Dates

• Majority of material found within 1972 - 1975

Extent

1 box Linear Feet (The Welfare Rights Organization of Indiana County (W.R.O.) provides information to welfare recipients about their benefits and rights. The Welfare Rights Organization publicizes changes in regulations of the Department of Public Assistance. The contents of this collection are research materials regarding housing and health care in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. This collection holds case studies on housing and transportation, newsletters, federal state papers, documentation of housing strikes, various research, and a W.R.O. mailing list. This information dates from 1972 to 1975. Box 1 (12 folders): 1. W.R.O. Cases in Housing and Transportation, 1973; 2. W.R.O. Poor Housing Research, 1972; 3. Tenant's Organization Newsletter, 1974-1975; 4. Rent Strike of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, 1975; 5. Legal and Protest Actions from the Strike, 1975; 6. W.R.O. Letters concerning Housing Strike, 1975; 7. Planning Commission Report on Housing, ca. 1975; 8. W.R.O. Federal and State Papers, ca. 1975; 9. W.R.O. Housing Project Notes (handwritten), 1975; 10. Newspaper Articles about Housing and Health, ca. 1975; 11. W.R.O. Research on Health Care, 1972; and 12. W.R.O. Mailing List, ca. 1975)

Language of Materials

English