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36th General Hospital Records
Collection
Identifier: WSR000345
Abstract
Originally activated in World War I, Base Hospital No. 36 was sponsored by the Detroit College of Medicine. It was reactivated during the winter of 1942, and assigned to Algeria and then Caserta, Italy in 1943. Organizational records, biographical information regarding the officers, a history of the hospital during WWI, as well as an outline for the history of the WWII period are included. A comprehensive history of the unit compiled by Chalmers Wickwirs is included.
Dates:
1941 - 1946; 1955
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
A. Randall Vinitsky Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000400
Abstract
A. Randall Vinitsky was an advertising artist active from the 1920s to 1950s. He began his career in Detroit at the Franklin Press, but moved on to Oklahoma City in 1920 to work for the Southwestern Advertising Company. He also owned his own company, Vinitsky Art Studio, and was known for creating movie displays at the Criterion and Capitol Theaters. In Oklahoma he belonged to the Oklahoma City Advertising Club, where he headed The Problem Pirates and the Gridiron Committee. In 1925 he moved...
Dates:
1921 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1939
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
CIO Office of the Secretary-Treasurer Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000185
Abstract
Part 1 contains James B. Carey records, secretary-treasurer of the CIO from 1938 to 1955. Mr. Carey served as chairman of the CIO Civil Rights Committee and secretary-treasurer of the Philip Murray Memorial Foundation. He was the CIO representative to many international conferences, held a number of advisory positions with U.S. government agencies, and was on the executive boards of many private organizations. The topics cover a wide range of CIO activities. Among these are attempts to reunite...
Dates:
1935 - 1960
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Clara M. Vincent Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002623
Abstract
Born in 1895 in Ingham County Michigan, Clara M. Vincent was a peace and civil rights
activist. Vincent immediately became entrenched in peace activism after the end of World War I. Her activism largely focused on civil rights, peace, nuclear disarmament, world hunger, and the separation of church and state. She was involved in innumerable organizations, including: Livonia Citizens for Better Human Relations, the Detroit branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Unitarian Universalist...
Dates:
1936 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1960
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Dennis Glen Cooper Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS.004
Scope and Contents
The contents of the Dennis Glen Cooper Collection, including films, slides, and documents, were donated to the Wayne State University Libraries by David M. Gilin, trustee of the Charles J. Shuler estate.
The 16mm films are primarily travel films shot by Mr. Cooper chronicling his travels in the Great Lakes, many of the country’s National Parks, Canada, the Southwestern United States, and the Caribbean. The 88 films in the collection are comprised of short segments, as well as full length...
Dates:
2015
Emma Schaver Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002185
Abstract
Emma Lazaroff Schaver (March 15, 1905 - February 4, 2003) was best known as a Jewish opera and folk singer and Labor Zionist. She was a member of the first Jewish delegation to the Displaced Persons camps after World War II where she sang to survivors of the Holocaust. She toured the United States, Canada, Europe and South and Central America as a soprano with various opera companies and as a soloist. Along with her husband, Morris Schaver, Emma was respected for promoting Jewish culture in the...
Dates:
1910 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1975
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Gabriel Alexander Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000921
Abstract
Attorney Gabriel Alexander served with the Region XI National War Labor Board and the National Wage Stabilization Board during World War II. In the private sector he served in the American Arbitration Association, and acted as arbitrator for cases such as General Motors and the UAW from 1948 to 1956, and as a permanent arbitrator for Great Lakes Steel-United Steelworkers. The papers of Mr. Alexander reflect his work in both the government and private sector as it relates to the interaction...
Dates:
1944 - 1976
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
George Burt Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000539
Abstract
George Burt served as Director of the Canadian region of the United Auto Workers from 1939 until his retirement in 1968. Mr. Burt’s papers are largely composed of council meeting minutes and Mr. Burt’s reports to the council. Also present are papers related to World War II labor issues, and the history of the UAW in Canada.
Dates:
1940 - 1953
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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
Herbert Lindberg Papers
Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: Li-Ma, Box 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: LP000933
Abstract
Herbert Lindberg served in the Ninth United States Army during World War II. Mr. Lindberg’s papers are composed of materials recovered from the castle of Dr. Josef Goebbels and reflect the status of laborers and labor organizations in Nazi Germany, included is a manuscript written by Dr. Goebbels, “From the Imperial Palace to the State Chancery,” documenting Hitler’s rise to power.
Dates:
1940 - 1943
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Herman Wolf Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000167
Abstract
Herman Wolf became an active member of the Socialist Party while in college and subsequently embarked on a career as a labor newspaper editor and publicity agent with several labor unions and city newspapers. He applied his background in working for the U.S. government during WWII, a mass housing production organization, and local political groups. His papers cover these facets of his professional career. Part II specifically addresses Wolf’s activities at the U.S. Treasury Department working...
Dates:
1924 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1958
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Philip Slomovitz Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001494
Abstract
Philip Slomovitz (1896-1993), often referred to as the dean of Jewish-American journalists, had a prolific career. He founded The Jewish News in Detroit in 1942 and for almost fifty years used the paper as a vehicle to champion Jewish causes as well as promote amity among diverse peoples. He reported on many history-making events, both locally and internationally, keeping background files to aid him in his writings. It is these files and correspondence that make up the bulk of his papers.
Dates:
1919 - 1991
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Mary Fox Herling Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001729
Abstract
The wife of John Herling, Mary Fox Herling was a member of the Socialist Party. She worked for the League for Industrial Democracy, the War Labor Board, the Washington Newspaper Guild, and the Group Housing Cooperative which built the Bannockburn Community in Maryland. Her papers are mostly personal correspondence, but also reflect her professional affiliations.
