David Kaplan Papers, 1941-1965

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David Kaplan Papers, 1941-1965

1941-1965

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00233

Papers of David Kaplan, a labor economist who organized the research department of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America and served as their chief economist. Included is personal correspondence and lecture material; correspondence, newsletters, reports, and legal and subject files from his work with the Teamsters, including files created as trustee of Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local No. 584; and a small amount of material from the Economics of Distribution Foundation, of which he was the first president. Correspondents include Dave Beck, Thomas Flynn, and Dan Tobin.

2.2 c.f. (6 archives boxes)

eng, Latn

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Beck, Dave, 1894-1993

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David Lemuel Beck was born in poverty on June 16, 1894, in Stockton, California to Lemuel and Mary Beck. His first union job was as a laundry driver in Seattle, Washington where he became a member of Teamsters Local 566 Laundry and Dye Works Drivers. He was elected to the executive board of Local 566 in 1920 then in 1923 he was named president of Joint Council 28. In 1927 he was elected president of Local 566 in 1927 and that same year, he was hired by the international union as a full-time orga...

Tobin, Daniel Joseph, 1875-1955

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Flynn, Thomas E., 1906-1972.

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Economics of Distribution Foundation.

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America

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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters was formed in 1903 from the merger of two teamsters unions to form one large union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. One of the largest and most powerful unions in the country, the Teamsters have been notoriously plagued by corrupt leadership throughout its history. In December 1957, the AFL-CIO ejected the Teamsters from the federation for non-compliance with newly enacted corruption rules. In 1964, Teamsters' president James Hoffa succ...

Kaplan, David, 1905- .

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