Pitts, Orville E., 1933-

Authoritative Name:
Pitts, Orville E., 1933-
Biography:
Championship amateur boxer and 1950 Golden Gloves champion who completed law school as a fighter and became Milwaukee, Wisconsin's second African American city alderman in 1968, serving district 6. Pitts later became the city's deputy city attorney, then county court commissioner.
Associated Subjects:
Pitts, Orville E., 1933-
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

5 items in 1 collections (expand all)

1 Orville Pitts letter, 1965 July 13

Creator:
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:
1965-07-13
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

2 Orville Pitts letter, 1965 July 13

Creator:
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:
1965-07-13
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

6 Orville Pitts letter, 1965 July 13

Creator:
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:
1965-07-13
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Oral History Interview with Adolph Arms, August 17, 2007, part I

Creator:
Arms, Adolph Thomas
Date of Original:
2007-08-17
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Lauri Wynn, June 9, 1995, part II

Creator:
Wynn, Lauri
Date of Original:
1995-06-09
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections