NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

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August 23, 1974

Mr. C. L. Dellums 1716 7th Street Oakland, California 94607

Dear C.L.,

I am so pleased to learn of your election to the position of vice president of the National AFL-CIO Executive Council.

This is a very important post which I am sure you will serve with distinction.

My best wishes.

Sincerely yours

Virna M. Canson Regional Director

VMCrbn cc: Mr. William Pollard 3

NATIONAL OFFICERS Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood Kivie Kaplan Dr. Buell G. Gallagher Chairman, Board of Directors President Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors Jesse H. Turner Alfred Baker Lewis Dr. Harry J. Greene Treasurer Treasurer Emeritus Assistant Treasurer

Roy Wilkins John A. Morsell Executive Director & Secretary Assistant Exec.-Director & Assistant Secretary

VICE PRESIDENTS The Rev. James G. Blake William H. Oliver Irene H. Smith Dr. L. H. Holman Matthew J. Perry, Esq. Max Delson, Esq.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kelly M. Alexander, Sr. Dr. Buell G. Gallagher William R. Ming, Esq. Irene H. Smith The Rev. James G. Blake Dr. Harry J. Greene Rev. Charles H. Smith Bishop Stephen G. Spotfswood, Ex. Officio Dr. W. Montague Cobb Dr. H. Claude Hudson Gladys Smith Samuel W. Tucker, Esq. Max Delson, Esq. - Kivie Kaplan, Ex. Officio Hon. Henry Smith Jesse H. Turner Margaret Bush Wilson, Esq.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS M. Emmitt J. Kelly Alexander, Sr. Douglas W. Gene Howell Richard A. Meyer Irene H. Smith Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. Wendell Erwin Dr. H. Claude Hudson William R. Ming, Esq. Amy E. Spingarn The Rev. James G. Blake Dr. George D. Flemmings Dr. Lillie M. Jackson William H. Oliver Vernon Sport Lucile Bluford Dr. Buell G. Gallagher Hon. Charles V. Johnson Matthew J. Perry, Esq. Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood Hon. William H. Booth Mai Goode Kivie Kaplan William E. Pollard James E. Stewart Dr. Nathan Dr. Christopher Harry J. Greene James Kemp Dr. Maurice F. Rabb Paul Stewart Dr. W. Mrs. Sarah Greene Montague Cobb Westley W. Law Thomas Reed Jeanette Strong Nathaniel Rev. Colley, Esq. Edward A. Hailes Aaron Mines Evelyn H. Roberts Bernard Thomas Nathaniel Ira Colley, Jr. Haupt, II Rev. Emerson Marcee Dr. C. R. Roquemore Samuel W. Tucker, Esq. Silas E. Craft Dr. Aaron E. Henry Dr. James J. McClendon Larry Shields Jesse H. Turner C. R. Darden Rev. A. W. Holman Carl C. McCraven Rev. Charles H. Smith Thomas Turner Max Delson, Esq. Dr. L. H. Holman Msgr. Archibald V. McLees Gladys Smith Margaret Bush Wilson, Esq. Earl B. Dickerson, Esq. Hon. Henry R. Smith Leonard Woodcock

NATIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Dr. W. Montague Cobb, Chairman Dr. Kenneth Clement, Vice Chairman Dr. William E. Allen Dr. Harry J. Greene Dr. James E. Levy Dr. Matthew Mitchell Dr. Lionel Swan Dr. Viola W. Bernard Dr. Aaron Henry Dr. Myra Logan Judge Myles A. Paige Dr. Leroy A. Swift Dr. Russell C. Cecil Dr. L. H. Holman Dr. A. M. Mackel Dr. C. B. Powell Dr. J. M. Tinsley Dr. Nathan K. Dr. Christopher H. Claude Hudson Dr. James J. McClendon Dr. Maurice F. Rabb Dr. Emerson Walden Dr. Kenneth W. Clement Dr. Allen F. Jackson Dr. T. Carr McFall Dr. Joseph B. Robinson Dr. C. Austin Whittier Dr. Millard Dean Dr. Herman Jones Dr. A. W. Mercer Dr. Samuel Rogers Dr. Robert S. Wilkinson Dr. Henry C. Falk Dr. J. Leonidas Leach Dr. W. E. Miller Dr. Theodore M. Sanders Dr. Jane Wright Dr. Edward L. Young

NATIONAL LEGAL COMMITTEE Hon. Charles V. Johnson Max Delson, Esq. Dr. Buell Gallagher Matthew J. Perry, Esq. Samuel W. Tucker, Esq. Hon. William H. Booth Earl B. Dickerson, Esq. William R. Ming, Esq. Hon. Henry R. Smith Jesse H. Turner Nathaniel S. Colley, Esq. Margaret Bush Wilson, Esq.

