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Bernard Firestone Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001444
Abstract
Bernard Firestone served as secretary-treasurer of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers (ACTWU) Chicago and Central States Joint Board, and as vice-president of the Metro Detroit American Federation of Labor-Council of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The papers of Mr. Firestone reflect his work as a labor activist and his involvement in community affairs.
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Bernard G. Hoffman Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000445
Abstract
Mr. Hoffman served as union steward at the Briggs Manufacturing Company and Chrysler Corporation in the 1940's and 1950's. He also served as secretary of the Briggs Joint Apprenticeship Committee and secretary- treasurer of the National Skilled Trades Council, UAW-CIO. The bulk of the collection comprises minutes, pamphlets, newsletters, agreements, and personal notes relating to his union activities. Of particular value are Mr. Hoffman's daily notes on plant activities written during his years...
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Bernard Schuck Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000989
Abstract
Bernard Schuck worked for many years for the Guide Lamp division of General Motors
at their Anderson, Indiana plant. He edited The Lampmaker, the plant’s union paper,
published by UAW Local 663. After he retired from Guide Lamp, he went on to edit the
newsletter for the Midwest Labor Press Association. He was an active member of the
labor press throughout his life.His papers reflect his participation in various labor press association conferences, and his years as a news editor....
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Bette Murphy Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001357
Abstract
An active member of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 148 (Douglas Aircraft-Long Beach), Bette Murphy was the first woman at Douglas to hold positions of supervisor and manufacturing engineer. Ms. Murphy's papers document the affairs of Local 148 throughout her career.
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Beulah Groehn Croxford Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002603
Abstract
From the 1960s to the early 2000s, Beulah Groehn Croxford was a resident of West Canfield Street, located between Second and Third Avenues in Detroit, Michigan. Croxford lived in a historic home, actively working for the preservation of both her block and neighborhood. In 1969, Croxford organized the Canfield West-Wayne Preservation Association, created to enable the restoration and preservation of the block’s homes. Additionally, she succeeded in creating Detroit’s first historic district in...
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Bill Goode Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001165
Abstract
Bill Goode served as United Auto Workers Director of Education and as Director of the UAW’s Black Lake Family Education Center. Mr. Goode’s papers include declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files relating the alleged Communist affiliations of Nat Ganley, Walter Reuther, and the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists (ACTU).
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Blacks in the Labor Movement Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: LOH002210
Abstract
In late 1967, Herbert Hill, labor director for the NAACP, visited Wayne State University in Detroit to conduct oral histories with African American men and women on their experiences in the labor movement. Between 1967 and 1970, Hill, with local interviewers Roberta McBride, Jim Keeney, and Norman McRae, completed numerous interviews in Detroit. Hill also visited New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Berkeley for several additional interviews to round out what would become known as the Blacks in...
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Blaine Marrin Oral History
Item
Identifier: LOH002330
Abstract
In 1985, an oral history was conducted with Blaine Marrin by an unidentified interviewer. Blaine Marrin was a former president of UAW Local 157 and an active UAW member since 1937. Collection consists of an audio recording of reminiscences by Marrin about his time with the UAW, as well as his prior experiences with the Mechanics Educational Society of America (MESA).
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Blaine Marrin Papers
Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: Li-Ma, Box 10, Folder: 10
Identifier: LP000204
Abstract
Correspondence, reports, and other items collected by Mr. Marrin, former president of UAW Local 157 (the UAW's tool and die local for western Detroit), and a trustee of the International Union.
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Blanche Rinehart Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000114
Abstract
Correspondence, drafts, and manuscripts relating to Ms. Rinehart's biography of Samuel Gompers. Also included are interviews with Mary Anderson, Elizabeth Christman, and Mary Erb.
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Blanding Sloan Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000674
Abstract
Blanding Sloan was a puppeteer, architect, playwright, and director who was involved witht eh marionette program of the Federal Theatre Project, one of the cultural programs of the Works Progress Administration. His papers reflect his involvement with the FTP in San Francisco and with the Unemployed Co-operative Distribution Association.
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Boaz Siegel Oral History
Item
Identifier: LOH000994
Abstract
In May 1985, Philip Mason interviewed labor lawyer and Wayne State University law faculty member Boaz Siegel. Collection consists of the interview recording. Siegel talks about his background including his socialist upbringing, experiences as a labor educator and school teacher, his long career as a labor lawyer including his contributions to the UAW, especially the development of its benefits program, and his time in private practice and on the faculty of the Wayne State University Law School.
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Boaz Siegel Papers
Collection
Identifier: WSP000022
Abstract
The papers of Boaz Siegel, a faculty member of the Wayne University Law School, consist primarily of meeting minutes and agendas for the Council of Deans, the University Council, and the Faculty Affairs Committee of the University Council. Also included are correspondence and miscellaneous materials pertaining to these organizations. Boaz Siegel served as Acting Secretary of the Faculty Affairs Committee of the University Council beginning in 1949, succeeding the former secretary, Chairman R.J....
