Papers, 1898-1966.

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Papers, 1898-1966.

Correspondence (1901-1958), diaries (1931-1958), speeches, reports and other union records, and printed matter of a labor organizer and leader and Socialist Party leader, concerning the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA); the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); and activity with the United Rubber Workers (URW), the United Auto Workers (UAW), and the International Woodworkers (IWA). Active in the Socialist Party from 1900 to 1932, Germer served as national secretary, 1916-1918. Correspondents include Harry Bridges, John Brophy, Eugene V. Debs, Emma Goldman, William Green, Frank Hayes, Allan S. Haywood, William D. Haywood, Sidney Hillman, Morris Hillquit, Alexander Howat, John L. Lewis, Marx Lewis, Wayne Morse, Philip Murray, James O'Neal, Walter P. Reuther, Ernest Untermann, Frank P. Ziedler, and many others concerning labor and socialist concerns.

10.4 c.f. (26 archives boxes and 1 package) and1 reel of microfilm (35mm); plusadditions of 22 photographs and8 pieces of ephemera.

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Evjue, William Theodore, 1882-1970

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Meany, George, 1894-1980

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Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990

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Howat, Alexander, 1876-1945.

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Martin, Warren Homer, 1902-1968

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Berkman, Alexander, 1870-1936

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Walker, John Hunter, 1872-1955

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Phillips, James A. (James Andrew), 1873-1949.

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Livoda, Michael, 1886- .

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O'Neal, James, 1875-1962.

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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Davis, William H. (William Hammatt), 1879-1964

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William Hammatt Davis (1879-1964) was born in Bangor, Maine, the son of Owen Warren Davis and Abigail Gould. After graduating from high school in 1896, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work for his brother, A. G. Davis, in the patent department of General Electric. While in Washington, D.C., he attended the Corcoran Scientific School and graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 1901. From 1902 to 1903, he worked for the U.S. Patent Office as an examiner. He left to join the ...

Debs, Theodore, 1864-1945

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Atkinson, Roy Whitney, 1894- .

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International Woodworkers of America

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CIO-affiliated union founded in 1937 by woodworkers in the United States and Canada. In April, 1987, the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) split to form the IWA-U.S. and IWA-Canada unions. The IWA-U.S. is headquartered in Gladstone, Or. From the description of Records, 1936-1987. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19796382 ...

Schevenels, Walther, 1894-

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Belgian trade union official; general secretary, International Federation of Trade Unions, 1930-1945; assistant general secretary, World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1949; general secretary, European Regional Organization, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 1951-1966. From the description of Walther Schevenels papers, 1901-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870833 ...

Pesotta, Rose, 1896-

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Rose Pesotta (1896-1965) was a labor union official. From the description of Rose Pesotta papers, 1922-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517425 From the guide to the Rose Pesotta papers, 1922-1965, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) 1896 Born in Derazhnya, Russia, November 20 1909 ...

Attlee, C.R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967

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Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883-1967) was Prime Minister of the 1945-51 Labour Governments. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography . Thomas Simons Attlee (1880-1960) was his brother. See Peggy Attlee With a quiet conscience: Thomas Simons Attlee 1880-1960 (London: 1995). From the guide to the Letters from Clement Attlee to his brother Tom, 1915-60, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) Clement R. Attlee was born in Putney, England, and edu...

Hardesty, A. R. (Andrew Richard), 1887- .

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United mine workers of America

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Lewis, Thomas L., 1866-1939.

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Citrine, Walter, 1887-1983

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Walter McLennan Citrine, 1887-1983, left school at 12 to work in a flour mill. He soon became an electrician holding a variety of jobs. He joined the Electrical Trades Union in 1911, becoming Mersey District Secretary, 1914-1920, and General Secretary of the Electrical Trades Union, 1920-1923. He was Assistant Secretary of the TUC, 1924-1925, and General Secretary, 1926-1946. From 1928 to 1945 he was President of the International Federation of Trade Unions. He was also a Director of the Daily H...

Haywood, Allan S., 1888-1953

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Olson, Culbert L. (Culbert Levy), 1876-1962

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Olson was governor of California, 1939-1943, and Utah state senator. From the description of Culbert L. Olson papers, 1912-1949. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122501719 Olson was Governor of California from 1939-43. From the description of Letter : Sacramento, Calif., to Owen S. Adams, Los Angeles, Calif., 1941 May 29. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23239185 ...

Hayes, Frank J., 1882-1948.

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Lord, James, b. 1878.

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Amlie, Thomas R., 1897-1973

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Farrington, Frank, 1873-1939.

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Francis, Richard, 1890- .

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Hartung, A. F. (Albert Ferdinand), 1897-1973

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La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953

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Zeidler, Frank P.

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Mayor of Milwaukee (1948-1960) under the Socialist Party/Progressive Party Federation banners. After office many interests were pursued including: community activism, labor arbitration, foundation work, teaching, resources development, and Socialist Party activities. Ran for president in 1975. Writer and lecturer on major current issues. From the description of Carl F. and Frank P. Zeidler Papers 1918-1981 (bulk 1940-1942, 1948-1981). (Milwaukee Public Library). WorldCat record id: 2...