Papers, 1937-1974.

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Papers, 1937-1974.

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The papers contain correspondence, speeches, a biographical sketch, minutes, leaflets, employment permits, photographs, news releases, periodicals and pamphlets and document Welsh's career as a union organizer, primarily in Africa. Also included is information about his membership in the NAACP (1957-1959) and efforts to unionize black workers; and copies of speeches made by African heads of state at a 1963 conference in Addis Ababa.

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