Papers, 1941-1991.

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Papers, 1941-1991.

The Ruth Young Papers were collected by Ruth Milkman. They consist of an interview by Milkman and Meredith Tax with Young (8/29/85); Ruth Young's FBI files obtained by Milkman; and a folder of newspaper clippings from the 1940s and the 1980s.

.25 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7584021

Churchill County Museum

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Young, Ruth, 1916-1986.

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Ruth Young (1916-1986), the nation's highest-ranking female labor union official in the 1940s, was born Ruth Youkelson in Chicago, the daughter of Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine. After graduating from High School, Young worked in a number of factories and almost immediately became a union activist. She became active in the Communist-led Trade Union Unity League, and then in the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE-CIO). By 1938, she was on the UE's full-ti...

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America

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District 7 of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) consisted of locals throughout Ohio and are now part of the UE's Eastern Region. From the description of UE National Office records relating to District 7 and District 7 locals, 1936-1990s. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 767644242 District 5 of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) consisted of locals throughout Canada. From the description...