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Draft of a letter from Harold Brown with a list of fifteen questions for the Director and Personnel Officer of the San Diego Zoo.

Letter from Harold Brown in response to the letter sent to Dr. Fetter at the San Diego Zoo and thanking him for helping to secure a meeting that the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) has been trying to have for the previous six months. He also…

Letter from Harold Brown requesting to be heard by the San Diego City Council on the matter of racial discrimination at the San Diego Zoo. He details efforts thus far to reach out to the Zoo and the City.

Letter to C. R. Schroeder explaining the Congress of Racial Equality's (CORE) intentions for pursuing allegations of discrimination.

Letter from Harold Brown requesting again to meet with C. R. Schroeder and other Zoo administrators "concerning the exclusion of Negroes in practically all of your job categories except that defined as custodian and groundsmen, and the conditions…

Letter to the Director of the San Diego Zoological Society requesting a meeting "for depth discussion of this whole problem" of racial discrimination in employment practices.

An annotated draft of a letter requesting a meeting to discuss employment practices at the San Diego Zoo.

Letter from Harold Brown encouraging members of the San Diego community to assist in the Civil Rights Movement.

Letter from Harold Brown to the Chief of the San Diego Police Department regarding the the actions of the law enforcement officers in San Diego.

Harold Brown writes to inform Marvin Rich that he will not request an apology or retraction for Dick Gregory's statements as requested by Samuel N. Hecsh and that the San Diego Congress of Racial Equality's opinions on the matter differ.