Series 6. Files on workers' education, 1920-1961.

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Series 6. Files on workers' education, 1920-1961.

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Document Wolfson's activities in the area of continuing education for workers. Include minutes, form letters, routine correspondence, course outlines, publications, reports, papers, agenda, reprints, programs, news releases, syllabi, and manuscript notes on the following schools and organizations involved in workers' education: Affiliated Schools for Workers (1931-1938); American Federation of Labor Committee on Education (n.d.); American Labor Education Service (ALES) (formerly the Affiliated Schools for Workers (1941-1961); Barnard Summer School (1925-1930); Brookwood Labor College (1921-1931); Bryn Mawr Summer School (1924-1938); Civic Club Committee on Labor Education (1921); International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Education Department (1920-1954); International Labor Office (1958-1959); National League Summer School (1925, 1927), Southern Summer School (1933-1936); Summer School for Office Workers (1927-1950); and Workers Defense League (1931, 1937, 1959).

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