NATIONAL LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Sammy Davis, Jr., National Chairman Kivie Kaplan, ex Officio Vice Chairmen Hon. Edward W. Brooke Benjamin F. Grant, M.D. Mrs. Juanita Green James J. McClendon, M.D. Dr. Fredda Witherspoon Entertainment Program: Bill Cosby, National Chairman; Del Shields, Coordinator; Mrs. Maria Harris, Assistant Coordinator

Dr. Lehman D. Mrs. Marie T. Adams, Jr. Campbell Harry Golden Clarence Laws Dr. George H. Rawls Mrs. Lionel Alanson Dr. Clinton Canady Leroy Green Dr. J. Leonidas Leach Dr. S. J. Scott Kelly M. Dan Alexander, Sr. Carpenter Mrs. Florence Harrell C. E. Lightner Dr. C. 0. Simpkins Dr. William E. Allen, Jr. Nathaniel Colley, Sr. Herbert Henderson Hon. Wade H. McCree, Jr. Mrs. Irene Smith William Bassette Dr. Noble Cooper James Hicks Dr. Charles Mcintosh Mrs. Jeanette Smith Mrs. Mrs. Onyx Bassette Annie M. Daniels W. Gene Howell Monsignor Archibald McLees Bishop William M. Smith Mrs. Marion Beaven Ossie Davis Dr. H. Claude Hudson Miss L. PearTMitchelI Mrs. Beatrice Steele Rev. Hamilton Boswell Alphonso Deal Mrs. Brunella Jackson Calvin Nelson Mrs. Catherine Stewart William T. Broadnax Earl B. Dickerson Mrs. Margaret Jackson Dr. F. J. Pepper Rev. Gardner Taylor Jesse Brown Dr. Willis K. Duffy Dr. J. W. Jamerson Mrs. Mary Perry Dr. V. F. Thompson Dr. D'Orsay Bryant Bishop Lewis Henry Ford Ventress Johnson Nat Peskin Mrs. Delores Tucker Mrs. Lucille Mrs. Bryant Katherine W. Frederick Hon. Damon H. Keith William Pollard Mrs. Barbara Turner John Burns Norma Jean Ganaway James Kemp Dr. Maurice F. Rabb Dr. William H. Watts Danny Burnett Louis Garland Mrs. Dorthula Knox A. Philip Randolph David Wynne James C. Caldwell Mrs. James Yancey

Executive Officers: Roy Wilkins, Executive Director; John A. Morsell, Assistant Executive Director; Gloster B. Current, Director, Branches and Field Admin¬ istration; Nathaniel R. Jones, General Counsel; Clarence Mitchell, Director, Washington Bureau; Henry Lee Moon, Director, Public Relations, Editor, Crisis Magazine; June ShagalofT Alexander, Director, Education Department; Ina M. Boon, Director, Region IV; Bobbie Blanche, Office Manager; James Brown, Jr., Director Youth Program; Leonard H. Carter, Director; Region I; Richard L. Dockery, Director, South West Region; Jerry M. Guess, Director, Region II; Herbert H. Hill, Director, Labor Program; Warren Howard, Assistant to Executive Director for Programs; Ruby Hurley, Director, South East Region; Richard W. McClain, Chief Accountant; William R. Morris, Director, Housing Program; Mildred B. Roxborough, Executive Assistant; Althea T. L. Simmons, Secretary for Training; Julius E. Williams, Director Armed Forces & Veterans Affairs. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

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September 25, 1974

Mr. C. L. Dellums, President Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1716-18 Seventh Street Oakland, California 94607

Dear Sir and Brother:

Thank you for your very kind note of September 17th»- and when it comes to schedules, these days--I can fully appreciate the problem.

We are all looking forward to having you as a member of the Council and will see you--if not before-~at the first meeting on November 7th. Hope your schedule will permit you to attend the dedication of the Labor Studies Center on the afternoon of November 6th.

