Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) - United States - California, 1941-1945, 1959-1960
Scope and Contents
Includes text of NAACP California Supreme Court case Joseph James et al v. Marinship Corporation. Included among photographs is AFRO reporter Bettye Murphy Phillips at Los Angeles hearing. See also: FEPC - U.S. - West Coast Hearings
Extent
2 folders
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1945
- Creation: 1959-1960
Document Types
Clippings, Legal documents, Photographs
Legacy Description
press materials, clippings; Material highlighting unionized boilermakers and shipbuilders as targets for Fair Employment Committee action.
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.
Repository Details
Part of the AFRO American Newspapers Archives Repository