Frank and Fred K. Hefferly Collection 1902-1972

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Frank and Fred K. Hefferly Collection 1902-1972

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Frank Hefferly (1878-1960) migrated to the U.S. to work in the coal mines in 1889. He became a labor organizer and worked his way up in the UMWA to become the President of District 15 in Colorado and Wyoming. A protégé of John L. Lewis, he organized coal miners, meat packers, and steel and rubber workers into the CIO in the late 1930s. His son, Fred K. Hefferly (1907-1988) joined him as an organizer for the CIO and UMWA from the 1930s through the 1970s, eventually becoming District 15’s secretary-treasurer and later president. The collection contains personal correspondence, financial records, union correspondence, publications, and photographs from 1902-1972.

21 linear feet, Personal papers

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University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Archives Dept.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6402199

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