Research Notes, 1906-1908.

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Research Notes, 1906-1908.

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These notes were used to write Volumes IX and X, "Labor Movement, 1860-1880", of Documentary History of Industrial Democracy. Most of the notes were compiled from labor newspapers, interviews with former union members, and secondary sources. They reflect the organizing efforts and concerns of the early unions. Other materials include a Ph.D. exam given to Andrews and Helen Sumner (1908), newspaper articles, outlines, and correspondence.

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