John Samuel papers [microform], 1868-1907.

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John Samuel papers [microform], 1868-1907.

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Microfilm collection of papers accumulated by Samuel of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of correspondence, notebooks and publications. The letters received relate to the early stages in the history of the Knights of Labor, to Samuel's activities in the 1880s as secretary of the Cooperative Board of the Knights, and to labor problems in general. Present is information on the Sovereigns of Industry, minutes of the Missouri Co-Operative Coal Association, and letters from Terrence V. Powderley, Robert D. Layton, J.J. McCartney, Amos Fayram, and Joseph H. Osborn.

3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Osborne, Joseph H. (Joseph Horatio)

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Layton, Robert D. (Robert Davis)

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