Vernon M. Peirce to RM Reese
Title
Vernon M. Peirce to RM Reese
Creator
Peirce, Vernon M.
Identifier
DA071514b
Date
1914 July 15
Description
List of African-American employees in the USDA Office of Public Roads.
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,
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Dear Sir:
In compliance with your request of July 14, you are informed that the persons named below are the colored employees in the Office of Public Roads, all of whom are in Washington, D. C.
Name, Position, Salary
Joseph E. Bailey, Laborer (Unskilled), $480 per annum
Linwood W. Felton, Laborer (Unskilled), $600 per annum
Wm. Grant, Laboratory Helper, $840 per annum
Wm. W. C. Hill, Laborer (Unskilled), $600 per annum
Richard H. Lewis, Assistant Chemist, $1200 per annum
Mrs. Lucy L. Massie, Charwoman, $240 per annum
Edward Turner, Laborer (Unskilled), $660 per annum
Very respectfully,
Vernon M. Peirce.
Acting Director.
Chief Clerk,
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Dear Sir:
In compliance with your request of July 14, you are informed that the persons named below are the colored employees in the Office of Public Roads, all of whom are in Washington, D. C.
Name, Position, Salary
Joseph E. Bailey, Laborer (Unskilled), $480 per annum
Linwood W. Felton, Laborer (Unskilled), $600 per annum
Wm. Grant, Laboratory Helper, $840 per annum
Wm. W. C. Hill, Laborer (Unskilled), $600 per annum
Richard H. Lewis, Assistant Chemist, $1200 per annum
Mrs. Lucy L. Massie, Charwoman, $240 per annum
Edward Turner, Laborer (Unskilled), $660 per annum
Very respectfully,
Vernon M. Peirce.
Acting Director.
Original Format
Census
To
Reese, Robert Miller
Files
Collection
Citation
Peirce, Vernon M., “Vernon M. Peirce to RM Reese,” 1914 July 15, DA071514b, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.