Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters records, 1920-1968 |
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| 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 |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summary | 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. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000016 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm73048439 |