- Creator
- Bogart, Leo
- Call number
- Sc MG 667
- Physical description
- 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Utilization of Negro Manpower in the Army collection, Sc MG 667, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
This collection contains an advance draft of the "Utilization of Negro Manpower in the Army: A 1951 Study", and a copy of The Reporter (December 1954) which includes Leo Bogart's article. There are also several reports including "The Army and Its Negro Soldiers"; "The Utilization of Negro Troops in Korea: A Report on a Field Survey", June 1951; and "The Utilization of Negro Troops in Korea: A Supplementary Report", September 1951. Additionally, there are copies of correspondence between Bogart and officials concerning the declassification of the "Utilization of Negro Manpower.".
Biographical/historical information
"Utilization of Negro Manpower in the Army: A 1951 Study," also known as "Project Clear", was commissioned by the United States Army to gauge the use of Black personnel in the Army. This analysis pulled together a variety of sociological data including interviews with Black and white enlisted men and officers; reviews of World War II historical data; army studies, reports and other publications; and reports about Black participation in the Korean War. Previous desegregation policies employed by the army; Black officers, and enlisted men; integrated troops serving in Korea; and the changing social climate of the United States contributed to the formation of this report.
Dr. Leo Bogart was part of the team effort to produce "Project Clear: The Utilization of Negro Troops in Korea", which was included in the larger "Utilization of Negro Manpower" study. Bogart subsequently wrote "The Army and Its Negro Soldiers", published in 1954, which cited a draft of the study. Bogart sought to have the "Project Clear" report declassified under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Leo Bogart, November 1998.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2022 April 14)
Processing information
Accessioned by Steven G. Fullwood, December 1998.
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