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George C. Edwards, Jr. Papers
Collection
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
James G. Pyrros Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001940
Abstract
James Pyrros had an active career in local, state, and national Democratic politics. He worked on many state congressional campaigns and staffs, for the Detroit Housing Commission, and in the Michigan attorney general's office. His papers reflect his political endeavors and document Michigan Democratic Party politic as well as state and national elections.
Dates:
1943 - 1988
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library