List of Colored Employees in Forest Service Outside DC
Title
List of Colored Employees in Forest Service Outside DC
Creator
Adams, James B.
Identifier
A071714b-d
Date
1914 July 30
Description
Sends list of African-American employees of the Forest Service employed outside Washington, D.C.
Source
US National Archives and Records Administration 130/68/3/00 box #3 entry #5 “Negroes” folder
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Contributor
Althea Cupo
Maria Matlock
Language
English
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
Mr. R. M. Reese,
Chief Clerk.
Dear Sir:
Referring to your letter of July 1, regarding colored employees in the Forest Service, to which a partial answer was sent you on July 17:
I enclose a list of the colored employees of the service at localities outside of Washington, D. C.
Very truly yours,
James B. Adams
Acting Forester.
Enclosure.
List of Colored Employees in Forest Service Outside of Washington, D. C.
Name Position Location Salary
S. A. McClure, Packer, Ogden, Utah, $1,000
Irving Norris, Unsk. Laborer, Ogden, Utah, $840
J. A. Wheeler, Unsk. Laborer, Ogden, Utah, $840
J. N. Allen, Messenger, Ogden, Utah, $540
Samuel Smith, Janitor, Ogden, Utah, $540
J. A. Wheeler, Jr., Messenger Boy, Ogden, Utah, $480
Ella Smith, Charwoman, Ogden, Utah, $300
H.J.S. Strickland, Messenger, San Francisco, Cal, $660
Chief Clerk.
Dear Sir:
Referring to your letter of July 1, regarding colored employees in the Forest Service, to which a partial answer was sent you on July 17:
I enclose a list of the colored employees of the service at localities outside of Washington, D. C.
Very truly yours,
James B. Adams
Acting Forester.
Enclosure.
List of Colored Employees in Forest Service Outside of Washington, D. C.
Name Position Location Salary
S. A. McClure, Packer, Ogden, Utah, $1,000
Irving Norris, Unsk. Laborer, Ogden, Utah, $840
J. A. Wheeler, Unsk. Laborer, Ogden, Utah, $840
J. N. Allen, Messenger, Ogden, Utah, $540
Samuel Smith, Janitor, Ogden, Utah, $540
J. A. Wheeler, Jr., Messenger Boy, Ogden, Utah, $480
Ella Smith, Charwoman, Ogden, Utah, $300
H.J.S. Strickland, Messenger, San Francisco, Cal, $660
Original Format
Letter
To
Reese, RM
Collection
Citation
Adams, James B. , “List of Colored Employees in Forest Service Outside DC,” 1914 July 30, A071714b-d, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.