Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. 1826 - 2009. Central Classified Files. 1907 - 1972. Racial Discrimination - Anderson, Marian

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. 1826 - 2009. Central Classified Files. 1907 - 1972. Racial Discrimination - Anderson, Marian

1939-1943

This file unit consists of correspondence from the public regarding Marian Anderson's Easter concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, in April 1939. Nearly all of the correspondence is congratulatory toward Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes for his work to make the concert possible.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6485316

National Archives at College Park

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Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993

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Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897 (although throughout much of her life she gave her birth date as February 17, 1902) in south Philadelphia. Her father, John Berkley Anderson, sold ice and coal and her mother Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson was a former schoolmistress. She was the oldest of three sisters. She began singing when she was six, in the church choir, and by eight had become a regular substitute, filling in for absent sopranos, tenors and even bass. She was presented in one c...

Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...