Herling, John P. (John Phillip), 1917-

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John Herling, a prominent Washington journalist, syndicated labor columnist, and author graduated from Harvard in 1928 and later became an observer of events in the labor movement and the world of business and government. Until 1934, he worked for the League for Industrial Democracy, and between 1929 and 1940 he served as a director of the Children's Crusade for Children, assisting war refugees in Europe. During the presidential campaigns of 1928, 1932, and 1936, he served as a research assistant and publicity director for Norman Thomas, the Socialist Party candidate. Having served as a director of the Labor and Social Relations division of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, he later became a special correspondent in Europe for the Voice of America during the 1940s and a White House correspondent and labor affairs columnist for several newspapers. At the time of his death in February 1994, he was writing a history of the United Autoworkers.
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referencedIn Childrens' Crusade for Children Records, 1939-1940 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Herling, John. John Herling papers, 1952-1970. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Guide to the League for Industrial Democracy Records, 1920-1996 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Herling, John. Themes for English 5, 1926-1927. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn League for Industrial Democracy. League for Industrial Democracy. Pamphlets, 1922-1978. Cornell University Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Children's Crusade for Children. Children's Crusade for Children records, 1939-1940. Library of Congress
referencedIn League for Industrial Democracy. Pamphlets, 1922-1978. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
referencedIn Livingston, Joseph A. Papers, 1942-1988. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Guide to the League for Industrial Democracy Records, 1920-1996 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Corliss Lamont papers concerning John Reed, 1910-1967. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Abel, I. W. (Iorwith Wilbur), 1908-1987. person
correspondedWith Children's Crusade for Children. corporateBody
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associatedWith Harvard University corporateBody
correspondedWith Lamont, Corliss, 1902- person
associatedWith League for Industrial Democracy. corporateBody
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associatedWith Livingston, Joseph A. person
associatedWith McDonald, David J. (David John), 1902-1979. person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith United Steelworkers of America corporateBody
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United States
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Electric industries
Journalists
Labor unions
Trusts, Industrial
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Journalist
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Birth 1917

Death 1994-02

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Americans

English

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