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Henry Kraus Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000112
Abstract
Mr. Kraus was the first editor of the UAW's newspaper The United Auto Worker (later changed to Solidarity). He was active in the early attempts by the UAW (first under the AFL and later under the CIO) to organize the auto industry. Files for the late 1920s and early 1930s cover the attempts by groups, including the Auto Workers Union of the Trade Union Unity League, to organize auto workers, and discuss such events as the Murray Body Strike (1929); the Ford Hunger March (1932); and the Briggs...
Dates:
1926 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1944
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Paul Parker Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP000423
Abstract
Paul Parker worked for the Flint, MI Chevrolet Division of General Motors for forty-one years. During that time he served the United Auto Workers in several capacities and was active in local and state Democratic politics. His papers primarily reflect his activities in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Dates:
1939 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1960
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.
Dates:
1957 - 1962
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
Dates:
1940 - 1979
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Public Relations Department: Clippings
Collection
Identifier: LR000125_PRC
Abstract
Subjects include: Chrysler and General Motors; Ford organizing; Local 600; FEW; strikes; Michigan politics; Communism; housing; Walter Reuther; steel industry; Taft-Hartley; Michigan labor; Detroit urban affairs; UMWA; HUAC; unemployment; Harry Truman
Dates:
1940 - 1972
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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