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Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library 2002 Lucious Edwards, Jr. Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University Descriptive Summary Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University Arthur W. Mitchell Papers 1910-1950 1910-1950 15,000 items English Copies of the family, personal, business and political correspondence of the first black Democratic Congressman in the United States. Mr. Mitchell represented Chicago in the United States House of Representatives from 1934-1942. The originals are housed at the Chicago Historical Society. Acc. #1968-15 Arthur W. Mitchell Administrative Information Access

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 Biographical/Historical Information

Arthur W. Mitchell was born in Roanoke, Alabama, December 22, 1883 the son of Taylor and Ammar (Patterson) Mitchell, who were also natives of that state. Arthur W. Mitchell obtained his early education in Randolph and Chambers counties of Alabama, attending the public schools, and afterward entered the Snow Hill Industrial School and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute at Tuskegee, Alabama in 1899.

He subsequently taught in the public schools of Alabama, and during this time he established the Armstrong Agricultural School in 1908 at West Butler, Alabama, and served as its principal until he resigned in 1917 to enter military training at Camp Pike, Arkansas. In 1919 he moved to Washington, D.C, read law, for a period of three years, during which time he also engaged in the real estate business. In 1924 he moved to Chicago and was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Illinois.

In 1934 he was selected by the regular Democratic Organization to become the candidate for congress from the first Illinois district and was elected to the congress of the United States House of Representatives, becoming the first African-American elected to the House as a Democrat. Mitchell was reelected in 1936, 1938, and 1940, thus serving four full terms and retired in January 1943.

After retirement Arthur Mitchell moved to Dinwiddie County, Virginia where he built a southern style mansion, in which he enjoyed the life of being a southern gentlemen. His hopes for a political career in Virginia did not come to be. He continued as President of The Mutual Housing Company and was one of the individuals who established Virginians against Jim Crow.

Arthur Mitchell was married several times, in 1904 he married his first wife Eula King and they had a child Arthur W. Mitchell Jr. His first wife Eula King died in 1909, he then married Annie H. Harris in 1911.

 Scope and Content Information

When Arthur Mitchell was elected he became the Black Congressional Representative of African-Americans. Mitchell deeply resented this and this is reflected in his correspondence. Nevertheless, African- American and others sought his help and support for a number of different agendas.

Correspondence and speeches in this manuscript group document quite clearly the friction between Mitchell and many Americans. Of particular note. correspondence documenting Mitchell long fight with the NAACP over a national Anti-Lynch law and his Controversial "Negro Commission". Most of the correspondence is with the Chicago Democratic Party and concerns political patronage.

Some correspondence with William Hastie, Henry Stimson, Walter White, Roy Wilkins, William Dawson and others.

 Series Description

Series I. Family And Personal Correspondence 1910, 1965 A. Family 1932, 1965 Correspondence between Mitchell and family members. B. Personal 1910, 1934 Subjects concerning a wide range of issues. C. "Miss B" 1935-1943 Correspondence with a special person in Mr. Mitchell's life.

Series II. Congressional Correspondence A. Interoffice 1935-1941 Mitchell corresponding with his office staff. B. Congressional 1935- 1942 Mostly matters pertaining to Party politics. A large number of letters from people seeking jobs and other political favors. Arranged chronologically within the folders. Correspondence about Lynching and the Negro Industrial Community.

Series III. Correspondence Post Congressional from a number of individuals seeking assistance and Hoping that Mitchell as an ex-congressman can provide it. A. General Correspondence by date 1942-1968 B. Correspondence N.D., Alpha

Series IV. The Mutual Housing Co. 1920-1957 Mitchell established the Mutual Housing Company soon after his arrival in Washington D.C. The series has minutes, financial statements, deeds, and correspondence. A. Ledgers and Reports Minutes, proposals and articles of incorporations B. Minutes 1920-1924

Series V. Mitchell v. The United States. Arthurs lawsuit against the Illinois Central Railroad.

