Select Committee of the House of Representatives Investigating National Defense Migration, 1940-1943

Among the records are correspondence ~~th Federal officials, representatives of business and labor organizations, and ,;, other persons, relating to the invitations of the committee to s

RECORDS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE

OF REPRESENTATIVES INVESTIGATING NATIONAL

DEFENSE MIGRATION 1940 - 43

Compiled by George P Perros

The National Archives National Archives and Records Service General Services Administration

National Archives Publication No 55-2

FOREWORD

To analyze and describe the permanently valuable records of the eral Government preserved in the National Archives Building is one of the main tasks of the National Archiveso Various kinds of finding aids are needed to facilitate the use of these records, and the first step in the records-description program is the compilation of preliminary inven-tories of the material in the 270-odd record groups to which the hold-ings of the National Archives are allocated

Fed-These inventories are called "preliminary" because they are sional in charactero They are prepared as soon as possible after the records are received without waiting to screen out all disposable mate-rial or to perfect the arrangement of the records They are compiled primarily for internal use, both as finding aids to help the staff ren-der efficient reference service and as a means of establi.shing adminis-trative control over the records o

provi-Each preliminary inventory contains an introduction that briefly

states the histor,r and functions of" the agency that accumulated the ords The records themselves are described series by series, that is,

rec-by units of records of the same form or that deal'with the same subject

or activity or that are arranged serially Other significant tion about the records may sometimes be given in appendixeso

informa-OJ

When the record group has been studied sufficiently and the records have been placed in final order, the preliminary inventories will be re-vised and the word "preliminaryll dropped from the title of the revisiono Meanwhile, as occasion demands and time permits, special reports, in-dexes, calendars, and other finding aids to the record group will be prepared

Several finding aids that giv~ an overall picture of materials in the National Archives have been publishedo A comprehensiv8 Guide to the Records in the National Archives (1948) and a brief guide, Your Govern-ment's Records in the National Archives (revised 1950), have been issued Forty-three Reference Information Papers, which analyze records in the National Archives on such subjects as transportation, small business, and India, have so far been publishedo Records of World War I have been described in the Handbook of Federal World War Agencies and Their Records, 1917-1921, and those of World War II in the two-volume guide, Federal Records of World War II (1950-51)0 Many bodies of records of high re-, search value have been edited by the National Archives and reproduced on microfilm as a form of publicationo Positive prints of some L,700<rol1s

of this microfilm, described in the List of National Archives Microfilm Publications (1953), are now avai:;J.ab1e for purchase

II List of folder headings showing arrangement of the

records relating to the investigation of labor "

supply problems in Florida • • • • • • • • • • III List of folder headings showing arrangement of

records relating to the hearings • • • • • • •

INTRODUCTION The interstate migration of large numbers of citizens in search of employment in agriculture and industry and the social and economic dis-locations attending such movements, increasingly serious in the 1930ts, had commanded national attention by the end of the decade Congress deemed that a thorough study of this mass movement was needful to obtain facts as the basis for remedial legislation Accordingly, on April 22,

1940, the House of Representatives adopted by unanimous consent House Resolution 63, ?6th Congress, submitted by Representative John H Tolan,

of California, on January 19, 1939 The resolution provided in part as follows:

Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a select committee of five

members of the House, and that such committee be instructed to inquire into the interstate migration of destitute citizens, to study, survey, and investigate the social and economic needs, and the movement of indigent persons across State lines, obtaining all facts possible in

relation thereto which would not only be of public interest but which would aid the House in enacting remedial legislation, and shall have the right to report at any time In the event the committee transmits its report at a time when the House is not in session, a record of such transmittal shall be entered in the proceedings of the Journal and Congressional Record of the House on the opening d~ of the next session of Congress and shall be numbered and printed as a report of such Congress

In the debate on the resolution in the House of Representatives, resentative Tolan characterized the objectives of the contemplated study and investigation as follows:

Rep-Should the Speaker be authorized by this resolution to name five members of the House to study and recommend legislation relative to interstate migration, their immediate concern would be to ease the burden upon States and communities of destination of what is termed the "removal migrant." In other words we are interested in families

in search of new homes, in Americat s roadside population, in human erosion in the Dust Bowl, and in the 350,000 homes on the move at this moment victims of drought, depression, and mechanized farming

