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George C. Edwards, Jr. Papers

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Identifier: UP000010

Abstract George Edwards, Jr., son of George Clifton Edwards, attended Harvard University where he became involved with the Student League for Industrial Democracy. After coming to Detroit in 1936, he became a UAW organizer with Walter Reuther, was appointed director of the Detroit Housing Commission, and served on the Detroit Common Council. After serving in WWII, he went into private practice, followed by judgeships in the Wayne County court system. In 1956, Edwards was appointed to the Michigan State...

Dates: 1921 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1996

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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

Irving Bluestone Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000213

Overview Irving Bluestone (January 5, 1917-November 17, 2007) was born and raised in New York City. He received his B.A. at City College of New York in 1937 and attended the University of Bern, Switzerland for one year of postgraduate studies. In 1942, he joined the UAW in New Jersy and showing promise, was moved to Detroit in 1947 by Walter Reuther to join the General Motors Department. He became Leonard Woodcock's administrative assistant in 1955 and Walter Reuther's in 1961. In 1972 he was elected...

Dates: 1955 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1992

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material

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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

UAW Public Relations Department Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000125

Abstract The records of the UAW Public Relations Department consist of such subjects as, Michigan politics, War Labor Board, the aircraft industry, UAW radio broadcasts and the General Motors strike. In addition, there are correspondence files with Walter Reuther, George Addes and Maurice Sugar.

Dates: 1940 - 1959

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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