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Murray E. Jackson Papers

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Identifier: LP001806

Abstract The Murray E. Jackson papers document the life and work of an educator, administrator, civic leader, and poet, who lived from 1926-2002. A bulk of the materials range between the late 1960s and late 1990s. Included in this collection are records documenting his involvement at Wayne State University, Wayne County Community College, the University of Michigan, various community organizations, his career as a poet, as well as personal files.

Dates: 1925-2003; Majority of material found within 1967 - 2003

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Murray Seidler Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000356

Abstract Murray Seidler received his PhD in political science from the University of Michigan - Dearborn and was a Wayne State University professor of political science until his retirement in 1986. He published several articles on socialism and labor unions, such as “The Socialist Party and American Unionism.” He was involved in Americans for Democratic Action and subscribed to socialist organizations, such as the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). Additionally, he held a year-long...

Dates: 1938-1984

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

NAACP Detroit Branch Records

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Identifier: UR000244

Abstract The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was established in 1910 to help African-American citizens secure their rights, obtain legal justice and gain equal political, economic and social opportunity. The Detroit Branch was established in 1912 and has worked to improve conditions in housing, employment, education, and police-community relations and in doing so has received community-wide and national recognition. Their records reflect these accomplishments, including...

Dates: 1912 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2007

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Nancy E. Dunn Papers

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Identifier: LP002192

Abstract Nancy E. Dunn, a Detroit Free Press copy editor and journalist, was heavily involved during the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News newspaper strike in the 1990s. Dunn not only participated on the picket line, but also acted as a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions. The Nancy E. Dunn Papers document the strike/lockout from its inception in July 1995 through December 2000. Documents include administrative and audiovisual materials that reflect the striker's activities....

Dates: 1988 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1995 - 1999

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Nancy Vom Steeg Papers

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Identifier: UP002671

Abstract Nancy Vom Steeg was a Detroit activist during the 1960s through the 1980s. Though Poletown might have been the more well-known issue of the time, Nancy was a part of several movements, such as food coops, environmentalism, women and religion, and consumer protection.

Dates: 1953 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1979

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

New Detroit, Inc. Records

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Identifier: UR000660

Abstract On August 1, 1967, immediately following the Detroit riot, Michigan Governor George Romney, Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh and J. L. Hudson department store chain president Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. announced the formation of the New Detroit Committee (as it was originally called), a citizens' coalition comprised of a cross-section of community leaders committed to finding solutions to the problems that had spawned that summer's violence and destruction. New Detroit not only serves as a forum for...

Dates: 1967 - 1975

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Newspaper Guild Local 22: Detroit Records

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Identifier: LR000011

Abstract The Newspaper Guild, a national organization, initially began with the intent to be a professional organization more than a union. As such, the 1933 founders chose to call the group a “guild.” The Newspaper Guild Local 22 was an early local, established in 1934. Organizers were successful in establishing this local in Detroit by using sit-down strikes across the entire state. The Detroit Times and the Detroit Free Press were first to win bargaining recognition: The Times was first certified...

Dates: 1933 - 2007

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Norman McRae Papers

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Identifier: UP000337

Abstract Norman McRae was a longtime teacher and administrator in the Detroit Public School System, playing a major role in the development of multicultural and human rights curricula. His papers mainly reflect his avid research on African-American history and the African-American experience.Part II of the Norman McRae Papers consists mainly of educational curriculums and resources, the centennial celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation, and secondary sources on Detroit and Michigan...

Dates: 1960 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

North Cass Community Union Records

Collection

Identifier: UR002715

Abstract The North Cass Community Union Records reflects the organization’s involvement, officially beginning in 1978, in community advocacy, development, and service to the North Cass neighborhood. Important subjects include: the Detroit Incinerator, Dally in the Alley, the Dodge Carriage House Restoration, tenant advocacy, University City, and the Cass Corridor Food Co-op.

Dates: 1978 - 2003

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Office and Professional Employees International Union: Local 10 Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001316

Abstract OPEIU was chartered by the American Federation of Labor in 1945, and from its inception, involved itself exclusively with the field of office employment, as a separate entity from industrial employment. Local 10 grew out of the Stenographers, Typists, Bookkeepers, and Assistants Union which was established in 1929. The records of OPEIU Local 10 reflect the organizing work of the local with many organizations in the metropolitan Detroit area.

Dates: 1929 - 1983

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Parkside Homes Records

Collection — Box: Small Processed Collections, Box 16, Folder: 11-13

Identifier: UR001767

Abstract Parkside Homes was one of the earliest public housing developments created in the United States. Built in the 1930s, the housing development was located at Warren and Conner near Chandler Park and constructed with 737 housing units. By the 1990s, Parkside Homes had been fully vacated and a revitalization plan was created by Detroit Department of Housing and Parkside residents. Capital Needs Unlimited, a planning and consulting firm that worked closely with Detroit Housing Department, worked on...

Dates: 1995 - 1996

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Paul Cavanagh Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 1: A-E, Folder: 10

Identifier: LOH002271

Abstract In 1991, Raymond Boryczka conducted an interview with Paul Cavanagh, brother of Detroit mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh. Collection consists of interview recording and transcript. Cavanagh discusses his and his brother's childhood in Detroit; Paul's work at Ford Motor Company and Chrysler; UAW involvement; and, mainly, his brother Jerome "Jerry" Cavanaugh's political growth and career. Some topics covered include Father Coughlin, race relations, religion, and the Civil Rights movement.

Dates: 1991-08-06

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Peter Eckstein Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001997

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....

Dates: 1967 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1986

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Preservation Wayne Records

Collection

Identifier: WSR000604

Overview Preservation Wayne (PW), originally known as the Wayne State University Historical Preservation Association, emerged in 1975 as a student movement to protest the destruction of historic structures on the Wayne State University (WSU) campus and in the Cultural Center district. They were successful in saving a number of structures from demolition and securing historical designations for buildings and areas around campus. In 1988, with its membership diversifying outside the university community,...

Dates: 1975 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1977 - 2008

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Prismatic Club of Detroit Records

Collection

Identifier: UR001269

Abstract The Prismatic Club, a literary social club, was founded in Detroit in 1867. This collection includes administrative and officers’ files, minutes, newsletters and club event documents, as well as members’ presentations, publications and biographical forms. There are some photos and graphics, mainly cartoons and sketches by members. Photo negatives and slides of the club’s portrait collection and some events are in the Reuther Audiovisual Department.

Dates: 1867 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1867 - 1879; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2000

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Rachel Boone Keith Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP002117

Abstract Dr. Rachel Boone Keith came to Detroit from New York City in 1951 after receiving her medical degree from Boston University and was an internist in private practice from that point forward, practicing medicine at several Detroit area hospitals. Dr. Keith served on a number of professional commissions and committees and was active in civic, cultural, and educational organizations, including her work as a lifetime member of the NAACP. Dr. Keith’s papers document her education, professional...

Dates: 1937 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2006

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Remus Robinson Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000447

Abstract Dr. Robinson was the second black physician to receive advanced residency training in Detroit, and the first elected to the Detroit Board of Education (1955). He was prominent in the struggle for social justice in Detroit's public schools and hospitals. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence, minutes, and a variety of printed material relating to his years on the Detroit Board of Education. Also included are correspondence and some campaign literature on his unsuccessful bid for a...

Dates: 1928 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1970

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Richard H. Austin Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000421

Abstract Mr. Austin, who in 1941 became Michigan's first black certified public accountant, has been active in Detroit, Wayne County, and Michigan Democratic politics and civic clubs for many years. During the period 1961-63, he was a delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention; 1963-65, co-chairman of the Michigan Commission on Legislative Apportionment; 1962, elected to the Wayne County Board of Supervisors; 1964, lost the Congressional race against John Conyers, Jr.; 1966, won a seat on the...

Dates: 1930 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1980

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Richard T. Frankensteen Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002323

Abstract In March 1974, Richard T. Frankensteen was interviewed on two occassions by interviewer, Jones. Frankensteen served as president of the Automotive Industrial Workers, UAW vice-president, and as a labor relations consultant. Collection consists of sound recordings. The March 20 interview primarily concerns Frankensteen's 1937 run, with other UAW-sponsored candidates, for positions on Detroit's Common Council (city council). The March 27 interview is mainly about Frankensteen's 1945 bid for mayor...

Dates: 1974-03-20; 1974-03-27

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Richard T. Frankensteen Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000014

Abstract Mr. Frankensteen served as president of the Automotive Industrial Workers Association, one of the independent attempts to organize the auto industry in the early 1930's. He later served as president of UAW Dodge Local 3. In 1937 he was elected a vice-president of the UAW-CIO. Correspondence, speeches, clippings, and other materials on the Ryan Aeronautical Company Strike (1944); the National War Labor Board; North American Strike (1941); factionalism within the UAW-CIO; activities of the UAW...

Dates: 1930 - 1964

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Richard Zweiback Papers

Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: W-Z, Box 15, Folder: 19

Identifier: LP000268

Abstract Papers of a former International representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union in the Michigan area. Correspondence, clippings, and handbills cover negotiations with local governments of suburban Detroit.

Dates: 1964 - 1966

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Robert E. DeMascio Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP002075

Abstract Robert E. DeMascio, a Detroit lawyer, was appointed to the U.S. District Court Eastern Michigan District in 1971. He served as a U.S. District Judge from this time, until his death in 1999. During his tenure as a Judge he worked with bankruptcy law, including serving multiple committees relating to bankruptcy legislation and the Judicial Conference’s Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System. Notably, Judge DeMascio was assigned the Bradley v. Milliken case of school...

Dates: 1970 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1980

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Robert Millender Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP002410

Abstract Robert Millender (1916-1978) was an influential attorney, political strategist, and campaign manager in Detroit, most notable for his efforts to establish political power for African Americans in the city throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He began his legal and political career in the mid-1950s as a labor attorney, including appointments to the Workers Compensation Board and the Trade Unions Leadership Council. In the early 1960s, Millender and George Crockett, Jr. began working toward the goal...

Dates: 1963 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1977

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Robert Sedler Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP001833

Abstract Robert A. Sedler is a Professor of Law at Wayne State University where he teaches courses in constitutional law and conflict of laws. Mr. Sedler has litigated a large number of civil rights and civil liberties cases, has published extensively on constitutional law, and has received several awards for his work in these areas. The materials in these papers consist of documents related to the Detroit Branch, NAACP, et al. v. City of Dearborn, a case brought by the NAACP and the ACLU to overturn a...

Dates: 1985 - 1990

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Robert Sinclair Papers

Collection — Box: Small Processed Collections, Box 16, Folder: 19

Identifier: UP001566

Abstract Robert Sinclair was a former Professor of Geography at Wayne State University. This collection contains abstracts of land titles in Detroit originally belonging to the Girardin family, 1941-1962.

Dates: 1941 - 1962

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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