Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters A Register of Its Records in the Library of Congress Prepared by Grover Batts and Audrey Walker Revised by Melinda K. Friend Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 1997 Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2000 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000016 Latest revision: 2004-11-17 Collection Summary Title: Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Span Dates: 1920-1968 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1950-1968) ID No.: MSS48439 Creator: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Extent: 41,000 items; 144 containers; 70 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Part I consists of general correspondence, subject files, and personal papers of the brotherhood's founder, A. Philip Randolph, documenting the growth and functions of the union chiefly after 1940. Part II consists of correspondence and subject files of brotherhood officials Benjamin F. McLaurin (international field organizer), A. Philip Randolph (founder and president), and Ashley L. Totten (secretary-treasurer), and other subject files, financial records, and miscellaneous records. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Names: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Blanchette, A. R. (Arthur Robinson), 1910- --Correspondence Bond, Julian, 1940- --Correspondence Dellums, C. L. (Cotrell Lawrence)--Correspondence Dubinsky, David, 1892- --Correspondence Farmer, James, 1920- --Correspondence Green, William, 1872-1952--Correspondence King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Correspondence McKissick, Floyd B.
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