Series VI. Literary A. Reports B. Writing Articles C. Speeches

Series VII. Printed A. Political Broadsides B. News Clippings

 Box List Family and Personal Family 1932,1965 Family Correspondence 1932 1:1 Family Correspondence 1940-1945 1:2 Funeral Bill 1965 1:3 Family Correspondence 1946-1949 1:4 Family 1950-1966 and N.D. 1:5 Family Correspondence 1934 Oct 16-31 2:1 Family Correspondence 1934 Nov 1-7 2:2 Family Correspondence 1934 Nov 8-9 2:3 Family Correspondence 1934 Nov 10-12 2:4 Family Correspondence 1933 2:5 Family Correspondence 1934 Jan 2:6 Family Correspondence 1934 Feb 2:7 Family Correspondence 1934 March 2:8 Family Correspondence 1934 April 2:9 Family Correspondence 1934 May 2:10 Family Correspondence 1934 June 2:11 Family Correspondence 1934 July 2:12 Family Correspondence 1932 2:13 Personal 1910,1934 Personal Correspondence 1910,1929 2:14 Personal Correspondence 1934 August 2:15 Personal Correspondence 1934 September 2:16 Personal Correspondence 1934 Oct 2:17 Personal Correspondence 1934 Nov 13-15 3:1 Personal Correspondence 1934 Nov 16-19 3:2 Personal Correspondence 1934 Nov 20-22 3:3 Personal Correspondence 1934 Nov 23-24 3:4 Personal Correspondence 1934 Nov 25-26 3:5 Personal Correspondence 1934 Nov 27-30 3:6 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 1-5 3:7 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 6-7 3:8 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 8-10 3:9 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 11-15 3:10 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 16-19 3:11 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 20-24 3:12 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 26-28 3:13 Personal Correspondence 1934 Dec 29-31 3:14 Miss B Miss B 1935,1939 4:1 Miss B 1940,1943 4:2 Miss B 4:3 Congressional Correspondence Interoffice 1935-1941 Interoffice Correspondence 1935 5:1 Interoffice Correspondence 1936 5:2 Interoffice Correspondence 1937 5:3 Interoffice Correspondence 1938 5:4 Interoffice Correspondence 1939 5:5 Interoffice Correspondence 1940 5:6 Interoffice Correspondence 1941 5:7 Congressional 1935-1942 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 1-5 6:1 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 6-8 6:2 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 9-10 6:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 11 6:4 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 12-15 6:5 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 16-17 6:6 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 18-20 6:7 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 21-22 6:8 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 23-24 6:9 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 25-26 6:10 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Jan 27-31 6:11 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 1-4 7:1 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 5-6 7:2 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 7-11 7:3 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 12-14 7:4 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 15 7:5 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 16-19 7:6 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 20-22 7:7 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Feb 23-28 7:8 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 1-3 7:9 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 4-5 7:10 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 6-10 7:11 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 11-13 8:1 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 14-18 8:2 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 19-21 8:3 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 22-25 8:4 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 26-27 8:5 Correspondence Congressional 1935 March 28-31 8:6 Correspondence Congressional 1935 April 1-4 8:7 Correspondence Congressional 1935 April 5-10 8:8 Correspondence Congressional 1935 April 11-15 8:9 Correspondence Congressional 1935 April 16-19 8:10 Correspondence Congressional 1935 April 20-25 9:1 Correspondence Congressional 1935 April 26-30 9:2 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 1-5 9:3 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 6-10 9:4 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 11-15 9:5 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 16-19 9:6 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 20-21 9:7 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 22-25 9:8 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 26-28 9:9 Correspondence Congressional 1935 May 29-31 9:10 Correspondence Congressional 1935 June 1-5 9:11 Correspondence Congressional 1935 June 6-10 9:12 Correspondence Congressional 1935 June 18-21 10:1 Correspondence Congressional 1935 June 22-30 10:2 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 1-5 10:3 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 6-10 10:4 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 11-15 10:5 Correspondence Congressional 1935 June 11-17 10:6 Correspondence Congressional June 18-21 10:7 Correspondence Congressional 1935 June 22-30 10:8 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 1-5 10:9 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 6-10 10:10 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 11-15 10:11 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 16-19 10:12 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 20-25 10:13 Correspondence Congressional 1935 July 26-31 10:14 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Aug 1-10 10:15 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Aug 11-19 10:16 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Aug 21-30 10:17 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Sept 1-10 11:1 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Sept 11-15 11:2 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Sept 16-19 11:3 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Sept 20-30 11:4 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Oct 1-15 11:5 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Oct 16-31 11:6 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Nov 11:7 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Dec 1-10 11:8 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Dec 11-19 11:9 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Dec 20-31 11:10 Correspondence Congressional 1935 Frags 11:11 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 1-5 12:1 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 6-10 12:2 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 11-15 12:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 16-19 12:4 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 20-25 12:5 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 26-28 12:6 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 29 12:7 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Jan 30-31 12:8 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 1-3 12:9 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 4-5 12:10 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 6-10 12:11 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 11-12 12:12 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 13-15 12:13 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 16-19 13:1 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 20-25 13:2 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Feb 26-29 13:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Mar 1-4 13:4 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Mar 5-10 13:5 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Mar 11-15 13:6 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Mar 16-19 13:7 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Mar 20-25 13:8 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Mar 26-31 13:9 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 1-15 13:10 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 6-10 13:11 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 11-15 13:12 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 16-19 13:13 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 20-22 14:1 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 23-24 14:2 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 25-27 14:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 April 28-30 14:4 Correspondence Congressional 1936 May 1-5 14:5 Correspondence Congressional 1936 May 6-10 14:6 Correspondence Congressional 1936 May 11-15 14:7 Correspondence Congressional 1936 May 16-20 14:8 Correspondence Congressional 1936 May 21-23 14:9 Correspondence Congressional 1936 May 25-31 14:10 Correspondence Congressional 1936 June 1-4 14:11 Correspondence Congressional 1936 June 5-15 14:12 Correspondence Congressional 1936 June 16-19 14:13 Correspondence Congressional 1936 June 20-30 15:1 Correspondence Congressional 1936 July 1-15 15:2 Correspondence Congressional 1936 July 16-24 15:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 July 25-31 15:4 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 1-3 15:5 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 4-5 15:6 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 6-7 15:7 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 8-10 15:8 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 11-15 15:9 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 16-25 15:10 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 26-27 15:11 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Aug 28-31 15:12 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 1-3 16:1 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 4-5 16:2 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 6-10 16:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 11-15 16:4 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 16-17 16:5 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 18-19 16:6 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 20-21 16:7 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 22-23 16:8 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 24 16:9 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 25-28 16:10 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Sept 29-31 16:11 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 1-2 17:1 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 3-5 17:2 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 6-7 17:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 8 17:4 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 9-10 17:5 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 11-13 17:6 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 14-15 17:7 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 16 17:8 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 17-19 17:9 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 20-21 17:10 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 22 17:11 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 23-25 18:1 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 26-27 18:2 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Oct 28-31 18:3 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Nov 1-2 18:4 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Nov 4-5 18:5 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Nov 6-8 18:6 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Nov 9-10 18:7 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Nov 11-20 18:8 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Nov 21-30 18:9 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Dec 1-10 18:10 Correspondence Congressional 1936 Dec 11-31 18:11 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 1-4 19:1 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 5-6 19:2 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 7-9 19:3 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 10-13 19:4 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 14-15 19:5 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 16-18 19:6 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 19-21 19:7 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 22-25 19:8 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 26-27 19:9 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Jan 28-31 19:10 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 1-5 19:11 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 6-10 19:12 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 11-12 19:13 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 13-15 19:14 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 16 20:1 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 17 20:2 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 18-19 20:3 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 20-22 20:4 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 23-24 20:5 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 25 20:6 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 26-28 20:7 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Feb 26-28 20:8 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 6-8 20:9 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 9-10 20:10 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 11-12 20:11 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 13-15 20:12 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 16-19 20:13 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 20-23 20:14 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 24-28 21:1 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Mar 29-31 21:2 Correspondence Congressional 1937 April 1-3 21:3 Correspondence Congressional 1937 April 4-5 21:4 Correspondence Congressional 1937 April 6-10 21:5 Correspondence Congressional 1937 April 11-13 21:6 Correspondence Congressional 1937 April 14-19 21:7 Correspondence Congressional 1937 April 20-30 21:8 Correspondence Congressional 1937 May 1-10 21:9 Correspondence Congressional 1937 May 11-15 21:10 Correspondence Congressional 1937 May 16-19 21:11 Correspondence Congressional 1937 May 20-25 21:12 Correspondence Congressional 1937 May 26-31 21:13 Correspondence Congressional 1937 June 1-5 22:1 Correspondence Congressional 1937 June 6-10 22:2 Correspondence Congressional 1937 June 11-15 22:3 Correspondence Congressional 1937 June 16-20 22:4 Correspondence Congressional 1937 June 21-28 22:5 Correspondence Congressional 1937 June 29-31 22:6 Correspondence Congressional 1937 July 1-10 22:7 Correspondence Congressional 1937 July 11-16 22:8 Correspondence Congressional 1937 July 17-20 22:9 Correspondence Congressional 1937 July 21-25 22:10 Correspondence Congressional 1937 July 26-31 22:11 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Aug 1-10 22:12 Correspondence Congressional 1937 July 11-19 22:13 Correspondence Congressional 1937 July 20-31 22:14 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Sept 1-10 22:15 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Sept 11-30 22:16 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Oct 1-10 22:17 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Oct 11-19 23:1 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Oct 20-25 23:2 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Oct 26-31 23:3 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Nov 1-10 23:4 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Nov 11-20 23:5 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Nov 21-31 23:6 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Dec 1-10 23:7 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Dec 11-20 23:8 Correspondence Congressional 1937 Dec 21-31 23:9 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 1-10 23:10 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 11-13 23:11 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 14-17 23:12 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 18-20 23:13 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 21-31 23:14 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Feb 1-5 24:1 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Feb 6-10 24:2 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Feb 11-16 24:3 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Feb 17-19 24:4 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Feb 20-23 24:5 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Feb 24-28 24:6 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Mar 1-5 24:7 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Mar 6-10 24:8 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Mar 11-15 24:9 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Mar 16-19 24:10 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Mar 20-25 24:11 Correspondence Congressional 1938 mar 26-31 24:12 Correspondence Congressional 1938 april 1-10 25:1 Correspondence Congressional 1938 april 11-20 25:2 Correspondence Congressional 1938 April 21-25 25:3 Correspondence Congressional 1938 april 26-30 25:4 Correspondence Congressional 1938 May 1-5 25:5 Correspondence Congressional 1938 May 6-10 25:6 Correspondence Congressional 1938 May 11-15 25:7 Correspondence Congressional 1938 May 16-19 25:8 Correspondence Congressional 1938 May 20-25 25:9 Correspondence Congressional 1938 May 26-31 25:10 Correspondence Congressional 1938 June 1-10 25:11 Correspondence Congressional 1938 June 11-19 25:12 Correspondence Congressional 1938 June 20-30 25:13 Correspondence Congressional 1938 July 26:1 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Aug 26:2 Correspondence Congressional 1938 sept 1-15 26:3 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Sept 16-23 26:4 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Sept 24-31 26:5 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Oct 1-10 26:6 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Oct 11-20 26:7 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Oct 21-31 26:8 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Nov 1-10 26:9 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Nov 11-19 26:10 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Nov 20-21 26:11 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Dec 1-10 27:1 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Dec 11-20 27:2 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Dec 21-31 27:3 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 1-5 27:4 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 6-10 27:5 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 11-14 27:6 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 16-19 27:7 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 20-25 27:8 Correspondence Congressional 1938 Jan 26-31 27:9 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Feb 1-5 27:10 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Feb 6-10 27:11 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Feb 11-15 27:12 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Feb 16-20 28:1 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Feb 21-28 28:2 Correspondence Congressional 1939 mar 1-5 28:3 Correspondence Congressional 1939 mar 6-10 28:4 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Mar 11-20 28:5 Correspondence Congressional 1939 mar 21-25 28:6 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Mar 26-31 28:7 Correspondence Congressional 1939 April 1-5 28:8 Correspondence Congressional 1939 april 6-10 28:9 Correspondence Congressional 1939 april 11-13 28:10 Correspondence Congressional 1939 April 14-16 28:11 Correspondence Congressional 1939 April 17-19 28:12 Correspondence Congressional 1939 april 20-24 28:13 Correspondence Congressional 1939 April 25-30 28:14 Correspondence Congressional 1939 May 1-4 29:1 Correspondence Congressional 1939 May 5-10 29:2 Correspondence Congressional 1939 may 11-15 29:3 Correspondence Congressional 1939 may 16-20 29:4 Correspondence Congressional 1939 may 31-27 29:5 Correspondence Congressional 1939 May 28-31 29:6 Correspondence Congressional 1939 June 1-6 29:7 Correspondence Congressional 1939 June 7-10 29:8 Correspondence Congressional 1939 june 11-14 29:9 Correspondence Congressional 1939 June 15-19 29:10 Correspondence Congressional 1939 June 20-25 29:11 Correspondence Congressional 1939 June 26-30 29:12 Correspondence Congressional 1939 July 1-10 29:13 Correspondence Congressional 1939 July 13-20 29:14 Correspondence Congressional 1939 july 21-28 29:15 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Aug 30:1 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Sept 1-19 30:2 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Sept 20-25 30:3 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Sept 26-30 30:4 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Oct 1-10 30:5 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Oct 11-19 30:6 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Oct 20-31 30:7 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Nov 1-10 30:8 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Nov 11-31 30:9 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Dec 1-10 30:10 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Dec 11-19 30:11 Correspondence Congressional 1939 Dec 20-31 30:12 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 1-5 31:1 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 6-10 31:2 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 11-15 31:3 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 16-17 31:4 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 18-19 31:5 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 20-23 31:6 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 24-25 31:7 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 26-28 31:8 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Jan 29-31 31:9 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 1-3 31:10 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 5 31:11 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 6-10 31:12 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 11-13 32:1 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 14-15 32:2 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 16-19 32:3 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 20-25 32:4 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 26 - 27 32:5 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Feb 28-29 32:6 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Mar 1-5 32:7 