Henry W. McGee papers, 1918-1985 (bulk 1966-1973).

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Henry W. McGee papers, 1918-1985 (bulk 1966-1973).

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Correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, minutes, newsletters, certificates, photographs, and other papers of Henry W. McGee, who served as the first African American postmaster of Chicago (Ill.) after a long career with the United States Postal Service in Chicago. Topics include McGee's career as a postal worker, his service as president of the Chicago branch of the National Alliance of Postal Employees, and his work with civil rights and social service organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, the Little City Foundation, the Joint Negro Appeal, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

5.5 linear ft. (9 boxes)

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Chicago Branch

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National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees (U.S.)

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United States. Post Office Department

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On July 26, 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, agreed: That a postmaster general be appointed for the United Colonies, who shall hold his office at Philada, and shall be allowed a salary of 1000 dollars per an: for himself, and 340 dollars per an: for a secretary and Comptroller, with power to appoint such, and so many deputies as to him may seem proper and necessary. That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Fal...

Joint Negro Appeal.

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National Alliance of Postal Employees (U.S.). Chicago Branch.

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

United States Postal Service. Chicago Division

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United States. Post Office (Chicago, Ill.)

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Little City Foundation (Chicago, Ill.)

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McGee, Henry W. (Henry Wadsworth), 1910-2000.

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Henry W. McGee (1910-2000) was the first African American postmaster of Chicago (Ill.). He was born in Hillsboro (Tex.) and moved to Chicago in 1927. He became a postal clerk in 1929 with the United States Postal Service (USPS; known as the United States Post Office Department until 1971). McGee received several promotions before becoming the first African American postmaster of a major American city in 1966. From the description of Henry W. McGee papers, 1918-1985 (bulk 1966-1973). ...