Ralph Rudd Papers 1957-1962

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Ralph Rudd Papers 1957-1962

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Ralph Rudd (b. 1915) was a state legislator from Lake County, Ohio, 19591962. Rudd championed numerous liberal causes such as unemployment compensation, minimum wage laws, workers' compensation, and the abolition of capital punishment. He also served as director of the Cleveland Civil Liberties Union and on the board of directors of the Ohio Consumers League. The collection consists of correspondence, news releases, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to legislation of interest to Rudd, to his 1960 Republican opponent, C. Lee Mantle, and other topics. The collection pertains to Rudd's activities as a state representative and to legislation relating to such areas as unemployment compensation, school finance, capital punishment, and the Ohio Fair Employment Practices Commission.

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Rudd, Ralph

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Ralph Rudd was a labor organizer. Labor's Non-Partisan League was founded in 1936 to support the re-election of President Franklin Roosevelt and promote favorable union legislation. SWOC was also organized in 1936 to unionize steel workers. From the description of Ralph Rudd collection of Pennsylvania labor newspapers, 1937-1945. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 773214182 Ralph Rudd (b. 1915) served two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives...