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George H. Esser, Jr

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1921–2006 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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By George H. Esser, Jr

George H. Esser papers, 1949-2007

Esser, George H., Jr., 1921-2006 · 1949

One hundred forty six and a half linear feet, some 91,000 items, of George H. Esser Jr. (1921-2006) papers covering 1949 to 2007, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4887. Topics include the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Fund, the Ford Foundation, the Southern Regional Council, MDC Inc. and Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action, with the Chapel of the Cross, Harvard Law School and the Virginia Military Institute also named.

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Southern Regional Council, correspondence, 1975-1976

AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department; Kehrer, E.T., 1921-1996; Southern Regional Council; Via, Emory F. (Emory Franklin), 1925-2003; Esser, George H., Jr., 1921-2006; AFL-CIO. Industrial Union Department; Petkas, Peter J; Henderson, Vivian Wilson, -1976 · 1975

Letters of labor leader E. T. Kehrer with Southern Regional Council staff during his seat on the council's board, 1975 and 1976. Topics include the council's requests for AFL-CIO support in the 1976 and 1977 fiscal years and its research on Medicaid funding problems. George H. Esser Jr., Emory F. Via and Vivian Henderson are among the correspondents. From the AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records.

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