Frank Herbst Papers and Photographs Bulk, 1941-1957 1937-1993

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Frank Herbst Papers and Photographs Bulk, 1941-1957 1937-1993

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Frank Herbst was a union leader who worked for the State, County and Municipal Workers Union Local 1 as a manager and business agent in the 1940's and 1950's. Under Herbst the Local achieved gains in wages, working conditions, staff promotions and grievance procedures. Herbst was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee as Local 1 came under McCarthyite criticism. In 1952 Herbst had to leave Local 1 in order for the union to maintain official recognition and continue its representation of the workers. The local eventually merged with Teamsters Local 237. The collection contains Herbst's HUAC testimony, as well as statements and fliers from Teamsters Local 237. Photocopies of three scrapbooks Herbst kept though the 1940s and 1950s contain information on Herbst, Local 1 and anticommunism. Materials pertaining the "Pillar of Labor" tribute to Herbst include biographical information and a compilation of Herbst's columns for Local 1's newsletter, the . Approxmiately fifteen black and white photographs document Herbst's student organizing, wartime service and United Public Workers conventions and meetings. Welfare Reporter

0.5 linear feet; in 10 folders in 2 shared boxes.

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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