Charles R. Walker papers, 1924-1937.

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Charles R. Walker papers, 1924-1937.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122524891

Research and interview notes, chapter drafts, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other printed materials compiled or created by Walker for his book American City: a Rank-and-File History (1937), which deals with the economic, political, and social conditions in Minneapolis culminating in the truck drivers' strike of July, 1934.

1.0 cu. ft. (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6749445

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