Congress of Industrial Organizations Washington Office records, 1950-1956, (bulk 1952-1955).

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963

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Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American investment banker and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and as U.S. Senator from New York between 1949 and 1957. Born in Manhattan, he attended The Sachs School and Sachs Collegiate Institute before earning a B.A. from Williams College. After graduating, Lehman worked in textile manufacturing, eventually becoming vice-president and treasu...

Reuther, Victor G. (Victor George), 1912-2004

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Victor George Reuther (January 1, 1912 – June 3, 2004) was a prominent international labor organizer. He was one of three Reuther brothers (Walter and Roy) who were lifelong members of the U.S. labor movement. His older brother Walter became the president of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) and Victor became the head of that union's Education Dept. and an organizer on the international level. He was a proponent of social democracy. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Anna (S...

United States. National Labor Relations Board

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After the first National Labor Relations Board was functionally abolished by the Supreme Court decision invalidating the National Industrial Recovery Act, May 27, 1935, a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was established as an independent agency by the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act (NLRA) (49 Stat. 195), dated July 5, 1935. The Supreme Court in 1937 declared the Board constitutional and sustained Congress’s power to regulate employers whose operations affected interstate commerce...

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1968 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee Richard Nixon. Born in Wallace, South Dakota, Humphrey attended the University of Minnesota. At one point he helped run his ...

Adams, Sherman, 1899-1986

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Presidential aide. From the description of Reminiscences of Sherman Adams : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512723 Governor of New Hampshire and Assistant to President Eisenhower. From the description of Typed letters signed (2) : Washington, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1956 Nov. 2 and 1958 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270867977 Governor, presidential aide. From the description ...

Carey, James B. (James Bain)

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James Barron Carey (1911-1973) was the president of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. From the description of Autobiography, and labor union communists, 1938-1968. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 36028118 Labor executive. From the description of Reminiscences of James Barron Carey : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309732165 ...

Jeffrey, Mildred, 1911-2004

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Executive, of Detroit, Mich.; b. Mildred McWilliams. From the description of Papers, 1944-1974. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28421504 ...

Oliver, Robert C.D.

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Robert "Bob" Oliver was a longtime employee of Onondaga County, New York. From the description of Robert Oliver collection, 1916-2005 1970-1990. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155425759 ...

Burke, Thomas A.

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Manager and husband of singer Mrs. Burke. From the description of Letter to John Rowe Parker, 1818. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63615078 Resident of Hillsborough (Orange Co.), N.C., and governor of North Carolina, 1781-1782. From the description of Letters, 1776, 1782. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 49647515 ...

Weinberg, Nat, 1914?-

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Labor economist. Headed UAW Research Dept. From the description of Oral history interview with Nat Weinberg, 1963. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321458 Labor leader. From the description of Papers, 1934-1974. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28419663 ...

Barbash, Jack E.

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Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988

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Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984

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Mexican American author, historian and lecturer. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He was particularly interested in Mexican American farm labor. From the description of Spiders in the house and workers in the field : Video interview transcript, 1971 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500355 Ernesto Galarza, born 1905 in Jalcocotán, Nayarit, Mexico, was a labor organizer, labor historian, author, community organizer, bilingual educator, and university p...

Sifton, Paul Field, 1897-1972

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Playwright, government official, and lobbyist, whose wife, Claire G. Sifton, was an editor and author. From the description of Paul F. Sifton and Claire G. Sifton papers, 1912-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070273 Biographical Note Paul Field Sifton 1897, Oct. 17 Born, Rockford, Ill. ...

Scholle, August, 1904-

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Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.). Washington Office.

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Burati, Valery, 1907-1988.

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Labor organizer. From the description of Valery Burati papers, 11932-1976, (bulk 1948-1971). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320818 ...

Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970

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Lovestone, Jay

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General secretary, Communist Party, U.S.A., 1927-1929, and Communist Party (Opposition), 1929-1940; executive secretary, Free Trade Union Committee, American Federation of Labor, 1944-1955; assistant director and director, International Affairs Department, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1955-1974. From the description of Jay Lovestone papers, 1904-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870674 Biographical Note...

Meany, George, 1894-1980

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Labor official; interviewee d.1980. From the description of Reminiscences of George Meany : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122587289 President, AFL-CIO, 1955-1980. George Meany (1894-1980) was elected president of the American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) in 1952. His efforts to unite his organization with its rival, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), was successful, and he was ...

Weaver, George L. P., 1912-

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Labor leader. Spent his entire working life in the labor movement, especially in the areas of civil rights and international affairs. From the description of George L.P. Weaver papers, 1950-1975. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321539 ...

Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986

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United States ambassador to India, 1951-1953 and 1963-1969. From the description of The Indo-American development program : the problems and opportunities : mimeograph, 1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867525 Chester Bowles was born on April 5, 1901, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1924 (B.S.) and established the advertising firm of Benton and Bowles, with William Benton, in 1929. Bowles served in the Office of Price Administration ...

Silvey, Ted F., 1904-

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