{"value"=>"<p>Subseries III.B., dated 1940 to 1955, extensively chronicles the work of the National Council for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC). The subseries holds FEPC committee hearing files, reports, and testimonies; correspondence seeking and garnering support; speeches and drafts; rally flyers; and clippings. Materials are ordered by subject into Correspondence, Delegation Lists; Events; Field Work Materials; National Committees; Publications; Federal Campaigns; Financial Records; and Clippings.</p> <p>Correspondence makes up the bulk of the subseries and is organized topically into General Correspondence, Local Councils, National Organizations, and Government. Files are arranged alphabetically within each topic. General correspondence includes sample letters and mass mailers seeking financial or signatory support for proposals. Correspondence with local councils includes legislation updates, letter-writing campaign organization, and dues collection. Letters to national organizations sought statements of support and partnerships in campaigns for awareness. Correspondence with elected officials include thank-you letters to bill sponsors and hearing witnesses, and letter-writing campaigns to undeclared elected officials seeking their support for bills establishing a permanent FEPC.</p> <p>Delegation Lists comprise contact information and membership details of local councils throughout the United States. The National Council would send information, directives, and calls to action to their locals. The National Council would also field questions and requests from their grassroots members, strategizing on how to see the goal brought to completion.</p> <p>Conference registration, programs, tour organization, and fundraising drives are present in the Events files, which are arranged chronologically. Some of the events chronicled include National Conferences, an Emergency Leaders' Conference, a fundraising drive at the Willard Hotel in Washington DC, and a multi-state tour by A. Philip Randolph.</p> <p>Field Work materials were created by National Council staff sent to drum up support for the FEPC in small communities around the country. These materials includes reports, recommendations, polls, personnel information, staff memorandums, and newspaper contacts for National Council staff</p> <p>Publications, which are arranged chronologically, were created to provided updates on field work, national committees, and federal campaign progress for local councils via newsletters, posters, and press releases. National Council staff sent out frequent reports on the progress of Capitol Hill bills to the membership.</p> <p>Federal Campaign materials track the voting record of government officials with regard to the FEPC; Senate and House votes and hearings; drafts of legislation; and relevant bills introduced in each chamber.</p> <p>Hearings and Legislation files include the National Council's diligent tracking of bill developments in each chamber of the Capitol. The Council kept a copy of each new piece of legislation as it was introduced; compared and contrasted new iterations in each chamber; and kept track of voting records and potential candidates to endorse in elections.</p> <p>The Council hired a newspaper clipping service to meticulously track FEPC trials, hearings, and developments from around the country. Each day's clippings were originally housed in a small envelope with newspaper names and article titles written on the back. These envelopes have been filed with the clippings and are arranged in chronological order.</p>"}