In November 1945, as part of her national campaign to improve the relations among religious and ethnic groups, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke in support of the recently formed Inter-Group Council at the New York State College for Teachers. Below left, is a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Dr. Shirley Siegel Passow '46, expressing her interest in the recently formed Inter-Group Council at the New York State College for Teachers. Pictured below right, the Inter-Group Council played a prominent role in improving racial and religious relations at the college for a number of years. Within a few months, President Harry Truman appointed Eleanor Roosevelt to serve on the U. S. Delegation to the United Nations where she would play a leading role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The following images are from the University Archives collections. (Clockwise from the top: State College News, November 2, 1945; Photograph of the original Inter-Group Council, 1944-45. Left to right: front row: Kathryn Hagerty '47, Miss Mary E. Conklin, Marian Carter [Hughes], '46; second row: Dr. Watt Stewart, Celine Axelrood '47, Shirley Passow '46, president of the Inter-Group Council, Edna M. Marsh, '45, Dr. Louis C. Jones; Photocopy of letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Dr. Shirley Siegel Passow '46, Original in Dr. Passow's possession. Ms. Passow was a founder of the Inter-Group Council. Inter-Group Education Conference folder, Archives Vertical File)