Utah labor archive audio-visual collection 1948-1961

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Utah labor archive audio-visual collection 1948-1961

The Utah labor archive audio-visual collection (1948-1961) consists of audio recordings of speeches and songs and informational films relating to labor unions in Utah and the United States at large.

77 phonograph records, 3 16mm films

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371363

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Richardson, Reed C., 1917-

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The Univertsity of Utah was designated the official labor archives of the State of Utah in 1971. The paper records and audio-visual items created or kept by various Utah labor unions have been deposited here. From the guide to the Utah labor archive audio-visual collection, 1948-1961, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) ...

Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-

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Jimmy Hoffa a U.S. union and labor leader. He was born in Brazil, Indiana in 1913 and began his work as a union organizer with Detroit's Local 299 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 1932. By December, 1946 he was president of Local 299. In 1952 he was elected international vice president of the Teamsters Union, and in 1957 he became international president. Under his leadership, the Teamsters negotiated the National Master Freight Agreement, the first nationwide collective bargaini...