We are not interested in the "bindle stiff," the congenital hobo, only insofar as he adds to the confusion and the dislocation of n&-tional relief standards

Every year 2,000,000 of our citizens cross State lines in search

of employment For the most part they know nothing of our so-called

"settlement laws" which require a period of residence of from 6

months to 5 years in the various States before they can qualify for county, State, and Federal relief They travel in search of opportu-nity through Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Detroit,

Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, E1 Paso, Los Angeles, Portland Mostly they travel West-instinctively following the line of travel which began 500 years ago in Europe

Congress ought to mow what is causing the present wave of edented migration of agricultural families, and what are the reasons that they remain cut off from the land

unprec-Congress ought to know what is the best and most practical way to anchor families to the soil in the light of existing conditions, and also how to stabilize industrial employment over a greater number of months in each year

Congress ought to mow the sources of and the ultimate destination

of our great uncontrolled population movement

Congress ought to have a full knowledge of the provisions for lief, education, housing, health, and resettlement of nonresident families in every State, 'and the Federal relief allocation should be made in conformity with a program which would be integrated with State and local aid

re-Congress ought to know when the destitute condition of American families is the result of circumstances completely beyond their

control

Congress ought to mow if the opportunities for resettlement on irrigated land made available by the great western reclamation proj-ects will be opportunities for our families in the greatest need; if these projects will provide self-supporting status for families now almost permanent public charges, and thus decrease public relief expenditures

Congress ought to mow why 24 separate Federal agencies are t.empting to cope with problems of migration and 'What are the needs for additional legislative authority to coordinate their programs

at-On May 10, 1940, the Speaker of the House announced the appointment

of Representatives John H Tolan, of California (Chairman); Claude V Parsons, of Illinois; John J Sparkman, of Alabama; Carl T Curtis, of Nebraska; and Frank C Osmers, Jr., of New Jersey, as members of the Select Committee to Investigate the Interstate Migration of Destitute Citizens Dr Robert K Lamb was appointed to serve as the committee's staff director After the 77th Congress had continued the existence of the committee, the Speaker of the House appointed Representative

Laurence F Arnold, of Illinois, to fill the vacancy on the committee left by Representative Claude V Parsons, of Illinois

The select committee, in carrying out the task committed to it by House Resolution 63, 76th Congress, conducted public hearings in 7

regions of the country intermittently between July 1940 and March 1941, hearing 371 witnesses On January 3, 1941, the select committee filed

a preliminary report on its work (H Rept 3113, 76th Cong., 3d sess~;

and on the same day the House of Representatives, adopting House lution 16, 77th Congress, extended the existence of the select commit-tee until April 3, 1941, to enable it to complete its work and prepare its final report The final report was submitted to the House of Rep-resentatives on April 3, 1941 (He Rept 369, 77th Cong., 1st sess.)

Reso-During the latter part of 1940 the select committee became aware that

a new and increasingly large-scale migration was developing in sition with the migration of destitute citizens The new migration,

juxtapo-being a movement of workers to manufacturing centers in search of ment in the expanding defense industries, resulted in overcrowding in the manufacturing centers and in heavy demands on their health, housing, and educational facilities The select committee further noted that the migration of destitute citizens had been characterized by the push of intolerable circumstances at the point of origin; and that, in contrast, the migration of citizens to defense industries was distinguished by the pull of expanding opportunity at the point of destination On March 31,

employ-1941, the House of Representatives by House Resolution 113, 77th Congres~

authorized the select committee to continue for the duration of that

Congress its study of the social and economic effects of the interstate migration of citizens, particularly because the character of this move-ment was being transformed by t.lle demands of defense production This resolution provided in part as follows:

Resolved, That the select committee conducting the investigation and study of the interstate migration of destitute citizens, author-ized by House Resolution,63 of the Seventy:-sixth Congress, and con-tinued by House Resolution 16 of the Seventy-seventh Congress, be

continued for the duration of the Seventy-seventh Congress • • • and that the said committee be known as the Select Committee Investiga-ting National Defert!le Migration

That the said select committee be authorized to further inquire into the interstate migration of citizens, emphasizing the present and potential consequences of the migration caused by the national-defense program, the effects of this migration on the various agri-cultural programs, and the development of economic conditions cre-ating stranded communities and areas of potential migration

The said select committee may report to the House with dations for legislation at any time, but in no event later than

recommen-January 3, 1943

In executing the task committed to it by this resolution, the select committee, renamed the Select Committee Investigating National Defense Migration, conducted public hearings in many regions throughout the

country intermittently between June 1941 and September 1942 On

February 23, 1942, Representative George H Bender, of Ohio, was pointed to fill the vacancy on the committee left by Representative Frank Co Gsmers, Jr., of New Jersey The select committee's investi-gation of interstate migration was interrupted shortly after the attack

ap-on Pearl Harbor The Federal Government, as a wartime security measure, had undertaken to evacuate enemy aliens and other persons from areas on the Pacific coast Executive Order 9066 of February 19, 1942, directed the Secretary of War and the military commanders designated by him to declare military areas from which any or all persons might be excluded, and it further directed the Secretary to provide for persons evacuated from such areas transportation, food, shelter, and other accommodations necessary to carry out the purpose of the order Early in 1942 the Attorney General of the United States asked the select committee to study the problems inherent in the proposed relocation program The committee proceeded to hold open hearings in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle between February 21 and March 12, 1942 It sub-mitted a preliminary report on the subject to the House of Representa-tives on March 19, 1942 (H Rapt 1911, 77th Cong., 2d sess~, and its final report on M~ 13, 1942 (H Rept 2124, 77th Cong., 2d sess.) The findings and legislative recommendations resulting from the select com-mittee's investigation of interstate migration conducted under the au-thority of House Resolution 113, 77th Congress, were contained in six reports to the House of Representatives After filing House Report 3, 78th Congress, 1st session, with the House on January 8, 1943, the com-mittee ceased its activities

The records of the Select Committee Investigating National Defense

Migrat~on, sometimes known as the Tolan Committee, amount to mately 60 cubic feet and are part of Record Group 233, Records of the United States House of Representatives No person may be granted access

approxi-to the records of the committee or approxi-to any information contained therein except upon express authorization by the House of Representatives The select committee's hearings as well as its reports have been published (see appendix I of this inventory for a list of the committee's printed hearings and reports)

The preparation of this inventory was facilitated by the use of a shelf list made by Jose D Lizardo

RECORDS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

INVESTIGATING NATIONAL DEFENSE MIGRATION

1940-43

Correspondence of members of the committee and its staff concerning the committee's agenda; personal files of staff members; correspondence relating to personnel actions affecting staff members; correspondence with Federal agencies regarding requests of the committee that they as-sist the inquiry by lending personnel and by furnishing office equip-ment and supplies; correspondence with Members of Congress and State governors; correspondence with witnesses of the committee regarding the p~ent of mileage and witness fees to them; correspondence of Repre-sentative Tolan with his constituents and other persons relating to his proposal to settle thousands of indigent United States farm families in Brazil; and correspondence with officials of the Federal Government and

of State governments, representatives of labor, welfare, and other ganizations, businessmen, and private individuals persons who commented

or-on the work of the committee, offered informatior-on and reference rials to further the committee's work, or requested prints of its hear-ings and reports Arranged in two groups and alphabetically thereunder

mate-by subject or name of correspondent~ The first group contains spondence for the first year of the committee's inquiry; the second, for the remaining time of the inquiry

corre-MONOGRAPHS ON THE INrERSTATE MIGRATION OF DESTITUTE CITIZENS

Monographs on topics related to the committee's inquiry on the

interstate migration of destitute citizens, prepared for inclusion in the technical supplement to House Report 369, 77th Congress, 1st ses-sion, by the following: Jack Abbott, Edwin Bates, Jo Berger, A

Buchanan, Lyle Cooper, Dr Robert Ko Lamb, James Owens, Miss Pfefferman, Selma Rein, Selma Rice, Herbert Roback, Dallas Wo Smythe, Arthur Stuart, Harold Vatter, Palmer Weber, and Arthur Wubnig The monographs are arranged alphabetically by name of author

