American Fund for Public Service records, 1922-1941 [microform].

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American Fund for Public Service records, 1922-1941 [microform].

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Scholarly Resources, inc

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John Llewellyn Lewis was elected president of the United Mine Workers of America in 1920, and held that position til 1960 when he retired. Lewis spent his life fighting for the workingman's fair share and the basic human rights he saw denied to poor whites and African Americans. From the description of Scholarly Resources, inc. FBI file on John L. Lewis. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 180689722 ...

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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American Fund for Public Service

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The American Fund for Public Service, also known as the Garland Fund, was created in 1922 by Charles Garland to support radical social and economic causes. The board of directors included prominent leaders of the labor movement, the Socialist and Communist parties, and civil rights and minority groups. From 1922 to 1941 the Fund gave nearly two million dollars to a variety of left-wing organizations and enterprises, such as labor unions, cooperatives, schools for workers, radical publications, b...