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Scope and Contents The progress of the campaign to organize Louisiana sugar workers may be followed in Mitchell's letters to Patrick Gorman (June 12, 29; July 10; Aug 1, 18; Sept. 12, 30). On the self-help housing program for sugar workers, see Mitchell's report to the Norman Fund on the progress made (June 29) and his exchange with Jac Wasserman (Sept 16, 19). Several menhaden companies continued to refuse to sign contracts with Local 300; see the unfair labor practice charges filed against them (July 31) and...

Scope and Contents The papers include two letters from Mitchell to New Orleans industrial relations specialist Charles Logan on the sugar worker campaign (Oct. 17, 27); see also Mitchell to Patrick Gorman on the same subject (Nov. 15). Mitchell began an effort to raise a sizable sum of money to set up a national committee to help revitalize rural life in the South; see his memorandum (Nov 15), and his letter to Eugene Cox (Nov 9) and to fund-raiser Henry H. Urrows (Dec. 15). There is a memorandum by Mitchell...

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Memoranda by Mitchell on "A Project to Train Organizers to Work in the Rural South" and on "Organizing Sugar Plantation Workers"; materials relating to the organization of the menhaden fishing industry, including a set of questions prepared by Mitchell for a contract negotiation session with the law firm of Kullman and Lang and a memorandum on work rules for fishermen.

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Folder 1852 -- Weekly reports of H.L. Mitchell. Folder 1853 -- Not Filmed

Scope and Contents Mitchell attempted to interest the Ford Foundation in his "Program to Build and Renew the Rural Community in South Louisiana"; see his proposal (n.d. [Jan]), a memorandum on the meeting held with Ford officials (Jan 16), and Mitchell's letters to Henry H. Urrows (Jan 18, 25, March 11) on the progress of the fund-raising effort. On the current status of the negotiations with the menhaden fishing companies, see Mitchell to AMC Executive Vice-President Harry R. Poole (Feb 7, 8). During March,...