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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

Clara Swieczkowska Papers

Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: S-T, Box 13, Folder: 13

Identifier: UP001811

Abstract Article and correspondence regarding Polish Catholic social worker in Detroit.

Dates: 1996 - 2003

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Coleman Young Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000449

Abstract With a background in labor activities and civil rights, Coleman Young captured a Michigan State Senate seat in 1964, representing an east side Detroit district, and rose quickly to leadership posts in the Lansing legislature. Michigan Democrats elected him in 1968 to become the first black member ever to serve on the Democratic National Committee. In 1973, pledging to restore peace between the people and police of Detroit, Coleman Young announced as a candidate for Mayor of Detroit. He defeated...

Dates: 1964 - 1993; Majority of material found in 1993 - 1993

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Economic Development Corporation of Greater Detroit: Michael Weston Records

Collection

Identifier: UR002358

Abstract A graduate of Brown University and the University of Michigan Law School, Michael Weston practiced law at Hill, Lewis, Andrews, Adams, Goodrich and Power (now known as Clark Hill), before serving as Secretary (1969), Treasurer (1970) and President (1972) of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Developed out of the 1967 riots, the EDC of Greater Detroit was a multi-corporate consortium created as the Detroit business establishment’s vehicle to increase opportunities for African-Americans...

Dates: 1969 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1972

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Edith Van Horn Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001698

Abstract Labor and women’s rights activist Edith Van Horn began her career in the labor movement during World War II, when she left graduate school to join the war effort as an assembly line laborer for Goodyear Aircraft, where she joined United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 856. Ms. Horn later held posts as chief steward of Douglas Aircraft UAW Local 17, chief steward of Chrysler’s Dodge Main Local 3, where she was the first woman to serve on Local 3’s executive board, as a delegate to the UAW...

Dates: 1939 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1990

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

Eugene Shafarman Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001100

Abstract Dr. Eugene Shafarman was a Detroit physician and organized labor supporter who was repeatedly accused of un-American activities. His papers reflect his work with the Anti-TB Program, his disputes with the Detroit Department of Health and the U.S. House of Representatives Dies Committee, and to a lesser extent his involvement with the Medical Research Institute of the United Auto Workers.

Dates: 1935 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1940

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

James and Grace Lee Boggs Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP001342

Abstract James and Grace Lee Boggs played a leading role in organizing radical groups in Detroit and nationally and contributed to the founding of the National Organization for an American Revolution (NOAR). Their papers relate largely to their publications and speaking engagements, reflecting their involvement with radical organizations and in updating radical political theory, as well as their community activism in Detroit.

Dates: 1930 - 1993

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Jerome P. Cavanagh Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000379

Abstract The papers of Mr. Cavanagh, mayor of Detroit from 1962 to 1970. They include correspondence, reports, studies, speeches, minutes, and other materials of the mayor's office and commissions and departments of the city. Efforts, both local and national, in improving economic and racial conditions in Detroit are recorded in the collection. Subjects of interest include 1967 Detroit riot; Detroit Police Dept.; urban redevelopment programs; Detroit and Michigan politics; New Detroit, Inc.; poverty...

Dates: 1960 - 1979

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

John Musial Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP002184

Abstract John J. Musial was a student at University of Michigan who later worked for the city of Detroit. He served on the Commission on Community Relations as the Research Director in 1963. Musial wrote articles related to programs and projects in the city of Detroit. The John Musial Papers consist of reports and other published materials created by or regarding the development of the city of Detroit. As Research Director of the Commission on Community Relations, he authored some of the reports. The...

Dates: 1949 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1974

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Lily Lampinen Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000836

Abstract The papers of Lily Lampinen reflect her personal interest in a variety of important social and political issues, particularly civil rights for minorities.

Dates: 1960 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation Records

Collection

Identifier: UR001926

Abstract The Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation was started with a trust fund from Luella Hannan, widow of Detroit realtor and philanthropist William Hannan. The foundation began by providing stipends to needy seniors selected by its board of trustees. A residential home was constructed in 1971, which lasted twenty-two years. It now operates a service center for metropolitan Detroit's aging population. The foundation's records consist of over 800 client files, corresponding social work files, and general...

Dates: 1927 - 1988

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Ruth Tenney Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000628

Abstract Ruth Tenney was active in various citizens groups and Detroit area non-profits concerned with urban renewal, including the Citizens’ Governing Board of the Detroit Model Neighborhood Program, and the People’s Area Development Corporation (PADCO). Ms. Tenney’s papers reflect her activities with these organizations.

Dates: 1964 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1973

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

United Community Services Board of Directors Minutes

Collection

Identifier: UR002464

Abstract The United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit has its origins in the establishment of the Detroit Community Union in 1917. The Union was reorganized into the Council of Social Agencies of Metropolitan Detroit in 1932, and merged with the Detroit Community Chest in 1951 to become the United Community Services (UCS). UCS operated alongside the United Way for Southeastern Michigan (United Foundation until 1989), which was primarily a fundraising organization. They merged to form the United...

Dates: 1906 - 1997

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

United Community Services Records

Collection

Identifier: UR000420

Abstract United Community Services, operated in Detroit since 1878 under various names, was organized by civic leaders to coordinate the work of different charitable institutions in the area, and raise funds for community welfare needs. Gradually, it became a clearinghouse for the investigation and referral of social service cases as well as an advocate for social and health care reform. The records of the UCS reflect the concerns of professional social workers, the plight of the poor in late nineteenth...

Dates: 1878 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1938

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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