Papers, circa 1909-1998.

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Papers, circa 1909-1998.

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Miscellaneous materials of Selig Perlman, labor economist and University of Wisconsin faculty member. Included is a tape-recorded and transcribed interview with Perlman on coming to Wisconsin and working with John R. Commons on his history of labor, the University's intellectual life (mentioning Professors Commons, Ross, Ely, Turner, and others), and both the Wisconsin and federal Industrial Commissions. On microfilm are four of Perlman's writings: an unpublished article written with Edwin Young, titled "Union Leaders," a revision of "Toward a Theory of the Labor Movement," an unpublished revision of "History of Trade Unionism," and "The End of the New Deal's Advance." In paper form is a Nov. 11, 1947, letter from Perlman to Theodore Herfurth containing recollections of William English Walling. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above. Additional accessions are described below.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder),1 reel of microfilm (35mm), and3 tape recordings; plusadditions of 1.0 c.f.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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