Topic:
In 1964 the Economic Opportunity Act was signed into law by President Johnson. It established community action programs to address social issues such as education and job training. The Act also created the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to oversee the operation of these programs. OU worked with the Oakland County OEO to offer job training and education to disadvantaged students.
Selected sources:
- Vertical file, folder “EEOU Oakland County”: OU Chancellor Varner and one assistant on the Board of Directors of a new Oakland County Commission to join in the federal government anti poverty program. (1965)
- Billie S. Farnum Papers. Numerous documents on the implementation of the OEO in SE Michigan.
- President Varner Papers, Box 15, Folder “Oakland County Commission of Economic Opportunity”
- O’Dowd (Provost) papers, Box 1, Folder “Anti poverty program”
- University newsletters
See also:
- U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, War on Poverty Projects, 1966 (in Hathi Trust). Other OEO documents have been digitized and are available in the Hathi Trust.
