ALLARD KENNETH LOWENSTEIN PAPERS, #4340, 1924-1985
The personal and professional papers and writings of Allard Kenneth Lowenstein, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate, political activist, lawyer, teacher, speaker,
author, U.S. Congressman from New York, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. The
collection documents Lowenstein's deep interest in issues of race, especially in the Civil
Rights Movement. While teaching at North Carolina State University Lowenstein participated in
efforts to desegregate public facilities in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
and was a legal advisor to the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Materials documenting
his activities and interests in civil rights include research notes (1940-1968); speeches
(1951-1980); and interviews (1952-1980). The collection also contains manuscripts recording
Lowenstein's involvement in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1967-1980);
Americans for Democratic Action (1947- 1957; 1966-1980); United States National Student
Association (1950-1967); and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (1963- 1964). Included
are papers relating to Lowenstein's opposition to apartheid in South and Southwest Africa
(1954-1963).