Papers, 1943-1980.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1943-1980.

Chiefly reminiscences relating to Henkelman's activities with Industrial Workers of the World and his experiences with U.S. Army American Expeditionary Forces to Siberia (1918-1919).

1 linear ft.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7259637

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km312r (corporateBody)

The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65752dw (corporateBody)

Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Henkelman, William, 1894-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67h501h (person)

Active in the labor movement. From the description of Papers, 1943-1980. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28416529 William Henkelman, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was a private in Company B., 339th U.S. Infantry, during the American intervention in North Russia, the "Polar Bear Expedition." From the guide to the This being a suppliment [sic] of the Barracks bladder, of Co. B 339th Inf. ... / drawn by Wm. Henkelman., [192-?], (Bentley Historical Librar...

Industrial Workers of the World

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jb0098 (corporateBody)

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...