Gibson, Truman K. (Truman Kella) 1912-2005 creator mixed material monographic eng 900 3 1.2 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. Open to research. 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 Lawyers Sports promoters mm 95083215 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007119 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007119.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007119 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007119.3 Open to research. DLC 950314 20260227111725.0 mm 95083215