Tarea Hall Pittman papers, [ca. 1950-1971].

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Tarea Hall Pittman papers, [ca. 1950-1971].

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Mainly materials relating to her efforts in the establishment of the California Fair Employment Practices Commission in 1953. Include correspondence with John A. Despol, Eugene B. Block, Gordon R. Hahn, Cornelius J. Haggerty, Augustus F. Hawkins, Edward Howden and others; minutes, memoranda and press releases; clippings; reports; and copies of legislative bills.

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Hawkins, Augustus F., 1907-2007

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Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was a prominent American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor. Over the course of his career, Hawkins authored more than 300 state and federal laws, the most famous of which are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was known as the "silent warrior" for his commitment to education and ending unemployment. Hawkins emphasize...

California. State Fair Employment Practice Commission

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The Commission was created by the Fair Employment Practices Act (1959) with the goal of ending employment discrimination in the State of California. From the description of California Fair Employment Practice Commission records, 1964-1965. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 607350037 ...

Despol, John Anton, 1913-

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Haggerty, Cornelius J., 1894-1971

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Howden, Edward.

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Pittman, Tarea Hall

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Tarea Hall Pittman was a native of Bakersfield, Calif., a member of one of the pioneer families of Kern County. She received her B.A. degree from San Francisco State College and a Master of Social Welfare degree from the University of California, Berkeley. While attending Berkeley she began a career in radio, founding the program "Negroes in the news" with which she would be affiliated for many years. Always active in civic affairs, Pittman accepted an appointment as field secretary for the NAAC...

Hahn, Gordon M.

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Block, Eugene B.

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Death penalty abolitionist. From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1959. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 235045396 ...