Author: Cottrell Laurence DellumsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The collection mainly represents C.L. Dellums' years as an International Vice President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) and contains the organization's records, including correspondence, Executive Board meeting minutes, district administrative papers, agreements with railroad companies, convention proceedings, financial reports, porters' grievance cases and claims, membership information, publicity, anc publications. There are also many materials from other organizations, institutions, and agencies relating to Dellums' involvement as a civil rights activist and labor leader. Of note are the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), California Fair Employment Practice Commission, The Pullman Company, and Southern Pacific Railroad Company. There are a few personal papers, including correspondence with family and personal property papers.
