Philip Taft records, 1840-1976. 1840-1976

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Philip Taft records, 1840-1976. 1840-1976

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Subject files and research notes, which Philip Taft gathered in preparation of his book manuscripts. Included are numerous original documents, which are interspersed throughout the research notes. Particularly well documented subjects are: organized labor abroad; the AFL-CIO's position on foreign affairs; maritime unions; labor and the National Industrial Recovery Act; labor and the National Labor Relations Board; racketeering; labor and the steel industry; teachers' unions; and the two World Wars.

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Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives

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AFL-CIO

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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as an umbrella organization for skilled trade and industrial unions. Its regional office in Baltimore represented worker interests against this railroad merger. From the description of AFL-CIO response to merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, 1962-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238572652 Created by merger of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. ...

Taft, Philip, 1902-1976

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Labor historian, economist, and professor of economics at Brown University; d. 1979. From the description of Papers, 1960-1972. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28417257 Philip Taft, Professor of Economics at Brown University, was a leading historian on the American labor movement. He died in 1976. From the description of Articles, 1939-1976. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 22940204 Labor historian. From t...