Harold Pritchett papers 1937-1971 1940

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Harold Pritchett papers 1937-1971 1940

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Shingle weaver and labor organization leader

approximately .33 cubic feet of textual materials; 1 sound cassette

eng,

University of Washington Libraries Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6379692

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

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Communist Party of the United States of America

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Syndicat international des travailleurs du bois d'Amérique. Local 1-80

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Orton, O. M.

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Pressman, Lee

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Pritchett, Harold, 1904-

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Harold Pritchett was born in Birmingham, England and arrived in Port Moody, B.C. in 1912. He began working at the Thurston-Flavelle Mill in 1919 and gradually became involved in union activities. By 1931, he was Chairman of the Fraser Mills Strike Committee and President of the Shingle Weavers Union in 1933. He was elected president of the Independent Federation of Woodworkers in 1936; then with the affiliation of the Federation of Woodworkers to the Congress of Industrial Organizations, he was ...

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (AFL)

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International Woodworkers of America

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CIO-affiliated union founded in 1937 by woodworkers in the United States and Canada. In April, 1987, the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) split to form the IWA-U.S. and IWA-Canada unions. The IWA-U.S. is headquartered in Gladstone, Or. From the description of Records, 1936-1987. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19796382 ...

Coughlin, Paul

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