JE Ralph to May Childs Nerney
Title
JE Ralph to May Childs Nerney
Creator
Ralph, Joseph E., 1863-1922
Identifier
SE072613b
Date
1913 July 29
Description
JE Ralph shares his views on segregation in the Bureau.
Source
US National Archives and Records Administration 450/79/10/3 box #6 entry 12 A1
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
Miss May Childs Nerney,
Secretary, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
New York, N. Y.
My dear Miss Nerney:
I am in receipt of your letter of the 26th instant, stating that at the suggestion of Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, you write to ask if I will give your Association my views on the policy of segregating the colored employes, which has of late increased in various Government Departments, including this Bureau.
In reply I beg to say that in this Bureau there has always been a segregation of the two races in the assignment of dressing and locker rooms, and a limitation as to the divisions in which they are employed, and there has been very little difficulty in this respect. Mrs. Hopkins has kindly taken a great interest in the welfare of our employes, and is very familiar with conditions here, and I would therefore suggest that you obtain her views on the subject.
Respectfully,
J. E. Ralph
Director.
Secretary, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
New York, N. Y.
My dear Miss Nerney:
I am in receipt of your letter of the 26th instant, stating that at the suggestion of Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, you write to ask if I will give your Association my views on the policy of segregating the colored employes, which has of late increased in various Government Departments, including this Bureau.
In reply I beg to say that in this Bureau there has always been a segregation of the two races in the assignment of dressing and locker rooms, and a limitation as to the divisions in which they are employed, and there has been very little difficulty in this respect. Mrs. Hopkins has kindly taken a great interest in the welfare of our employes, and is very familiar with conditions here, and I would therefore suggest that you obtain her views on the subject.
Respectfully,
J. E. Ralph
Director.
Original Format
Letter
To
Nerney, May Childs
Files
Collection
Citation
Ralph, Joseph E., 1863-1922, “JE Ralph to May Childs Nerney,” 1913 July 29, SE072613b, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.