[Collection], 1873-1945.

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[Collection], 1873-1945.

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This bulk of the collection consists of Adam's correspondence during the period 1916-1917 when he was working as publicity directory of the United Mine Workers in Indianapolis. The correspondence includes both letters to Adams and retained copies of Adam's letters, and regards organizing activities of UMW; strikes and other labor conflicts in coalfields in Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, an other places; the roles of the American Committee on War Finance and other groups concerned with labor's role in World War I; and correspondence with the Committee on Industrial Relations, the National Labor Defense Council, and other pro-labor groups. The collection also contains a Dynes family scrapbook, primarily of Indianapolis Republican Party programs, election tickets, ribbons, broadsides, and other campaign material (1873-1923); papers relating to the Indiana Selective Service Association (1918-1921); correspondence regarding the visit of David Lloyd-George to Indianapolis (1923); letters to Dynes from World War II soldiers (1942); and a collection of Indianapolis clippings and cards including newspaper stories regarding a 1927 Indianapolis trolley-truck accident (1924-1945). Source: Pumroy.

1 ms. box, 1 folder.

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