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Bill Goode Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001165

Abstract Bill Goode served as the United Auto Workers' Director of Education and as Director of the UAW’s Black Lake Family Education Center. His papers include declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files relating the alleged Communist affiliations of Nat Ganley, Walter Reuther, and the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists (ACTU).

Dates: 1941 - 1947

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Irving Bluestone Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 1: A-E, Folder: 5

Identifier: LOH002267

Abstract Sidney Kelman interviewed labor lawyer Irving Bluestone in 1975. Collection consists of interview recording and transcript covering his association with Walter Reuther, the Reuther Caucus, and issues confronting the UAW from the late 1930s through the 1940s.

Dates: 1975-05-01

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Jean Gould Papers

Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: G, Box 6, Folder: 2-5

Identifier: LP000426

Abstract Author Jean Gould published various biographies, including, Walter Reuther: Labor’s Rugged Individualist, co-authored with Lorena Hickok. The papers of Ms. Gould relate to her work on the Reuther biography and on Charles Ervin’s autobiography, Homegrown Liberal. Important correspondents include Eugene Debs and Victor Reuther.

Dates: 1907 - 1973

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material

Collection

Identifier: UAV000379

Abstract The Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material consists of numerous photographs, the majority of which were taken during his time in office. These photographs cover events such as the 1968 Olympic Bid, visits from Lyndon B. Johnson, aftermath of the 1967 unrest, and Mayor Cavanagh with various prominent Detroit business people, union members, and politicians. Also included in the collection is memorabilia from his 1966 Senate campaign, 1968 Olympic information, and other various...

Dates: 1960 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

John Herling Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001259

Abstract John Herling was a prolific journalist, working for several publications and serving as White House correspondent and syndicated columnist specializing in labor affairs throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He owned "John Herling's Labor Letter," which he edited and published from 1947 to 1990, as well as authoring several books, including Strikes Under the New Deal, The Great Price Conspiracy, and ...

Dates: 1911 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1979

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Paul Silver Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 3: O-Si, Folder: 10

Identifier: LOH002308

Abstract Around or before 1977, Sidney Kelman interviewed labor organizer Paul Silver. Silver was active in the UAW, including serving as president of UAW Local 351 from 1946 to 1964 and an assignment to the International UAW staff. Collection consists of interview recording and transcript. Silver talks about his family background including his socialist upbringing and its importance to his later beliefs and actions, his organizing at Detroit Steel Products and elsewhere, founding and leadership of UAW...

Dates: circa 1977

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Ted F. Silvey Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000625

Abstract Ted Silvey began in the printer's trade before moving up the ranks in the Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations and joining the national CIO Speakers Bureau in 1944. In that capacity, he lectured at labor union schools, union meetings and conferences, and non-union gatherings. His papers document his public speaking for the CIO as well as his writings, especially those on automation, computer, and industrial technology.

Dates: 1936 - 1969

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Public Relations Department Photographs and Sound and Video Recordings

Collection

Identifier: LAV001193

Abstract Since the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) was established as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in August 1935, the union has maintained an office to deal with public relations. At that time, a "Committee on Publication" was formed, which became the "Publication Committee" in April 1936. The Committee subsequently became the "Publicity Department" in August 1936, when the UAW became an independent union affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations...

Dates: 1929 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1995

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Region 1B Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000512

Abstract United Auto Workers Region 1B represents locals in the southeastern and thumb areas of Michigan. This includes workers at the major automotive manufacturers, Huck Manufacturing, TRW, Briggs Manufacturing, Eaton Manufacturing and Bohn Aluminum. Their records document the services Region 1B provided to locals and its political activities in the region.

Dates: 1939 - 1985

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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