will be granted.
Materials identified by the donor as "Attorney work product" is restricted material until 2017. These documents have been removed from the collection and stored. Permission from the donor must be obtained to review the restricted material until that date.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
History
The Connecticut affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union (CCLU) was founded in 1949 as the New Haven Civil Liberties Council. The CCLU is a non-partisan, non-profit organization whose mission is to assure that the Bill of Rights and the rights guaranteed by the Connecticut Constitution are preserved.
Extent
26 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Records document the activities, history and administrative records of this organization. The collection contains the organizational documents of the New Haven Civil Liberties Council (1949-1958), administrative records of the CCLU (1958-1990) as well as the organization's materials pertaining to court cases.
Arrangement
Series I: New Haven Civil Liberties Council (1949-1958) contains documents pertaining to the founding of the organization in Connecticut.
Series II: Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Administrative Records (undated, 1958-1990) includes reports, correspondence and publications documenting a portion of the organziation's activities.
Series III: Women's Health Services v. Maher (undated, 1979-1981) contains the legal files pertaining to this court case concerning the legality of abortions in Connecticut.
Series IV: Doe v. Maher (undated, 1981-1990) contains the legal files pertaining to this court case which continued the case begun in Women's Health Services v. Maher.
Series V: Sheff v. O'Neill (undated, 1989-1998) contains the legal files pertaining to this court case regarding the desegregation of Connecticut's public schools.
Series VI: American Civil Liberties Union materials (undated, 1954-1981) includes a small number of ACLU publications and similar materials.
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- Title
- Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Records
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2004 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu