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Mar 6-10 32:8 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Mar 11-14 32:9 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Mar 15-18 32:10 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Mar 19-21 32:11 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Mar 22-25 32:12 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Mar 26-31 32:13 Correspondence Congressional 1940 April 1-5 33:1 Correspondence Congressional 1940 April 6-10 33:2 Correspondence Congressional 1940 April 11-15 33:3 Correspondence Congressional 1940 April 16-22 33:4 Correspondence Congressional 1940 April 23-25 33:5 Correspondence Congressional 1940 April 26-31 33:6 Correspondence Congressional 1940 May 1-5 33:7 Correspondence Congressional 1940 May 6-10 33:8 Correspondence Congressional 1940 May 11-17 33:9 Correspondence Congressional 1940 May 18-25 33:10 Correspondence Congressional 1940 May 26-31 33:11 Correspondence Congressional 1940 June 1-5 33:12 Correspondence Congressional 1940 June 6-10 33:13 Correspondence Congressional 1940 June 11-12 33:14 Correspondence Congressional 1940 June 13-15 33:15 Correspondence Congressional 1940 June 16-24 33:16 Correspondence Congressional 1940 June 25-31 34:1 Correspondence Congressional 1940 July 1-5 34:2 Correspondence Congressional 1940 July 6-11 34:3 Correspondence Congressional 1940 July 12-22 34:4 Correspondence Congressional 1940 July 23-31 34:5 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Aug 1-5 34:6 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Aug 6-10 34:7 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Aug 12-19 34:8 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Aug 20-24 34:9 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Aug 26-31 34:10 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Sept 2-10 34:11 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Sept 11-19 34:12 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Sept 20-31 34:13 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Oct 1-5 35:1 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Oct 6-10 35:2 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Oct 11-14 35:3 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Oct 15-23 35:4 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Oct 24-30 35:5 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Nov 1-10 35:6 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Nov 11-15 35:7 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Nov 16-19 35:8 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Nov 20-31 35:9 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Dec 1-8 35:10 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Dec 9-10 35:11 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Dec 11-15 35:12 Correspondence Congressional 1940 Dec 16-30 35:13 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Jan 2-10 36:1 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Jan 11-14 36:2 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Jan 15-19 36:3 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Jan 20-31 36:4 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Feb 1-10 36:5 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Feb 11-19 36:6 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Feb 20-28 36:7 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Mar 1-10 36:8 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Mar 11-16 36:9 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Mar 17-20 36:10 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Mar 21-25 36:11 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Mar 26-31 36:12 Correspondence Congressional 1941 April 1-10 37:1 Correspondence Congressional 1941 April 11-20 37:2 Correspondence Congressional 1941 April 21-30 37:3 Correspondence Congressional 1941 May 1-10 37:4 Correspondence Congressional 1941 May 11-16 37:5 Correspondence Congressional 1941 May 17-20 37:6 Correspondence Congressional 1941 May 21-25 37:7 Correspondence Congressional 1941 May 26-31 37:8 Correspondence Congressional 1941 June 1-12 37:9 Correspondence Congressional 1941 June 13-21, 22-31 37:10 Correspondence Congressional 1941 July 1-10 38:1 Correspondence Congressional 1941 July 11-24 38:2 Correspondence Congressional 1941 July 24-31 38:3 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Aug 1-10 38:4 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Aug 11-19 38:5 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Sept 1-20 38:6 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Sept 21-30 38:7 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Oct 1-16 38:8 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Oct 17-31 38:9 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Nov 1-13 38:10 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Nov 14-22 38:11 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Nov 23-31 38:12 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Dec 1-10 38:13 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Dec 11-15 38:14 Correspondence Congressional 1941 Dec 16-31 38:15 Correspondence Congressional 39:1 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Jan 15-23 39:2 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Jan 24-31 39:3 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Feb 1-10 39:4 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Feb 11-17 39:5 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Feb 18-28 39:6 Correspondence Congressional 1942 March 1-15 39:7 Correspondence Congressional 1942 March 16-31 39:8 Correspondence Congressional 1942 April 1-15 39:9 Correspondence