Papers of Leroy Jones, 1936-1954.

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Papers of Leroy Jones, 1936-1954.

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The papers of Leroy Jones relate to local, state, and national labor affairs. They are comprised of correspondence between local and Iowa State Federation of Labor organizations and with the National Labor Relations Board. Much of the collection concerns labor matters in Clinton, Iowa. Speeches, press releases, union business papers, labor disputes, etc. are included. Among the correspondence are letters from: Albert A. Couch, William Green, Lewis Schwellenbach, Henry O. Talle, Henry A. Wallace, and Roland A. White.

3 linear ft., (6 boxes)

University of Iowa Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103403

University of Iowa Libraries

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United States. National Labor Relations Board

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After the first National Labor Relations Board was functionally abolished by the Supreme Court decision invalidating the National Industrial Recovery Act, May 27, 1935, a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was established as an independent agency by the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act (NLRA) (49 Stat. 195), dated July 5, 1935. The Supreme Court in 1937 declared the Board constitutional and sustained Congress’s power to regulate employers whose operations affected interstate commerce...

Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

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Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, and farmer who served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the 33rd vice president of the United States, and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was also the presidential nominee of the left-wing Progressive Party in the 1948 election. The oldest son of Henry C. Wallace, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1921 to 1924, Henry A. Wallace was born in Adair County, Iowa in...

Couch, Albert Ambrose.

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Labor leader. From the description of Papers of Albert A. Couch, 1940-1951. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233107291 ...

Talle, Henry Oscar, 1892-1969.

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The Iowa Federation of Labor (IFL), begun in 1892, was formed to act as a unified voice for labor concerns and organizations in Iowa. Chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1894, the organization underwent organizational changes which paralleled the AFL's split into 2 groups (the AFL and the CIO) and its eventual reunification as the AFL-CIO. The IFL's annual conventions serve as its governing body. The IFL has been politically active, pressing for legislation and political candi...

White, Roland A., 1908-

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Schwellenbach, Lewis B.

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American Federation of Grain Millers

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Jones, Leroy

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Labor official from Clinton, Iowa. From the description of Papers of Leroy Jones, 1936-1954. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233107159 ...

American Federation of Grain Producers.

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Green, William, 1870-1952

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Ohio district president of the United Mine Workers of America; Democratic senator in Ohio General Assembly; AFL president. From the description of William Green papers [microform], 1891-1952. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 45840057 ...

American Federation of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980267 ...

United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945)

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The National War Labor Board, a tri-partite body established in 1942 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was charged with acting as an arbitration tribunal in labor-management dispute cases, thereby preventing work stoppages which might hinder the war effort. It was also responsible for determining wage adjustments in accordance with anti-inflationary wage stabilization criteria and policies. From the description of Series 1. General case files, 1913-1946, bulk 1942-1946. (Cornell Un...