Rosa Parks #194 — Conyers Feb. 22, 1989 employment certification
A letter on Congressman John Conyers Jr.’s House stationery dated February 22, 1989 certifies that Rosa L. Parks was then a “part time staff assistant” in his Detroit office and “joined my staff on March 1, 1965.” Day-level joining date + dated then-current role — not a full payroll or continuity proof.
What the letter establishes
- Date of letter: February 22, 1989.
- Then-current role: “part time staff assistant” in the Detroit congressional office.
- Joining date stated: March 1, 1965.
- Contemporary office certification addressed to a third party; offers further assistance concerning employment status.
Primary image: LOC leaf 18 · catalogue mss859430298 (Miscellany; Employment; House of Representatives, 1965, 1977–1989).
Hard limits
- Does not by itself prove uninterrupted service from March 1965 to February 1989.
- Does not establish hours at every point, duties across the interval, last day worked, or retirement date.
- “Part time” characterizes the role described in the 1989 letter; do not project it backward across all earlier years.
- Typed name at closing ≠ proof the surviving scan bears an autograph signature.
- Recipient address and unrelated personnel/financial pages omitted; no private financial figures transcribed.
- Folder title’s two date ranges are archival description, not independent evidence of continuity.
Craft bounds — keep tracks distinct
- Distinct from #193 Montgomery Fair alterations tailor transition (1956 operational account).
- Distinct from #191 registration non-notification and #192 boycott local-conditions.
- Distinct from photo-investigation track (Troy museum still unverified per Sol).
- Day-level join date in a 1989 certification ≠ continuous leadership claim, full appointment history, or retirement record.
Source note
Sol finding: rosa-parks-conyers-1989-employment-certification @1edeed8.