Congressional 1942 April 16-30 39:10 Correspondence Congressional 1942 May 1-15 39:11 Correspondence Congressional 1942 May 16-31 39:12 Correspondence Congressional 1942 June 1-15 39:13 Correspondence Congressional 1942 June 16-31 39:14 Correspondence Congressional 1942 July 1-4 39:15 Correspondence Congressional 1942 July 15-23 39:16 Correspondence Congressional 1942 July 1-15 40:1 Correspondence Congressional 1942 July 16-31 40:2 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Aug 1-31 40:3 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Sept 1-30 40:4 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Oct 1-15 40:5 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Oct 16-31 40:6 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Nov 1-16 40:7 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Nov 17-30 40:8 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Dec 1-10 40:9 Correspondence Congressional 1942 Dec 11-31 40:10 Correspondence Post Congressional Post Congressional 1943 Jan 40:11 Post Congressional 1943 Feb 1-15 40:12 Post Congressional 1943 Feb-May 40:13 Post Congressional 1943 June-Aug 40:14 Post Congressional 1943 Sept-Dec 40:15 Post Congressional 1944 Jan-Feb 41:1 Post Congressional 1944 Mar-Aug 41:2 Post Congressional 1944 Sept-Dec 41:3 Post Congressional 1945 Jan-July 41:4 Post Congressional 1945 Sept-Dec 41:5 Post Congressional 1946 Jan-June 41:6 Post Congressional 1946 July-Dec 41:7 Post Congressional 1947 41:8 Post Congressional 1948 41:9 Post Congressional 1949 41:10 Post Congressional 1950 41:11 Post Congressional 1951 41:12 Post Congressional 1952 41:13 Post Congressional 1953-1956 41:14 Post Congressional 1958,1968 41:15 Alph 42:1 Alph 42:2 Alph 42:3 Alph 42:4 Alph 42:5 Alph 42:6 Alph 42:7 Alph 42:8 Alph 42:9 Alph 42:10 Alph 42:11 Alph 42:12 The Mutual Housing Co. Ledger 1921-1927 43:1 Ledger 1934 43:2 Ledger-Corporate Records 43:3 Report-Mutual Housing Company 1925 43:4 Mutual Housing Co. Stock 1921 44:1 Mutual Housing Co. Minutes 1920-1923 44:2 Mutual Housing Co. Minutes 1924 44:3 Mutual Housing Co. Corporate Records 1920,1928 44:4 Mutual Housing Co. Financial Statement 1927-1930 44:5 Mutual Housing Co. Financial Statement 1928-1936 44:6 Mutual Housing Co. Financial statement 1936-1957 44:7 Mutual Housing Co. Financial statement 1925-1950 44:8 Mutual Housing Co. Financial statement 1924-1957 44:9 Mutual Housing Co. Financial statement 1956 44:10 Mitchell v The United States Initial Brief of Arthur W. Mitchell Complainant (I.C.C.) April 18, 1938 44:11 Arthur W. Mitchell v. The Illinois Central Railroad Company (I.C.C) April 20, 1938 44:12 Arthur W. Mitchell v. The Illinois Central Railroad (I.C.C.) May 24, 1938 44:13 Arthur Mitchell v. The United States of America 44:14 The Supreme Court of the united States, arthur W. Mitchell v The Unitedf States Oct 1940 44:15 The Supreme Court of the united States, arthur W. Mitchell v The Unitedf States Oct 1940 44:16 The Supreme Court of the united States, arthur W. Mitchell v The Unitedf States Oct 1941 44:17 The Supreme Court of the united States, arthur W. Mitchell v The Unitedf States March 1941 44:18 The Supreme Court of the united States, arthur W. Mitchell v The Unitedf States June 1940 44:19 The Supreme Court of the united States, arthur W. Mitchell v The Illinois Central Railroad Company 1941 44:20 Literary Reports The Treatment of the Negro Trainee 1943 45:1 The American Exposition 1940 45:2 "The Mob Still Rides", The Commision on Interracial Cooperation", "Negro Democracy" 1931-1935 45:3 Writing Articles What has the New Deal Done for the Negro 45:4 Congressman Mitchell takes on the NAACP 45:5 The Negro and The National Preparedness Program 1940 45:6 No Title Jan 12, 1940 45:7 No Title Nov 1941 45:8 The Communist Party and The Negro in The United States 45:9 Voting 45:10 No Title 45:11 No Title 45:12 No Title 45:13 Speeches In Home 1939-1940 45:14 Resolution- H.R E S 1935 45:15 Lynching in U.S. 45:16 Black Resettlement April 24, 1939 45:17 Fourth District Correspondence 45:18 Lynching states 45:19 Negro Industrial Comm. Bill 45:20 Speeches Speeches Jan 9, 1938-1940 45:21 Printed Political Broadsides Press Release- Resettlement 46:1 Mitchell v R.I.R.R. 46:2 R.I.R District Court 1938 46:3 Broadsides (originals) 46:4 Publicity Report 1936 46:5 Tuskegee Messenger 46:6 Broadside (copies) 46:7 Political Broadsides (originals) 46:8 Broadside (Dawson) 46:9 The Tuskegee Messenger 1936 Mar-April 46:10 Political Pamphlets 46:11 Newsletters 1936 46:12 Bills House 1935 46:13 Roll Call Congress 46:14 Congress Research 1935 46:15 News Clippings The Evening Star 1935 47:1 Journal and Guide 1936 47:2 The Eagle 1935 47:3 Augusta Chronicle 1937 47:4 The Tuskegee Messenger 1934 47:5 Journal and Guide 1934 47:6 Chicago Bee 1940-1942 47:7 Seward Ward News 47:8 The Chicago Daily News 1939-1941 47:9 Pittsburgh Courier 1934-1942 47:10 Midwest Daily Record 1938 47:11 The Franklin News Post 1937 47:12 Harrisburg Daily Register 1938 47:13 The Ashville Citizen 1937 47:14 The Northwest Enterprise 1937 47:15 Richmond Afro-American Planet 1947 47:16 The Voice 1938-1942 47:17 The St. Louis Argus 1935 47:18 Chicago Daily Tribune 1934-1936 47:19 The St. Louis Argus 1939-1941 47:20 Afro-American 1936 47:21 The Washington Afro-American 1937-42 47:22 The Washington Daily News 1935-1937 47:23 The Washington Post 1937-1941 47:24 Richmond Daily News 1947 47:25 Richmond Times Dispatch 1941 47:26 Normal School (West Ala) 47:27 Afro-American 1935-1936 47:28 The Postal Alliance 1935-1940 47:29 The New York Age 1935-1937 47:30 The Montgomery Advertiser 1934-1941 48:1 New York Times 1937 48:2