Ralph W. Yarborough collection, 1952-1983, (bulk 1952-1970).

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Ralph W. Yarborough collection, 1952-1983, (bulk 1952-1970).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26084920

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, press releases, financial documents, programs, speeches, campaign handouts and materials, booklets, and a biography.

8 boxes (3.21 linear ft.)

University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7154327

University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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Texas AFL-CIO

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Conventions were held annually beginning in 1957 and biennially from 1965. From the description of Convention records, 1956-1975. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 28515720 Formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. Originally formed as the Texas State AFL-CIO, the name was shortened in 1963 to Texas AFL-CIO. Texas AFL-CIO officers during the years represented by this collection included...

Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996

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Ralph Webster Yarborough (b. June 8, 1903, Chandler, Tex.-d. Jan. 27, 1996, Austin, Tex.), U.S. Senator from Texas, attended West Point and the Sam Houston State Teachers College, taught school in Texas, and spent one year in Germany as assistant secretary for the American Chamber of Commerce. He served in the Texas National Guard for three years before graduating from the University of Texas law school in 1927. He was assistant attorney general of Texas in the early 1930s and was elected distri...