Reel 25
Container
Contains 6 Results:
October 1943 to December 1943, Undated 1943, and Miscellaneous Union Business 1943.
File — Reel: 25
Dates:
1932-1971
October, 1943, 1943
File — Reel: 25
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents
On Sept. 29, Mitchell sent out a letter to several members of the Senate asking them to oppose the continuation of Public Law 45; their replies arrived throughout October. In particular see the replies from Senators Tom Stewart and William Langer, who enclosed copies of letters they received on this question from the Agricultural Extension Service and the WMC, respectively (16, 30). FSA official Hayes Beall sent Mitchell the latest gossip around his agency (1, 29). Black STFU organizer J.E....
Dates:
1943
November, 1943, 1943
File — Reel: 25
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents
The Tenth Annual STFU Convention was held at Memphis on November 9 to 11; the papers include a set of resolutions, an address by Charles D. Lewis, Director of the East Central Division of the AAA, and a report by Mitchell. The Proceedings do not appear. The most important resolution passed called for STFU representation on the WMC Regional Labor Management Committees; Clinton S. Golden, Vice-Chairman of the WMC, wrote to explain why this was not possible (29). Other correspondence is largely...
Dates:
1943
December, 1943, 1943
File — Reel: 25
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents
A shipment of 150 workers left for New Jersey and reports began coming back to Memphis on how the men liked their new jobs. Problems did arise, as an official of the Hurff Company wrote (23). The STFU quickly set up a grievance committee, which sent back a report on its decisions (28). The correspondence about the Tee Davis case continued; see especially one letter from Morris Milgrim of the WDL on what his organization would do to help (20). On P.L. 45 see the mimeographed copy of a lengthy...
Dates:
1943
No Date, 1943, 1943
File — Reel: 25
Identifier: 4
Scope and Contents
Telegrams; Articles of Incorporation of the Southeast Missouri Farm Laborer's Cooperative Purchasing and Marketing Association; letters applying for jobs in Florida; list of STFU locals in various states
Dates:
1943
Miscellaneous Union Business, 1943, 1943
File — Reel: 25
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents
Folders 875 and 876 -- Reports from locals. Folder 877 -- Organizer's reports from F.R. Betton. Folder 878 -- Organizer's reports from Bill Johnson. Folder 879 -- Not Filmed. Folder 880 -- Organizer's reports from H.L. Mitchell, E.O. Cistrunk, M.J. Jones, and J.F. Hynds. Folder 881 -- Applications for government farm work. Folders 882 to 886 -- Not Filmed
Dates:
1943