Peter Eckstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001997
The material in this collection documents Eckstein’s time serving on different government committees, such as those relating to unemployment and worker’s compensation legislation. There is also some material related to his time working for UAW-CAP and on local, state, and national elections. Some of the folder headings were created by Eckstein and contain abbreviations such as WC for worker’s compensation, UC for unemployment commission or VC for venture capital. These abbreviations have been spelled out in full in the finding aid.
Important Subjects:
Democratic Party (Mich.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
UAW
Worker’s compensation
AFL-CIO
Unemployment
Northeast-Midwest Institute (U.S.)
Economics
Michigan History
Detroit (Mich.)
Political campaigns
Important Names: Fishman, Sam Fraser, Douglas A. (Douglas Andrew), 1916-2008 Bluestone, Irving Bieber, Owen Blanchard, James J., 1942- Milliken, William G., 1922- Reagan, Ronald Wolpe, Howard Levin, Carl, 1934- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Engler, John, 1948- Young, Coleman A.
Important Names: Fishman, Sam Fraser, Douglas A. (Douglas Andrew), 1916-2008 Bluestone, Irving Bieber, Owen Blanchard, James J., 1942- Milliken, William G., 1922- Reagan, Ronald Wolpe, Howard Levin, Carl, 1934- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Engler, John, 1948- Young, Coleman A.
Dates
- 1967 - 1995
- Majority of material found within 1972 - 1986
Creator
- Eckstein, Peter (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.Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor.
Extent
19 Linear Feet (19 SB)
Abstract
Peter Eckstein has been involved with labor unions in the state of Michigan since the 1960s. Eckstein served as the research director for Michigan UAW-CAP; executive director of the Governor’s Commission on Jobs and Economic Development, where he drafted several important pieces of worker’s compensation legislation; and finally as research director of the Michigan AFL-CIO. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and earned his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. Mr. Eckstein also taught economics at several universities and worked on the political campaigns of Carl Levin, Jennifer Granholm and Howard Wolpe. Eckstein retired in 1999 but is still active in various political causes in
Michigan.
The material in this collection documents Eckstein’s time serving on different government committees, such as those relating to unemployment and worker’s compensation legislation. There is also some material related to his time working for UAW-CAP and on local, state, and national elections. Some of the folder headings were created by Eckstein and contain abbreviations such as WC for worker’s compensation, UC for unemployment commission or VC for venture capital. These abbreviations have been spelled out in full in the finding aid.
The material in this collection documents Eckstein’s time serving on different government committees, such as those relating to unemployment and worker’s compensation legislation. There is also some material related to his time working for UAW-CAP and on local, state, and national elections. Some of the folder headings were created by Eckstein and contain abbreviations such as WC for worker’s compensation, UC for unemployment commission or VC for venture capital. These abbreviations have been spelled out in full in the finding aid.
History
Peter Eckstein has been involved with labor unions in the state of Michigan since the 1960s. Eckstein served as the research director for Michigan UAW-CAP; executive director of the Governor’s Commission on Jobs and Economic Development, where he drafted several important pieces of worker’s compensation legislation; and finally as research director of the Michigan AFL-CIO. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and earned his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. Mr. Eckstein also taught economics at several universities and worked on the political campaigns of Carl Levin, Jennifer Granholm and Howard Wolpe. Eckstein retired in 1999 but is still active in various political causes in
Arrangement
Folders are listed by their location within each box. They are not necessarily arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entire collection.
Acquisition
Acquired by the Reuther in 1997; accessioned by the Reuther in 2008.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by William Dawson on May 14, 2013.
- AFL-CIO
- Bieber, Owen
- Blanchard, James J., 1942-
- Bluestone, Irving
- Democratic Party (Mich.)
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Economics
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Community Action Program
- Labor
- Michigan
- Political campaigns
- Social history
- Workers' compensation
- Young, Coleman A.
Creator
- Eckstein, Peter (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Peter Eckstein Papers
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Processed by William Dawson.
- Date
- 2013-05-14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
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