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There is also\n         information on her activities in the Foreign Policy\n         Association and the Walter Hines Page School of International\n         Relations, as well as peace groups, including the Conference\n         on the Cause and Cure of War. This series also contains\n         material on Munford's involvement in the Democratic Party and\n         the League of Women Voters.","The RACE RELATIONS series includes subject files on\n         Munford's activities with the Commission on Inter-racial\n         Cooperation, Richmond Urban League, National Urban League,\n         Woman's Inter-Racial Committee, National League on Urban\n         Conditions Among Negroes, Committee on Colored Work, and the\n         Commission on Inter-racial Cooperation. 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