Papers, 1943-1952.

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Papers, 1943-1952.

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Papers relating to the Committee's activities in procurring and disseminating information concerning political issues, promoting the C.I.O. viewpoint on issues affecting its welfare, and maintaining an accounting of elections and the voting records of Tennessee officials. These papers are from the files of Paul Revere Christopher, C.I.O. director for Tennessee, 1940-1955; of James E. Payne, chairman of the Chattanooga Area Political Action Committee and a field representative in Chattanooga; and of Bethel T. Judd, C.I.O. field representative in Chattanooga and a member of the State Central Committee and the executive committee of the Tennessee State C.I.O. Political Action Committee. Correspondence primarily with union officials and poltiical leaders, concerning activities of the Chattanooga, the Tennessee state, and the national C.I.O. Political Action Committees. There are also minutes, rules of operation, pamphlets and leaflets.

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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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