Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931.

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Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931.

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Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser from Jessie Daniel Ames, Director of Woman's Work, Commission on Interracial Cooperation.

2 items (13 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Commission on Interracial Cooperation

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The Commission on Interracial Cooperation was founded in 1918 by a group of prominent blacks and whites who wished to address the social, political, and economic problems facing African Americans. Incorporated in 1929 in Georgia, the Commission consisted of state and local committees throughout the South. Will W. Alexander, a white Methodist minister served as director for twenty-five years. The organization was dissolved in 1944 and succeeded by the Southern Regional Council. From t...

Ames, Jessie Daniel, 1883-1972

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North Carolina resident (Polk County) and general field secretary of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation. From the description of Papers, 1902-1946. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31311677 From the description of Papers, 1920-1946. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122525094 Jessie Daniel Ames, civil rights worker of Atlanta, Ga., Georgetown, Tex., and Tryon, N.C. Beginning in 1922, Ames served separate roles as secretary and vice-...