United Textile Workers of America records, 1936-1969.

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United Textile Workers of America records, 1936-1969.

The collection consists of the records of the United Textile Workers of America from 1936-1969. Includes President's correspondence (1937-1957), Secretary-Treasurer's correspondence (1946-1952), Research Dept. correspondence (1946-1956), Local unions (1940-1969), President's general files (1936-1956), and Research Dept. general files (1930-1967).

51 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7402633

Georgia State University

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United Textile Workers of America

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The United Textile Workers of America (UTWA) was chartered in 1901 and became a founding union of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1937. As part of the CIO, the UTWA was renamed the Textile Workers Organizing Committee (TWOC) then the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA). In 1939, a dissident faction of the TWUA sought for and was allowed to re-affiliate with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) under its original name the United Textile Workers of America. From...