Papers, 1944-1953.

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Papers, 1944-1953.

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Correspondence, reports, petitions, releases, financial statesments, program statements, and pamphlets relating to the Committee's activities in Virginia. The correspondence is primarily that of Charles C. Webber, president and director of the Committee and president of the Virginia State Industrial Union Council, with various union officials and political leaders. Included is correspondence from the Tidewater C.I.O. Political Action Committee. The papers concern such topics as the Taft-Hartley Act; the International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers; radio programs by labor unions; elections and political campaigns in Virginia and on the national level. There are also membership report forms for the Virginia State C.I.O. Political Action Committee.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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