International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union records 1899-1957

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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union records 1899-1957

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Collection includes: Typescript "General Notes of I.L.W.U.'s", 54 pp, regarding the history and founding of the union; Ledgers, 2 vols., 1947-1957, of Local 68, St. Helen's, Oregon.

.31 cubic feet (1 flat box and 1 folder); 7 microfilm reels.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6363982

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