Cottrell Laurence Dellums papers, circa 1920-1972.

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Cottrell Laurence Dellums papers, circa 1920-1972.

Include records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

43 cartons, 5 boxes, 2 oversize folders, 1 oversize volume (47.82 linear feet).Carton 32: Notebook (May 5, 1936-Jan. 11, 1944) : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 820:4) and positive BANC FILM 2712.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8331717

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Brotherhood of sleeping car porters

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The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) organized railway porters (traditionally an occupation for African-Americans) to bargain with the Pullman Company which held a virtual monopoly on the nation's sleeping car facilities. The BSCP was founded in 1925 in New York City to counteract the poor wages, long hours, and other injustices practiced by the Pullman Car Company. A. Philip Randolph became president of the Brotherhood in 1928. In the mid-1930's the American Federation of...

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Dellums, C. L. (Cottrell Laurence)

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Pullman Company

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York County, Pa., plant, which produced automobiles, also known as Pullman Motor Car Company. From the description of Records, 1903-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974944 Manufacturer of railroad sleeping and passenger cars founded by George M. Pullman; incorporated in 1867 as Pullman's Palace Car Company; name changed to Pullman Company in 1899; Pullman Incorporated formed 1927 with Pullman Company and Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corp., becoming its principal sub...