Papers, 1938-1988.

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Papers, 1938-1988.

Correspondence, articles, speeches, proposals, position papers, lecture notes, clippings, office files, and personal files, relating to Sexton's activities with International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (later name: International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America), including his role as director of the union's Education Dept. (1949-1972) and later as head of the union's Leadership Studies Center, Onaway, Mich.; together with scripts from UAW radio program "Eye Opener," interviews, and publications, relating to the union's leadership and training program and Education Dept. Correspondents include Dr. John L. Childs, Senator Paul Douglas, James T. Farrell, Irving Howe, and Norman Thomas.

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Sexton, Brendan, 1911-1988

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Labor leader, of Michigan. From the description of Papers, 1938-1988. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28418828 ...

Thomas Norman Mattoon, 1884-1968

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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), was a leading American socialist, pacifist, author, and six-time presidential candidate on the Socialist Party of America ticket, between 1928 and 1948. Born in Marion, Ohio, he was a graduate of Princeton University, attended Union Theological Seminary, where he became a socialist, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. Thomas opposed the United States' entry into the First World War, a position that earned him the disapproval of many in his soci...

Leadership Studies Center (Onaway, Mich.)

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Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979

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James T. Farrell (1904-1979) was an Irish-American novelist, short story writer, journalist, travel writer, poet, and literary critic. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the University of Chicago and published his first short story in 1929. He is best known for his Studs Lonigan trilogy and for his A note on Literary Criticism, in which he described two types of the American Marxist character. From the guide to the James T. Farrell Collection, 1953-1961, (Special Colle...

Douglas, Paul, 1892-1976

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Howard Douglas : oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309732848 From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Howard Douglas : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527416 U.S. Senator (Democrat, Illinois). From the description of Paul H. Douglas papers, 1932-1971. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat ...

Childs, John L. (John Lawrence), 1889-

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International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. President

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Formerly International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) and International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. From the description of President's office: Walter P. Reuther collection, 1933-1970. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28413062 ...

Howe, Irving

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