Oral history interviews of the Janesville Bicentennial Labor Oral History Project [sound recording], 1976-1977.

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Oral history interviews of the Janesville Bicentennial Labor Oral History Project [sound recording], 1976-1977.

Tape-recorded interviews conducted by Clem Imhoff for the Janesville Bicentennial Committee with twelve Janesville, Wisconsin, men active in the local labor movement, primarily in the 1920s through 1940s.

33 tape recordings.

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International brotherhood of teamsters, chauffeurs, stablemen, and helpers of America

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Labor organization formed in 1903 as International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the result of a merger between members of the Team Drivers' International Union (TDIU) and the Teamsters' National Union of America (TNU). Known from 1909 to 1992 as International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers. Reverted to its pre-1909 name in October 1992. From the description of International Brotherhood of Teamsters records, 1989-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709...

Adkins, Lou, 1899- ,

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Van Horn, John Wesley,

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Fairbanks, Morse and Company (Beloit, Wis.)

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Imhoff, Clem.

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Rock River Woolen Mills (Janesville, Wis.)

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Johnston, James, 1903-1991

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International Association of Fire Fighters. Local 580 (Janesville, Wis.)

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Samson Tractor Company (Janesville, Wis.)

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General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division

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Hilkin, Ralph,

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Parker Pen Company

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 890 (Janesville, Wis.)

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Dooley, Don, 1909- ,

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Swinbank, Glenn, 1907- ,

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Janesville Bicentennial Labor Oral History Project

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Textile Workers' Union of America

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Located in Boston, the TWUA began in 1937 as the Textile Workers' Organizing Committee of the CIO. By 1939, its success in organizing workers led to its becoming an independent CIO-affiliated union. One of the first victories was a contract with the American Woolen Co. in Lawrence, Mass. By 1942, mills in a number of New England cities were unionized. After World War II, the TWUA faced serious problems from national anti-labor legislation such as the Taft-Hartley Act, and the slump in the textil...

Scott, John S., 1915-....

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Wells, James Howard, 1932-....

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James H. Wells was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky from 1892 - 1895. Little else is known about the history of the collection, it was found in a sealed wooden box with "Wells Glass Negatives" written on the top. From the description of James H. Wells glass negatives, ca. 1904. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 213415091 ...