Ernest Ronn papers, 1946-1999.

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Ernest Ronn papers, 1946-1999.

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This collection documents Ernest "Ernie" Ronn's activity as a union organizer and labor leader for the United Steel Workers headquartered in Negaunee, Michigan. The collection includes photographs, personal memorabilia, books on labor history, manuscripts of his memoirs, and correspondence. The collection also includes an oral history interview conducted by Dr. Russell M. Magnaghi on December 15, 1998. A new accession to the original collection includes memorabilia, photographs, awards, plaques, and an original, handwritten, manuscript of Ronn's memoirs. The photographs largely document his activities as a labor leader, particularly meetings with national labor leaders and politicians. The collection materials cover the period between 1946 and 1999.

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Olson Library, Northern Michigan University, Lydia M. Olson Library

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Olson Library, Northern Michigan University, Lydia M. Olson Library

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Ronn, Ernest.

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Ernest "Ernie" Ronn was born on Anne Street in Negaunee, Michigan, in 1925. He started work as an underground miner after high school in 1943. Ronn entered service in the United States Army in 1944 and returned to mine work following his discharge in 1946. In 1970, Ronn was appointed sub-district director, District 33, of the United Steelworkers of America and remained in this position until his retirement in 1996. Ronn held numerous appointed political positions, including member of the United ...

United Steelworkers of America. District 33

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District 33 coordinated local unions primarily in the iron region of Minnesota and upper Michigan, with other unions in Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas, from 1942 to 1995 when USWA district restructuring took place. From the description of United Steelworkers of America, District 33 records, 1937-1985. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 754652274 ...