J. William Belanger Papers 1932-1986

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J. William Belanger Papers 1932-1986

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Union activist and leader who was the first President of the Massachusetts State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and who also served on a number of governmental agencies, civic agencies, and commissions. Includes correspondence, biographical material, writings, scrapbooks, subject files, newsclippings; and pamphlets, manuals, and other printed materials. Scrapbooks comprise the bulk of the collection and include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, postcards, and various memorabilia.

3 boxes; (3 linear ft.)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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Union activist and leader who was the first President of the Massachusetts State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and who also served on a number of governmental agencies, civic agencies, and commissions. From the description of J. William Belanger papers, 1932-1986. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 53337815 J. William Belanger was born in Newmarket, New Hampshire, in 1907 and began working in textile mills at the age of fourteen. By the time he...