RECORDS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS ON THE EVACUATION OF ENEMY ALIENS_

AND OTHER PERSONS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST Feb.-Aug 1942

2-The records in this series resulted from the open hearings held

intermittently between Feb 21 and Mar 12, 1942, in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle to inquire into the total number of persons involved in the evacuation, the liquidation of their property holdings, the protection of their property against fraud, forced sales, and other unfair practices, costs of their transportation, the availa-bility of relocation sites, and related questionso The records include prepared statements submitted for the record of the committee by wit-nesses appearing at the hearings; correspondence with residents on the west coast who expressed their views on the proposal of the Federal

Government to evacuate enemy aliens and others from areas on the Pacific coast; correspondence with Federal agencies, officials of western States, and other persons, relating to problems incident to the forced evacua-tion or to the committee's investigation; memoranda concerning staff preparations for the hearings; informational materials; press releases

of the committee; and petitions signed by communicants of Japanese tian churches in California, avowing the loyalty of the signatories to the United States Arranged by subject

Chris-RECoo.IS RELATING TO BIUS H R 4675 AND H R 5510, 771'H CONGRESS

On May 7, 1941, the chairman of the select committee, acting to

correct certain abuses that had come to the committee's attention, troduced bill H R 4675, 77th Congress, Which provided for the regu-lation of private employment agencies engaged in interstate commerce Ai'ter making a number of amendments to the bill, the chairman reintro-duced it on Aug 7, 1941, as bill H R 5510, 77th Congress, and it was referred to the Committee on Labor Among the committee papers relating

in-to the bills are correspondence with associations of private employment agencies, labor organizations, and other correspondents, on the merita

of the proposed legislation; staff memoranda relating to the hearing~ on

H R 5510, 77th Congress;, held by the Committee on Labor; and tional materials Arranged by subject

informa-RECORre RELATING TO THE STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL LABOR SUPPLY PROBLEm

This series comprises records resulting from the activities of the staff members who were sent to Florida in the latter part of 1941 to study the agricultural labor supply problems in southern Florida, par-ticularly the effects of the national defense program upon the migra-tion of agricultural workers in the area The records includ.e corre-spondence of the staff members with Federal agencies, Florida State of-ficials, farmers, and businessmen, regarding requests for interviews, prepared statements, studies, and publications furnishing light on

rural migration and labor supply problems in southern Florida; staff memoranda containing information obtained from interviews of experts on the subjects under study; a register of mail received by the staff

members in Florida; and staff memoranda relating to activities of the committee's Florida office For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix II

RECORIS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D C

The hearings held in Washington, D C., on July 15-18, 1941, were the fifth of a series dealing with the migration of citizens as related

to the industrial market, to the farm-labor market, and to shortages of community facilities in defense areas; those held on Oct 28 and 29,

1941, were the second of a series dealing with measures necessary to ensure the full utilization of the country's industrial capacity and

labor force in the defense effort Hearings were also held on Dec 22 and 23, 1941, on the need for establishing a single procurement agency

to effect all-out war production and to achieve full use of the try's labor force Among the records are correspondence ~~th Federal officials, representatives of business and labor organizations, and ,;, other persons, relating to the invitations of the committee to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings and to testify during the hearings; prepared statements submitted; staff correspondence and memoranda relating to preparations for the hearings; papers relating to the tour of Texas by two staff members to obtain information for the committee's record; and press releases of the committee The series includes some staff papers relating to hearings held in l,rVashington

coun-before July 15, 1941 For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part A See also entries 10 and 14-19 for records of other hearings on the same subjects

RECORDS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN NEW YORK, N Y June-Dec

Hearings were held in New York City on July 29-31, 1940, on the

migration to New York City and to other northeastern parts of the United States of seasonal agricultural labor, Puerto Ricans, Negroes from the South, skilled and unskilled blue-collar and white-collar unemployed persons from all sections of the country, seamen, and variety artists The records consist of correspondence with officials of New York and of other Northeastern States concerning the invitations of the committee

to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings; prepared statements submitted; staff memoranda providing personal histories of a number of migratory workers in tho area; staff correspondence and memo-randa relating to preparations for the hearings; a reading file; a reg-ister of mail received at the committee's New York office; press re-leases of the committee; and time records for Work Projects Administra-tion employees who were detailed to the committee's New York office For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the rec-ords in this series, see appendix III, part B

