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CIO Civil Rights Committee/ Committee to Abolish Discrimination (1940-54)

 File — Box: 117, Folder: 2-3

Abstract

Routine committee documents; "Facts in the Case of Roosevelt Ward Jr.;" interview with James B. Carey (Secretary-Treasurer, CIO); excerpt from Walter Reuther testimony before the House Committee on Education and Labor; manuscript entitled The AFL and Racial Discrimination by the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers - CIO; memorandum to the Attorney General on "Administrative Action to Improve the Civil Rights Machinery of the Department of Justice;" NAACP statement on labor policy; Executive Order Establishing the Government Contract Committee; memorandum to the Attorney General on "Implementation of the Non-Discrimination Provision in Government Contracts."

Dates

  • 1914-1980
  • 1920-1950 (bulk)

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to some portions of the collection is restricted; contact Kheel Center reference archivist for further details.

Extent

208.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

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

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