unlv.1968.16 Guide to the Records of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Finding aid written by Staff. Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.October, 1995. Finding aid encoded by Dana Miller. March, 2007. Descriptive Summary Records of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board1962-1973 (inclusive),1964-1969 (bulk) MS 16 Clark County Economic Opportunity Board11 boxes (5 linear feet) University of Nevada, Las Vegas. UNLV Libraries. Special Collections. Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010.The materials in this collection document the work of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board (CCEOB) in Las Vegas in the late 1960s. The CCEOB was the regional legal body responsible for receiving and administering funds allocated under the Economic Opportunity Act, a part of the Johnson's Administration's War on Poverty Program. The collection concentrates on the high funding years from1965 until the early 1970's, when the CCEOB disbursed funds to a variety of community action programs and organizations. Records are administration and project oriented and include meeting minutes, correspondence, financial and committee reports, personnel policies, job descriptions, funding information, appointments, program officer listings, as well as project applications and program descriptions.English Preferred Citation:

Records of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board, MS 16, Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

 Acquisition Information:

The majority of the records were received from Harvey Dondero in 1968.

 Processed by:

Caryll Batt Dziedziak, October 1995.

 Access:

This collection is open for research.

Publication Rights:

For permission to reproduce or publish from this collection, please contact the Director of Special Collections.

 Organizational History

In 1964, Congress passed the Economic Opportunity Act, which was the legislative centerpiece of the Johnson Administration’s War on Poverty Program. This legislation made millions of dollars of federal money available to state and local governmental bodies to use in social welfare, education, health, and community action programs. The Clark County Economic Opportunity Board (CCEOB) was the legal body in the greater Las Vegas-Clark County Region for receiving and administering funds allocated under the Economic Opportunity Act.

The Clark County Economic Opportunity Board was incorporated under the laws of Nevada in 1964. It was recognized by the Clark County Commissioners and designated by the governor to be “the agency for Clark County to act as the county-wide planning and screening agency and as the applicant for monies available through the Economic Opportunity Act.”

From 1965 until funds began to dry up in the early 1970's, the CCEOB disbursed funds to a variety of community action programs in Clark County and the greater Las Vegas area. These organizations included Head Start, Operation Independence, Migrant Education & Health, and the Youth Corps, among others. VISTA volunteers were also active participants in local community action programs. The CCEOB essentially provided monetary support to groups engaged in providing services and information to the poor and underprivileged in an effort to break the cycle of poverty. The CCEOB Collection documents local grassroots efforts to fight the War on Poverty during the peak of social legislation passed during the Great Society Years of the mid-sixties.

Scope and Content

The Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Collection concentrates on the years of 1964 to 1969 when federal funds were most plentiful. It is divided into two series: an Administrative Series and a Projects Series.

The Administrative Series includes minutes of board meetings, correspondence, budget & financial reports, personnel policies, job descriptions, committee reports, funding information, appointments, etc.

The Projects Series details the programs and organizations the CCEOB supported. Included within this series are the listings of the programs’ officers, minutes from meetings as well as project applications and program descriptions.

The records in this collection have been received in several acquisitions from Harvey Dondero, former Chairman of the CCEOB. The major portion of the collection was received in 1968, with more added over the next several years. The collection number prior to processing (T-42) was changed to the permanent collection number MS-16.

 Arrangement of the Records

The collection is divided into 2 series:

Series 1. Administrative, 1962-1973Series 2. Projects, 1962-1972

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Related Collections:

For related topics and further information see the following collections:

Donald Clark Collection, T-68

Ruby Duncan Collection, MS 96-08.

Perry Kaufman Collection, MS 2000-07.

Subject Headings Organizations:Clark County (Nev.). Economic Opportunity Board -- Records and correspondence Subjects:Public welfare -- Nevada -- Clark County Government spending policy -- United States United States -- Economic policy --1961-1971 Persons:Dondero, Harvey N., --1910-1986 Inventory: Series I. Administrative, 1962-1973 (6 boxes)

