Francis J. Murnane papers [manuscript], 1923-1968.

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Francis J. Murnane papers [manuscript], 1923-1968.

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Collection includes: Correspondence and documents relating to Murnane's work with the International Longshoreman's Association, 1922-1938; Maritime Federation of the Pacific minutes. 1935-1911; Columbia River District Council #3 minutes, resolutions, correspondence and financial papers, 1936-1941; International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union reports, correspondence, etc., 1938-1963; Committee for Maritime Unity minutes, correspondence, etc. regarding the strike of 1946; Bridges-Robertson-Schmidt Defense Committee correspondence, etc., 1940-1955; International Woodworkers of America correspondence, 1938-1949; Personal correspondence, 1936-1937; Business and financial correspondence and records, 1938-1961; Miscellaneous documents relating to Portland Public Docks, Citizens for Dock Development and Oregon Port Authorities Commission, 1956-1968; Newspaper clippings, ca. 1930-1967; Scrapbook, 1 vol.

9.59 cubic feet (9 record cartons and 1 flat box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8099421

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Murnane, Francis J., 1914-1968.

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Francis J. Murnane (1914-1968) was a labor leader in the ILWU Local 8, historical preservationist, Progressive candidate for the Oregon State Legislature in 1948 and secretary of Harry Bridges Defense Committee. From the description of Francis J. Murnane papers [manuscript], 1923-1968. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 729615770 From the guide to the Francis J. Murnane papers, 1923-1968, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

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In the years following World War II, rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen's Association became increasingly restive as a result of dissatisfaction with union contracts. Finally, in the fall of 1951, a series of unauthorized strikes was climaxed by a twenty-one day wildcat strike in the Port of New York. The strikers included several high-ranking ILA officials and a future president, Thomas Gleason. The strike ended when a board of inquiry to investigate the strike...

Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990

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Harry Renton Bridges, also known as Alfred Renton Byrant Bridges, came to the United States in 1920 from Australia where he had been a seaman and involved in union activities. Bridges continued to be active on the docks in fighting for labor rights and was instrumental in getting the International Longshore Association (ILA), an affiliate of the AF of L, recognized as the bargaining unit for the entire Pacific coast. He became president of ILA Local 34-36 and in 1936 its Pacific Coast preside...

International Woodworkers of America

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CIO-affiliated union founded in 1937 by woodworkers in the United States and Canada. In April, 1987, the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) split to form the IWA-U.S. and IWA-Canada unions. The IWA-U.S. is headquartered in Gladstone, Or. From the description of Records, 1936-1987. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19796382 ...