AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department records, 1962-1988.

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AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department records, 1962-1988.

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The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, writings, financial records, printed materials, clippings, membership cards, photographs and artifacts that document E.T Kehrer as director in facilitating the employment of minorities and women in the region.

31.3 linear ft.

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7636664

Georgia State University

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AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Dept.

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Shortly after the merger in 1955, the AFL-CIO set up a Civil Rights Department. From the description of AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department records, 1962-1988. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 51233755 The Civil Rights Department of the AFL-CIO was designed to investigate various fields of civil rights activity. From the description of Southern Region records, 1963-1972. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 51233720 ...

AFL-CIO

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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as an umbrella organization for skilled trade and industrial unions. Its regional office in Baltimore represented worker interests against this railroad merger. From the description of AFL-CIO response to merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, 1962-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238572652 Created by merger of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. ...

Kehrer, E. T., 1921-

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E.T. (Edward Thomas) "Al" Kehrer (1921- ) labor union official born near Brighton, Michigan. Kehrer served as the Southeastern Regional Director of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) (1953-1964) and Southern Director for the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department (1965-1989). From the description of E.T. Kehrer papers, 1940-1989. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38478166 ...