Items Relating to African-American History in the Herbert H. Lehman Papers
| Item | Issue | Location |
| Anonymous, "Memorandum on Needs and Facilities Available for Dependant, Neglected and Delinquent Children in the city of New York" 1940 | Delinquency and Crime in NYC | "Ne" Folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Berenholz, Anne to Lehman 4/25/39 | Discrimination in advertisement for employment at the World's Fair | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Brown, Walter T. (probably) to Lehman, "Memorandum" 4/17/41 | Farm Labor shortage due to CCC enrollment | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to David Wertheim 10/27/41 | An example of Lehman's reply to letters protesting racial and religious issues being injected into the 1941 NYC mayoral election campaign | "Le Guardia Campaign" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Pope, Henry W. to Lehman 5/22/42 | City Wide Citizens Committee on Harlem | "Statement given, January to June, 1942" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman to Henry W. Pope | City Wide Citizens Committee on Harlem | "Statement Given, January to June, 1942" folder General Correspondence 1941-1942 |
| Lehman to Asa Phillip Randolph 10/30/41 | Citizens Committee to help save jobs of colored railroad firemen | "Asa Phillip Randolph" folder Special File |
| Committee on Discrimination in Employment "Analysis of Field Activities" 8/2/42 | Record of Committees field activities, March- August 1942 | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Committee on Discrimination in Employment "History of the Committee on Discrimination in Employment" | Committee on Discrimination in Employment, its history and program | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Committee on Discrimination in Employment "outline of Program and procedure" | Program and procedure of the Committee on Discrimination in Employment | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Committee on Discrimination in Employment "Press Release" 7/30/42 | Committee finds decrease in discriminatory hiring practices | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Committee on Discrimination in Employment "Summery of National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" | Activities of "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practices" weekend. | "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" folder Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Committee on Status of Negro Americans in War Industries, "National Defense and Negro Americans" | Statement of Stokes' Committee on Status of Negro America and discrimination in employment | Alphabetically files (i.e. "National Defense and Negro Americans") reel 68 Governorship papers |
| Cook, Herbert L. to Lehman | National Negro Day 6/27/42 | "National, N- Z" folder, Reel 67 Governorship papers |
| Brown, Walter T. to Herbert L. Cook 6/5/42 | National Negro Day 6/27/42 | "National, N-Z" folder, Reel 67 Governorship papers |
| Certificate of Service, 1941 | Lehman's membership in the Century Club of the Harlem YMCA | "Harlem Branch, YMCA" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Carter, Elmer A. to Lehman | Urges the Democratic Party to nominate Poletti for Governor | "Poletti, Governor Nomination of" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Corning, Burton T. telegram to Lehman 11/7/41 | Praises Lehman's support of O'Dwyer in the 1941 mayoral election campaign | "La Guardia's Campaign" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Council Against Intolerance in America. "Education for Tolerance" 1940 | Council's Regional Conference on Tolerance Through Education, May 1940 | "Council Against Intolerance in America" folder General Correspondence, 1933-1940 |
| Darby, Golden B. to Lehman 10/24/34 | New York State Conference of Negro Social Work suggestion that Lehman undertake a social welfare study of the Negro in NYS | "New York State Conference on Negro Welfare" folder, Reel 71 Governorship papers |
| Department of Social Welfare, State of New York "Several Aspects of the Current Relief Situation" 1/2/41 | Relief expenditures in NYS, 1939-1940 and the effect of national defense | "Social Welfare Board of Reorganization" folder, Reel 88 Governorship papers |
| Doyle, Andrew C. "Press Release" 8/10 and 8/11 1942 | Committee on Discrimination in Employment and discrimination against aliens | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship, papers |
