The document is from Zook Wholesale Mercantile Co. in Blackwell, Oklahoma, expressing opposition to the Fair Employment Practice Act. They believe the bill would handicap their business by requiring them to employ people of different races, and they request that Honorable George Schwabe oppose the bill.

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1945 Letter from Zook Wholesale Mercantile Co. Regarding Fair Employment Practice Act- Bill H R 2232

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_11_0011
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
1945 Letter from Zook Wholesale Mercantile Co. Regarding Fair Employment Practice Act- Bill H R 2232
Date Created:
1945-05-15
EDTF:
1945-05-15
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document is from Zook Wholesale Mercantile Co. in Blackwell, Oklahoma, expressing opposition to the Fair Employment Practice Act. They believe the bill would handicap their business by requiring them to employ people of different races, and they request that Honorable George Schwabe oppose the bill.
Topic:
Employment & social affairs
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_5_11_0000, Box, 5, 11, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages