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AFL-CIO Metropolitan Detroit Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000053_MD

Abstract The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Metropolitan Detroit is the central organization for all Michigan AFL-CIO unions that have locals in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. Their records pertain to activities specifically in Wayne County, prior to the merger of the three county councils in 1986, including those of its former presidents Frank Martel (1948-1956), Al Barbour (1958-1967) and its former vice-president Alex Fuller (1959-1967). The records...

Dates: 1918 - 1967

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Briggs Strike Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH002211

Abstract In 1975, James Coppess interviewed labor organizers involved in the 1933 Briggs strike in Detroit, as part of research for his master's thesis at Wayne State University. Collection consists of recordings and transcripts for three interviews. Briggs workers and labor organizers John W. Anderson (Briggs metal worker and IWW organizer), William V. Banks (attorney and Detroit head of the International Labor Defense, later founder of WGPR TV and radio stations), and Fred Valle (barber and IWW...

Dates: 1975-02-19 - 1975-02-26

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Estelle Wolf photographs

Collection

Identifier: UAV000898

Abstract The Estelle Wolf collection consists of 280 photographs Ms. Wolf took during her tenure as a WPA photographer in Detroit. Under the WPA, her assignments involved taking photos of workers on federally funded projects or of the people who benefited from these projects. The collection was originally housed in three scrapbooks. The photographs have been removed from the books, placed on archival backings, and are numbered by the original order. Some of the photographs in this collection were...

Dates: 1935-1937

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Federal Patronage of the Arts in Michigan During the Great Depression Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: UOH001700

Abstract Between 1978 and 1980, Paul Sporn interviewed Michigan artists and writers active in government-sponsored arts programs during the Great Depression for his book, ...

Dates: 1978 - 1980

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

Works Progress Administration National Research Project Publication Records

Collection

Identifier: LR002546

Abstract The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was signed into creation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in order to research and develop solutions for unemployment in America. During its tenure, the WPA built roads, schools, hospitals, parks, and airports. Additionally, the WPA had a hand in funding some plays, literary publications, and art projects. The WPA was dissolved in June 1943 at a time when American unemployment was relatively low as a result of the creation of jobs due to World War...

Dates: 1937 - 1940

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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