Correspondence files of President James B. Carey, 1942-1964 (bulk 1951-1960).

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Correspondence files of President James B. Carey, 1942-1964 (bulk 1951-1960).

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The correspondence files of IUE President James B. Carey detail the wide-ranging activities and demands imposed by the office of the IUE presidency. File contents include: incoming and outgoing correspondence; office(carbon) copies of letters; telegrams; attached routing and memo notes; and ephemera (i.e. buttons, greeting cards, business and membership cards). The bulk of the correspondence files illuminate Carey's and the union's relationship with the following: IUE district and local leaders; rank and file members; influential progressive and liberal organizations; civil rights leaders; trade unionists; prominent political figures and legislators; journalists; editors; academicians and educational institutions; foreign labor dignitaries; and corporate leaders.

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