A. Zappone to RM Reese
Title
A. Zappone to RM Reese
Creator
Zappone, A.
Identifier
A071814
Date
1914 July 18
Description
Letter informing Reese there are no African-American employees in the USDA Division of Accounts and Disbursements.
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, Department of Agriculture.
Sir:
In reply to your memorandum of July 14, 1914, I beg to say that there are no colored employees in this Division.
Very respectfully,
A Zappone
Chief of Division.
Chief Clerk, Department of Agriculture.
Sir:
In reply to your memorandum of July 14, 1914, I beg to say that there are no colored employees in this Division.
Very respectfully,
A Zappone
Chief of Division.
Original Format
Letter
To
Reese, Robert Miller
Files
Collection
Citation
Zappone, A., “A. Zappone to RM Reese,” 1914 July 18, A071814, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.