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Peter and Tom Wolf Papers

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Identifier: LP002708

Abstract The Peter and Tom Wolf Papers is a small collection that contains materials that encompass both the private and public life of the Reuther and Wolf family from the 1930s to 2007. May and Walter Reuther were Peter and Tom's aunt and uncle. Most of the collection materials are photographs which came from their mother, Eleanor Wolf.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Richard E. Harris Papers

Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: H, Box 7, Folder: 3

Identifier: LP001017

Abstract Richard Harris worked for the UAW, Michigan Department of Labor and Industry, and the American Arbitration Association. His papers consist of a tribute he wrote to Walter Reuther recalling the conditions of auto workers in the pre-union days of the 1930s.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Ruth Milkman Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP002097

Abstract Ruth Milkman (1954-) is a professor of sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and the academic director at the Joseph F. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies. Her professional focus is labor and labor movements, and she has published on a variety of topics revolving around work and organized labor in the United States. She received her B.A. from Brown University and her M.A. from the University of California, Berkley. Milkman’s early research focused on women workers during...

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Stuart Strachan Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000556

Abstract Stuart Strachan held several positions in the United Auto Workers Locals 615 and 174, throughout his career. His papers reflect UAW activities at the time, both local and national.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Studebaker Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH002225

Abstract Between 1971 and 1974, Loren E. Pennington, a professor of history at Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia University), interviewed former Studebaker workers as part of his research for his book on the history of the Studebaker Corporation, 1945-1966. Pennington was himself a Studebaker worker and UAW Local 5 member, and this experience informs his interviews. Collection consists of transcripts for 6 interviews. Former Studebaker workers at the South Bend, Indiana, plant and members of...

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Thomas J. Starling Papers

Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: S-T, Box 13, Folder: 10

Identifier: LP000988

Abstract Thomas Starling was a United Auto Workers member and president of Local 34 in Atlanta, GA who served on the UAW Board of Directors for twelve years. His papers reflect his association with the UAW, especially in regards to General Motors.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Accounting Department Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000211

Abstract The records of the United Auto Workers Accounting Department consist of financial reports.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW American Motors Corporation Department Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001433

Abstract The papers of the AMC department of the UAW were placed in the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in April of 1990 and were opened for research in 1992. The UAW and AMC began their working relationship in 1955 when the Hudson and Nash companies merged to form American Motors Corporation. This branch of the UAW represented workers in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Toledo, Ohio. The papers in this collection reflect the general office correspondence between the UAW, the UAW's three locals which worked...

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Borg-Warner Department Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001201

Overview A prominent American automotive components and parts supplier, Borg-Warner (later rebranded as BorgWarner) had factories across the US and Canada represented by the UAW. The UAW Borg-Warner Department Records are the documents of the office within the UAW’s international headquarters that oversaw the union’s operations at Borg-Warner plants. These records consist of correspondence with the union locals representing Borg-Warner employees, arbitration proceedings, strike pamphlets, collective...

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Chrysler Department Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000106

Abstract The UAW Chrysler Department was formed in the year following the tumultuous sit-down strikes of 1937. Responsible of the department included planning, developing, negotiating, and administering collective bargaining agreements for Chrysler workers in the United States and Canada. The records of the department reflect its administration and activities and largely include the files of Arthur Hughes, an administrative assistant and assistant director in the department from 1940-1978.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Citizenship Department: Roy Reuther Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000191_CD

Abstract In 1957 the United Auto Workers changed the name of their Political Action Department to the Citizenship Department, headed by Roy Reuther. Their records cover activities until the subsequent name change to the Citizenship-Legislative Department.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Conventions Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000212

Abstract These records contain material from the United Auto Workers conventions held in 1951 and 1953.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Education Department

Collection

Identifier: LR000043

Abstract The United Auto Workers Education Department records reflect their various activities, such as negotiations, and include material from the tenures of Edward Coffey and Carroll Hutton.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Ford Department Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000105

Abstract The UAW signed its first contract with Ford Motor Company in 1941 after years of confrontation between labor and management. They achieved many gains for Ford employees, including a pension plan, health care benefits, workplace health and safety protection, skilled trades recognition, a shortened work week, more paid days off, supplemental unemployment benefits, and a guaranteed annual income credit. Their records document department affairs under the leadership of Richard Leonard and Ken...

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW International Executive Board Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH002228

Abstract Between 1985 and 1998, the United Auto Workers and the Walter P. Reuther Library cooperated in a project to document the careers of members of the UAW International Executive Board and important events in the history of the union. Collection consists of audio recordings, some video recordings, transcripts for 18 interviews, and a metal die of the UAW logo created for printing the transcripts. Past and current IEB members discuss their backgrounds; entry into the labor movement; early careers;...

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 1088 Records

Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: U-V Box 14, Folder: 8-9

Identifier: LR000521

Abstract Subjects include: Neco Ordnance plant closing in Winona, Minnesota

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 1112 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000877

Abstract Subjects include: Lordstown GM plant; automation and speed-up; 1972 strike; QWL; “blue-collar blues”

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 113 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001457

Abstract Subjects include: Leonard Woodcock’s local; Continental Motors (Muskegon, Michigan); Muskegon politics and government; World War II aircraft industry workers

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 199 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000297

Abstract United Auto Workers Local 199 was charted in 1936 in St. Catherines, Canada. It represented employees of McKinnon Industries, a subsidiary of General Motors. Records of the local reflect primarily the its financial, executive, and bargaining activities.

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 230 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000198

Abstract Local 230 is located in Bell, California (in the metropolitan Los Angeles area) and represents the employees of the largest Chrysler facility in the western United States. Local 230 obtained its charter in March of 1937 as a direct result of the sit-down strike of that same year. In 1938, Chrysler attempted to dissolve Local 230. Acting together with a group of anti-union employers and the District Attorney's office, many of the officers and founders of Local 230 were charged with conspiracy...

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 25 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000444

Abstract Subjects include: General Motors Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants in St. Louis; labor education; women's auxiliary

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 292 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001158

Abstract Subjects include: UAW Local 292 20 Automobile workers in Kokomo, Ind.; collective bargaining and strikes; General Motors Delco Radio Division; Accurate Parts Inc.; political activity; labor education; UAW Locals 303, 438, 662, 974

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 3 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000767

Abstract Subjects include: Hamtramck Dodge Main plant; DRUM; UAW elections; education

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 32 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000702

Abstract Local 32 represents employees of the White Motor Company in Cleveland, Ohio. The charter meeting was held on August 25, 1933 when it became Federal Labor Union 18463 affiliated with the AFL. The local played an early and important role in the establishment of an international union in the automobile industry. In September, 1935 formal application was made for charter affiliation with the International Union of United Automobile Workers of America. Subjects include: White Motor Co. (Cleveland)

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

UAW Local 36 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001653

Abstract Subjects include: Ford Wixom plant; UAW Locals 400, 600, 900; Sam Fishman; industrial safety; African-American autoworkers; strikes

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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