Jim McCrary papers, 1924-1930.

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Jim McCrary papers, 1924-1930.

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Correspondence, papers and clippings relating to his activities as a California labor leader and member of the International Labor Defense and the Workers (Communist) Party of America; primarily his efforts to relieve striking miners in Colorado and Pennsylvania, and to strengthen the movement in Oakland and in the Bay Area. Includes letters from Fred E. Beal, Colorado Miners Relief & Defense Committee, Industrial Workers of the World, Charlotte Anita Whitney and others. A biographical sketch of McCrary by Joan London also included.

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International Labor Defense

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Established by the Communist Party of the United States of America as its legal defense arm in 1925 to aid labor, political prisoners, and victims of reactionary violence. Using mass demonstrations and publicity, the International Labor Defense (ILD) conducted national and worldwide campaigns to gather support for its cases. In 1946 the ILD merged with the Civil Rights Congress. From the description of International Labor Defense records, 1926-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122...

Beal, Fred Erwin, 1896-1954

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State vs. Fred Erwin Beal, et al. N. C. 278, 154 S. E. 604 (1930). In 1929, Fred Erwin Beal (1896-1954), a communist and National Textile Workers Union (NTWU) organizer, arrived at the Loray Mill in Gastonia, North Carolina. There, the young New Englander worked toward unionization of the mill workers. Many workers did join the NTWU as a result of Beal’s efforts. The company responded to the unionization by firing five union members in May 1929. After the firings, the un...

London, Joan

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American author; daughter of Jack London. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Berkeley, Ca., to Edward Wagenknecht, 1950 July 5 and 1952 May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864576 ...

Whitney, Anita, 1867-1955

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Colorado Miners Relief and Defense Committee.

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McCrary, Jim

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Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW is a labor organization dedicated to uniting laborers around the world into a single large union. From the description of Collection 1916-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701431 Established in Chicago in 1905 by sponsors of socialism and the remnants of previous labor unions, including the Knights of Labor, Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies", evolved into a radical industrial unio...