Cecil Roeder Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000184
Scope and Content
Important events covered are:
General Motors Sit-down Strike at Anderson, Indiana, 1937.
Factionalism with UAW, 1938-1939 (including the Homer
Martin controversy).
Elections and factionalism within Local 662.
Union shop drives of Local 662.
Civil rights campaigns.
General Motors Strike of 1945-1946.
Among the correspondents are: John L. Lewis. Sherman Minton, U.S. Senator from Indiana. Philip Murray. Victor Reuther. Walter Reuther.
Series Description: Series 1: Office Files, 1937-1963. Series 2: Published Material, 1938-1948.
Among the correspondents are: John L. Lewis. Sherman Minton, U.S. Senator from Indiana. Philip Murray. Victor Reuther. Walter Reuther.
Series Description: Series 1: Office Files, 1937-1963. Series 2: Published Material, 1938-1948.
Dates
- 1937 - 1963
Creator
- Roeder, Cecil C. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.
History
Cecil C. Roeder was a committeeman during the late 1930s and early 1940s of United Auto Workers Local 662 of Anderson, Indiana.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 MB)
Abstract
These papers are the collection of Cecil C. Roeder, who served as a committeeman of UAW Delco-Remy Local 662, in Anderson, Indiana, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Subjects include the General Motors Sit-Down Strike at Anderson (1937); UAW factionalism including the Homer Martin controversy; elections and factionalism of Local 662; union shop drives of Local 662; civil rights campaigns; and the General Motors Strike in 1945 to 1946. Correspondents include John L. Lewis, Sherman Minton, Philip Murray, Victor Reuther and Walter Reuther. Material includes correspondence, agreements, rate classification, grievance records, constitutions, resolutions, minutes, speeches and published material.
Arrangement
Arranged in 2 series: Series 1 (Boxes 1-3), Series 2 (Boxes 3-4). Folders are arranged alphabetically according to topics.
Acquisition
The papers of Cecil C. Roeder were deposited with the Labor History Archives in March 1966.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by LH in May 1966.
Creator
- Roeder, Cecil C. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Cecil Roeder Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LH.
- Date
- 1966-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
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