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This is a letter from Clarence Mitchell, Director of Washington Bureau, in support of "The Citizens' Lobby for Freedom and Fair Play" dated November 21, 1964. The letter was attached to an article titled "Our Men in Washington - Harry Kingman, Citizen Lobby" that appeared in the October, 1964 addition of Pomona Today. The letter outlines the successes of the Lobby, including the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, gives a brief bio of Harry Kingman, and then asks for money to support the Lobby. ; Harry L. Kingman was a student at Springfield College, then the International YMCA College, class of 1916. Born in Tientsin, China in 1892, he became the first person born in China to play in the professional baseball leagues in the United States, playing briefly for the New York Yankees in 1914. He worked with the International YMCA in China from 1921 to 1927, working with students in Tientsin, Shanghai, and Nanking. For most of his career he worked as the YMCA General Secretary of Stiles Hall, headquarters for the University of California Student YMCA. During his time there he also coached the University of California freshman baseball team for twenty years. After he retired, he and his wife, Ruth, started "The Citizen's Lobby for Freedom and Fair Play," though which he lobbied for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the promotion of the Peace Corps among many other works. Continuing his ties to baseball, during his time there he helped coach the Democrats in their annu

Intro -- CONTENTS -- 1944 -- 1945 -- 1946 -- EPILOGUE: Labor Problems Affecting Negroes -- Gallery -- APPENDIX 1 Related Documents -- APPENDIX 2 Documents Not Published -- APPENDIX 3 FEPC Organizational Chart -- APPENDIX 4 Processing a Complaint -- APPENDIX 5 FEPC Progress Charts -- APPENDIX 6 Corporate Directory -- APPENDIX 7 Biographical Directory -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: The FEPC Years -- EDITORIAL METHOD AND ABBREVIATIONS -- FEPC CHRONOLOGY -- FEPC PERSONNEL LIST -- HEADNOTES -- PROLOGUE: The Home Town's Race Problem -- Gallery -- 1942 -- December 28, 1942 -- December 28, 1942 -- December 23, 1942 -- December 17, 1942 -- December 14, 1942 -- December 4, 1942 -- November 28, 1942 -- October 10, 1942] -- April 23, 1942 -- February 2, 1942 -- January 27, 1942 -- January 23, 1942 -- 1943 -- January 11, 1943 -- January 11, 1943 -- January 18, 1943 -- January 18, 1943 -- January 19, 1943 -- January 25, 1943 -- February 5, 1943 -- February 24, 1943 -- March 3, 1943 -- March 5, 1943 -- March 10, 1943 -- March 13, 1943 -- March 16, 1943 -- March 23, 1943 -- March 24, 1943 -- March 29, 1943 -- April 5, 1943 -- April 13, 1943 -- April 16, 1943 -- April 17, 1943 -- April 26, 1943 -- April 28, 1943 -- May 1, 1943 -- May 4, 1943 -- May 6, 1943 -- May 8, 1943 -- May 10, 1943 -- June 1, 1943 -- June 28, 1943 -- July 5, 1943 -- July 12, 1943 -- July 16, 1943 -- July 24, 1943 -- July 28, 1943 -- August 5, 1943 -- August 7, 1943 -- August 9, 1943 -- August 16, 1943 -- August 18, 1943 -- August 23, 1943 -- August 26, 1943 -- 9/1/43 -- September 4, 1943 -- September 9, 1943 -- September 13, 1943 -- 9/23/43 -- September 25, 1943 -- 9/27/43 -- 9/28/43 -- 9/29/43 -- 10/8/43 -- 10/11/43 -- 10/12/43 -- 10/18/43 -- August 7, 1943 -- 10/18/43 -- October 20, 1943 -- October 21, 1943 -- 10/22/43 -- October 23, 1943 -- October 26, 1943 -- October 27, 1943 -- November 1, 1943 -- November 5, 1943 -- November 6, 1943 -- November 8, 1943 -- November 11, 1943 -- November 13, 1943 -- 11/15/43 -- 11-17-43 -- November 20, 1943 -- November 20, 1943 -- December 4, 1943 -- December 6, 1943 -- December 8, 1943 -- December 9, 1943 -- December 9, 1943 -- 12-14-43.