RECORDS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN MONTGOMERY AND HUNTSVILLE,

Hearings were held in Montgomery on,Aug 14-16, 1940, to inquire into cotton tenancy, the mechanization of agriculture, and the migration

of southern farmers and youth, and in Huntsville on May 7 and 8,1942,

to inquire into the social and economic problems arising from the tion of war industry to southern centers and into the problems stemming from the expansion of regional agricultural production to meet wartime needs Among the records are correspondence with Federal agencies, of-ficials of several Southeastern States, and other persons, relating to the invitations of the committee to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings and to testify during the hearings; prepared statements submitted; memoranda containing information obtained by staff

migra-members in interviews with experts on the subjects under study; tional materials; staff correspondence and memoranda relating to prepa-rations for the hearings; a reading file maintained in the commit~ee's office in Montgomer,y; and press releases of the committee For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part C

informa-RECOl'US RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN CHICAGO, ILL June-Aug

The hearings held in Chicago, Aug 19-21, 1940, dealt with migration

to the chief cities of the Middle West and also with the points of gin and destination of rural migration in the Middle West The records include correspondence with Federal officials, officials of Middle

ori-Western States, representatives of private welfare agencies, and other persons, relating to the committee's invitations to submit prepared

statements for the record of the hearings; and to testify during the

hearings; prepare~ statements submitted, together with summaries thereof; staff correspondence and memoranda rel!ting to preparations for the hear-ings; staff memoranda containing personal histories of a number of migra-tor,y workers in the area; informational materials; press releases of the committee; a transcript of a radio broadcast made by committee members

.in Chicago at which they discussed the work of the committee; a reading file; personnel records for staff members; and staff memoranda listing questions to be asked of prospective witnesses in the hearings For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part D.·

RECCEOO RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN LINCOLN, HASTINGS, AND

Hearings were held in ,Lincoln on Sept 16 and 17, 1940, to into the migration of agricultural families of the Great Plains area The hearings held in Hastings and Omaha on Nov 24 and 25, 1941, respec-

inquire-ti vely, were the third of a series dealing with measures to ensure full utilizrstion of the country's industrial capacity and labor force in the defense progr~o Among the records are correspondence with Federal

agencies, officials of several Western States, and other persons, ing to the invitations of the committee to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings and to testi£.1 during the hearings; pre-pared statements submitted; staff correspondence and memoranda relating

relat-to preparations for the hearings; correspondence an~memoranda relating

to personnel actions affecting staff members; staff memoranda ing information obtained from interviews with experts; personal folders

summariz-of staff members; a reading file maintained in the Lincoln summariz-office, and staff memoranda regarding newspaper and radio publicity for the hearings For a list showing the arrangement of and folder'headings for the rec-ords in this series, see appendix III,part E See also entries 6, 18., and 19 for records of other hearings on the utilization of the country's industrial capacity and, labor force in the defense program

RECORIS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA

July-Sept~ 1940 1 fto 11

Hearings were held in Oklahoma City on Sept 19 and 20, 1940, on the problems of the Dust Bowl area Among the records are correspondence with Federal agencies~ offici.als of Oklahoma and nearby States, and other persons, relating to the invitations of the committee to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings and to testify dur-ing the hearings; prepared statements submitted; staff correspondence and memoranda relating to preparations for the hearings; staff memo-randa containing personal histories of a number of migratory workers

in the area; staff memoranda li5ting questions to be asked of

pro-spective witnesses in the hearings; a reading file; personnel records for committee employees assigned to the Oklahoma City office; press re-leases of the committee; informational materials; and a register of mail received at and sent from the Oklahoma City office For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part F ~

