Edward Connor papers, 1935-1966.

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Edward Connor papers, 1935-1966.

Correspondence, reports, clippings, notes and other material relating to Mr. Connor's activities with the Works Progress Administration, the city of Detroit and Wayne County.

30.5 linear ft. (61 boxes)

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Dingell, John D. (John David), 1926-2019

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John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longest-ever serving member of Congress in American history, representing Michigan for more than 59 years. He most recently served as the representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district. A longtime member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Dingell ...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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National Association of Counties

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Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning Commission

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Southeastern Michigan Metropolitan Community Research Corporation.

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Detroit (Mich.). Common Council

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

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Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was the brother of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Kennedy and his brothers were born into a wealthy,...

Wayne County Board of Supervisors.

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Citizens Housing and Planning Council (Detroit, Mich.)

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Reuther, Roy, 1909-1968

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Labor leader, of Detroit, Mich. From the description of Papers, 1924-1971. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28421189 Labor leader. From the description of Oral history interview with Roy Reuther 1966. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321363 ...

Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Governor of Michigan (1949-1960), and Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan (1970- ). From the description of Gerhard M. Williams papers, 1949-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495705218 Michigan Democratic Governor, 1949-1960; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1961-1966; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1967-1969; Michigan Supreme Court justice, 1970-1987. From the description of G. Mennen Williams papers, 1883-1988. (Unive...

Fitzsimmons, Frank E., 1906-1981

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Ravitz, Mel

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Kelley, Frank J. (Frank Joseph), 1924-

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Cavanagh, Jerome P.

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Mayor of the City of Detroit. From the description of Jerome P. Cavanagh papers, 1960-1979. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321236 ...

Connor, Edward, 1908-1967

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Recorder's Court Judge in Detroit, Michigan. Served on many U.S. and state government posts from the 1940s to the mid 1960s. From the description of Edward Connor papers, 1935-1966. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321007 ...