Papers, 1934-1973.

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Papers, 1934-1973.

Correspondence, diary, and other papers, relating to Mortimer's activities with International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (earlier name: International Union, United Auto Workers of America (CIO)), including the automobile industry strike (1941) in Flint, Mich., and the organizing of the aircraft workers (1940-1941) in California. Includes papers and mss. relating to his autobiography, Organize! My Life as a Union Man (1971) and his trip to USSR (1961); and papers of John M. (Scotty) Orr, with whom Mortimer worked in California. Correspondents include George F. Addes.

2 linear ft.

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Mortimer, Wyndham, 1884-1966

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Labor leader, of Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Papers, 1934-1973. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28421395 Labor Leader. From the description of Oral history interview with Wyndham Mortimer, 1960. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321328 ...

International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO)

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Peter J. Zanghi, a member of UAW Local 426, was elected first regional director of UAW Region 9 in 1939. From the description of Credential to the fifth convention, 1940 July 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40641494 ...

Orr, John M. (John Marshall), 1896-

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Addes, George F., 1910-

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UAW Secretary-Treasurer. From the description of Oral history interview with George F. Addes, 1960. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321288 ...