Papers, 1917-1983. 1930-1970 (bulk).

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Papers, 1917-1983. 1930-1970 (bulk).

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The collection contains published and unpublished writings, correspondence, journals, scrapbooks, and a variety of labor union records, which are arranged in six series, described below. The correspondence is primarily with his family (wife and siblings). Prominent correspondents include Joseph North, Jack Conroy, Louis Adamic, Elizabeth Gurely Flynn. The journals maintained throughout his life are particularly valuable for their documentation of Falkowski's early years, and his time in Germany and the Soviet Union. The Literary Manuscripts have been divided by genre: poetry, sketches, short stories, plays, novels. Four unique issues of a literary journal produced by Falkowski and friends in Pennsylvania in 1924-25 attest to the cultural vitality of a mining community. Falkowski used two pseudonyms: "Edward Fulsky" in the 1920s and "Polonicus" in the 1970s. Published Works are arranged chronologically. Many of the early articles are extremely brittle. Journals for which Falkowski wrote include: Labor Age, New Masses, Rebel Poet, The Anvil, Moscow News, Polish American Journal, People's Voice, and Federated Press, a left-labor news service. The 27 scrapbooks were given sixteen subject titles by Falkowski. The major areas are mine workers and the UMW, Polish Americans, and Americans in the USSR. The last series documents his union activity in the 1950s at Eagle Electric.

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Adamič, Louis, 1899-1951

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Political writer and literary figure. From the description of ALS, 1939 March 21, Milford, New Jersey, to Edward Hoyt. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935383 Adamic was an author deeply concerned with American immigrants and their experiences in the "melting pot", and was the first editor of Commond Ground. From the description of Louis Adamic papers, 1848-1951 (bulk 1921-1951). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 122561726 ...

Emerson Electric (Firm)

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United mine workers of America

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Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

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Author b. 1899, John Wesley, in coal mining camp near Moberly, Mo.; proletarian writer of the 30's, activist involved in labor unions and worker's rights. Published in Northern Lights and New Masses; gained recognition with Disinherited. From the description of Papers, 1947-1981. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 13347087 Poet, editor of The Spider. From the description of Letters, to Joseph A. Labadie, 1924-1928. (University of Michigan). World...

Falkowski, Edward

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Edward Falkowski, a journalist and writer, trade-unionist, and radical, who was politically close to the communist movement in the 1920s-1940s, was born in 1901 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. His parents had immigrated from Poland in the 1880's and his father had found employment in the region's anthracite mines. As a teenager, Edward Falkowski also began working in the coal mines. The hazardous conditions and low pay spurred Edward Falkowski's involvement in labor activities of the U...

Brookwood Labor College (Katonah, N.Y.)

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Eagle Electric (Firm)

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Commonwealth College (Mena, Ark.)

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Organized in 1923. Its aim was to provide training for young people to work in the labor movement. It was also an experiment in educational self-support, educational democracy, and cooperative living. It closed in 1940. From the description of Commonwealth College records, 1932. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321528 ...

Krzycki, Leo

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Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley, 1890-1964

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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was an agitator and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a Communist Party (CP) official. Flynn was an organizer in major strikes in Lawrence, Massachusetts and Paterson and Passaic, New Jersey. She saw labor court trials as important extensions of organizing, and participated in trials in Missoula, Montana (1908), and Spokane, Washington (1909-1910). As part of her defense work she created the Workers’ Defense League, an organization to fight for th...

American Slav Congress

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Anti-fascist organization of American Slavs. From the description of American Slav Congress issuances, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871753 Biographical/Historical Note Anti-fascist organization of American Slavs. From the guide to the American Slav Congress issuances, 1942, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

North, Joseph

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North was the author of No Men Are Strangers, which Brooks had praised. From the description of Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1958. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 182786666 ...