Frank Chandler Papers undated
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Chandler, Frank, 1903-1992
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Frank Chandler (1903-1992) was a trade union and community activist. His original name was Frank Tschinder. Frank worked as a punch press operator in New Jersey before joining the army in 1942. He left the army with an honorable discharge in 1945. From the guide to the Frank Chandler Papers, undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) ...
Foner, Henry
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Henry J. Foner (1919- ), longtime activist leader of the Joint Board, Fur, Leather and Machine Workers Union (FLM), grew up in New York, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. His father had a seltzer delivery route, and later owned a garage. In high school, Foner started playing saxophone with a band at hotels in the Catskills. He also started composing comic verses, played to the tunes of popular songs. By the late 1930s, Foner had acquired an interest in history and politics fr...