RECORIS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF

12-Hearings were conducted in San Francisco on Sept 24 and 25, 1940,

to inquire into the agricultural phases of the social and economic

problems created in the Pacific coast area by the influx of migrant persons and familieso Among the records are correspondence with Federal officials, officials of Cal.ii'orr :i.a and nearby States, and other persons, regarding invitations of the commi t,tee to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings and to testify during the hearings; prepared statements submitted, staff correspondence ahd memoranda relating to preparations for the hearings; informational materials; press releases

of the commi.ttee; personnel records for staff members assigned to the committee's San Francisco office$ a reading file; personal folders of staff members; mid a register o~ mail received at the San Francisco of-ficeo For a list showing the a}~rangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part Go

RECORIlS RELATING TO THE HEARING HELD IN L03 ANGELES, CALIF

A hearing was held in Los Angeles on Septo 28, 1940, to inquire into the urban phases of ttle social and economic problems created in the Pacific coast area by the influx of migrant persons and families The records include correspondence with Federal agencies, officials of Cal-ifornia and other Wes~ern States, and representatives of private welfare agencies, concerning the inyitations of the committee to submit prepared statements for the record of it5 hearing and to testify during the hear-ing; prepared statements submitted; a reading file; staff correspondence and memoranda; and press releases of the committee For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series see appendix III, part Ho

RECORffi RELATING TO THE HEAROOS HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CALIF

The hearings held in San Diego on June 12 and 13, 1941, were the first of a series dealing with the migration of citizens as related to the industrial market, to the farm-labor market, and to shortages of community facilities in defense areas The records consist of corre-spondence with Federal officials, California State officials, and rep-resentatives of labor and business organizations, relating to invita-tions of the committee to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings and to testify during the hearings; and staff correspond-ence and memoranda relating to preparations for the hearings Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent See entries 6 and 15-17 for records of other hearings on the same subject

RECORIB RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN HARTFORD, CONN

The hearings held in Hartford on June 24 and 25, 1941, were the

second of a series to inquire into the migration of citizens as related

to the industrial market, to tbe farm-labor market, and to shortages of community facilities in defense areas Among the records are corre-spondence with Connecticut State officials, representatives of labor and business organizations, and representatives of private welfare agen-cies, relating to invitations of the committee to submit prepared state-ments for the record of its hearings and to testify during the hearings; prepared statements submitted; staff correspondence and memoranda relat-ing to preparations for the hearings; staff memoranda summarizing infor-mation obtained in interviews with experts; staff memoranda containing personal histories of a number of migrator,r workers in the area; news-paper clippings relating to the committee's inquir,r; press releases; in-

formational materials; and a register kept at the Hartford office of outgoing mail For a list showing the arrangement of and folder head-ings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part I See entries 6, 14, 16, and 17 for records of other hearings held on the same subject

RECORffi RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN TRENTON, N J May-July

The hearings conducted in Trenton on June 27 and 28, 1941, were third of a series dealing with the migration of citizens as related to the industrial market, to the farm-labor market, and to shortages of community facilities in defense areas Included in the records are correspondence with Federal officials, New Jersey State officials, rep-resentatives of business and labor organizations, and other persons, concerning the invitations of the committee to submit prepared state-ments for the record of the hearings and to testify during the hearings; prepared statements submitted; staff memoranda summarizing information obtained from interviews with experts; correspondence and memoranda concerning staff preparations for the hearings; personnel records for staff members; informational materials; newspaper clippings relating to

the-the inquiry; and press releases of the-the conuni ttee For a li.st showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part J See entries 6, 14, 15, and 17 for records of other hearings on the same subject

RECORDS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN BALTIMORE, MD May-Novo

The hearings held in Baltimore on July 1 and 2, 1941, were the

fourth of a series held to obtain information on the migration of izens as related to the industrial market, to the farm-labor market, and to shortages of conununity facilities in defense areas Among the records are correspondence with Federal officials, Maryland State of-ficials, and representatives of labor and business organizations,relat-ing to the committee's invitations to submit prepared statements for its record and to testify during the hearings; prepared statements sub-mitted; staff memoranda s"ummarizing information obtained from interviews with experts; personal folders of staff members; a reading file; press releases of the committee; informational materials; and staff memoranda listing questions to be asked of witnesses during the hearings For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part K See entries 6 and 14-16 for records of other hearings on the same subject

cit-RECORDS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN DETROIT, MICH July-Nov

