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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-002-001
This folder contains recruitment material for the United States National Guard, including brochures, pamphlets, and posters describing the work of National Guard recruits and the requirements and benefits associated with National Guard service.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-009
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, and others regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces, including in military and off-base housing. The folder also contains reports, directives, memoranda, and newspaper clippings regarding the Committee's work.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-003
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, and others regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces, including in military housing. The folder also contains the text of a proposed voting rights bill, as well as press releases and memoranda regarding the armed services and the Committee's work.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-007
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, and others regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces. The folder also contains reports, directives, memoranda, and newspaper clippings regarding the Committee's work to desegregate National Guard units across the country.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-006
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, and others regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces. The folder also contains reports, directives, memoranda, and the text of the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-005
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, and others regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces, including in military and off-base housing, schools, and public accomodations.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-004
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, and others regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces. The folder also contains the text of several pieces of legislation, as well as press releases and memoranda regarding the segregation, the armed services, and the Committee's work.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-008
This folder contains correspondence between members of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services and Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the Committee, regarding the Committee's meetings. The folder also includes materials related to the Committee's work preparing a report for the President on segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces. Of note is correspondence with Whitney Young, Jr., Executive Director of the National Urban League.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-002
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces, including in military housing. The folder also contains a statistical analysis regarding the recruitment and retention of Black individuals in the armed services, as well as press releases and memoranda regarding the armed services and the Committee's work.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-002-009
This folder contains a hand-edited Final Report of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Service regarding the recruitment and treatment of Black military service members stationed outside of the United States and within the U.S. National Guard and reserve components of the U.S. military.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-002-008
This folder contains a hand-edited draft of the Final Report of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Service regarding the recruitment and treatment of Black military service members stationed outside of the United States and within the U.S. National Guard and reserve components of the U.S. military.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-002-007
This folder contains drafts, including a hand-edited draft, of the Final Report of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Service regarding the recruitment and treatment of Black military service members stationed outside of the United States and within the U.S. National Guard.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-002-006
This folder contains a copy of a selection from the Congressional Record of the United States House of Representatives regarding the work of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services and the Committee's conclusions on the treatment of Black service members. The folder also includes a copy of a press release from the Southern States Industrial Council on the Committee's findings.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-002-005
"This folder contains two publications: "Integration and the Negro Officer in the Armed Forces of the United States of America," published by the U.S. Department of Defense; and "Freedom to Serve: Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services," published by the the U.S. Government Printing Office.Note: This folder contains two copies of the "Freedom to Serve" publication; one copy was scanned for the digital folder.
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Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-001
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces. The folder also contains press releases, newspaper clippings, and memoranda regarding the armed services and the Committee's work.