02361cpcaa2200469 a 4500 mm 95083215 DLC 20260227111725.0 cr ||||||||||| 950314|||||||||||| eng mm 95083215 DLC dacs DLC DLC B lcmd Gibson, Truman K. (Truman Kella), 1912-2005. Truman K. Gibson papers, circa 1900-1994 (bulk 1940-1956). 900 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. Open to research. Correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers reflecting the social life of the Gibson family in Chicago, Ill. Includes Gibson's correspondence with his wife, Isabelle Carson Gibson, written while he served as an advisor on African American affairs to the U.S. War Dept., in Washington, D.C., during World War II. Topics include discrimination and segregation in the military, political and civic events in which Gibson was a participant, and the International Boxing Club, an organization he helped found. Lawyer, business executive, and boxing promoter. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007119 Gibson, Isabelle Carson Correspondence. Gibson family. International Boxing Club. United States. War Department. African Americans Military service. African Americans Segregation. African Americans Illinois Chicago Social life and customs. Boxing. Racism. World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American. World War, 1939-1945 Washington (D.C.) Executives. itoamc Lawyers. itoamc Sports promoters. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007119 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007119.3 44343 44343