Unionism in the Automobile Industry Project interviews, 1959-1963.

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Unionism in the Automobile Industry Project interviews, 1959-1963.

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Concerns activities of the U.A.W., its organizing efforts, sit-down strikes of the 1930's, and policies of the Union during World War II. Include interviews with: George F. Addes, Louis H. Adkins, John W. Anderson, Kenneth F. Bannon, John Bartee, Charles K. Beckman, Jack A. Beni, Raymond H. Berndt, Mrs. Dorothy H. Bishop, Merlin D. Bishop, Stanley W. Brams, Norman W. Bully, George Burt, Ed Carey, Arthur R. Case, James M. Cleveland, Richard Coleman, Charles T. Conway, Jack T. Conway, Alexander Cook. James G. Couser, Harold A. Cranefield, Lawrence S. Davidow, Len DeCaux, Nick Digaetano, Joseph B. Ditzel, James F. Doherty, Tracy M. Doll, Dominic Dornetto, John Eldon, Frank Fagen, Jess Ferrazza, Joseph Ferris, Bert Foster, Everett Francis, Richard T. Frankensteen, Elmer Freitag, Mort Furay, Daniel M. Gallagher, Nat Ganley, Catherine Gelles, William L. Genske, Adolph F. Germer, Josephine Gomon, Murvel Grant, Pat Greathouse, Stanley J. Gregory, Carl Haessler, Fred V. Haggard, Edward Hall, Matthew B. Hammond, Richard E. Harris, Joseph Hattley, Arthur Hughes, William Humphreys, Jack R. Hurst, R.C. Ingram, Forrest L. Innes, Martin Jensen, Clayton E. Johnson, Lester Johnson, Robert Kanter, Harvey Kitzman, Tom Klasey, Leonard E. Klue, Theodore LaDuke, Russell Leach, Ed Lee, Al Leggat, Elizabeth McCracken, John K. McDaniel, John McGill, Frank Manfred, Michael J. Manning, Frank Marquart, Norman R. Matthews, Joseph Mattson, Russell J. Merrill, George Merrelli, Lewis H. Michener. Include interviews with: Paul E. Miley, Andrew Montgomery, Ken Morris, Wyndham Mortimer, Stanley Nowak, James Oddie, Clayton O'Donohue, Cyril O'Halloran, William H. Oliver, Patrick J. O'Malley, Joseph F. Pagano, F.R. Palmer, John Panzner, William Payne, Orrin H. Peppler, Joseph Piconke, Leon Pody, Adam Poplawksi, Gene Prato, Edward Purdy, Walter H. Quillico, Philip Raymond, May Reuther, Victor G. Reuther, Herbert H. Richardson, John F. Ringwald, Arthur E. Rohan, James A. Roland, Harry Ross, Paul Russo. Samuel Sage, Frank J. Sahorkse, Walter Schilling, Leo D. Shaffer, Bud Simons, Samuel D. Smith, Harry Southwell, Roy H. Speth, William Stevenson, Carl A. Swanson, Shelton Tappes, I. Paul Taylor, R.J. Thomas, Hugh Thompson, Frank B. Tuttle, Art Vega, Ray Vess, Frank Wallemann, Jack Wilse, Leonard Woodcock, Charles E. Yaeger, Elmer Yenney, Lawrence Yost, and John A. Zaremba.

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Ditzel, Joseph B.

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UAW organizer for Local 12 in Toledo, Ohio in the early 1930s. From the description of Joseph Ditzel papers, 1936. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320833 ...

Couser, James G., 1903-

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UAW organizer with Ford Local 600. From the description of Oral history interview with James Couser, 1960, Nov. 19. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321310 ...

Davidow, Larry S. (Lawrence S.)

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Labor lawyer. Involved with the Flint sit-down strike, 1936. From the description of Oral history interview with Larry S. Davidow, 1960, Jul. 14. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321316 ...

DiGaetano, Nick, 1893-1982

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Early Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) organizer. Held many positions in UAW Chrysler Local 7. From the description of Oral history interview with Nick DiGaetano, 1959, Apr. 29. (1959, May 7). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321315 ...

