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.
The Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Collection concentrates on the years of 1965 to 1968 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.
Physical Description: The CCEOB Collection consists of 11 boxes (5 linear feet).
Restrictions: None
Location of Collection: Lied Library Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Processed by: Caryll Batt Dziedziak
Date Completed: October 18, 1995
Inventory and Container List
Clark County Economic Opportunity Board
MS-16
| BOX # | FLDR# | CONTENTS |
| ADMINISTRATIVE SERIES | ||
| 1 | 1 | Articles of Incorporation |
| 2 | Board of Directors - Monthly Reports, 1971-73 | |
| 3 | Board of Directors - Nominating Committee, 1969 | |
| 4 | Board of Directors - Rosters, Correspondence, 1964-70 | |
| 5 | Board Meetings - Minutes, 1964 | |
| 6 | Board Meetings - Minutes, 1965 | |
| 7 | Board Meetings - Minutes, 1966 | |
| 8 | Board Meetings - Minutes, Jan.-June 1967 | |
| 9 | Board Meetings - Minutes, July-Dec. 1967 | |
| 2 | 1 | Board Meetings - Minutes, Jan.-June 1968 |
| 2 | Board Meetings - Minutes, July-Dec. 1968 | |
| 3 | Board Meetings - Minutes, Jan.-June 1969 | |
| 4 | Board Meetings - Minutes, July-Dec. 1969 | |
| 5 | Board Meetings - Minutes, 1970 | |
| 6 | Board Meetings - Minutes, 1971-73 | |
| 7 | Budget & Financial Reports, 1964-65 | |
| 8 | Budget & Financial Reports, 1966 | |
| 3 | 1 | Budget & Financial Reports, 1967 |
| 2 | Budget & Financial Reports, Jan.-June 1968 | |
| 3 | Budget & Financial Reports, July-Dec. 1968 | |
| 4 | Budget & Financial Reports, Jan.-July 1969 | |
| 5 | Budget & Financial Reports, July-Dec. 1969 | |
| 6 | Budget & Financial Reports, 1970-72 | |
| 4 | 1 | By-Laws, 1965-66 |
| 2 | Community Action Agency, 1968 | |
| 3 | Conduct and Administration | |
| 4 | Correspondence, 1962 | |
| 5 | Correspondence, 1963 | |
| 6 | Correspondence, 1964 | |
| 7 | Correspondence, Jan.-June 1965 | |
| 8 | Correspondence, July-Dec. 1965 | |
| 5 | 1 | Correspondence, 1966 |
| 2 | Correspondence, 1967 | |
| 3 | Correspondence, 1968 | |
| 4 | Correspondence, 1969 | |
| 5 | Correspondence, 1972-73 | |
| 6 | Economic Opportunity Act, 1964 | |
| 7 | Economic Opportunity Action | |
| 8 | Evaluation Committee, 1969 | |
| 9 | Executive Director - Appointments., 1956-66 | |
| 10 | Funding - Applications | |
| 11 | Funding - Requests | |
| 12 | Grant Funding | |
| 13 | Manpower Development Center, 1967 | |
| 6 | 1 | Newspaper Clippings, 1963-66 |
| 2 | Press Releases, 1964-66 | |
| 3 | Personnel - Job Descriptions, 1965-69 | |
| 4 | Personnel - Policies, 1965-69 | |
| PROJECTS SERIES | ||
| 7 | 1 | Clark County Cooperative Purchasing Clubs, 1965 |
| 2 | Clark County Council of Older Americans Project | |
| 3 | Community Action - Application | |
| 4 | Community Action Program - Project Directors, 1965 | |
| 5 | Community Health Service and Family Planning | |
| 6 | Concentrated Employment Program (CEP), 1968-72 | |
| 7 | Cultural Enrichment Component, 1966 | |
| 8 | Day Care Project - Job Description, Correspondence, 1964-66 | |
| 9 | Day Care Project - Program Description | |
| 10 | Emergency Food & Medical Program, 1971-72 | |
| 11 | Family Planning, 1971 | |
| 12 | Head Start - Full year, Full Day, March-April 1965 | |
| 8 | 1 | Head Start - Full Year, Full Day, May 1965-Dec. 1967 |
| 2 | Henderson Day Care [1966] | |
| 3 | Legal Aid Work Program, 1966-68 | |
| 4 | Lunch Program - West Las Vegas [1964-68] | |
| 5 | Migrant Community Services Program, 1968 | |
| 6 | Migrant Education Work Program [1969] | |
| 7 | Migrant Health, 1965 | |
| 8 | Migrant Workers of the Moapa Valley, 1965 | |
| 9 | Neighborhood Council Programs [1965-69] | |
| 10 | Neighborhood Council Programs [1970-71] | |
| 11 | Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, Program Application, 1964 | |
| 12 | Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, Feb. 1965 | |
| 9 | 1 | Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, April 1965 |
| 2 | Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, May-Oct. 1965 | |
| 3 | Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, 1966 | |
| 4 | Neighborhood Youth Corps - Work Training Project, 1967-72 | |
| 5 | Nevada Futures, 1967 | |
| 6 | North Las Vegas Land and Water Conservation Act [undated] | |
| 7 | North Las Vegas Nelson Amendment Beautification Project, 1966 | |
| 8 | Operation Independence, 1963-64 | |
| 10 | Operation Independence, 1965-66 | |
| 11 | Operation Independence - By-Laws, 1966 | |
| 12 | Operation Independence - Financial Statements, 1965-67 | |
| 10 | 1 | Operation Independence, 1962-68 |
| 2 | Operation Independence - Community Action Program, 1965 | |
| 3 | Operation Independence - Minutes of Meetings, 1963-65 | |
| 4 | Operation Independence - Minutes of Meetings, 1966-68 | |
| 5 | Operation Independence - Progress Report [1964] | |
| 6 | Operation Independence - Demonstration | |
| 7 | Operation Independence - Survey, 1965 | |
| 8 | "Operation Independence" - Introductory Essay by a VISTA | |
| 9 | Operation Medicare Alert, 1965-66 | |
| 10 | Operation Opportunities - Clark County, 1965; Day Care Center and Community Service Center | |
| 11 | 1 | Operation Opportunities - Clark County, 1964; Project Applications |
| 2 | Out-of State Community Action Programs, 1965 | |
| 3 | Peace Corps Career Information [1966] | |
| 4 | Policy Action Leadership, 1964-66 | |
| 5 | Preventive Addiction for Youth, 1971-72 | |
| 6 | Projects Submitted, 1965 | |
| 7 | Rosters, 1963, 1966 | |
| 8 | Small Business Development Center | |
| 9 | Summer School Reading Enrichment Program | |
| 10 | Summer Youth Program, 1967 | |
| 11 | Vegas Central Credit Union | |
| 12 | VISTA, 1965 | |
| 13 | War on Poverty News, 1967-68 | |
| 14 | West Las Vegas Economic Planning Project [1969] | |
| 15 | Work Experience & Training Programs, 1965-66 | |
| END OF INVENTORY | ||
