Labor leaders
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:
D. S. Acree collection
Collection
Identifier: L1972-71
Abstract:
The D. S. Acree Collection, 1941-1972, contains correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, and printed materials related to his work with the Painters International Offices and Painters Local Union 193.
Dates:
1941-1972
Found in:
Special Collections
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D. S. Acree collection
David Herman papers
Collection
Identifier: L1972-20
Abstract:
The David Herman Papers, 1954-1967, contains scrapbook materials, newspaper clippings, telegrams, and printed materials relating to his presidency of the Hotel Employee's and Bartenders International Union, Local 6 (New York, NY); his work as an organizer of the Hotel Employees' Union, Local 255 (Miami, FL); the hotel employees' strike, 1955-1959, and his campaign for Miami City Council in 1967.
Dates:
1954-1967
Found in:
Special Collections
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David Herman papers
Davy Paul Laborde, Sr. papers
Collection
Identifier: L1991-18
Abstract:
Davy Paul Laborde, Sr. (1917-1991) was a fifty-year member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1846, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The papers include membership cards, dues books, photographs, newspaper articles, centennial anniversary mementos, an assortment of books on labor unions, and artifacts.
Dates:
1884-1987; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1983
Found in:
Special Collections
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Davy Paul Laborde, Sr. papers
Don McKee papers
Collection
Identifier: L1991-14
Abstract:
Don McKee, born in 1916, was a union organizer for the Textile Workers Union of America and a professor at Upsala College. Don McKee's Textile Workers Union of America Organizing Files consist of organizer reports from 1939 to 1949, organizing campaign publicity materials, union literature and a copy of his manuscript, "Organizing Southern Textile Workers: Early Days with the CIO."
Dates:
1939-1953, 1999
Found in:
Special Collections
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Don McKee papers
E. L. Abercrombie artifact collection
Collection
Identifier: L2014-05
Abstract:
E. L. Abercrombie (1908-1989) served as executive secretary of Local 218 of the Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers International and was involved with charitable, political, and humanitarian organizations throughout his career. This collection includes numerous awards, plaques, and commendations given to Abercrombie.
Dates:
1963-1985
E. L. Abercrombie papers
Collection
Identifier: L1984-49
Abstract:
E. L. Abercrombie (1908-1989), served as executive secretary of Local 218 of the Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers International. His papers, 1942-1982, include a letter, newspaper clippings, and a photograph collection.
Dates:
1942-1982
Found in:
Special Collections
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E. L. Abercrombie papers
E. Leon Stamey papers
Collection
Identifier: L1980-03
Abstract:
E. Leon Stamey was Field Representative for the Organizing Department of the AFL-CIO, of Atlanta, Georgia. His papers, 1971-1975, include AFL-CIO organizing campaign files, subject files on other organizing campaigns, general files, correspondence, and printed material. The papers include some personal materials.
Dates:
1951-1975
Found in:
Special Collections
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E. Leon Stamey papers
E. T. Kehrer papers
Collection
Identifier: L1989-22
Abstract:
E.T. (Edward Thomas) "Al" Kehrer (1921-1996) was a labor union official born near Brighton, Michigan. Kehrer served as the Southeastern Regional Director of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) (1953-1964) and Southern Director for the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department (1965-1989). His papers, 1940-1989, include records relating to educational activities (1940-1950); professional activities files (1953-1980) containing correspondence, expense reports, and weekly calendars...
Dates:
1940-1989
Found in:
Special Collections
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E. T. Kehrer papers
Edmund Torbush papers
Collection
Identifier: L1972-77
Abstract:
Edmund Torbush was a member of the Atlanta Typographical Union (International Typographical Union, Local 48) who worked for Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. His papers include correspondence, minutes, news clippings, printed materials, pamphlets, photographs pertaining to the International Typographical Union, the Atlanta Typographical Union, and its Women's Auxiliary. The papers also contains artifacts used in the typesetting profession.
Dates:
1906-1985
Found in:
Special Collections
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Edmund Torbush papers
Elijah H. Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: L1973-51
Abstract:
The Elijah H. Williams papers, 1921-1973, consist of clippings, correspondence, membership cards, certificates, and biographical sketch of Williams (1895-1972), who served as President, Louisiana State Federation of Labor, and Director, AFL-CIO Region 7.
Dates:
1933-1972
Found in:
Special Collections
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Elijah H. Williams papers
Emory F. Via papers
Collection
Identifier: L1989-34
Abstract:
Emory Franklin Via (1925-2003), was a labor educator, human rights activist, and labor consultant for the Southern Regional Council. His papers, 1936-1987, include correspondence, surveys and reports, newsclippings, printed materials, and biographical material on Via. The bulk of the correspondence is with groups related to the labor movement, other officers of the Southern Regional Council, and the Koinonia Farm, a cooperative farm in Southern Georgia. The surveys contain information on black...
