Merle Henrickson Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000193
Scope and Content
Part I:
Important subjects are:
Merger of the State, County and Municipal Workers of America, CIO and the United Federal Workers of America, CIO into the United Public Workers of America, CIO on April 23, 1946.
Among the correspondents are: Barney Hopkins Emil Mazey August Scholle
Among the correspondents are: Barney Hopkins Emil Mazey August Scholle
Part II:
Important Subjects:
Better Schools Association
Black history and politics
Bradley v Milliken
Brightmoor District Council and Community Center
City planning
Community and neighborhood councils
Desegregation
Detroit history and politics
Detroit Public Schools history and curriculum
Detroit Public Schools Department of Planning and Building Studies
Poe-Jefferson Neighborhood Council
School construction and renovation in Detroit
School desegregation and integration
School district boundaries and pupil assignment
School transportation
Serve Our Schools (SOS)
Series Description: Series 1: Merle Henrickson Series 2: Wilma Henrickson
Series Description: Series 1: Merle Henrickson Series 2: Wilma Henrickson
Dates
- 1945 - 1973
- Majority of material found within 1945 - 1950
- 1935 - 1991
Creator
- Henrickson, Merle (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
Merle Henrickson was the President of the United Public Workers of America, Local 275, in the late 1940's. His papers primarily include materials on the United Public Workers, United Office and Professional Workers, Michigan CIO Council, the CIO-PAC, Greater Detroit and Wayne County Industrial Union Council. A few of the papers relate to the Black Militancy activities in Detroit between 1968 and 1973.
Extent
10.5 Linear Feet (5 MB, 8 SB)
Abstract
Merle Henrickson served as president of United Public Workers Local 275 of Detroit in the late 1940's. From the 1940s through the 1980s, he was involved
with the neighborhood and community councils of Detroit, particularly the Brightmoor
District Council. He was a major figure in the citizen movement to improve public
schools in Detroit and as such, he was deeply involved in school desegregation in the 1970s. His wife, Wilma worked for 15 years in Detroit Public Schools and was active in the same city and community associations as her husband. She was a prolific writer, her works including Detroit Perspectives, a compendium of Detroit history that she edited.
Part I of Henrickson's papers include material on the United Public Workers, United Office and Professional Workers, Michigan CIO Council, CIO Political Action Committee, and the Greater Detroit and Wayne County Industrial Union councils.
Part II reflects both Merle and Wilma's work and activities in Detroit schools and communities.
Part I of Henrickson's papers include material on the United Public Workers, United Office and Professional Workers, Michigan CIO Council, CIO Political Action Committee, and the Greater Detroit and Wayne County Industrial Union councils.
Part II reflects both Merle and Wilma's work and activities in Detroit schools and communities.
Arrangement
Arranged in 1 series – Series 1 (Boxes 1-4). Correspondence is arranged chronologically and the entire collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Part II:
Arranged in 2 series - Series 1 (Boxes 5-11), Series 2 (Boxes 11-12). Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series.
Unnumbered items in Box 7 and part of Box 8 are in their original binders. All other material is in numbered folders.
Unnumbered items in Box 7 and part of Box 8 are in their original binders. All other material is in numbered folders.
Part III:
Folders in Box 13 are simply listed by their location within the box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed therein.
Acquisition
Part I:
The papers of Merle E. Henrickson were placed In the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in January of 1966 and were opened for research in August of 1966. Additional papers were placed in the Archives by Mr.
Henrickson in April of 1979 and in January of 1980 and opened for research in June of 1986.
Part II of the Merle & Wilma Henrickson Papers were placed in the Reuther Library by Merle Henrickson and Wilma Wood Henrickson on December 15, 1992 and February 2, 1993.
Transfers
Several t.v. films, two audio tapes and a miscellaneous collection of campaign buttons, relating to the campaigns of Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator George
McGovern in 1972 have been placed in the Archives Audio-Visual Collection.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Walter P. Reuther Library in June, 1986. Part 2 was processed and finding aid updated by Aimee Ergas on August 16, 2010. Part 3 and finding aid updated by Mark Prindiville on March 23, 2018.
- Better Schools Association
- Black militant organizations
- Brightmoor District (Detroit, Mich.)
- Children's rights
- City planning
- Community organization
- Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
- Desegregation
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Detroit (Mich.) -- Politics and government
- Detroit Public Schools
- Labor
- Michigan -- History
- Michigan -- Politics and government
- Serve Our Schools
- Transportation
Creator
- Henrickson, Merle (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Merle Henrickson Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Walter P. Reuther Library.
- Date
- 1986-06
- 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
Contact:
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA