Howard R. Hague papers and photographs 1955-1964 [manuscript]

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Howard R. Hague papers and photographs 1955-1964 [manuscript]

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The Howard R. Hague papers and photographs includes newspaper clippings taken from various city and union newspapers across the country that document the contestation of his appointment, and the ensuing vice presidential election. The newspaper articles emphasize his rise through union ranks and also his involvement with the USWA. The 200 photographs in this collection depict Howard Hague at various USWA events and conferences, including the 1957 AFL-CIO Convention, the 1960 USWA Convention, and USWA district conferences. This collection contains a plaque holding a letter written by President Lyndon B. Johnson to Howard Hague in May 1964, as well as an oversized portrait of Hague.

1.25 linear ft.

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8147033

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Hague, Howard

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United Steelworkers of America

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The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) was established 22 May 1942, by a convention of representatives from the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers (AAISTW) and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) after an intensive organizing initiative by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s. After mergers in 2005, it was renamed United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW...

Molony, Joseph.

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