| Engelman, A.J. to Lehman 11/21/ 41 | Harlem "crime wave" ; critical of La Guardia | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| "Examples of Discrimination in Hiring Practices Gleaned from Reports Submitted by Local Office Managers, New York State Employment Service" 4/15/41 | Discrimination in employment in is effects on Harlem | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Homer Folks 12/24/34 | New York State Conference of Negro Social Work suggestion that Lehman undertake a social welfare study of the Negros in NYS and Lehman's views | "New York State Conferences on Negro Welfare" folder, Reel 71 Governorship papers |
| Swope, Gerard to Lehman 4/16/41 | Fort Greene Houses | "Fort Greene Houses" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Franklin, Charles Lionel to Lehman 2/20/40 | Lehman and Poletti's assistance to the work of Elmer A. Carter is appreciated | "Franke" folder General Correspondence, 1933-1940 |
| Anonymous, Governor's Aide to Victor C. Gasper 2/24/42 | Reply to Gasper to Lehman telegram of 1/29/42 and letter of 2/11/42, regarding NYC Department of Welfare; Lehman has no jurisdiction over NYC department | "National Joint Conference Committee of the Community Progressive Negro Painters Union, Inc." folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Gasper, Victor C. telegram to Lehman 1/29/42 | Asks Lehman for an extensive order be issued to the state legislature "for the immediate appropriation which will give increased budgetary allowance for Negro clients of the Department of Welfare" | "National Joint Conference Committee of the Community Progressive Negro Painters Union, Inc." folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Gasper, Victor C. to Lehman 2/13/40 | Gaspar charges misadministration in many district offices of the Department of Welfare and criticizes La Guardia | "National Joint Conference Committee of the Community Progressive Negro Painters Union, Inc." folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Brown, Walte to Victor C. Gaspar 2/20/40 | Criticism of the La Guardia and Department of Welfare; Brown informs Gaspar hat such is a local matter which Lehman has no power to interfere, also indication that Lehman has confidence in that which Gaspar criticizes | "National Joint Conference Committee of the Community Progressive Negro Painters Union, Inc." folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Gilbert, A.G. to Lehman 4/6/42 | Crime and vice in Harlem | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Lehman's Aide (unidentified) to A.G. Gilbert 4/18/42 | Crime and vice in Harlem is a local matter | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Glancy, William J. to Lehman 3/5/41 | Glancy's 1/1/41 resolution to create a committee to investigate organized crime and NYPD's organization is no in the Ways and Means committee | "New York City- Police Commissioner" folder, Reel 70 Governorship papers |
| Lehman's Aide (unidentified) to William J. Glancy 3/11/41 | Glancy's resolution to create a committee to investigate organized crime and NYPD's organization | "New York City- Police Commissioner" folder, Reel 70 Governorship papers |
| Glancy, William J. to Lehman 5/13/41 | Crime and violence in NYC with criticism of La Guardia | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Glancy, William J. to Lehman 11/12/41 | Harlem "crime wave" | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Golldfrank, Max to Lehman 7/3/41 | CIO unions and driscrimination in membership | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Powell, Jr., Adam Clayton, Lester B. Granger, et al. telegram to Lehman 6/13/42 | Prominent Negro leaders of New York State endorsing Poletti for Governor in 1942 | "Poletti, Governor Nomination of" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Harlem Division, Young Communist League to Lehman | Discrimination in defense industry, Sperry Gyroscope Corporation. | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Powell, Jr., Adam Clayton to Lehman 3/2/42 | Invitation for Lehman to speak at the first Harlem Town Hall meeting | "Adam Clayton Powell, Jr." folder Special File |
| Harten, Thomas S. to Lehman 5/7/42 | "I am American Day" | Alphabetically Filed General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman to Thomas S. Harten | "I am American Day" | Alphabetically Filed General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Hubert, James H. to Lehman 4/29/39 | Negro Personnel and the World's Fair; the State Building and Negro Employment | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to James H. Hubert 5/8/39 | Negro employment and the World's Fair, the State Building | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Hubert, James H. to Lehman 3/11/41 | Discrimination in defense industry, with a list of industries in New York State that discriminate. | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Hubert, James H. to Lehman 3/23/42 | New York State war plans and the Negro's role | Alphabetically filed General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| La Guardia, Fiorello H. to Lehman 5/2/42 | "I am an American Day" | "Fiorello H. La Guardia" folder Special File |
