Papers, 1889-1915.

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Papers, 1889-1915.

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The Douglass Papers are a collection of twenty-four items partly documenting Douglass' career as a foreman in the steel industry in the Pittsburgh and Birmingham Districts from 1889-1915. The collection consists of pocket notebooks, weekly and monthly time sheets, pocket guides, and correspondence. There a few letters from officials of the Boilermakers' Union and a union badge.

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