Guide to the Tarea Hall Pittman papers, ca. 1951-1970
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Guide to the Tarea Hall Pittman papers, ca. 1951-1970
California State Library
Sacramento, California
Contact Information:
- California History Room
- California State Library
- Library and Courts Building II
- 900 N. Street, Room 200
- P.O. Box 942837
- Sacramento, California 94237-0001
- Phone: (916) 654-0176
- Fax: (916) 654-8777
- Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
- URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
- Processed by:
- The California State Library staff
- Encoded by:
- Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1999 California State Library. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Tarea Hall Pittman papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1951-1970
Box Number: 2189-2207
Creator:
Pittman, Tarea Hall
Repository:
California State Library
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Tarea Hall Pittman papers, California State Library.
Access Points
Pittman, Tarea Hall--Archives
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. West Coast Regional Office --Archives
Afro-Americans--Civil rights--History--Sources
California Committee for Fair Employment Practices
Photographs, Original
Contents
Collection consists of many groups of photographs commemorating activities and events
involving Pittman and the NAACP Regional Office during the years 1951-1970; publications
issued by the Office or other organizations active in civil rights during this period;
and Pittman's office files maintained during this period, including some personal
material. Organized into three series: photographs, publications, and NAACP Regional
Office files.
Biography
Tarea Hall Pittman was a native of Bakersfield, Calif., a member of one of the pioneer
families of Kern County. She received her BA degree from San Fancisco Stae Collega and a
Master of Social Welfare degree from the University of California, Berkeley. While
attending Berkeley, she began a career in radio, founding the program "Negroes in the
news" with which she would be affiliated for many years. Always acrive in civic affairs,
Pittman began her affiliation with the NAACP by accepting an appointment as field
secretaty. She later headed the West Coast Regional Office until her retirement in 1970.
Correspondents
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California Committee for Fair Employment Practices.
-
Current, Gloster B. (Gloster Bryant), 1913-
-
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-
Material Transferred from the Collection
Photograph
- Delegates to the 42nd annual NAACP Conference (1998-0062).
Pamphlets
- Case for fair employment practices legislation in California in 1953 (c*HD4903.5 U58 C37 1953).
- Creger, Ralph. This is what we found (c*E185.6 C83 1960).
- Davis, John Preston, 1905-Let us build a national Negro congress (c*E185.6 D38 1935).
- Granger Lester B. (Lester Blackwell), 1896-1976. Occupational opportunites for Negroes (c*E185.6 G68 1937).
- Hill, Herbert, 1924-No harvest for the reaper (c*HD1525 H54 1959).
- Iliff, John G. Where to read up on racism and human rights (c*Z7164 L6 I44 1954).
- Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993. The Supreme Court as protector of civil rights: equal protection of the laws (c*JC599 M37 1951),
- Travelguide, 1951 (c*E158 T728).
Box Box 2193
Events. ("Pat" Brown, Grant Sawyer)
NAACP Regional Office Files
Box Box 2199
Internal Office: Clergy Support; Correspondence; Miscellaneous. (Gloster B. Current; Roy Wilkins)
Box Box 2200
Internal Office: Financial records; Fundraising; Memos; Personnel.
Box Box 2201
Internal Office: Public relations.
Box Box 2202
Issues and events: Conventions; Events; Individuals.
Box Box 2203
Issues and events: Issues.
Box Box 2204
Issues and events: Northern Area Conference; Publicity.
Box Box 2206
California Committee for Fair Employment Practices (FEPC).
