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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | [Letter concerning the policy of the fair committee towards African Americans] |
| Date | 12 May 1940; 26 Jun 1940 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Description | Two letters, the first from Joseph Walker, who was organizing a visit to the fair for a group of fifty African Americans, asking about the 'treatment of Negro visitors of the fair.' The reply from the committee assures Mr. Walker that there would be no discrimination and that all fair exhibits and entertainments were open to any person, regardless of race. |
| Fair | 1939/40 New York World’s Fair |
| Keywords | fair management, race, discrimination |
| Archive | New York Public Library |
| Collection | I. CENTRAL FILES – I.A. ADMINISTRATION |
| Archive Reference | A4. Corporation Policies |
| Copyright | New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated Records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library www.nypl.org |