Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Helen Gahagan Douglas: Request for Distribution of Negro Soldier Document
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0083
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Helen Gahagan Douglas: Request for Distribution of Negro Soldier Document
- Date Created:
- 1946-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1946-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
- Description:
- Mary McLeod Bethune, the Founder-President of the National Council of Negro Women, expresses her gratitude to Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas for her support of the "Negro Soldier" and other initiatives. She requests copies of a document to be sent to various organizations and colleges, including her own college in Florida. Bethune also mentions an upcoming meeting in Baltimore that she believes will be worthwhile.
- Topic:
- African Americans, Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000, Box 22, Folder 9, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- District of Columbia (national district), United States (nation), California (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