| Harten, Thomas S. to Lehman | "I am an American Day" | Alphabetically Filed General Correspondence, 1941- 1942 |
| La Guardia, Fiorello to Lehman 5/9/41 | "I am an American Day" | "Fiorello H. La Guardia" folder Special File |
| Lehman to Thomas S. Harten 5/15/42 | "I am an American Day" | Alphabetically Filed General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Jack, Hulan E. to Lehman 11/25/41 | Harlem "crime wave" and a Governor's commission to investigate crime | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Walter White 1/31/40 | James Weldon Johnson Memorial Committee | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| Jones, Eugene Kinckle, "The Social Adjustment of Negroes in the United States" 4/15/33 | Governmental responsibility to Negro, a memorandum submitted to FDR 4/15/33; a copy was sent to Lehman | "National Urban League" folder, Reel 68 Governorship papers |
| Jones, Eugene Kinckle to Charles Poletti 2/28/34 | A position on the State Planning Board | "Eugene Kinckle Jones" folder, Reel 50 Governorship papers |
| Jones, Eugene Kinckle to Lehman 4/10/36 | Letter of appreciation for assisting the Negro cause | "Jones" folder General Correspondence, 1930-1940 |
| Lehman to Eugene Kinckle Jones 7/16/42 | Jones' illness, Lehman's concerns | Alphabetically arranged General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman to Martin J. Kennedy 12/1/41 | This is the first draft of a letter which was sent on December 9, and is probably written by Poletti; it concerns the Harlem "crime wave" and the possibility of a Governor's commission of investigation | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Charles E. Keller 1/20/38 | Appointments to the Temporary Commission on the Condition of the Urban Colored Population (New York State) | "Urban Negro Commission" folder, Reel 101 Governorship papers |
| Kenin, Anne to Lehman 12/9/41 | War priorities have halted the construction of public housing projects in New York City, such as the Fort Greene Houses; Lehman urged to induce FDR to grant material priorities for the projects | "State, County and Municipal Workers of America" folder, Reel 90 Governorship papers |
| Kennedy, Martin J. to Lehman 11/19/41 | Harlem "crime wave" and a Governor's commission to investigate crime | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Philipp, Colonel Leopold to Lehman 11/22/41 | Martin J. Kennedy's proposal that Lehman appoint a Governor's commission to investigate the Harlem "crime wave" is opposed; this is an important letter revealing the attitude of one segment of business on this subject | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Martin J. Kennedy | Harlem "crime wave" conditions and a Governor's commission to investigate crime which Lehman opposes | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| La Guardia, Fiorello to Lehman 5/9/41 | "I am an American Day" | "Fiorello H. La Guardia" folder Special File |
| Lehman, Herbert H. Statement 10/28/41 | Court of Appeals and mayoral campaign of 1941 critical of La Guardia | "Fiorello H. La Guardia" folder Special File |
| O'Conner, Herbert R. telegram to Lehman 11/2/41 | Lehman's request that O'Conner, Governor of Maryland, oppose La Guardia in the 1941 mayoral election campaign | "La Guardia Campaign" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman telegram to Fiorello H. La Guardia 11/5/41 | Congratulations for a successful administration, mayoral election of 1941 | "Fiorello H. La Guardia" folder Special File |
| La Guardia, Fiorello H. to Lehman 5/2/42 | "I am an American Day" | "Fiorello H. La Guardia" folder Special File |
| McNutt, Paul V. to Lehman (telegram) 6/12/42 | Meeting with La Guardia, Lehman, et al., to discuss the use of plant and manpower facilities in New York City | "Paul V. McNutt" folder Special File |
| La Guardia, Fiorello, H. to John B. Bladford, Jr. 8/10/42 | Fort Greene Houses, building materials and war priorities | "Fort Greene Houses" folder, Reel 34 Governorship papers |
| Valentine, Mrs. Violet to Lehman 5/29/41 | Law to foster racial and religious understanding, similar to e New Jersey law | Alphabetically filed General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman, "Homes and Housing", a memorandum 10/1/34 | New York State housing program and Lehman's endorsement | "Housing Legislation" folder, Reel 46 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Eugene Kinckle Jones 7/16/42 | Jones' illness, Lehman's concern | Alphabetically Arranged General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman, Herbert H. Statement 10/10/40 | Statement issued to Democratic candidates for use in the 1940 campaign, state level | "Democratic candidates" folder General Correspondence, 1933-1940 |
