Administrative History

The Panel of Americans was an organization founded by the University Religious Conference in the University of California, Los Angeles community. Comprised of six to eight young women that represented various ethnicities and religions, the Panel travelled across the United States speaking to high school assemblies, women's clubs, civic and educational organizations, church groups, and Army camps to promote understanding and acceptance of all people. G. Byron Done directed the Panel of Americans between 1944 and 1947.

Citation:

UPB files, Nov. 7, 2018 (Panel of Americans; founded by University Religious Conference at UCLA; comprised of several young women of various racial and religious backgrounds; travel to speak to high school assemblies, women's clubs, civic and educational organizations, church groups, radio programs, Army camps; promote harmonious relations between people of all backgrounds)

Panel of Americans records, 1941-1962 (launched in 1942 at the University of California at Los Angeles by the University Religious Conference; took a national demonstration tour in 1947; in 1953 the National Council for the Panel of Americans was formed to provide support and the Panel of Americans, Inc. was established as a tax-exempt educational corporation headquartered in New York City, spreading the program to local panels on over two dozen campuses throughout the United States)

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