Firefighters, 1930-1974

Scope and Contents

Many of the correspondence is a series of letters between Carl Murphy and fire chiefs of fire departments in multiple states regarding the amount of Black firefighters they have in their department. Many of the records relates to discrimination within fire departments across the United States.

Extent

33 folders

Dates

Creation: 1930-1974

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arrangement of the General File series is alphabetical by subject, with document types and material from across the AFRO's regional offices interfiled. Subjects are primarily original description assigned by the creators of the collection over the history of its creation and use.

Terminology used in original folder titles evolved across many offices and generations of staff, resulting in similar collection content filed under varying terms. Researchers may benefit from searching a variety of related subjects and names.

Processing Information

Files on firefighters 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.