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Labor

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 338 Collections and/or Records:

Irwin Silber Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000412
Abstract Mr. Silber was an early organizer and worker in Peoples' Songs, Inc. Mr. Silber's collection consists of a representative portion of the group's files, mostly early labor and social reform songs.
Dates: 1886 - 1968
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Irwin Silber Papers

Isadore Miles Papers

 Collection — Small Processed Collections: Mc-Mo, Box 11, Folder: 4
Identifier: LP000389
Abstract Subjects include: correspondence, notes, and bulletins gathered by Mrs. Miles, a past president of AFT Local 6 in Washington, D.C.
Dates: 1958 - 1961
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Isadore Miles Papers

Ivan Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000286
Abstract Ivan Brown's papers reflect his involvement with UAW Local 952 in the 1940s, where he served as president, and his role as International Representative of UAW Region 1D in the 1950s-60s. The papers consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, press releases, grievance records, umpire cases, financial reports, mailing lists, Democratic State Central Committee reports, and publications collected by Mr. Brown. Subjects include sale of Ford Motor Company Iron Mountain Plant in 1951, Kingsford...
Dates: 1941 - 1969
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Ivan Brown Papers

Jack Barbash Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP001237
Abstract Jack Barbash held positions in the federal government, the labor movement, and academia, serving in departments such as the U.S. Office of Education, the Department of Labor, and the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Barbash served as Research and Education Director for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union and for the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Industrial Union, and served a term as president of the American Association of University Professors...
Dates: 1920 - 1989
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Jack Barbash Papers

Jack Crosby Papers

 Collection — Small Processed Collections: Com-Cr, Box 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: LP000326
Abstract Correspondence (1932) and a souvenir Labor Day program published by the Central Trades and Labor Assembly of Syracuse, New York, and vicinity (1899), collected by Mr. Crosby. The history and officers of labor organizations affiliated with the Syracuse Central Trades and Labor Assembly in 1899 are discussed.
Dates: 1899 - 1932
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Jack Crosby Papers

Jack Kadish Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000162
Abstract Mr. Kadish served in various capacities for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and was national representative in the Detroit area. Correspondence, clippings, transcripts, and speeches document the attempts to organize clothing workers in Detroit.
Dates: 1942 - 1965
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Jack Kadish Papers

Jack Rugh Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000473
Abstract Jack Rugh served as a labor relations representative in the California State Department of Employment, as secretary for the Los Angeles Mayor’s Committee for the Employment of the Handicapped, and on the California Governor’s Committee for the Employment of the Handicapped. Mr. Rugh’s papers concern his work in the Department of Employment, local unions in southern California, and Mr. Rugh’s involvement with committees for the employment of people with disabilities.
Dates: 1942 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1959 - 1971
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Jack Rugh Papers

James B. Carey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP001474
Abstract James Carey served as secretary-treasurer of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and worked for the Office of Production Management in Washington D.C. during World War II. Mr. Carey also served as president of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE) and as the labor liaison officer to the United Nations Association. The papers of Mr. Carey reflect his interest in international labor issues and document his work for the AFL-CIO, the IUE, and the UN.
Dates: 1936 - 1973
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / James B. Carey Papers

James B. Morrissey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP001358
Abstract As a member of the National Maritime Union (NMU), James Morrissey worked to combat corruption within the union, initiating a series of lawsuits charging NMU administration with funds misappropriation and civil liberties violations. Mr. Morrissey's papers document the lawsuits brought against the NMU and reflect Mr. Morrissey's interest in resisting union corruption.
Dates: 1969 - 1986
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / James B. Morrissey Papers

James D. Crowe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000833
Abstract James Crowe was active in the organizing of United Auto Workers Local 157, and served as Recording Secretary of the National Tool and Die Organizing Committee and on Local 157’s Executive Board. Mr. Crowe’s papers relate to his early work with Local 157.
Dates: 1937 - 1938
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / James D. Crowe Papers

James G. Couser Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000030
Abstract Minutes of the Executive Board of UAW Ford Local 600 for 1948; pamphlets and circulars on the United Electrical Workers; circulars and lists of the Wayne County CIO; copies of In Fact for 1948 and 1949. Of particular interest is the "Report to the UAW International Executive Board by the Convention Investigating Committee" of March 1947, which deals with racketeer influence within unions. Mr. Couser was a member of that committee.
Dates: 1946 - 1949
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / James G. Couser Papers

James H. Brown Papers

 Collection — Small Processed Collections: Br - Col, Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: LP000168
Abstract Correspondence and other documents pertaining to fair employment practices in the Ford Motor Company, and to alleged violations of Executive Order 10925, collected by Mr. Brown, presently serving in the UAW Ford Motor Department. In 1961 Ken Bannon, director of that Department, appointed Mr. Brown to supervise the equal employment opportunity provision of the Ford contract. Subjects include a discrimination complaint filed by the UAW in 1963 against Ford's Atlanta plant. Among the...
Dates: 1960 - 1963
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / James H. Brown Papers

James Lafferty Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UP000626
Abstract James Lafferty was a Detroit lawyer who became one of the nation's most prominent draft attorneys and a staunch supporter of civil rights. He was active in the movement to end U.S. intervention in Vietnam, Central America/the Carribbean, and the Persian Gulf. He also founded the Oakland County branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. His papers reflect his involvement in the Detroit Coalition to End the War Now! and the National Peace Action Coalition during the Vietnam era; his work with...
Dates: 1969 - 1991
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / James Lafferty Papers

