Acting Secretary to Judge Edward Osgood Brown
Title
Acting Secretary to Judge Edward Osgood Brown
Creator
Uncertain
Identifier
A091213c
Date
1913 October 14
Description
Acting Secretary to Judge Edward Osgood Brown acknowledging the receipt of his letter and confirming that there is no segregation policy in effect at the Department.
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
Judge Edward Osgood Brown, President,
Chicago Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Dear Sir:
Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of September 12, conveying the protest of the Chicago Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People against the adoption or extension of a segregation policy in the treatment of United States Civil Service appointees.
I have to advise you that no segregation policy is in force in this Department and no complaints of discrimination among employees have come to my attention.
Respectfully,
Acting Secretary.
Chicago Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Dear Sir:
Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of September 12, conveying the protest of the Chicago Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People against the adoption or extension of a segregation policy in the treatment of United States Civil Service appointees.
I have to advise you that no segregation policy is in force in this Department and no complaints of discrimination among employees have come to my attention.
Respectfully,
Acting Secretary.
Original Format
Letter
To
Brown, Edward Osgood, 1847-1923
Files
Collection
Citation
Uncertain, “Acting Secretary to Judge Edward Osgood Brown,” 1913 October 14, A091213c, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.