| Lehman, Herbert H. Statement 10/28/41 | Court of Appeals and mayoral campaign of 1041, critical of La Guardia | "Fiorello H. La Guardia" folder Special File |
| Lockwood, Paul E. to Nathan R. Sobel 7/16/41 | This is a reply to Sobel's letter to Dewey 7/1/41, concerning the Paige incident and police brutality in NYC; James Ricks' complaint is unwarranted | "Paige, Grant" folder, Reel 73 Governorship papers |
| Loysin, Milton O. to Frieda S. Miller, Memorandum 5/19/41 | New York State unemployment benefits, 1938- April 1, 1941 | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Mayer, Clara W. to Lehman 2/28/41 | Discrimination in national defense, armed forces and defense industry, and hot it affects the war effort | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. to Walter T. Brown 5/19/39 | Religious identification on employment forms for state service | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. to Lehman 12/10/40 | Employment and unemployment insurance benefits in New York State | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. to Lehman 9/26/41 | Committee on Discrimination in Employment and "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" weekend, December 5, 6 and 7 1941 | "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. "Draft of Proclamation Suggested to Governor Lehman" 10/20/41 | Proclamation for "National Defense Through Democratic Employment Practice" weekend | "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Frieda S. to Lehman 10/20/41 | Suggest proclamation for "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" weekend | "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Frieda S. to Lehman 10/20/41 | Committee on Discrmination in Employment's "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" weekend; enclosed is a suggested proclamation for the occasion | "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. to Lehman 12/23/41 | Activities of the "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" weekend; report | "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. "Report of Industrial Commissioner on Unemployment Insurance Legislative Program, 1942" | Unemployment insurance in New York State | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. to J. Buckley Bryan 8/28/42 | Committee on Discrimination in Eomployment's purpose | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. to Lehman 9/17/42 | Forwards R.W. Stewart's 6/4/42 Field Report on the Sperry Gyroscope Corporation and discrimination in defense employment | "Sperry Gyroscope" folder, Reel 89 Governorship papers |
| Miller, Freida S. "Report of the Industrial Commissioner to Governor Poletti" 12/29/42 | Miller's resignation; outline of the work of the Department of Labor, including the Committee on Discrimination in Employment | Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Morfone, Sebastiano to Lehman 9/3/41 | Discrimination against nationalities in defense industry | Alphabetically filed, Reel 65 Governorship papers |
| Mulvoy, Rev. Michael P. to Lehman 7/10/39 | Request that the Temporary Commission on the Conditions of the Urban Colored Population be continued another year. | "Urban Colored Population" folder, Reel 101 Governorship papers |
| Brown, Walter T. to Rev. Michael P. Mulvoy 7/13/39 | Reply to Mulvoy's letter to Lehman 7/10/39 concerning the Temporary Commission on the Conditions of the Urban Colored Population | "Urban Colored Population" folder, Reel 101 Governorship papers |
| White, Walter to Lehman 1/22/42 | Memo on NAACP's activities; Lehman on Board of Directors | "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman to Walter White 3/2/40 | NAACP Contribution | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| Lehman to Herbert L. Cook | National Negro Day 6/27/42 | "National N-Z" folder, Reel 67 Governorship papers |
| White, Walter to Lehman 1/5/40 | Negro appointments by Lehman | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| White, Walter to Lehman 12/4/42 | Opposed to an all-Negro battalion in the New York State National Guard | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| Lehman to New York State Legislature | Reveals letter from La Guardia regarding recommendations of the Mayor's Commission on the Conditions in Harlem, which urges legislative action | "Harlem Riots" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Hubert, James H. to Lehman 3/23/42 | New York State war plans and the Negro's role | Alphabetically filed General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| O'Conner, Herbert R. telegram to Lehman 11/2/41 | Lehman's request that O'Conner, Governor of Maryland, oppose La Guardia in the 1941 mayoral election campaign | "La Guardia Campaign" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Mrs. Nelson