California Labor School collection, 1942-1957.

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California Labor School collection, 1942-1957.

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The collection contains materials related to history of the California Labor School, 1942-1957. It consists of school catalogs, syllabi, reading lists, flyers, announcements, publications by the School, correspondence and other documents.

2 cubic ft.

San Francisco State University Library, J Paul Leonard Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7554600

San Francisco State University Library, J Paul Leonard Library

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California Labor School

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The California Labor School was originally founded as the Tom Mooney School in June of 1942. Its purpose was to train the huge influx of new workers into a wartime economy in trades and in various aspects of labor relations ranging from dues to union representation. The school was immensely successful and attracted talented and dedicated faculty, including George Hitchcock. The school's mission was to foster a unique "worker's culture" by passing on not only trade union methods and Marxist ideol...