Samuel Gompers Papers Project collection

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Samuel Gompers Papers Project collection

1886-2011 and undated

The Samuel Gompers Papers consist of the documents created during the research, writing, and publishing of the twelve volumes of the Samuel Gompers Papers (University of Illinois Press). This project began under Stephen Kaufman in 1974 and was completed in 2011. The primary purpose of the project was to collect, annotate, and make available primary sources regarding early American Labor History. The files in this collection relate to the editing of the primary sources and the formation of the project. Some of the materials included in the collection are correspondence, research files, photographs, reports, microfilm, memorabilia, and electronic records.

144 Linear Feet (144 linear feet, 1 microfilm cabinet, and 2 items)

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Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924

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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) was President of the American Federation of Labor and a member of the President's First Industrial Conference in 1919. He was a member of the President's Unemployment Conference in 1921. ...