SERIES III: CONFERENCE OF CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS (COCO)

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This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to improve communication and cooperation in the consumer actions programs throughout the country. The organization assisted local and state consumer groups, provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association with AT&T which led to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT&T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies of COCO's newsletter, "Intercom," 1978-1996.

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