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Southern Railway strike, 1950

 File — Box: 1072, Folder: 14

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

The collection of Jesse Walton, 1949-1950, contains clippings and a few leaves of correspondence describing the Atlanta Transit Union, Local 732 strikes, 1949-1950, the Southern Railway Strike, 1950 and Atlanta's reaction to the strikes. It also covers Walton's political contest against Hoke Smith in 1950. Included are clippings on the other major strikes in the South.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General Physical Description note

[clippings]

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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