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Memo about Disappearance of Barbadian Workers. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T37M0B0M

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TitleMemo about Disappearance of Barbadian Workers
NameCostello, Thomas F. (Correspondent), Lewis, Paul C. (Correspondent)
Date Created1945-08-11
SubjectForeign workers--New Jersey, West Indian Americans
DescriptionDuring the war, the War Manpower Commission (WMC) coordinated the recruitment of migrant guestworkers from the British West Indies. Because guestworkers entered the United States with specific employment contracts, leaving their assigned jobs made them "illegal" immigrants. An internal WMC memo discusses the disappearance of a group of Barbadians who were supposed to be in the employ of the Deerfield Packing Company, the Seabrook Farms' subsidiary.
Genredocuments
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T37M0B0M
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSeabrook Farms
Organization NameSeabrook Educational and Cultural Center
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries
RightsThis resource may be copyright protected. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial uses only. Contact the contributing organization to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.