Dates:
1914 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Maryann Mahaffey Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001514
Abstract
Maryann Mahaffey was born on January 18, 1925 in Burlington, Iowa to Kent and Margaret ‘Nell’ [Widener] Mahaffey. Mahaffey’s older brother was also named Kent. While she was attending Cornell College, she decided to spend the summer of 1945 working as a Recreation Director at Poston Internment Camp in Arizona. This work had a profound effect on Mahaffey in regard to fighting against discrimination and helping people in need.
After obtaining masters degrees in social work from the University...
Dates:
1944 - 2006
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Merrill-Palmer Institute: Edna Noble White Records
Collection
Identifier: UR002561
Abstract
Edna Noble White, a pioneer in family life education, served as first director of the Merrill-Palmer Institute from her appointment in 1920 until her retirement in 1947. Under Edna Noble White’s leadership, the Institute expanded its services to include a student program of college level courses in child development, family life, parenting skills, and nursery education as well as the Merrill-Palmer Nursery School, Camps, Farm, Infant Services, and Recreational Clubs.
Ms. White was also very...
Dates:
1902 - 1966
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Mildred Jeffrey Oral History
Item
Identifier: LOH002295
Abstract
In August 2002, Mike Smith interviewed UAW labor leader and civil rights and women's rights activist Mildred "Millie" Jeffrey at the Walter P. Reuther Library in Detroit. Jeffrey was the UAW’s first female department head and directed, in succession, the Women’s Bureau, Community Relations Department, and Consumer Affairs Department. Collection consists of recordings of two interviews. Jeffrey discusses her childhood in rural Iowa, family, education, entry into the workforce and the labor...
Dates:
2002-08-08; 2002-08-28
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Rudolf J. Noer Papers
Collection
Identifier: WSP000394
Abstract
Rudolf J. Noer was an instructor at Wayne University, who was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1940. During the second World War, Dr. Noer served as a doctor at the 36th General Hospital, a field hospital under the sponsorship of Wayne University, School of Medicine.
The first 36th General Hospital was created during WWI under the title of Base Hospital 36 and was located in Vittel, France. During WWII, Dean Edgar H. Norris of Wayne University sought approval to recreate the success of Base...
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Sonny Eliot Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002542
Abstract
Sonny Eliot, husband of Annette Gaertner, was a beloved weathercaster in Metro Detroit from the late 1940s to 2010. Eliot worked for Channel 4 (then WWJ-TV), Channel 2, Channel 50, and WWJ AM radio. Eliot also wrote children's books and he hosted a slew of game shows, in addition to hosting "At the Zoo" for the Detroit Zoo for 17 years. During his career, Sonny Eliot was inducted into both the Michigan Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame. Moreover, Eliot was the...
Dates:
1939 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1980
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Ted F. Silvey Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000625
Abstract
Ted Silvey began in the printer's trade before moving up the ranks in the Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations and joining the national CIO Speakers Bureau in 1944. In that capacity, he lectured at labor union schools, union meetings and conferences, and non-union gatherings. His papers document his public speaking for the CIO as well as his writings, especially those on automation, computer, and industrial technology.
Dates:
1936 - 1969
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Theodore D. Rice Papers
Collection
Identifier: WSP002801
Abstract
Dr. Theodore D. Rice (1904-1989) was a Professor of Education at Wayne State University (WSU) for fifteen years, from 1957 to 1972. He specialized in secondary education.
Dates:
1923 - 1982
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Theodore Miles Papers
Collection
Identifier: WSP001961
Abstract
The Theodore Miles Papers consist primarily of letters written to his wife Dorothy during their times of separation during WWII. Theodore Miles was an instructor in the English Department at Wayne University from 1938 to 1942. He served in the Navy from 1942 until his death in 1945. Dorothy Miles married Leslie Hanawalt in 1959.
The collection also includes unclaimed letters that Mrs. Miles wrote to her husband; a copy of Ted’s published article; a letter from 1991 written by Dorothy to Ted...
Dates:
1942 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1945
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Tucker P. Smith Collection
Collection
Identifier: LP002888
Abstract
The Tucker P. Smith Collection is comprised of more than 70 political and labor buttons, primarily from the 1930s and 1940s. Subjects include early UAW Ford organizing and dues, socialist politicians and political groups, World War II, as well as a variety of other unions and events of importance to the labor movement.
Dates:
1925 - 1955
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Education Department: Victor Reuther Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000345
Abstract
The United Auto Workers Education Department is the largest of its kind in the American labor movement and offers a wide variety of programming for local union leaders to members and their families.The records in this collection cover the tenure of Victor Reuther, who directed the department from 1946-1951. Material reflects not only his leadership of the department, but his community involvement, and international ties with organizations such as the Anglo-American Productivity...
Dates:
1946 - 1951
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Local 602 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000334
Abstract
United Auto Worker Local 602 services Fisher Body Division of General Motors in Lansing, MI. The local's records document routine operations as well as its contribution to the development of the UAW and the advancement of labor in the community.
Dates:
1937 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1959
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Local 887 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000138
Abstract
Local 887 of the United Auto Workers was borne out of labor struggles between its predecessor union, UAW-CIO Local 683, and North American Aviation in Los Angeles, CA shortly before American involvement in WWII. Because of the company's production of military aircraft, the federal government has historically been closely involved with labor disputes affecting Local 887's members.
The records of UAW Local 887 reflect the union's long struggle with management over such issues as wages and union...
Dates:
1938 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1977
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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