Dates:
1936-1987
Found in:
Special Collections
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Emory F. Via papers
Frank E'Dalgo papers
Collection
Identifier: L2001-08
Abstract:
Frank E'Dalgo (1912-2001) was a union organizer and leader for the AFL and the IAMAW. His papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings and two agreements related to his work for the International Association of Machinists.
Dates:
1969-1997
Found in:
Special Collections
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Frank E'Dalgo papers
Frank Herbert Pug
King papers
Collection
Identifier: L1974-16
Abstract:
Frank Herbert "Pug" King (1899-1974) was born in Fulton County and attended Capital View and Adair Schools. He joined the International Association of Machinists on August 28, 1917 and later served 25 years as the business manager for District 46. King, served on various governmental boards and commissions and as was vice-president of the Georgia Federation of Labor for seven years. His papers, 1937-1974, are composed of correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs and artifacts illuminating...
Dates:
1937-1974
Found in:
Special Collections
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Frank Herbert
PugKing papers
Freddie Elmer Halstead papers
Collection
Identifier: L1972-41
Abstract:
Fred Halstead worked as an organizer for the Textile Workers Union of America throughout the South during the 1950s and 1960s, and took part in strikes in South Georgia and Alabama. Halstead's papers include Textile Workers Union of America activity reports relating his various organizing campaigns, 1959, 1961-1967. The papers include histories of strikes in South Georgia and Alabama, minutes of the Los Angeles Joint Board, correspondence and printed material.
Dates:
1953-1967
Found in:
Special Collections
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Freddie Elmer Halstead papers
George L. Googe papers
Collection
Identifier: L1972-80
Abstract:
The papers, 1946-1961, reflect primarily the work of George L. Googe (1900-1961) as secretary-treasurer of the International Printing Pressmen's Union and as director of AFL operations in the South. The bulk of the collection consists of printed reports, articles, clippings, and organizing information.
Dates:
1946-1961
Found in:
Special Collections
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George L. Googe papers
H. L. Mitchell Collection
Collection
Identifier: L1972-85
Abstract
H.L. Mitchell Collection, 1970-1981, consists of correspondence, book reviews, clippings, flyers, speeches, and other materials relating to H.L. Mitchell and the Southern Tenant Farmers Association. Harry Leland Mitchell was a lifelong union activist and co-founder of the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union (STFU) in eastern Arkansas, one of the first integrated labor unions in the United States. The STFU was unique among unions in “encouraging members to leave,” helping them find a life outside...
Dates:
1970-1981
Found in:
Special Collections
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H. L. Mitchell Collection
Harry Moore collection
Collection
Identifier: L1972-92
Abstract:
Harry Moore was an organizer and the Director of Legislation for the Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada. His papers contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, circulars, flyers, leaflets, contracts, pamphlets, and company advertisements, 1962-1970.
Dates:
1962-1970
Found in:
Special Collections
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Harry Moore collection
Harry T. Barber papers
Collection
Identifier: L1978-12
Abstract:
The collection consists of records relating to Harry T. Barber's career as Field Representative of the AFL-CIO Region VI from 1966-1973. Includes correspondence, minutes, legal documents, and printed material. Major correspondents include Directors of AFL-CIO Region VI Charles Gillman, Oliver Singleton, and James Sala; AFL-CIO Director of Organization, William Kircher; President of the Alabama Labor Council, Barney Weeks; and President of the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Central Labor Council,...
Dates:
1966-1973
Found in:
Special Collections
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Harry T. Barber papers
Henry W. Chandler papers
Collection
Identifier: L1974-46
Abstract:
The collection consists of papers of Henry W. Chandler, secretary, Georgia Federation of Labor and president, Atlanta Federation of Trades, from 1918-1973. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed materials relating to Chandler's work for those and other organizations.
Dates:
1918-1973
Found in:
Special Collections
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Henry W. Chandler papers
Herb Green papers
Collection
Identifier: L1984-48
Abstract:
Herb Green began his career in the labor movement shortly after being employed in the General Motors plant in Doraville, Georgia, in 1948, by serving on the union's collective bargaining committee. His Papers, 1959-1981, include thirty photographs of Green (also pictured are Andrew Young, Lane Kirkland, Sen. Walter Mondale, and Sen. Jim Sasser), and newspaper articles about him.
Dates:
1959-1981
Found in:
Special Collections
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Herb Green papers