Records, 1881-1969.

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Records, 1881-1969.

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Records of a local of the Cigar Makers International Union, founded in Green Bay in 1881, which reached a peak membership of 94 members in 1905. The records include correspondence, 1892-1927, consisting primarily of printed circulars from the CMIU headquarters and locals and other unions providing documentation of strikes and other issues in the labor movement, especially for 1916 to 1919; membership records, 1882-1927; financial records, 1881-1920; and records, 1944-1969, of the cigar manufacturing business of one member, Peter Rutten.

3.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes, 3 flat boxes, and 1 oversize envelope)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6852510

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Cigar Makers' International Union of America

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The Cigar Makers National Union of the United States formed in 1864 with delegates from local unions in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other cities in attendance. The Union became international in 1867 with the affiliation of Canadian locals. In 1875, the Cigar Makers of New York affiliated with the CMIUA and became Local 144. Samuel Gompers was the Local's president and Adolph Strasser was financial secretary. Gompers was appointed an international organizer and in 1886 became a vice pr...

Cigar Makers International Union. Local 162 (Green Bay, Wis.)

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Rutten, Peter, 1893-1969.

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