John Zaremba papers, 1935-1961.

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 ...

Zaremba, John A., 1894-1963

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Organizer for the Automotive Industrial Workers' Association and UAW (Dodge) Local 3. From the description of John Zaremba papers, 1935-1961. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320923 ...

Frankensteen, Richard T. (Richard Truman), 1907-1977

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Richard "Dick" Frankensteen (March 6, 1907 in Detroit – 1977) was the first president of the Automotive Industrial Workers Association. He attended Central High School, named to the all-city and all-state high school football teams and earned All-American honors in his senior year at University of Dayton. Beginning at age 15, he worked summers at the Dodge Brothers' plant for more than six years. After an intended career of teaching and high school football coaching in Ohio was crushed by ...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Murray, Philip, 1886-1952

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Philip Murray was one of the most important American labor leaders of the twentieth century. As president of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), he played a pivotal role in the creation of industrial unions as well as the utilization of federal government support in the growth of unions in the United States. Philip Murray (May 25, 1886-November 9, 1952) was born in Blantyre, Scotland, on May ...

International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO). Local 3 (Detroit, Mich.)

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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...

Jeffries, Edward, 1900-1950

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Detroit mayor From the description of Edward J. Jeffries Jr. papers, 1940-1946 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 455431908 ...

Martin, Warren Homer, 1902-1968

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Vice-President of UAW-AFL and President of UAW-CIO (1935-1939). From the description of Homer Martin papers, 1934-1941. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321137 President of the UAW. From the description of Oral history interview with Homer Martin, 1959. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321346 Warren Homer Martin, a former Baptist minister, was appointed vice-presi...

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 ...