CC Clark to Chief Clerk (RM Reese)
Title
CC Clark to Chief Clerk (RM Reese)
Creator
Clark, C. C.
Identifier
A080314b
Date
1914 August 3
Description
List of African-American employees in the USDA Central Office of the Weather Bureau, including position and salary.
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
MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF CLERK, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
As requested by your memorandum of July 14, 1914, supplemented by recent telephonic request, information concerning colored employees in the Weather Bureau is given below:
Names. Position. Salary.
In Washington, D. C.
Brown, Joseph, Skilled Artisan, $840 per annum.
Brown, Moses H., Skilled Artisan, $840
Patrick, William, Skilled Artisan, $840
Branham, Edward A., Watchman, $720
DeLeon, Larry, Watchman, $720
Hudson, James M., Fireman, $720
Morton, Robert H., Fireman, $720
Glover, George J., Unskilled Laborer, $720
McLane, William, jr., Unskilled Laborer, $720
Patrick, Thomas, Unskilled Laborer, $720
Plummer, William, jr., Unskilled Laborer, $720
Plummer, William (sr.) Classified Laborer, $660
Turner, Linwood, Unskilled Laborer, $660
Washington, Rudolph, Unskilled Laborer, $660
Hampton, Thomas H., Skilled Laborer, $600
Harris, Robert, Unskilled Laborer, $600
Washington, Charles E., Unskilled Laborer, $480
Curtis, Richard W., Unskilled Laborer, $450
Sweetney, John, Unskilled Laborer, $450
Tilghman, Albert H., Unskilled Laborer, $450
Payne, Mrs. Lucy, Charwoman, $360
Holmes, Mrs. Sarah E., Charwoman, $240
In the Field Service.
Campfield, Louis M., Assistant Observer, $1080 per annum.
Hammonds, Oscar H., Assistant Observer, $1080
Jones, Matthew G., Messenger, $600
Mitchell, Theodore C., Messenger, $600
Winston, Thomas S., Messenger Boy, $480
Wilkins, John W., Unskilled Laborer, $480
Respectfully,
C. C. Clark.
Chief Clerk - Executive Asst.
As requested by your memorandum of July 14, 1914, supplemented by recent telephonic request, information concerning colored employees in the Weather Bureau is given below:
Names. Position. Salary.
In Washington, D. C.
Brown, Joseph, Skilled Artisan, $840 per annum.
Brown, Moses H., Skilled Artisan, $840
Patrick, William, Skilled Artisan, $840
Branham, Edward A., Watchman, $720
DeLeon, Larry, Watchman, $720
Hudson, James M., Fireman, $720
Morton, Robert H., Fireman, $720
Glover, George J., Unskilled Laborer, $720
McLane, William, jr., Unskilled Laborer, $720
Patrick, Thomas, Unskilled Laborer, $720
Plummer, William, jr., Unskilled Laborer, $720
Plummer, William (sr.) Classified Laborer, $660
Turner, Linwood, Unskilled Laborer, $660
Washington, Rudolph, Unskilled Laborer, $660
Hampton, Thomas H., Skilled Laborer, $600
Harris, Robert, Unskilled Laborer, $600
Washington, Charles E., Unskilled Laborer, $480
Curtis, Richard W., Unskilled Laborer, $450
Sweetney, John, Unskilled Laborer, $450
Tilghman, Albert H., Unskilled Laborer, $450
Payne, Mrs. Lucy, Charwoman, $360
Holmes, Mrs. Sarah E., Charwoman, $240
In the Field Service.
Campfield, Louis M., Assistant Observer, $1080 per annum.
Hammonds, Oscar H., Assistant Observer, $1080
Jones, Matthew G., Messenger, $600
Mitchell, Theodore C., Messenger, $600
Winston, Thomas S., Messenger Boy, $480
Wilkins, John W., Unskilled Laborer, $480
Respectfully,
C. C. Clark.
Chief Clerk - Executive Asst.
Original Format
Census
To
Reese, Robert Miller
Files
Collection
Citation
Clark, C. C., “CC Clark to Chief Clerk (RM Reese),” 1914 August 3, A080314b, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.