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Bob Allison Oral History
Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 1: A-E, Folder: 1
Identifier: UOH001925
Abstract
In 2005, Mike Smith interviewed Detroit media personality Bob Allison, whose real name is Bob Allesee. Collection consists of audio recordings and electronic transcripts of the two-part interview. Allison talks about growing up in LaPorte, Indiana; his radio career prior to settling in Detroit; his military service during the Korean War; his radio career in Detroit, including hosting the longrunning "Ask Your Neighbor" program on WWJ and WNZK; his television career, including the Twin...
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Bob Barber Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001252
Abstract
Bob Barber worked as a journalist, writing for the United Farm Workers publication, El Malcriado, reporting for KSAN and KPFA radio stations in California’s Bay Area, and as a freelance writer. Mr. Barber’s papers center on his work covering California farm labor election issues.
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Bob Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: LR001345
Abstract
Bob Johnson served Michigan’s AFSCME organizations in various roles throughout his life. In his early career, he helped Local 1182 organize and negotiate to win their first contract. Metropolitan Council 23 in Detroit elected him president soon thereafter. Johnson succeeded in his campaign to become President of Michigan’s powerful AFSCME District Council 25 in 1978. In 1980, he was elected an International Vice President of the union to represent workers in the state of Michigan. Johnson died...
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Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001725
Abstract
Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner wrote a stage adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, as her master's thesis while earning a Master of Arts degree in English at Wayne State University. After obtaining the stage rights for the novel, the play "To Gleam It Around, To Show My Shine," was first performed in 1983 at Wayne State's Hilberry Theater. Ms. Rattner worked as an advocate of African-American literature, particularly of the work of Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes,...
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Boys Republic Records
Collection
Identifier: UR000914
Abstract
Boys Republic was originally incorporated in 1890 as the Home of Industry with the express purpose of providing food, clothing, shelter and employment to prisoners discharged from Michigan correctional institutions. Around 1909, the Home acquired the unofficial name, Ford Republic, reflecting both the generosity of Mrs. E. L. Ford and her daughters, who provided money for a dormitory, power plant and water and sewage systems at the Home's new 70-acre farm northwest of Detroit, and the treatment...
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Brendan Sexton Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001046
Abstract
Brendan Sexton held various offices in key labor organizations, including positions such as president of the New York Workers Alliance, National Secretary of the Workers Defense League, and Regional Director of United Steelworkers of America (USWA), and United Auto Workers (UAW) Director of Education. Mr. Sexton served as a faculty member and advisor on labor education to numerous academic institutions, among them, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard, Princeton and...
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Bricklayers and Masons International Union of America Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001141
Abstract
Contains: Executive Board materials
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Briggs Strike Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: LOH002211
Abstract
In 1975, James Coppess interviewed labor organizers involved in the 1933 Briggs strike in Detroit, as part of research for his master's thesis at Wayne State University. Collection consists of recordings and transcripts for three interviews. Briggs workers and labor organizers John W. Anderson (Briggs metal worker and IWW organizer), William V. Banks (attorney and Detroit head of the International Labor Defense, later founder of WGPR TV and radio stations), and Fred Valle (barber and IWW...
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British Columbia Teachers' Federation Records
Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: Br - Col, Box 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: LR000871
Abstract
Teaching labor history in Canada.
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Brookwood Labor College: Mark and Helen Norton Starr Papers
Collection
Identifier: LR000567
Abstract
With a background in teaching history and economics in England, Mark Starr moved to the U.S. and went to work for Brookwood Labor College as extension director in 1928. He became Director of the Ladies Garment Workers Union Educational Department in 1934, where he served for almost 30 years publishing pamphlets and articles on workers' education and labor history. In the 1960s he traveled for the International Labour Office gathering information and training labor leaders in foreign countries....
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Brookwood Labor College Photographs
Collection
Identifier: LAV000567_BLC
Abstract
Brookwood Labor College in Katonah, New York was founded in 1921 as an experimental college for labor specific classes. It was a residential college different from traditional colleges. It only lasted until 1937 when it fell victim to the depression. Collection documents students, faculty, and other labor leaders affiliated with the school, as well as the buildings and grounds of the Brookwood Labor College. Classes, Brookwood Labor Player performances, and other student activities are also...
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Brookwood Labor College Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000567_BLC
Abstract
Brookwood Labor College was a co-educational resident workers' institution which called for progressive, non-factional education for workers as it sought to play an increasing role in the task of building a militant, intelligent, powerful labor movement. Their records document the operation of the college during its sixteen years.
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