Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) - National Council for a Permanent FEPC - Articles, circa 1944-1947

Scope and Contents

Documents cover the work of a national coalition of groups urging the creation of a permanent FEPC as the wartime committee wound down, in the face of opposition to FEPC among southern senators.

Dates

Creation: circa 1944-1947

Document Types

Draft articles, Wire articles

Legacy Description

media material, clippings

Additional Description

Arrangement

Detailed documentation of the committee's hearings is arranged geographically by state, with hearings in California and Oregon filed under the heading "West Coast Cases." Files concerning Railroad Cases, which addressed practices across the country, are arranged under the heading "Railroad cases." Material documenting advocacy for ongoing fair employment laws post-WWII is arranged geographically for state and municipal efforts, or under the heading "National Council for a Permanent FEPC."

Processing Information

Files on the Fair Employment Practice Commission have been processed using detailed processing techniques. This means that each folder has been described with document types and inclusive dates. Folder headings have been verified against content, and in some cases, content has been arranged in more detail and assigned new subheadings to facilitate access.