Black Freedom Struggle in the United States:

Folder January 5, 1961-August 30, 1963. 104pp.

From the Presidential Library of John F Kennedy: March on Washington, Policy regarding Administrative Leave during Demonstrations, Congressional Relations, Housing and Voluntary Desegregation of Commercial Establishments The White House Central Files, January 5, 1961-August 30, 1963, 1961-1963

Document 52 July 7, 1948 Memorandum with attachments To: James B. Forrestal Fr: Matthew J. Connelly

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: transmittal of letter from Connelly informing Grant Reynolds that the president will be unable to meet with him and A. Philip Randolph to discuss issuance of an executive order ending military segregation and suggesting that he raise the matter with the secretary of defense instead, 1948

Document 54 July 17, 1948 Memorandum with attachments To: Clark [M.] Clifford Fr: James [B.] Forrestal

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: transmittal of letter to the secretary of defense in which Beauharnais expresses his disgust over the policy of nonsegregation in the armed forces and his opinion that it goes against natural law? to force whites to associate so closely with African Americans against their wills, 1948

Tobias, Channing H. 48pp.

From the Harry S. Truman Library: Committee member Channing H. Tobias travel expenses and internal, administrative communications, including a letter from the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters urging the Committee to oppose segregated education., 1947

January-April 1926. 142pp.

Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters correspondence, January-April 1926, including Assigned working numbers for porters, effort to eradicate Communist influence in trade unions, voting plan in Omaha District, applications and dues, embezzlement scandal and revision of schedule of rules and rates of pay for Canadian railroads, 1962

May-July 1926. 106pp.

Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters correspondence, May-July 1926, including meetings, dispensation for new members and NAACP endorsement of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1926

August 1926. 122pp.

Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters correspondence, August 1926, 1926

September-October 1926. 155pp.

Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters correspondence, September-October 1926, including Pullman employee representation plan, dues collection, porter grievances, suggestions on wage scale and working conditions, reduction in membership, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen assistance to the Brotherhood of Sleeping car Porters and case before National Mediation Board, 1926

March-April 1927. 116pp.

Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters correspondence, including Porter grievances, Pullman employee representation plan, National Mediation Board proceedings in Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters case, New York Citizens Committee of One Hundred, funds advanced to discharged members, Randolph’s speech to the National Urban League Conference, resignation of Ella Jones, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Ladies Auxiliary, activities of Pullman Company spies and aims of the Trade Union Committee for Organizing Negro Workers, March-April 1927, 1927

To Amend the Railway Labor Act

Congressional Hearings: Considers legislation to revise the railway labor legislation and to provide for the prompt disposition of disputes between carriers and their employees., 1934

Document 35: July 8, 1943 Letter

From the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library: Follow-up report on the March on Washington Movement’s national convention indicating the outcome of the executive committee meeting held on July 5, 1943