Rosenbaum to Lehman 11/6/41 | Protest against Lehman supporting O'Dwyer instead of La Guardia in the 1941 mayoral election campaign | "La Guardia Campaign" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Corning, Burton T. Telegram to Lehman 11/7/41 | Praises Lehman's support of O'Dwyer in the 1941 mayoral election campaign | "La Guardia campaign" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Office of the Governor Memorandum 3/20/41 | Formation of the Governor's Committee on Discrimination in Employment | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Pope, Henry W. to Lehman 5/22/42 | Citywide Citizen's Committee on Harlem | "Statement Given, January to June 1942" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman to Henry W. Pope 5/26/42 | Citywide Citizen's Committee on Harlem | "Statement Given, January to June 1942" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Powell, Jr., Adam Clayton to Lehman 5/14/42 | Questionnaire to all possible candidates for the 1942 gubernatorial nomination | "Adam Clayton Powell, Jr." folder Special File |
| Lehman to Asa Phillip Randolph 10/30/41 | Citizens to help save jobs of colored railroad firemen | "Asa Phillip Randolph" folder Special File |
| Ricks, James to Lehman 6/25/41 | The Paige incident and police brutality in New York City, asking Lehman to investigate | "Paige, Grant" folder, Reel 73 Governorship papers |
| Ricks, James to Nathan Sobel 9/15/41 | Forwards his differences with the Dewey investigation of police brutality in the Paige incident | "Paige, Grant" folder, Reel 73 Governorship papers |
| Roberts, Ellsworth to Lehman 8/12/41 | Discrimination against Negroes at Woodcliff Park In Dutchess County, a violation of the Civil Rights Act | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Dr. James H. Robinson 3/8/40 | Negro Appointments during the administration of FDR and Leman | "Wilberforce University" folder, Reel 104 Governorship paper |
| Roosevelt, Franklin D. to Lehman 3/1/38 | Need for increased public housing in the United States | "United States Housing Authority" folder, Reel 99 Governorship papers |
| Ross, Marshall E. to Pearl S. Buck 11/25/41 | Buck's letter of November 15 to the New York Times concerning tolerance and discrimination | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Ross, Dr. Maxwell to Lehman 4/2/41 | This letter is an example of complaints concerning discrimination in the emloyment for reasons other than race; discrimination against Jews | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Santo, Frederick C. to Lehman 1/16/39 | No discrimination at Bear Mountain Park, such is not the policy of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission of which Santo is Executive Director | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Sarnoff, David to Lehman 2/9/42 | Executive order 8802 and RCA | "Radio Corporation of America" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Savory, P.M.H. telegram to Lehman 11/21/41 | Negroes who were aware that Martin Kennedy's suggestion that Lehman appoint a Governor's commission on crime to investigate the Harlem "crime wave" urging Lehman to appoint Negroes' for additional examples see this folder | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Scott, W.B.M. to Lehman 1/6/41 | Discrimination in the New York State Employment Service | "Downtown Brooklyn Community Council" folder, Reel 27 Governorship papers |
| Scott, W.B.M. to Lehman 1/6/41 | Mass unemployment among Brownsville's 25,000 Negro Population is attributed to racial discrimination | "Discrimination in Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship Papers |
| Silberstein, Howard E. to Walter T. Brown 4/18/41 | Farm labor shortage in New York State due to defense industries and draft | "Labor, Department of, 1941-1942" folder, Reel 54 Governorship papers |
| Sobel, Nathan to Thomas E. Dewey 7/1/41 | James Ricks' complaint of police brutality in the Paige incident is forwarded for Dewey's consideration and response | "Paige, Grant" folder, Reel 73 Governorship papers |
| Sobel, Nathan to James Ricks 7/21/41 | Ricks' complaint of police brutality in the Paige incident | "Paige, Grant" folder, Reel 72 Governorship papers |
| Sobel, Nathan to Ellsworth Roberts 8/15/41 | Discrimination against Negroes at Woodcliff Park In Dutchess County | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Steingberg, Robert J. to Lehman 4/13/39 | Discrimination in employment at the World's Fair because of race and religion | "Race discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| Stewart, R.W. "Field Representative Report of Intervention: Sperry Gyroscope Corporation" 6/4/42 | Discrimination and employment in the Sperry Corporation, Brooklyn; Stewart represents the Committee on Discrimination in Employment | "Sperry Gyroscope" folder, Reel 89 Governorship papers |
