Research Dept. general files, 1930-1967.

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Research Dept. general files, 1930-1967.

The collection consists of the records of the Research Dept. of the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA) from 1930-1967. Includes correspondence, speeches, reports, press releases, minutes, and technical data. Materials relate to the Taft Hartley Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; time motion studies; industrial safety; textile statistics; organizing campaigns in Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts; and Elizabethton, Tennessee. Major correspondents include the American Standards Association, the American Federation of Labor, the U.S. Dept. of Labor, and the Dept. of Woolen and Worsted Workers.

10 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7402658

Georgia State University

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