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- Creator
- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
- Call number
- Sc MG 232
- Physical description
- 2.5 linear feet
- Preferred Citation
- A. Philip Randolph collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.
Civil rights leader and President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Randolph died in 1979. Speeches, statements, and press releases related to A. Philip Randolph and his work with the labor movement, international and national politics, civil rights, the Brotherhood of Sleeping of Porters, the Fair Employment Practice Committee, and other activities as they relate to African Americans. Randolph's personal financial records are included.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Wilson, Joe, 1985Key terms
Names
- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
- Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
- United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
Subjects
- African American labor union members
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- Civil rights -- United States
- Civil rights workers
- Discrimination in employment -- United States
- Labor laws and legislation -- United States
- Labor unions -- Porters -- United States
- Labor unions -- Railroads -- United States
- Working class -- United States
Places
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor