Frank W. McCulloch papers, 1931-1988 (bulk 1931-1948).

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Frank W. McCulloch papers, 1931-1988 (bulk 1931-1948).

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Correspondence, notes, articles, reports, minutes, newsletters, and other papers of Frank W. McCulloch about his activities in Chicago on behalf of unemployment relief in the 1930s and labor education in the 1940s. Except for a few miscellaneous items, the collection does not extend beyond late 1948, when McCulloch accepted a staff appointment with Senator-elect Paul Douglas (Democrat; Illinois). Large portions of the collection pertain to the Council for Social Action of the Congregational and Christian Churches and the James Mullenbach Industrial Institute (Chicago) and reflect McCulloch's basic Christian humanism in his advocacy for worker-oriented educational programs and labor/management dialogues. Specific topics include the 1937 Republic Steel strike; the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters drive for recognition by the Pullman Car Company; the 1936-1937 General Motors sit-down strike; the 1938 Maytag Company strike; the World War II-era labor dispute at Montgomery Ward; and National War Labor Board reports on disputes at International Harvester, Albert Pick Company, and the Western News Company, 1943-1944. Includes sound recording of an interview of Lea Taylor, head resident of the Chicago Commons settlement house, and a short biography of her. Also includes 2 reel-to-reel audio tapes entitled "McCulloch Luncheon, Sept. 11, 1970."

3 sound recordings.

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