Froelicher, Frances Morton, 1912-1994

Abstract Frances Morton Froelicher (1912-1994) was a social activist and the founder and executive director of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association of Batimore (CPHA) from 1945 to 1969. In this oral history interview, Froelicher discusses the relationship between Theodore R. McKeldin and his closest advisors such as Judge Thomas Waxter, Judge Simon Sobeloff, and Hans Froelicher, Jr.; the fight for improvement in the Housing Authority; pressures on McKeldin by real estate groups, the business...

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Frances Morton Froelicher was the founder and executive director of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association of Bal​timore, 1945-1969. In this interview, she discusses: the Housing Authority; the "Baltimore Plan"; the Department of Housing and Community Development; the Mount Royal Improvement Association; her philosophy of housing, planning, and the use of volunteers; Hans Froelicher; Pleasanton Conquest; and Mayor William Donald Schaefer.

Abstract Frances Morton Froelicher was the Executive Director of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association, 1945-1969. In this interview, she discusses: people and events in Baltimore civil rights history; development of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association and its emphasis from the first on biracial activity and how this was done; importance of CPHA as a training phase for future activists in civic affairs; the Urban League as another effective biracial organization; CPHA's biracial...

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Frances Morton Froelicher was the Executive Director of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association, 1947-1969, and a resident of Bolton Hill. In this interview, she discusses: Origins of efforts to improve the Mount Royal neighborhood by zoning, improved housing, parks, slum clearance, and new buildings; Mount Royal Protection Association succeeded by Mount Royal Improvement Association as goals and opinions changed; Hans Froelicher's leadership; and current problems.