Edward Heisler, collector. Southern Pacific Railroad Operating Crafts Union. Organizing documents.

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Edward Heisler, collector. Southern Pacific Railroad Operating Crafts Union. Organizing documents.

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Documents on the organizing effort of the Southern Pacific Rail Road Operating Crafts (SPROC) Union, collected by Edward Heisler.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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