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Archives at Cornell

November and December, 1940, 1940

 File — Reel: 16
Identifier: 1

Scope and Contents

There is an interesting exchange between Butler and Mitchell on Butler's proposal for bringing agricultural workers under the NLRB (Nov. 4,7). The only other issue of special interest is a campaign by the WDL to abolish the Virginia poll tax and to free Odell Waller, a black Virginia sharecropper sentenced to death for the murder of his landlord. The papers include various leaflets and WDL press releases on the Waller case (Nov. 9, 15; Dec. 18, 21), as well as a letter from WDL staff member Pauli Murray (Nov. 27). Pauli Murray also wrote about the case of Isaac Mosely, a black Missouri sharecropper serving a life sentence for killing his riding boss (Dec. 17)

Dates

  • 1940

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, Spanish

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Extent

6.67 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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