Records, 1954-1968,1975-1993,1998-2000.

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Records, 1954-1968,1975-1993,1998-2000.

Correspondence, financial records, grant and project proposals, information on local unions, personal background information, photographs and other miscellaneous documents related to the organization and execution of the Iowa Labor History Oral Project along with records from the Quad Cities Oral History Project. Also included are several folders of materials from Greg Zieren, one of the field interviewers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7652104

Iowa State Historical Society

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State Historical Society of Iowa

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The Iowa Federation of Labor (IFL), begun in 1892, was formed to act as a unified voice for labor concerns and organizations in Iowa. Chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1894, the organization underwent organizational changes which paralleled the AFL's split into 2 groups (the AFL and the CIO) and its eventual reunification as the AFL-CIO. The IFL's annual conventions serve as its governing body. The IFL has been politically active, pressing for legislation and political candi...

Quad Cities Oral History Project.

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Wengert, James W.

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Zieren, Gregory R.

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Iowa Labor History Oral Project

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An oral history project instigated to document labor history in Iowa. The project was modelled after a pilot project known as the Quad Cities Oral History Project. The project was carried out by the Iowa Federation of Labor (IFL) between the late 1970's and the early 1980's. Funding was provided by the IFL with supplemental funds coming from the Teamsters and the UAW. Interviews were conducted throughout the state. Interviewees represented 75 different occupational groups from all of Iowa's indu...

Smith, Mark, 1956-

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