Harold Nathaniel Reddick papers

Collection

Identifier: R09

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection documents Harold Nathaniel Reddick’s involvement in the civil rights movement, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Tampa, and the local chapter of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Union.

Dates

Created: 1955-1991
Other: Majority of material found in 1982-1991
Other: Date acquired: 02/00/1995

Conditions Governing Use

None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/for more information.

Biographical or Historical Information

Harold Nathaniel Reddick (1913-2003), a native of Jacksonville, Florida, worked as a porter for the Pullman Sleeping Car Company and was involved in the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) labor union for over 30 years. In 1939, Reddick moved to Tampa, Florida. Reddick served as vice-president of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Tampa in the mid-1940s. Reddick’s involvement helped steer the NAACP Tampa on a path that would serve as a model throughout the following decade. Harold Reddick died on December 24, 2003.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet

1 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The papers of civil rights leader Harold Nathaniel Reddick includes awards, correspondence, newspaper articles, interviews, and documents.

Source of Acquisition

Dr. Jack Moore, Department of American Studies, University of South Florida

Method of Acquisition

Donation

Related Materials

Reddick, Harold Nathaniel, and Otis R. Anthony. 1978. Harold Reddick. Tampa, Fla: University of South Florida Tampa Library.

http://digital.lib.usf.edu/?a31.84

Related Publications

Thomas Wayne Jones, “Harold Nathaniel Reddick: The Courageous Life of a Florida Civil Rights Worker,” Master’s Thesis, Department of American Studies, University of South Florida, 1993. Robert W. Saunders, “A Synopsis of the Civil Rights Struggle in Tampa and the Role of the Tampa Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,” Sunland Tribune 17 (November 1991): 51-61.; includes remarks regarding Mr. Reddick’s role with the NAACP. A picture of Mr. Reddick with Sylvia Grinan, the first black woman of Cuban descent to integrate the Hillsborough County School System, appears in the Florida Sentinel Bulletin, February 14, 1986.