Harry E. Ross papers, 1912-1962.

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Harry E. Ross papers, 1912-1962.

Correspondence, reports, memoranda, clippings, relating to Harry Ross' activities and services with the UAW. Includes material relating to Charles Coughlin, John L. Lewis, and R.J. Thomas.

5.5 linear ft. (11 boxes) + 1 scrapbook.

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Ross, Harry E., 1900-

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Harry Ross was born in 1901. He spent thirty years with the UAW. For twenty-three years, he served in the capacity of an international representative. And, for seventeen years, he was on the staff of the Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department in Detroit. Mr. Ross retired in 1963, and now resides In Florida....

Thomas, R. J. (Rolland Jay), 1900-1967

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Roland Jay Thomas (June 9, 1900 – April 18, 1967), also known as R. J. Thomas, was born in East Palestine, Ohio. He grew up in eastern Ohio and attended the College of Wooster for two years. The need to help support his family caused him to leave college and go to work. In 1923, he moved to Detroit, where he worked in a number of automobile plants. He became active in efforts to organize the automobile industry and was the president of Chrysler Local 7 when it affiliated with the United Auto ...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Leonard, Richard T., 1902-

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Labor leader. From the description of Papers, 1940-1971. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28421397 ...

Scholle, August, 1904-

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Hopkins, Barney, 1904-

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Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979

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Detroit area priest known for his opposition to President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal programs. From the description of Charles E. Coughlin photograph collection. 1934-1936. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778938 Father Charles E. Coughlin was Roman Catholic priest, renowned as founder and pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan. Father Coughlin gained a wide following for his Sunday afternoon radio addresses on political and ...

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 ...

Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969

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John L. Lewis was born in Lucas, Iowa in 1880. From 1917 until his death in 1969 he served the United Mine Workers of America, acting as its president from 1920 to 1960. Lewis led in the establishment of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and served as CIO president until his resignation from that post in 1940. From the description of Papers, 1879-1969. [microform] (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64091529 From its founding in 1935 until 1942, the hist...