Julian Chazin Papers Bulk, 1957-1962 1955-1989 , (Bulk 1957-1962)

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Julian Chazin Papers Bulk, 1957-1962 1955-1989 , (Bulk 1957-1962)

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Julian Chazin was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in October 1957 in Buffalo, NY. He invoked his Fifth Amendment privileges when asked if he had ever been a member of the Communist Party. This led to his suspension and discharge from the Cold Strip Mill Department of the Lackawanna Plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company on the grounds that he had falsified his job application by omitting mention of his college degree, and that his HUAC testimony indicated that he was a security risk. Chazin contested his dismissal and won reinstatement in March 1958. The collection contains correspondence, legal documents and clippings relating to Chazin’s dismissal from Bethlehem Steel, his appearances before HUAC, and his struggle for reinstatement. Also included is information on related cases as well as Chazin’s correspondence with Representative John G. Dow (D-NY) and labor historian Philip Foner.

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Chazin, Julian

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Born in 1928 in New York City, Julian Chazin earned a B.S. in Social Science from City College. In an effort to support his family, he moved to Buffalo and got a job in the Cold Strip Mill Department of the Lackawanna Plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company. In October 1957, he was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in Buffalo, where he invoked his Fifth Amendment privileges when asked if he had ever been a member of the Communist Party. This led...

United Steelworkers of America. Local 2604 (Buffalo, N.Y.).

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Foner, Philip Sheldon, 1910-1994

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Philip Foner, a prominent and prolific historian of the American labor movement, was born in 1910. Radicalized by the Great Depression, he has been politically close to the Communist Party, and taught courses at several of its schools for workers. While he is best known for his multi-volume History of the Labor Movement in the United States, Foner is the author and editor of dozens of books, pamphlets and articles. For many years, Foner taught at Lincoln College, in Pennsylvania. Fro...

Dow, John G. (John Goodchild), 1905-2003

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