The hearings held in Detroit on Sept 23-25, 1941, were the first of

a series dealing with measures necessary to ensure the full utilization

of the country's industrial capacity and labor force in the defense program Among the records are correspondence with Federal agencies, Michigan State officials, and representatives of labor and business organizations, regarding the committee's invitations to submit prepared statements for the record of the hearings and to testify during the hear-ings; prepared statements submitted; staff correspondence and memoranda relating to preparations for the hearings; staff memoranda sununarizing information obtained from interviews of experts; staff memoranda con-taining personal histories of several migratory workers in the area; memoranda relating to personnel actions affecting staff members; and newspaper clippings relating to the committee's hearings and to employ-ment in the automobile industry For a list showing the arrangement of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part L See entries 6, 10, and 19 for records of other hearings on the same subjecto

RECORDS RELATING TO THE HEARINGS HELD IN ST LOUIS, MO Oct

The hearings held in st ·Louis on Nov 26 and 27, 1941, were the third of a series of hearings inquiring into the measures necessary to ensure the full utilization of the country's industrial capacity and labor force in the defense effort The records include correspondence

with Federal officials, officials of Missouri and nearby States, and representatives of business organizations, concerning the invitations

of the committee to submit prepared statements for the record of its hearings and to testify during the hearings; prepared statements sub-mitted; staff memoranda summarizing info~ation obtained in interviews

of experts; staff memoranda listing questions to be asked of tive witnesses during the hearings; press releases of the committee;

prospec-informational materials; and clippings of editorials and news articles from newspapers published in St Louis For a list showing the arrange-ment of and folder headings for the records in this series, see appendix III, part M See entries 6, 10, and 18 for records of other hearings on the same subject

TRANSCRIPT OF THE TESTIMONY IN THE COMMITTEE'S HEARINGS July

This series consists of the greater part of the stenographic script of the testimony received in the public hearings of the committee, together with galley proofs thereof; and correspondence of the committee with witne~ses relating to its request that witnesses review galley

tran -proofs to correct clerical errors before the printing of their testimony

in the Hearings of the committee

This series consists of the printer's copy of the technical ment to House Report 369, 77th Congress, 1st session, and galley proofs

supple-of House Report 369, 77th Congress, and supple-of its technical supplement; galley proofs of House Report 1286, 77th Congress, 1st session; printer's copy for House Report 1879, 77th Congress, 2d session, and proofs

thereof; printer's copy for House Report 1911, 77th Congress, 2d session; printer's copy for House Report 2124, 77th Congress, 2d session, and galley proofs thereof; and printer's copy for House Report 2396, 77th Congress, 2d session

Carbon copies of the· correspondence and memoranda that originated

in the committee's Washington office from June 22, 1940, to Apr 20,

19410 Arranged chrono10gical~

Clippings or photostats of clippings of news articles, feature

articles, and editorials from newspapers published throughout the try, relating mainly to the migration of workers in the United States, defense production, the evacuation from the Pacific coast area of

coun-persons of Japanese descent, and activities of the committeeo Arranged chronologically

Correspondence relating to the distribution of the committee's

pub=-Ii shed hearings and reports Arranged alphabetically by name of spondent

Hearings on Interstate Migration of Destitute Citizens

July 29-31, 1940 Aug 14-16, 1940 Aug 19-21, 1940

Oklahoma City, Okla

San Francisco, Calif

Los Angeles, Calif

Hearings on National Defense Migration and the Evacuation

of Japanese and Others From Prohibited Military Zones

Washington, D C July 18, 19, and 21, 194J

Detroit, Mich (Indus- Sept 23-25, 194J

trial Section)

Detroit, Mich (Agricul- Sept 23-25, 194J

tural Section)

San Francisco, Calif Feb 21 and 23, 1942

Portland, Oreg., and Feb 26 and 28 r.md Mar 2, 1942:

Seattle, Wash

Los Angeles and San Mar 6, 7, and 12, 1942

Francisco, Calif