With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely and fraternally,

President 0 o

September 1?, 197i+

Mr. G-eorge Meany, President American Federation or Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 8l5 Sixteenth Street, N. ¥, Washingtoh, D. C» 20006

Dear Brother Meany:

I had not written you to express my very sincere appreciation for recommending me to succeed Mr. Randolph upon his retirement from the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO, because I had almost been daily expecting to have to come to Washington, and preferred to express it in person. However, when Me were together on the 11th, I never got a chance to because there was always others already talking with you. But, I want you and the other members of the Council to know that I very sincerely appreciate the privilege and honor of succeeding one we all feel so deeply toward, Mr. A. Dhilip Randolph.

Sincerely and Fraternally,

C. L. Dellums, International President CLDjcr THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

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September 24, 1974

Mr. C. L. Dellums, President International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1716-18 Seventh Street Oakland, California 94706

Dear C.L.:

Please accept my heartiest congratulations on your election as a Vice President of the AFL-CIO.

Many things have changed for the better since you were first elected to the Executive Board of the Alameda County Oentral Labor Council, and you were in the front ranks of those who brought about those changes. We still have a long way to go to change things even more for the better, and I know that you will be in the front ranks of the battles for those changes also.

Best personal regards.

AFL-CIO CSA Liaison • • HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

VETERANS' ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

U.S. ARMY TRANSFER STATION, BLDG. 640, OAKLAND ARMY BASE, OAKLAND, CAL. 94626 (415) 832-5091

WILLIAM H. BURKS JESSE A. C00KSEY West Coast Staff Director Veterans' Advisor

JOSEPH R. G0GLI0, JR. Veterans' Advisor Board of Trustees GEORGE MEANY Chairman of the Board September 4, 1974 I. W. ABEL JOSEPH A. BEIRNE MAX GREENBERG GEORGE HARDY PAUL JENNINGS JOSEPH D. KEENAN LANE Mr. C.L. Dellums KIRKLANO JOHN H. LYONS International President PETER T. SCHOEMANN P. L. SIEMILLER Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters HUNTER P. WHARTON

1716 - 7th Street Officers

Oakland, California 94626 JULIUS F. ROTHMAN President HAROLD H. JACK Dear Brother Dellums: Secretary-Treasurer

Congratulations on your recent election to the AFL-CIO Executive Council.

As an AFL-CIO Vice President, I am secure in the knowledge that you will continue the leadership, that only "the Chief" has given us in this century.

Again our congratulations, Sincerely yours in the service to our people in the tradition of the "Chief".

Staff Director

AFL-CIO OPEIU:2 WHB/s washington office: 1417 Longworth Building Congress of tfje ®mteti £s>tateg Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-2661 House of ftepresientattoeai district offices: 2490 Channing Way, Room 202 Berkeley, California 94704 (415) 548-7767 Ronald V. Dellums, 7th district, California 201 13th Street, Room 105 Oakland, California 94604 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE (415) 763-0370

Chairman, Subcommittee on Education Donald R. Hopkins district administrator ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

August 27, 1974

Mr. C.L. Dellums V ice-President AFL-CI0 815 16th Street Washington, D.C.

Dear Uncle C.L.:

I want to congratulate you on your being elected to the Executive Board of the AFL-CI0, and I wish to express the pride and pleasure that all of us feel.

I know the entire labor movement will benefit by your assumption to the Vice-Presidency of the Board.

Best wishes and warm regards.

.lums Member of Congress

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August 20, 1974

Mr. C. L. Dellums Vice President AFL-CIO 815 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Dellums:

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your being elected Vice President of the AFL-CIO.

Few individuals in the arena of labor unions and civil rights have done more to foster economic equity and basic decency in business than you. That you were chosen Vice President of the AFL-CIO is only ap¬ propriate.

I wish you all the luck in the world in your new position and look forward to assisting you in any way that I can in the near future.

With best wishes, I am.

CBR:kgb

cc: Hon. Ron Dellums YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE Committee on Interior 37th District, California and Insular Affairs

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August 16, 1974

Mr. C.L. Dell urns, President Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1716-18 7th Street Oakland, California 94607

Dear Mr. Dell urns:

Congratulations on your election to the Executive Council of AFL-CIO. I am sure that you will be able to continue your diligent efforts on behalf of all blacks in your new position as Vice President.

With warm regards,

YBB:ejt STATE OF CALIFORNIA Department of Industrial Relations

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

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Phillip Burton Fifth District California August 13, 1974

Dear C.L. ,

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election as vice president of the AFL-CIO Executive Council.

If I can ever be of assistance to you, please feel free to call on me.

Kindest personal regards, Siri^orely, (jfmX PHILLIP BURTON Member of Congress

C. L. Dellums, President Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1716-18 Seventh Street Oakland, California 94607