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Series: Series 11: Files of the Office of the President, 1881-1952
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U.S. Mss 117A/11A
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Subseries: File A: Samuel Gompers Papers, 1878-1937 : Also available as a microfilm publication in the Historical Society Library.
: Papers from the era of Samuel Gompers' presidency are divided into the following categories: General Correspondence, National and International Union Correspondence, Speeches and Writings, Conferences, Hearings, Reports and Reference Material, and Appointment Records. Arrangement of each category is chronological except for the National and International Union Correspondence which is organized alphabetically by the name of the union, and thereunder chronologically. The General Correspondence is accompanied by an index to the names of all addressees and signers of letters, and listing of dates of all letters and documents addressed to or signed by them. The Speeches and Writings, Conferences, and Hearings are each preceded by a calendar which includes the dates and a description of each item in the category. For a more complete description of File A see the published guide to the AFL records microfilm edition.
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Index to General Correspondence
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General Correspondence
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1888, April-1904, December
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1905, January-1906, March
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1906, April-1906, September 8
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1906, September 9-1906, October 16
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1906, October 17-1907, August
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1907, September-1908, May 4
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1908, May 5-August 24
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1908, August 25-September 23
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1908, September 24-October 21
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1908, October 22-1909, May
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1909, June-1910, June 22
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1910, June 23-October 31
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1910, November 1-1911, July
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1911, August-1912, July
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1912, August-1913, June 10
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1913, June 11-1914, June 10
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1914, June 11-December
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1915
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1916, January-July
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1916, August-1917, February
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1917, March-May 10
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1917, May 11-June 14
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1917, June 15-July 18
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1917, July 19-August 21
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1917, August 22-September 21
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1917, September 22-October
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1917, November-December 22
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1917, December 24-1918, January
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1918, February-March 17
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1918, March 18-April 19
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1918, April 20-May
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1918, June-July
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1918, August-September
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1918, October-December
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1919, January-April
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1919, May-October 20
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1919, October 21-1920, April
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1920, May-1921, August
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1921, September-1922
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1923-1924, November
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1924, December-1937, February 12
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National & International Union Correspondence : When the AFL collection was originally processed the National and International Union Correspondence was in boxes 75-79 of the Strikes and Agreements File (Series 7). [10/9/79]
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ACTORS-Chorus and Ballet Girls' Union, 1902
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American AGENTS' Association, 1895-1900
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Insurance AGENTS' Organizations, 1902
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AXE and Edge Tool Makers' National Union, 1891
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Journeymen BAKERS' and Confectioners' International Union, 1890-1899
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Journeymen BARBERS' International Union of America, 1891-1899
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Brotherhood of BICYCLE Mechanics, 1896-1901
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International Brotherhood of BLACKSMITHS, 1893-1901
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BLAST Furnace Workers, 1896
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Brotherhood of BOILERMAKERS and Iron Ship Builders, 1896-1901
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International Brotherhood of BOOKBINDERS, 1898, 1901
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BOOT and Shoe Workers International Union, 1891-1902
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United Order of BOXMAKERS' and Sawyers' Union, 1898-1903
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Brotherhood of BRASS Workers, 1892-1896
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National Union of the United BREWERY Workmen, 1891-1904
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BRICKLAYERS and Masons' International Union, 1890-1900
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BRIDGE and Structural Iron Workers Union, 1900
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International BROOM Makers' Union, 1896-1900
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BUILDING Trades, 1900-1904
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Brotherhood of Railway CARMEN of America, 1899
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United Brotherhood of CARPENTERS and Joiners, 1891-1902
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CARRIAGE and Wagon Workers' Union, 1894, 1899-1900
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Wood CARVERS' Association, 1898
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CIGAR Makers' International Union of America, 1893-1907
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National Federation of Post Office CLERKS, 1899-1906, 1911
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Brotherhood of Railway CLERKS of America, 1900, 1911
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Retail CLERKS International Protective Association, 1891-1902
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Order of Railway CONDUCTORS, 1897
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COOPERS' International Union of North America, 1894-1901
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International Brotherhood of ELECTRICAL Workers, 1893-1903
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Amalgamated Society of ENGINEERS, 1901
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Coal Hoisting ENGINEERS, 1899
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Brotherhood of Locomotive ENGINEERS, 1893, 1897
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Marine ENGINEERS' Beneficial Association, 1903
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Corliss Association of Stationary ENGINEERS, 1894-1895
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National and International Union of Steam ENGINEERS of America, 1894-1903
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International Photo ENGRAVERS' Union of North America, 1901-1902
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Brotherhood of Locomotive FIREMEN, 1893, 1902
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Brotherhood of Stationary FIREMEN, 1901
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FISHERMEN'S Protective Union, 1894
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FLOUR Packers' and Nailers' Benevolent Association, 1903
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International FURNITURE Workers Union of America, 1891-1895
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FURRIERS Union of the United States and Canada, 1896
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International Ladies GARMENT Workers, 1901
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United GARMENT Workers of America, 1891-1901
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GLASS Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada, 1896-1903
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American Flint GLASS Workers' Union, 1892-1902
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GRANITE Cutters' National Union, 1891-1901
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HAT Makers' National Association, 1893-1903
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International HOD Carriers and Building Laborers of America, 1903
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HORSE Collar Makers' National Union, 1892
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National Union of HOSPITAL Attendants and Nurses, 1903
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HOTEL and Restaurant Employees, 1892, 1900-1904
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Amalgamated Association of IRON and Steel Workers, 1890-1898
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International JEWELRY Workers Union of America, 1901
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International LABORERS Union, 1898-1899, 1905
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Amalgamated LACE Curtain Operatives, 1894
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LASTERS' Protective Union, 1893, 1900
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American Federation of LATHERS, 1893, 1899-1900
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LAUNDRY Workers' Unions, 1900
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United Brotherhood of LEATHER Workers on Horse Goods, 1893-1901
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LETTER Carriers' Association, 1900
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International LONGSHOREMEN'S Association, 1894-1901
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International Association of MACHINISTS, 1893-1901
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Amalgamated MEAT Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, 1896-1901
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METAL Trades, 1896-1903
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Amalgamated Sheet METAL Workers, 1899
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United METAL Workers International Union, 1900-1901
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MILLERS, 1899
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United MINE Workers, 1895-1903
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Iron MOLDERS' Union of North America, 1892-1901
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American Federation of MUSICIANS, 1891-1903
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International Brotherhood of OIL and Gas Well Workers, 1901
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Brotherhood of PAINTERS and Decorators; National Paperhangers, 1890-1902
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PATTERN Makers' National League of North America, 1890
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PAVING Cutters' Union, 1892, 1903
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PIANO and Organ Workers, 1900-1901
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American PILOTS Association, 1906
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Operative PLASTERERS' International Association, 1890-1891, 1900
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United States Association of Journeymen PLUMBERS, Gas Fitters, etc., 1893, 1898-1902
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Metal POLISHERS, Buffers and Platers Union, 1894-1902
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Pullman Car PORTERS, 1902
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Plate PRINTERS, 1893, 1898-1901
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International PRINTING Pressmen's Union, 1897-1901
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QUARRYMEN'S National Union, 1892-1898
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American RAILWAY Union, 1896
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Slate and Tile ROOFERS, 1901
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National SEAMEN'S Union, 1885, 1890-1903, 1910
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United SHIRT and Waist Workers, 1900
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Brotherhood of Railway SHOP Employees, 1892-1893, 1900, 1902
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National SPINNERS' Association, 1901
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STEAM and Hot Water Fitters, 1896, 1899
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National STOGIE Makers League, 1902
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Journeymen STONE Cutters' Association, 1903
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American Association of STREET and Electric Railway Employees of America, 1892-1896, 1901, 1904
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Journeymen TAILORS Union, 1894-1901, 1904
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United Brotherhood of TANNERS and Curriers, 1893-1894, 1899
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TEACHERS' Associations, 1903, 1910
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TEAMSTERS' Unions, 1893, 1898-1907
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Railroad and Commercial TELEGRAPHERS, 1896, 1901
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International Union of TEXTILE Workers, 1896-1901
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United TEXTILE Workers of America, 1898, 1900, 1905, 1907
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National Alliance of THEATRICAL Stage Employees, 1894-1907
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Mosaic and Encaustic TILE Layers Union, 1891, 1897-1901
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TIN Plate Workers, 1899
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TIN, Sheet Iron and Cornice Workers, 1894-1897
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TOBACCO Workers' International Union, 1894-1903
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Brotherhood of Railway TRACKMEN, 1900
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Brotherhood of Railway TRAINMEN, 1892, 1897, 1902-1904
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TYPOGRAPHICAL Union, 1891-1899
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Box
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UPHOLSTERERS' Union, 1891, 1900
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Box
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Hardwood, Furniture and Piano VARNISHERS, 1893
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Box
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WALLPAPER Printers and Color Mixers, 1901
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Box
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WATCH Workers, 1898, 1900
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Federated WIRE Trades, 1897-1898
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Amalgamated WOOD Workers, 1896-1903
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Calendar of Speeches and Writings
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Speeches and Writings
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1894-1913
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1914-1918, May
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1918, June-1919, October
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1919, November-1921, June
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1921, July-1922, September
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1922, October-1925, December
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Calendar of Conferences
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Conferences
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1901-1918
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1919-1922
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1923, January-1924, December & undated
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Calendar of Hearings
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Hearings
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1899, February-1917, January 17
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1917, January19-1924
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Reports & Reference Material
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1878-1916
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1917, January-1918, February
