Blacks in the Railroad Industry on Microfilm, 1946-1954
Collection Number: 5989 mf

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Blacks in the Railroad Industry on Microfilm, 1946-1954
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5989 mf
Abstract:
Materials documenting the struggle of black railroad employees.
Creator:
Scholarly Resources Inc.
Quanitities:
0.11 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

This is a compilation of a variety of materials documenting the struggle of black railroad employees against ouster from the industry by the collusive actions of the companies and the unions. The papers have been divided into six sections: 1) Correspondence 2) Unions and Union-related organizations 3) Writings 4) Legal documents 5) Memoranda, and 6) Printed Material.
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Conditions Governing Use

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Preferred Citation

Blacks in the Railroad Industry on Microfilm #5989 mf. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Scholarly Resources Inc.
Subjects:
Railroads--Employees--History
African Americans--Employment--History

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Reel 1 1
Correspondence
1949-1950
Scope and Contents
Also includes undated correspondence
Series Unions and Union-Related Organizations
Reel 1 2
Negro Railway Labor Executives Committee
1948-1949
Reel 1 3
Railway Employees Association against Discrimination
1953-1954
Scope and Contents
Also includes undated correspondence
Reel 1 4
United Transport Service Employees-CIO
1949
Scope and Contents
Also includes undated correspondence
Reel 1 5
Membership Rosters
1949
Scope and Contents
Also includes undated correspondence
Reel 1 6
Writings: Untitled Typescript
Reel 1 7
Legal Documents
Reel 1 8
Memoranda: Hearings on U.S. House of Representatives Special Subcommittee on Education and Labor
1949
Series Printed Material
Reel 1 9
National Negro Labor Council
1954
Reel 1 10
Negro Railway Labor News
1948-1950
Reel 1 11
Fact Sheets
1946-1953
Scope and Contents
1946-1947, 1953. Also includes undated correspondence
Reel 1 12
Press Releases and Newspaper Clippings
1948-1953
Scope and Contents
Also includes undated correspondence