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Scripto strike records
Collection
Identifier: L2003-01
Abstract:
The collection documents the strike (1964-1965) at Atlanta's Scripto Corporation manufacturing plant. The records of the Scripto strike, 1963-1968, 1996, 1999 consist of contemporary legal and union documents, newspaper articles, and photographs. Transcripts of interviews conducted in 1996 and a published article round out the collection.
Dates:
1963-1968, 1996-1999
Found in:
Special Collections
The Uprising of '34 collection
Collection
Identifier: L1995-13
Abstract
The collection consists of oral history interviews and transcripts, production footage and publicity materials related to the creation of the "Uprising of '34" documentary. Veterans or their descendants were interviewed about mill life, work conditions, southern culture, as well as the strike itself. These interviews were incorporated into the production itself.
Dates:
1987-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
W. J. Usery, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: L1985-12
Abstract:
The collection consists of papers of W. J. "Bill" Usery from 1940, 1942, 1952-2004. The International Association of Machinists series (1940, 1952-1969) documents Usery's involvement and participation with labor unions and the arbitration process. The United States Government series (1969-1977) pertains to Usery's government career, while the Bill Usery Associates series contains material relating to Usery's labor-management negotiation firm in Washington, DC. The Client and Mediation Files...
Dates:
1940, 1952-2004
Found in:
Special Collections