Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters were given to the Library of Congress in 1971 by A. Philip Randolph and the brotherhood and in 1981 by the Chicago Historical Society.
Processing History
The records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters were first arranged and described by Grover Batts in 1972. Additional material received was incorporated into the collection by Audrey Walker in 1985 and this register subsequently revised by Melinda K. Friend in 1997.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Photographs have been transferred to the Prints & Photographs Division. Sheet music has been transferred to the Music Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Records.
Related Material
In 1983, the Library received a separate collection of the papers of A. Philip Randolph. Other records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters can be found in the Bancroft Library of the University of California at Berkeley and at the Chicago Historical Society.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.