Oral history interview, 1972 Aug. 23.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

Great Northern Paper Company

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Great Northern Paper Company began with construction of a mill in Millinocket, Maine, in 1899, followed by the acquisition of an existing mill at Madison, Maine, and the construction of a third mill in East Millinocket in 1906. The company's timberland holdings reached over 2 million acres in the 1940s; in addition it owned dams and hydroelectric stations including Dolby and Ripogenus dams, farms, a hotel, and several vessels. In 1970 the company merged with Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co. to become G...

International Paper Company

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The International Paper Company was formed in 1898 by Hugh Chisholm as a result of the merger of 17 pulp and paper mills in the northeastern United States. It currently owns over 8 million acres of land in the U.S. and its primary products are paper and paper distribution, packaging and forest products. From the description of Records, 1873-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 73518022 ...

Biladeau, Adelaide

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Paper industry worker, of Millinocket, Me. From the description of Oral history interview, 1972 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975855 ...

McCloskey, Jay

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Maine State Federation of Labor

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Maine State Federated Labor Council

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The Maine State Federated Labor Council was founded in 1904 as the Maine State Federation of Labor, a branch of the American Federation of Labor. Its purpose was to better the conditions of the labor force and to fight such problems as child labor, poor working conditions and exploitation of women in the work force. In 1938 the AFL and the Maine State Federation saw the rise of a new rival, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). In 1956 the Maine state chapters of both the AFL and the C...