Tom E. Terrill research files, 1880-198u.

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Terrill, Tom E. Tom E. Terrill research files, 1880-198u.

Tom E. Terrill research files, 1880-198u.

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Research files, publications, convention proceedings, etc., re organized labor and textile workers, chiefly Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and Textile Workers Union of America, reflecting the research interests of this USC History professor, and his work in labor arbitration. Publications, photocopies of clippings, and statistical information located in ring binder, ca. 1974-1979, re general labor issues in the Southeast, unionization, and J.P. Stevens in particular, including "J.P. Stevens contract proposal for Roanoke Rapids," re grievances, collective bargaining, and arbitration at this North Carolina textile factory; this binder also includes photocopies of letters from employees of textile mills reporting unfair working conditions, including an undated letter from resident of Pomaria, S.C. Printed materials include safety manuals, resources for shop stewards, and a legal publication, "Brief and Appendix for Appellant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1960; Textile Workers Union of America versus American Thread Company (Clover, S.C.)" [97 pages], involving lawyers Theodore W. Law, Jr., and Henry W. Kirkland (Columbia, S.C.) and Benjamin Wyle (New York, N.Y.). Collection also includes 14 rolls of microfilm, some of which may have been consulted as research for Terrill's 1990 book, "The American South : a History," including 3 rolls labeled "Bradstreet's" [Reports of the State of South Carolina?], identified as Vol. 6 (1882) and Vol. 10 (1884) and undated; these publications provided a comprehensive listing of retail businesses in various states along with "estimated wealth" and credit ratings. Other microfilm reels labeled "Public opinion"; "25 Sept. 1880 [President James A.?] Garfield to John Sherman, "; several rolls marked [Thomas O.?] "Bayard"; "Hodge to Aldrich, 20 June 1901"; and others. Serial publications supplements of the Textile Workers Union of America include serial reports of the Executive Council (1946, 1950, 1954-1968) and Proceedings of the Biennial Convention (1960-1976); and broadside, "Cotton dust kills. Cotton dust causes brown lung disease ..." [1970s?], undated poster promoting West Columbia location of the Columbia Chapter of the Carolina Brown Lung Association. For list of publications in this collection described individually in catalog, perform a SUBJECT search for: Tom E. Terrill research files.

1.25 linear ft. (1 carton)

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