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Illinois - Metropolitan Chicago Conference on Employment Problems of the Negro - 1940, 1940

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Speeches to the Conference concerning Black employment in white collar, professional, utilities and government sectors; the place of Blacks in the Social Security Program; Industrial aspect and economic aspect; the Chicago Black occupational picture; Black Labor Symposium includes discussion of training needs and employment opportunities in meat packing, iron and steel, manufacturing, hotel and restaurant and construction industries. Training and opportunities sought for day workers and personal and custodial service. Black youth in the employment picture and the Black woman workers are subjects of discussion.

Dates

  • 1940

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

15 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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