Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: Correspondence, 1941-1947
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6-10
Scope and Contents note
Includes letters from A. Phillip Randolph as international president of the labor union; materials regarding the local Charleston Chapter of the Brotherhood, of which James R.B. Graves served as president; and other materials. Topics include organizational issues, release time, collective bargaining power, and efforts of the Workers Defense League to save sharecropper Odell Waller.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1950
Creator
- From the Collection: Graves family (Family)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.5 linear feet (14 archival boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
Contact:
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Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu