Found 2 collections related to Fire%20fighters%20--%20Employment%20--%20United%20States

New York (N.Y.). Fire Department. Vulcan Society
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 467
.75 linear feet (2 1/2 archival boxes)
The Vulcan Society is a fraternal organization of black fire fighters employed by the NYCFD. Included are files kept by Robert O. Lowery, the first black New York City Fire Department commissioner and president of the Society for several years,... more
International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 638
1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)
The International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) was founded in September 1969, at a meeting attended by Black and other minority fire fighters of all ranks, from municipalities across the United States. They met to... more