| Stokes, Rev. Anson Phelps to Lehman 4/1/41 | Forwards statement of the Committee on Status of Negro Americans in War Industries and asks Lehman to undersign the statement | Alphabetically filed, Reel 68 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes 4/4/41 | Statement of the Committee on Status of Negro Americans in War Industries is endorsed by Lehman | Alphabetically filed, Reel 68 Governorship papers |
| Sub Committee of the Committee on the Domestic Regulations Court of the New York County Lawyers' Association, "report of the Sub Committee on Negro Child Problem" 4/1/35 | Delinquency and crime in Harlem, and the Harlem Riot of March 1935 | "Ne" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Swope, Gerard to Lehman 4/16/41 | Fort Greene Houses | "Fort Greene Houses" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| White, Walter to Lehman 10/2/40 | Training schools in New York State for defense jobs | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| Traynham, William A. to Lehman 2/19/42 | Discrimination against Negroes in NYC automobile insurance companies | "New York Urban League" folder, Reel 68 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to William A. Traynham 2/19/42 | Discrimination against Negroes in NYC automobile insurance companies | "New York Urban League" folder, Reel 68 Governorship papers |
| Valentine, Mrs. Violet to Lehman 5/29/41 | Law to foster racial and religious understanding, similar to New Jersey Law | Alphabetically Filed General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman to Robert Washburn 11/15/41 | Proclamation for "National Defense Through Democratic Employment Practices" weekend. | "National Defense through Democratic Employment Practice" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to David Wertheim 10/27/41 | Lehman's reply to letters protesting racial and religious issues being injected into the 1941 NYC mayoral election campaign | "La Guardia campaign" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| West 119th Street Taxpayers Union to Lehman 5/28/42 | Crime and vice in Harlem | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |
| Whalen, Grover A. to Lehman 5/30/39 | Whalen, the President of the World's Fair, reports no discrimination in employment at Fair | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| White, Walter to Lehman 1/13/39 | Discrimination against Negroes at Bear Mountain Park | "Race Discrimination" folder, Reel 80 Governorship papers |
| White, Walter to Lehman 1/5/40 | Negro appointments by Lehman | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| Lehman to Walter White 1/31/40 | James Weldon Johnson Memorial Committee | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| White, Walter to Lehman 2/15/40 | Appreciation for Lehman's assistance to NAACP in the Supreme Court case involving Chamvers, Williamson, Davis and Woodward. | NAACP folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Walter White 3/2/40 | NAACP Contribution | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| White, Walter to Lehman 10/2/40 | Training schools in New York State for defense job | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| White, Walter to Lehman 1/7/41 | Personal matter concerning White's family | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| White, Walter to Lehman 3/31/41 | NAACP representation on the Governor's Committee on Discrimination in Employment | "Discrimination In Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Walter White 4/2/41 | NAACP representation on the Governor's Committee on Discrimination in Employment | "Discrimination In Employment" folder, Reel 25 Governorship papers |
| White, Walter to Lehman 1/22/42 | Memo on NAACP's activities; Lehman on Board of Directors | "NAACP" folder General Correspondence, 1941-1942 |
| Lehman telegram to Walter White 6/10/42 | Personal matter concerning White's family | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| White, Walter to Lehman 12/4/42 | Opposed to an all-Negro battalion in the New York State National Guard | "Walter White" folder Special File |
| Wilkins, Roy to Lehman 8/20/42 | Segregated housing for farm laborers in New York State and Farm Security Administration | "NAACP" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Lehman to Roy Wilkins 8/24/42 | Segregated housing for farm laborers in New York State and Farm Security Administration | "NAACP" folder, Reel 66 Governorship papers |
| Wolff, Max F. to Lehman 12/12/41 | Reconstitution of the Harlem Improvement League because of the Harlem "crime wave" and urges significant action by Lehman to cope with the situation | "Harlem Crime Investigation" folder, Reel 42 Governorship papers |