List of Speakers for Negro History Week
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- Title:
- List of Speakers for Negro History Week
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Black Jewish Relations
Conferences, Conventions, Meetings - Creator:
- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc. New York Branch
- Date:
- 1945-02-07
- Site:
- New York, New York, United States
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - Identifier:
- 5276b19f12a_03
- Recipient:
- Vines
- Organization:
- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc. New York Branch, The Journal of Negro History and the Negro History Bulletin
- Language:
- English
- Work Type:
- correspondence
educating
political ideologies and attitudes
historical figures
civil rights - Subject:
- Americanization
Jewish Left
Fraternal Orders- Lodges, Activities
Education- Branches
Black Jewish Relations - Description:
- List of proposed speakers is sent to Vines for New Jersey meetings as part of upcoming Negro History Week. Vines is the New Jersey District Secretary of the JPFO. The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History letterhead lists Mary McLeod Bethune, Louis R. Mehlinger, H. A. Tynes, Florence E. ba Cote, James Egert Allen, Carter Woodson, L. D. Reddick, Eardlie Jones, and Vera Marshall.
- Note:
- The Jewish People’s Fraternal Order was the largest ‘national’ section of the International Workers Order (IWO) which focused on cultural awareness and celebration, mutual support especially in health insurance coverage, and anti-fascist activities. The IWO also gave particular emphasis to supporting the rights and interests of African Americans. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented.
- Cite As:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records #5276. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
- Archival Collection:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records, 1915-2002 (KCL05276)
- Box:
- 19
- Folder:
- 12a
- Rights:
- The copyright status and copyright owners of most of the images in the International Workers Order (IWO) Records Collection (Kheel Center #5276) are unknown. This material was digitized from physical holdings by Cornell University Library in 2016, with funding from an Arts and Sciences Grant to Jonathan Boyarin. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. Cornell is providing access to the materials as a digital aggregate under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial educational use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Please contact the Kheel Center at kheel_center@cornell.edu