Joe Jacobs papers, 1915-1991 (bulk 1933-1991)

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Joe Jacobs papers, 1915-1991 (bulk 1933-1991)

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Biographical materials, correspondence, research files, legal documents, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks (2 volumes; newsclippings 1938), and other papers of Joe Jacobs, a Chicago labor lawyer. Most of the collection relates to Jacobs' work with labor unions, including the Chicago Teachers Union, Upholsterers' International Union, United Steelworkers of America, Amalgamated Transit Union, and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. Also present are correspondence, articles, etc. relating to his work with the Illinois Labor Historical Society and materials documenting his Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson II memorabilia collections. The papers also include medical, financial, and other records regarding his daughter Helene Jacobs (box 2) which are closed until 2034.

12.25 linear ft. (23 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8083136

Chicago History Museum

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Chicago Teachers Union

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Amalgamated Transit Union. Local 1287 (Kansas City, Kan.)

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Upholsterers' International Union of North America

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Hill, Joe, 1879-1915

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United Steelworkers of America

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Jacobs, Joe, 1907-1995.

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Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

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United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

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