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1918, March-October
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1918, November-1920, April
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1920, May-1924, September
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1924, October-1936 & undated
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Appointment Records
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1902-1916
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1917-1924
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U.S. Mss 117A/11B
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Subseries: File B: William Green Papers, 1915-1945The correspondence in File B is arranged alphabetically according to subject. Except for the material under the two headings, “Green Personal,” and “World War II Policy,” this series contains correspondence for the years from 1924 to 1939. The few Folders of Green's personal papers range in date from 1915 to 1928. They deal with his personal associations with the United Mine Workers prior to 1925, and organization of the union's publication. Also included are letters between Green and his political associates, correspondence with Samuel Gompers in the period immediately prior to Gompers' death, copies of Green's reports as Secretary-Treasurer of the United Mine Workers, and some Auditor's Reports. The World War II Policy files relate entirely to the period from 1941 to 1945.
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Alaska
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American Legion
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American Red Cross
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Appointments
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Miscellaneous
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Presidential
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Arbitration, Compulsory
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Ballot, Presidential
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Banking, Credit, and Currency
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Barbers' Licenses, Legislation
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Bonus, Soldiers
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Boulder Dam
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Child Health
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Child Labor
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Cost of Living
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Cuba
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Disarmament
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Economy Legislation
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Equal Rights
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Espionage, Industrial
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Federal Employee
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Foreign Debt
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Foreign Service
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Green, Personal
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Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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Injunctions
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Insurance
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Kansas Industrial Court
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Labor, Miscellaneous
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Latin American Countries
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Layoffs, Treasury Printers
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Legislation
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Anti-Trust
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Merchant Marine and Fisheries
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Miscellaneous
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Legislative Committee
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Meat Packers, Court Decree
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Mexico
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Musicians
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Muscle Shoals
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Mussolini
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Narcotics
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National Civic Federation
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National Economic Council
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National Recovery Administration (NRA)
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Oleomargerine
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Open Shop
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Pan American Federation of Labor
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Papermakers Union
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Parks
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Patents
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Pensions
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People's Legislative Service
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Postal Workers
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Public Works
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Rackets
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Reclamation
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
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Recovery, Economic Proposals
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Relief, Emergency Credit
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Retirement
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Revenue Bills, U.S.
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Seamen, Alien
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Share-The-Work Movement
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Ship Building
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Silver, Monetary
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Box
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Slavery, 1926-1929
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Slavery, International Conference
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Box
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Strikes, 1925-1931
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Box
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Subsidy, Ships
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Box
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Taxation
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Box
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Unemployment Legislation, Relief
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Box
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Vocational Education
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Wages and Hours
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Box
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General
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Box
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Eight Hour Day
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Box
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Twelve Hour Day
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Box
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Workmen's Compensation
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World War II Policy
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Box
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Pledges of support for defense effort by affiliated unions
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Box
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Requests by affiliated unions for conference on defense cooperation
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Box
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Priorities
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Box
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Japanese War on China
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Box
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European War, Aid to Britain
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Box
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National War Labor Board
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Special Executive Council Meeting : Report on Labor's Policy to President Roosevelt, to individual members of Congress, and to labor organizations. Replies from labor leaders and members of Congress. Two letters from President Roosevelt, 1941, December 13 and December 24.
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No Strike Policy
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Box
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Conference of International Unions, December 16, 1941 : Includes letters from Frances Perkins, December 13 and December 24, 1941.
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Box
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War Production Crisis; Joint Statement of A.F.L. and C.I.O.
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Labor's Victory Board, combined labor board of A.F.L. and C.I.O. : Includes letters from Roosevelt, 1942, January 22 and January 27.
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Box
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Green's Labor Day Speech, 1943
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Production cut-back, 1945
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Box
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Yellow Dog Contracts
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U.S. Mss 117A/11C
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Subseries: File C: William Green Papers, 1934-1951: File C deals almost entirely with the policy and administration of William Green as the President of the A.F.L. during the period of the formation of the C.I.O and the succeeding period of conflicting relations between the A.F.L. and the C.I.O. Grouped within File C is correspondence filed under the following headings: - Historical File
- Convention File
- Relations with the C.I.O.
- Political Collaboration with the C.I.O.
- Papers Favoring A.F.L. C.I.O Unity
- National and International Union Correspondence
- State Federations of Labor Correspondence
- Central Labor Union Correspondence
- Local Union Correspondence
- Miscellaneous Correspondence
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Historical File
This file contains a report of the 1934 A.F.L. Convention, which shows a great many resolutions were introduced proposing organization of industrial unions. The report states that, with the passage of the Wagner Act defining and protecting the right of workers to organize, a great clamor arose for the organization of the unorganized workers. This 1934 convention took place in San Francisco, where delegates stated that many industrial unions had been formed and were asking for A.F.L. charters. The report shows that a Committee on Industrial Organization was appointed at this convention, which was to render its report at the 1935 convention at Atlantic City.
These records also contain a minority report of the Committee on Industrial Organization, which was presented and defended by Charles P. Howard, later Secretary of the C.I.O. There is a copy of a news release, dated November 10, 1935, announcing the formation of a new Committee on Industrial Organization, which would operate on the basis of the minority report. Letters by William Green in this period of the file show grave concern that the labor movement would be split and destroyed by internal struggles. A December 17, 1935 letter by John P. Frey states that there was satisfaction to employers who wish to see labor weakened, and to communists, who hoped to enter the struggle.
The Executive Council of the A.F.L., August 5, 1936, issued a report, which takes up several hundred pages in this file, on the C.I.O., and which includes a lengthy statement by Henry Ohl, president of the Wisconsin Federation of Labor. This Executive Council report contains statements on jurisdictional strikes, violence and intimidation, communist activity, and propaganda. Through 1937 and 1938 the file contains press releases and letters about the A.F.L. - C.I.O. conflict, and about revocations of charters of state, central, and local unions, as well as of their reorganization.
There is also a folder of letters from congressmen and senators, and a letter from John L. Lewis resigning as president of the C.I.O. One group of news releases concerns the Harry Bridges Defense Committee in 1941.
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1
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1934-1936
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Box
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1935-1936
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1936-1942
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Convention File, 1935-1952
Box 4 contains the initial group of these files received in the Archives. It consists of correspondence preparatory to conventions, resolutions passed by conventions, Executive Council reports of actions pursuant to convention decisions, and related correspondence. There is an overlapping of dates in the correspondence relating to each annual convention because of the continuity of the subject matter considered from year to year. The 1947 convention file, for example, may contain correspondence dated 1946 and 1948. The file includes a 60-page typewritten report on the relations between the A.F.L. and the C.I.O. which was given to the 1937 convention. Charlton Ogburn, counselor for the A.F.L., wrote a letter, included here, outlining the legal basis for suspending C.I.O. unions and the possibility of obtaining a permanent injunction against them. Attorney Joseph A. Padway, in an October 1937 letter, cites authority whereby the A.F.L. may refuse to seat convention delegates.
This file shows that negotiations between the two great unions were resumed with a 1942 “No-raid” agreement, and in 1943 with a proposal by Philip Murray to arbitrate jurisdictional disputes. By 1945, letters to Green show Murray was organizing the building trades. In 1947, after the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, letters in the file proposed a joint effort to meet attacks by industrialists and lawmakers, and co-operation in post-war reconversion of industry, housing, and unemployment.
About three years after acquisition of the first group of A.F.L. papers, the Archives received additional material for the Convention File, covering the period 1947 to 1952, now in Box 5-23. The newer material covers much the same subjects as were treated in conventions prior to 1947. In addition, nearly one half the 1947 to 1952 file is concerned with such matters as the International Labor Organization, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, formation of an international labor organization not dom1nated by communists, European Recovery Program, United Nations, and other related matters.
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Box
4
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1935-1948
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Box
5
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, 1947 A to Hol
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, 1947 Int to Lab
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, 1947 Lab to Pay
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, 1947 Pas to Taf
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, 1947 Taf to Wor
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, 1948 A to Int
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, 1950 A to Int
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, 1951 A to Int
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, 1951 Int to Mex
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, 1951 Mut to Wag
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Relations with the C.I.O.
Letters in this file show a great deal of organizing activity on the part of the A.F.L. as well as the C.I.O. In a July 31, 1936 letter, President M. F. Tighe, of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers, said there was quite a bit of confusion, and that, in organization of steel workers, Philip Murray seemed to be running the show. Rather than suspend certain A.F.L. unions for C.I.O. activities, a letter from Charlton Ogburn suggested that it would be better to wait until the unions were automatically disqualified for non-payment of dues. A letter from Organizer Francis Fenton to Green, September 28, 1937, disclosed that the C.I.O. was issuing charters to member unions. The ensuing correspondence of this period in the file relates to litigation over funds of defecting unions, jurisdictional strikes, membership raids, and peace committees.
A letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, September 30, 1939, appears in this file, asking both the A.F.L. and the C.I.O. to form a joint peace committee.
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1935-1941
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1941-1949
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Political Collaboration with the C.I.O., 1937-1947 : In this file a letter from Rhode Island Federation of Labor President Joseph T. Cahir to Green, December 29, 1937, states that Rhode Island has a Labor's Non-Partisan League, of which Cahir is president, and the A.F.L. in control. Green's return letter replies that the Labor's Non-Partisan League is considered a C.I.O. adjunct. Many letters from local and central unions tell of cooperation with the C.I.O., to each of which Green's letters reply that there should be no collaboration. Green's letter, January 28, 1938, to Kenneth I. Taylor, legislative agent for the Massachusetts Federation of Labor, states, “We can not delegate authority and power to some C.I.O. auxiliary to formulate and execute a political policy for the American Federation of Labor.”
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Papers Favoring A.F.L.-C.I.O. Unity : This file consists of letters, telegrams, resolutions, and memoranda from individuals and from organizations in labor, government, industry, churches, and other sources.
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1935-1938
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28
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1938-1939
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National and International Unions Correspondence
Correspondence of national and international unions is arranged according to the commonly used name of each union. The United Auto Workers Union is listed under “A” for Auto Workers. The international Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers, and Helpers is listed under “B” for Blacksmiths. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters is listed under “C” for Carpenters.
National and international union correspondence consists of communications between the Office of President William Green and the unions. The same subject matter is covered by correspondence in this file as in the ones previously listed, except that it pertains more directly to the unions named. More noteworthy correspondence is that of the Newspaper Guild, the Mine Workers, the Auto Workers, and the Steel Workers.
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Actors Union
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Auto Workers
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Bakery Workers
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Barbers
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Boiler Makers
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Boot and Shoe
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Brewery Workers
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Bricklayers
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Bridge Workers
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Building Service
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Carpenters Union
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Cement Workers
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Furniture Workers
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Garment Workers
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Glass Blowers
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Glass Workers
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Glove Workers
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Grain Processors
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Government Employees
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Handbag Workors
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Hatters
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Hod Carriers
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Hotel and Restaurant
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Jewelry Workers
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Leather Workers
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Letter Carriers
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Locomotive Engineers
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Longshoremen
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Machinists
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Marine Engineers
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Maritime Unions
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Match Workers
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Metal Polishers
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Mine Workers
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Mine workers, continued
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Molders
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Municipal Employees
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Musicians
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Newspaper Guild
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Office Workers
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Oil Workers
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Packinghouse Workers
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Painters
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Paper Workers
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Pattern Makers
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Photo Engravers
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Plasterers
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Plumbers
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Powder Workers
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Pressmen
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Quarrymen
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Railway, Street and Bus
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Rubber Workers
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Seafarers, Masters, Mates & Pilots
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Sheep Shearers
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Ship Builders
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Shoe Workers
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Sleeping Car Porters
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Steel Workers
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Switchmen
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Teachers
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Teamsters
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Technical Engineers
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Telegraphers
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Telephone Workers
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Textile Workers
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Tobacco Workers
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Trainmen, Railroad
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Typographical Union
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Upholsterers
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Wallpaper Craftsmen
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State Federations of Labor Correspondence
Correspondence of the state federations of labor is filed by state in alphabetical order. This covers subjects previously listed, but concerns the situation within a given state. Letters from Green's office indicate to officers of state federations that they may not continue to accept membership of locals belonging to suspended international unions, or of any C.I.O. union. Montana and Oregon files record convention contests with C.I.O. sympathizers.
Canadian unions are listed under “C”. There are no folders for Alaska, Florida, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, and Missouri.
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Arizona
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Arkansas
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California
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Canada
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Connecticut
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Georgia
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota : Also available on Micro 568.
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Mississippi
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Montana
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Nebraska
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
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Washington
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Wyoming
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Central Labor Union Correspondence
Correspondence of central labor unions is filed according to the state, then the city, of its location. Letters of the Trades and Labor Council of Contra Costa County, California, are a good example of the process in which part of the organization became C.I.O., and the remainder was reorganized by the A.F.L. Correspondence with the Minneapolis Central Union recounts jurisdictional disputes, infiltration of communists, endorsement of Hubert Humphrey as candidate for mayor of Minneapolis, and the Minneapolis Teamster strike of 1946.
Central unions of Canada are listed under “C”. There are no folders for Delaware, Colorado, Maine, Idaho, New Mexico, Mississippi, Vermont, and Wyoming.
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Alaska
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Georgia
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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North Carolina
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Oklahoma
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Washington
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Local Union Correspondence, 1937-1947 : Local union correspondence is filed by the commonly used name of the union, according to years. There is comparatively little direct correspondence between local unions and the president of the A.F.L. One exception is the file in the Aluminum Workers local of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, which concerns litigation on the part of the A.F.L. to recover funds from the local, which had defected to the C.I.O.
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Miscellaneous Correspondence : This file contains such varied materials as a report by John P. Frey on British Trade Unionism, January, 1937; and letters concerning labor's war efforts in World War II, housing, the New Deal, and communism. There are many letters in the file from lawyers, churchmen, politicians, and industrialists, offering unsolicited advice on relations with the C.I.O.
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1936-1938
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1937-1940
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U.S. Mss 117A/11D
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Subseries: File D: William Green Papers, 1924-1952 (mostly after 1948) : These 23 boxes of letters have been kept in their original arrangement, which differs from that of previously described files. The material is general correspondence filed alphabetically under the name of the individual, organization, or general subject to which the substance of the letter relates, such as American Red Cross, Human Rights, Legislation, etc., as indicated in the list below.
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American
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Au to Bom
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Bos to Cha
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Ch to Co
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Com to Cop
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Cos to Eco
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Ed to G
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Gar to Har
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Harr to Ind
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Inf to Jew
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Jew to Lab
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Lab to Lim
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Lim to Mos
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Mur to Neg
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Neg to Pri
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Pu to Rol
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Ros to So
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Sp to Tu
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U.S. Mss 117A/11E
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Subseries: File E: William Green Papers (Speeches and Articles), 1925-1952This file, consisting of 16 boxes of articles and speeches, includes 695 labor speeches, 218 special addresses, 1238 news releases, 1230 magazine articles, and 165 items of Green's testimony at hearings before Congressional Committees. These are numbered consecutively in each group. The labor speeches are in group B, special addresses in group E, news releases in group F, magazine articles in group C, and congressional testimony in group H. The group numbers also reflect chronological order. Box 16 contains calendars (chronological lists with brief descriptions) for all items in this subseries except magazine articles.
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Labor Speeches
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B-180 to B-351, 1930-1937
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B-352 to B-452, 1937-1942
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B-455 to B-593, 1949-1952
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B-453 to B-695, 1949-1952
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Special Addresses
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E-1 to E-128, 1924-1933
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E-129 to E-218, 1941-1952
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News Releases
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F-1 to F-425, 1924-1930
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Box
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F-426 to F-762, 1933-1939
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Box
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F-463 to F-1115f, 1939-1945
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Magazine Articles
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Congressional Hearings
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H-12 to H-167, 1933-1947
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Box
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Box
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Calendar of Labor Speeches
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Calendar of Special Addresses
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Box
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Calendar of News Releases
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Calendar of Congressional Hearings
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