Jean Gould Papers

 Collection — Small Processed Collections: G, Box 6, Folder: 2-5
Identifier: LP000426
Abstract Author Jean Gould published various biographies, including, Walter Reuther: Labor’s Rugged Individualist, co-authored with Lorena Hickok. The papers of Ms. Gould relate to her work on the Reuther biography and on Charles Ervin’s autobiography, Homegrown Liberal. Important correspondents include Eugene Debs and Victor Reuther.
Dates: 1907 - 1973
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Jean Gould Papers

Jerry and Mildred Wurf Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP001132
Abstract Jerry Wurf started his work in AFSCME in New York's Council 37, becoming executive director by 1959. He went on to serve as AFSCME International president from 1964 until his death in 1981. He also served as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. Throughout his career, Wurf was actively involved in campaigns for civil liberties; anti-nuclear and peace movements; workers' education, health, and rights; Jewish concerns; and domestic politics, especially related to the Democratic Party....
Dates: 1936 - 1982
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Jerry and Mildred Wurf Papers

Jewish Labor Committee Records

 Collection
Identifier: LR000150
Abstract The Jewish Labor Committee was organized by Detroit Jewish workers and labor organizations in 1934 to fight totalitarianism abroad and discrimination at home. Among topics discussed are civil rights, NAACP, discrimination in housing and employment, bombings in the South, school prayer issue, and Soviet anti-semitism. Records are those of the Michigan Regional Office, focusing on Detroit civil rights issues, however there is material on JLC programs elsewhere in the U.S.
Dates: 1947 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1970
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Jewish Labor Committee Records

Joe Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000047
Abstract A one-time reporter for the Federated Press, Mr. Brown gathered a variety of items for a proposed book on unionism in the auto industry. Clippings, correspondence, handbills, and miscellaneous publications relate to the rise of auto unions during the 1930s and 1940s. Nearly every topic of importance for that time and subject is covered, including sit-downs, drives to organize various plants, and strikes. The scrapbooks contain mostly Detroit newspaper clippings about auto unions.Box...
Dates: 1933 - 1942
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / Joe Brown Papers

John Allard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP001014
Abstract First elected to union office as secretary of United Auto Workers Local 230 in 1939, John Allard was elected as president of Local 230 in 1946, and also served in the International Union. The papers of Mr. Allard reflect his work with the UAW and, to a lesser degree, his involvement in community activities for retirees, most notably as a participant in the White House Conference on Aging.
Dates: 1943 - 1978
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John Allard Papers

John and Phyllis Collier Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: LAV000141
Abstract John Collier (1874-1947) was interested in various socialist, radical, liberal, and anarchist causes, and was a life-long student of philosophy, theology, mysticism, and psychic phenomena. Phyllis Feningston Collier was John Collier's secretary and life-long companion who was active in the labor movement. Collection consists of images collected by Phyllis Collier. Emphasis is on John Collier and his activities, such as his brief acting career, but also included are photographs of friends and...
Dates: 1911 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1925
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John and Phyllis Collier Photographs

John Anderson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000135
Abstract Pamphlets and the UAW Public Review Board decision in the case of Anderson vs. UAW Local 15, Fisher Body-Fleetwood in Detroit. Mr. Anderson was on the International Executive Board of the UAW from 1936 to 1937, and was president of Local 15 from I946 to 1949. The Public Review case grew out of his suspension by Local 15 for charging misuse of union funds by local union officers.
Dates: 1962 - 1964
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John Anderson Papers

John Beffel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000561
Abstract Mr. Beffel served as a reporter, writer, editor, and publicist. He edited manuscripts of Slim Brundage, Joseph Cohen, Paul Crouch, Harry Kelly, Walter Marshall, Rose Pesotta, Voline, and Vincenzo Vocirca; and did publicity work for the Workers Defense League. In addition to the manuscripts, the collection includes correspondence, drafts, notes, and clippings which deal with the Carlo Tresca Memorial Committee, anarchists, communism, the Joe Hill case, the IWW, and the League for Mutual Aid....
Dates: 1943 - 1954
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John Beffel Papers

John Blaich Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP000375
Abstract Correspondence, clippings, reports, and other items pertaining to Mr. Blaich's work as chairman of the Tool and Die Division of UAW Local 600, Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan.
Dates: 1941 - 1947
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John Blaich Papers

John Burton Papers

 Collection — Small Processed Collections: Br - Col, Box 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: LP000169
Abstract UAW Local 142 Executive Board and membership minutes, financial records, grievance records, and newspaper clippings collected by Mr. Burton, who served as a member of the Bargaining Committee of Local 142, Willow Run, Michigan.
Dates: 1949 - 1959
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John Burton Papers

John C. Leggett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LP001012
Abstract Collection consists of documents related to sociologist John C. Leggett's career. Primarily includes research related to Leggett's book Class, Race, and Labor: Working Class Consciousness in Detroit.
Dates: Circa 1955-1960.
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John C. Leggett Papers

John Cole Papers

 Collection — Small Processed Collections: Br - Col, Box 2, Folder: 16
Identifier: LP001487
Abstract John Cole worked for the Ford Motor Company for over fifty years. In 1942 he served as an International Representative from UAW Local 50, the Willow Run bomber plant. The papers of Mr. Cole consist of a typescript copy of the union agreement of November 1942 between the Ford Motor Company and the International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW-CIO).
Dates: 1942
Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library / John Cole Papers

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