Miscellaneous papers, 1929-1954.

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Miscellaneous papers, 1929-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145785630

Miscellany including (1) a copy of a 1949 letter from Senator McCarthy to Richard Perrin, Milwaukee Housing Authority, concerning public housing and slum clearance, with a cover letter; (2) telegrams of greeting and other items related to a 1951 testimonial dinner in Milwaukee for Senator McCarthy; (3) a speech and a copy of excerpts from a meeting, October 11, 1951, in which Harry Bridges and other labor leaders were said to have participated; (4) photographs of McCarthy's scholastic records, 1929-1930; and (5) a German political cartoon and translation of a German article, 1954, on the charges between McCarthy and the Army.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6848712

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990

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Harry Renton Bridges, also known as Alfred Renton Byrant Bridges, came to the United States in 1920 from Australia where he had been a seaman and involved in union activities. Bridges continued to be active on the docks in fighting for labor rights and was instrumental in getting the International Longshore Association (ILA), an affiliate of the AF of L, recognized as the bargaining unit for the entire Pacific coast. He became president of ILA Local 34-36 and in 1936 its Pacific Coast preside...