Papers, 1935-1971.

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Papers, 1935-1971.

Correspondence, minutes, reports, and clippings, relating to Nelson's activities as an official with American Federation of Teachers and American Federation of Teachers Local 59 (Minneapolis, Minn.). Correspondents include George E. Axtelle, William Card, Jerome Davis, Mary F. Grossman, Irvin R. Kuenzli, and Joel Seidman.

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Axtelle, George E. (George Edward), 1893-1974

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George E. Axtelle was born in Crandall, Texas, November 28, 1893. He was a professor of Education at Northwestern (1935-1942) and New York University (1945-1959). Then he was a professor of education and philosophy at Southern Illinois University from 1959 until 1974. He served as Director of the John Dewey Project at Southern Illinois University, and "engaged in the editing and publication of the collected works of John Dewey". From the description of George E. Axtelle papers, 1959-...

Seidman, Joel Isaac, 1906-....

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Nelson, Mercedes, 1900-

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Teacher, of Minneapolis, Minn. From the description of Papers, 1935-1971. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28416998 ...

Kuenzli, Irvin R., 1897-

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Card, William, 1906-

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American Federation of Teachers

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Joyce Wheeler was a member of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a national teachers' labor union founded in 1900. She was particularly active in the United Action Caucus (UAC), a rank and file organization within the AFT. The UAC took stands on various issues within the American educational system, supported progressive politics in general, and campaigned for internal democracy within the AFT. Members of the Communist Party USA are thought to have played an important role in the UAC. Wh...

Grossman, Mary F. (Mary Foley), approximately 1905-1972

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Davis, Jerome, 1891-1979

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Clergyman, college professor, lecturer interested in social reform. From the description of Papers, 1912-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155522391 Jerome Davis was an American professor of Sociology at Yale University. From the description of Jerome Davis fonds. [1935]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848429 Jerome Davis (1891-1979) was born in Kyoto, Japan to Jerome Dean Davis and Frances Hooper Davis, both m...

American Federation of Teachers. Local 59 (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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