BoxFolderContents 11Articles of Incorporation2Board of Directors - Monthly Reports, 1971-19733Board of Directors - Nominating Committee, 1969 4Board of Directors - Rosters, Correspondence, 1964-19705Board Meetings - Minutes, 19646Board Meetings - Minutes, 19657Board Meetings - Minutes, 19668Board Meetings - Minutes, Jan.-June 19679Board Meetings - Minutes, July-Dec. 1967BoxFolderContents21 Board Meetings - Minutes, Jan.-June 19682Board Meetings - Minutes, July-Dec. 1968 3Board Meetings - Minutes,Jan.-June 19694Board Meetings - Minutes,July-Dec. 19695 Board Meetings - Minutes,19706 Board Meetings - Minutes,1971-19737 Budget & Financial Reports, 1964-19658 Budget & Financial Reports, 1966BoxFolderContents31 Budget & Financial Reports, 19672Budget & Financial Reports, Jan.-June 1968 3Budget & Financial Reports, July-Dec. 19684Budget & Financial Reports, Jan.-June 19695 Budget & Financial Reports, July-Dec. 19696 Budget & Financial Reports, 1970-1972BoxFolderContents41 By-Laws1965-19662Community Action Agency,1968 3Conduct and Administration4Correspondence, 19625 Correspondence, 19636 Correspondence, 19647 Correspondence, Jan.-June 19658 Correspondence, July-Dec. 1965BoxFolderContents51 Correspondence, 19662Correspondence, 1967 3Correspondence, 19684Correspondence, 19695 Correspondence, 1972-19736 Economic Opportunity Act, 19647 Economic Opportunity Action8 Evaluation Committee, 19699Executive Director - Appointments, 1965-196610Funding - Applications 11 Funding - Requests12 Grant Funding13 Manpower Development Center, 1967 Box Folder Contents61 Newspaper Clippings, 1963-19662Press Releases, 1964-1966 3Personnel - Job Descriptions, 1965-19694Personnel - Policies, 1965-1969Series II: Projects, 1962-1972(5 boxes)

BoxFolderContents71Clark County Cooperative Purchasing Clubs, 19652Clark County Council of Older Americans Project3Community Action - Application4Community Action Program - Project Directors, 19655Community Health Service and Family Planning6Concentrated Employment Program (CEP), 1968-19727Cultural Enrichment Component, 19668Day Care Project - Job Description, Correspondence, 1964-19669Day Care Project - Program Description10Emergency Food & Medical Program, 1971-197211Family Planning, 197112Head Start - Full Year Full Day, March-April 1965BoxFolderContents81Head Start - Full Year Full Day, May 1965- Dec. 19672Henderson Day Care [1966]3Legal Aid Work Program, 1966-19684Lunch Program - West Las Vegas [1964-1968]5Migrant Community Services Program, 19686Migrant Education Work Program [1969]7Migrant Health, 19658Migrant Workers of the Moapa Valley, 19659Neighborhood Council Programs [1965-1969]10Neighborhood Council Programs [1970-1971]11Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, Program Application, 196412Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, Feb. 1965 BoxFolderContents91Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, April 1965 2Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, May-Oct. 1965 3Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, 19664Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, 1967-19725Nevada Futures, 19676North Las Vegas Land and Water Conservation Act,n.d.7North Las Vegas Nelson Amendment Beautification Project, 19668Operation Independence, 1963-19649Operation Independence, 1964-196510Operation Independence,1965-196611Operation Independence- By-Laws, 196612Operation Independence - Financial Statements, 1965-1967BoxFolderContents101Operation Independence, 1962-19682Operation Independence - Community Action Program, 19653Operation Independence - Minutes of Meetings, 1963-19654Operation Independence - Minutes of Meetings, 1966-19685Operation Independence - Progress Report [1964]6Operation Independence - Demonstration7Operation Independence - Survey, 19658“Operation Independence” - Introductory Essay by a VISTA9Operation Medicare Alert, 1965-196610Operation Opportunities - Clark County,Day Care Center and Community Service Center 1965BoxFolderContents111Operation Opportunities - Clark County; Project Applications 19642Out-of State Community Action Programs, 19653Peace Corps Career Information [1966]4Policy Action Leadership, 1964-19665Preventive Addiction for Youth, 1971-19726Projects Submitted, 19657Rosters, 1963, 19668Small Business Development Center9Summer School Reading Enrichment Program10Summer Youth Program, 196711Vegas Central Credit Union12VISTA, 196513War on Poverty News, 1967-196814West Las Vegas Economic Planning Project [1969]15Work Experience & Training Programs, 1965-1966END OF INVENTORY