Doll, Tracy M., 1897-1970

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Background Religion: Roman Catholic Military Service: United States Army Occupation: Labor Union official Education: grade schools of Noble County, IN and Crowmwell High School. Two years at University of Detroit. Biographical Sketch: Born in Indiana, Tracy Doll moved to Detroit, MI in 1916 and became affiliated with labor unions through his work in the automobile industry. He served as executive secretary-director of the C.I.O. political action committee, president of the Wayne County C...

Dornetto, Dominic

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UAW organizer. From the description of Oral history interview with Dominic Dornetto, 1961, Apr. 17. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321322 ...

Eldon, John, 1883-

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John Eldon was born in Cleator, England, a port town on the Irish Sea coast. He legft school at age 13, worked on farms an in iron ore mines until 1919, attended London Labor College from 1919 to 1921. In 1928 Mr. Eldon came to the United States, and from 1928-1937 he worked at Chrysler, Ford, Dodge, Murray Body, and Briggs where he was a member of Briggs Local 212. From October 25, 1937, until his retirememnt on May 17, 1959, he worked for UAW International, first in the Education Department an...

Brams, Stanley Howard, 1910-1999

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Early labor reporter for "Wards Automotive Reports." From the description of Oral history interview with Stanley Brams, 1959, Nov. 23. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321296 ...

Bully, Norman W., 1912-

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UAW organizer. From the description of Oral history interview with Norman Bully, 1961, Oct. 12. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321295 ...

Case, Arthur R., 1900-

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UAW organizer. From the description of Oral history interview with Arthur Case, 1960, Aug. 04. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321303 ...

De Caux, Len H., 1899-

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Trade union organizer and journalist. From the description of Oral history interviews with Len De Caux, 1961, Mar. 16 and 18. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321309 Labor reporter and editor. From the description of Len and Caroline Abrams De Caux papers, 1925-1970, (bulk 1940-1960). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320915 ...

Berndt, Raymond H., 1910-

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UAW organizer and director of Region 3. From the description of Oral history interview with Raymond H. Berndt, 1963, May 03. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321302 ...

Bannon, Kenneth F., 1914-

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Director of UAW Ford Department. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth F. Bannon, 1963. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321300 ...

Beni, Jack A.

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Labor leader. From the description of Oral history interview with J.A. Beni, 1963. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321290 ...

Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (University of Michigan-Wayne State University) : Unionism in the Automobile Industry Project

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In the fall of 1959, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations began an oral history project on the development of unionism in the automobile industry. Interviewees were selected on the basis of (a) having played an important role in the development of automobile unionism, (b) being recommended as able to articulate their experience, and (3); being available. The interviewees included a number of present day key UAW leaders as well as many important past ...

Anderson, John W., 1906-

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Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949

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Adkins, Louis H., 1900-

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Early UAW organizer. From the description of Oral history interview with Louis H. Adkins, 1961, Aug. 16. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321293 ...

Conway, Jack T., 1917-

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Beckman, Charles Keller, 1900-

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President of UAW Local 45. Member of UAW's GM Sub-Council 3 and of the GM Negotiating Committee. President of the Cleveland District Auto Council. Active in many other labor and civil rights areas. From the description of Charles Beckman papers, 1933-1962, (bulk 1936-1960). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321077 President of UAW local 45. From the description of Oral history interview with Charles Keller Beckman, 196...

Cook, Alexander, 1901-

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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 ...

Conway, Charles T., 1907-

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Bishop, Merlin D., 1907-

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Cranefield, Harold A., 1903-1969

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Cleveland, James Milton, m. 1930

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UAW Local 157 financial secretary. From the description of Oral history interview with James M. Cleveland 1961. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321362 ...

Carey, Edith F. (Edith Frances), 1864-1935

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Served as president of UAW Chrysler Local 7 in 1943. From the description of Oral history interview with Ed Carey, 1963, Apr. 24. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321305 ...

Bishop, Dorothy H. (Dorothy Hubbard), approximately 1910-

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Teacher, director and state supervisor of the WPA Workers' Education Program in the early 1930's. From the description of Dorothy Hubbard Bishop papers, 1929-1968, (bulk 1934-1940). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321002 ...

Coleman, Richard, 1909-

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Labor leader. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard Coleman, 1960. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321317 ...

Doherty, James F., 1912-

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Bartee, John, 1904-

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UAW International Representative. From the description of Oral history interview with John Bartee, 1961. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321297 ...