Reminiscences, 1967.

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Reminiscences, 1967.

Pages 122-131 of typescript of Saunders reminiscences. These pages deal with his time in North Dakota in 1915, a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblie). Places mentioned include Oaks, Jamestown, Carrington, Fessenden, Velva, Voltaire, Mohall, Lansford, Berthold and Williston. He and others labored on various farms during threshing.

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North Dakota State University Library

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Saunders, Robert S., 1966-

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Robert Saunders was a hobo who joined the Industrial Workers of the World before 1920 and later was an ardent member of the Socialist Party. Before World War I he roamed across the United States, including 1915 in North Dakota. From the description of Reminiscences, 1967. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 48496268 ...

Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW is a labor organization dedicated to uniting laborers around the world into a single large union. From the description of Collection 1916-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701431 Established in Chicago in 1905 by sponsors of socialism and the remnants of previous labor unions, including the Knights of Labor, Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies", evolved into a radical industrial unio...