Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC), 1946-1964, undated
Scope and Contents
Consists of copies of correspondence by United Employers, Inc., the California State Chamber of Commerce, and Matson Navigation Company against Proposition 11, the Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA). Includes photographs of pro-FEPC delegates from labor, civil, political, and religious organizations headed to Washington, including Revels Cayton, the Executive Secretary of the National Negro Congress, and marches in California in support of the FEPA initiative being placed on the November 1946 ballot. Also includes photographs of pro-FEPA supporters picketing Bank of America (August 1949), Sears (August 1948), and autorow in San Francisco (April 1964).
Dates
- 1946-1964, undated
Language of Materials
English
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 207 folders (Boxes 1-8; Box 9, folders 1-11)
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu