Shaun Maloney papers, 1932-2000 (bulk 1946-1998).

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Shaun Maloney papers, 1932-2000 (bulk 1946-1998).

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Biographical material, correspondence, minutes, speeches and writings, financial records, ephemera, assorted publications, photographs, tape recorded interviews and other recorded material on 268 audiocassettes and 1 reel-to-reel tape, interview transcripts, 10 VHS videocassettes, clippings, and numerous other materials documenting Maloney's involvement in the West Coast maritime and longshore unions, as well as the broader labor movement, his World War II service in the Merchant Marine, his political philosophy, and his personal life. Organizations described in the papers include the Teamsters, Sailors' Union of the Pacific, the ILWU, and ILUW Local 19. Major correspondents include Farrell Dobbs, Frank Lovell, Asher Harer, fellow Teamsters organizers Lou Miller and Jack Wirth, Minnesota labor activist Dave Riehle, and John Mahoney.

34.5 cubic ft.

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Maloney, Shaun, 1911-1999

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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

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In the years following World War II, rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen's Association became increasingly restive as a result of dissatisfaction with union contracts. Finally, in the fall of 1951, a series of unauthorized strikes was climaxed by a twenty-one day wildcat strike in the Port of New York. The strikers included several high-ranking ILA officials and a future president, Thomas Gleason. The strike ended when a board of inquiry to investigate the strike...

Miller, Louis A.

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Harer, Asher

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Union activist. From the description of Asher Harer papers, 1933-1998. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 62791952 ...

Sailors' Union of the Pacific

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Sailors' Union of the Pacific. Mahoney Defense Committee.

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Riehle, Dave.

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Wirth, Jack.

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Lovell, Frank

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Socialist Workers' Party (Great Britain)

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Members and supporters of the Socialist Workers Party have worked with the farm movement and have covered farm protests for the Party's newspaper, The militant, since the 1970s. The items in this collection were collected by various members who were active with the farm movement. From the description of Farm protests collection, 1954-1990, n.d. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 221317319 American socialist political party. From the description of Socia...

Dobbs, Farrell, 1907-1983

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Farrell Dobbs (July 25, 1907 – October 31, 1983) was an American Trotskyist, trade unionist, politician, and historian. Dobbs was born in Queen City, Missouri, where his father was a worker in a coal company garage. The family moved to Minneapolis, and he graduated from North High School in 1925. In 1926, he left for North Dakota to find work, but returned the following fall. At this point, young Farrell Dobbs was a Republican, and supported Herbert Hoover for president in 1928. However, h...

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America

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