Correspondence, 1955.

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Correspondence, 1955.

Letter from Richard M. Rothman of the Purdue University Speech Department to Duncan McDonald, asking questions about a possible John L. Lewis speech. Reply from McDonald detailing some of McDonald's experiences and extremely critical of Lewis in every respect.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969

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John L. Lewis was born in Lucas, Iowa in 1880. From 1917 until his death in 1969 he served the United Mine Workers of America, acting as its president from 1920 to 1960. Lewis led in the establishment of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and served as CIO president until his resignation from that post in 1940. From the description of Papers, 1879-1969. [microform] (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64091529 From its founding in 1935 until 1942, the hist...

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Rothman, Richard, MD

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McDonald, Duncan, 1873-1965.

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