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U.S. Mss 114A
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Part 1 (U.S. Mss 114A, PH 839): Original Collection, 1911-1953 6.8 cubic feet (16 archives boxes and 1 volume) and 48 photographs (1 folder) : The Wisconsin State Federation of Labor Records contains correspondence, minutes of the Executive Board (1918-1943) and of various conferences and other related groups, organizers' reports (scattered years from 1940 to 1950), and various other records noted in the contents list. Early correspondence includes many letters to Wisconsin Congressmen and Senators urging them to support legislation beneficial to labor and to defeat unfavorable legislation. One letter, written by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, to Herman Seide dated February 7, 1941, reveals the struggle between the AFL and CIO at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. There are papers which reveal the attitude of organized labor to World War II, some material on the efforts of the Federation to effect a closer cooperation between farmers and laborers (1939-1941), and some material on the Milwaukee Ice Cream Strike in 1934. Some materials relate to a 1936 incident in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in which a law and order group allegedly ran a state labor official out of town, and to resultant discussion on whether to hold the state federation's convention there. Photograph portraits and group images show individuals connected to the organization, circa 1890-1950.
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Correspondence
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Box
1
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1927-1949
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Box
2
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1950-1952
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Box
2
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Report of delegate to the AFL Convention in San Francisco, 1947
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Minutes of various meetings
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Box
2
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Federal Labor Union Conferences, 1947-1949
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Box
2
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Metal Trades Conference, 1947
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Box
2
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Conferences of Shipbuilding Unions, 1944, 1946
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Box
2
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Central Labor Bodies, 1946
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Box
2
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Building Trades Conferences, 1945-1951
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Box
2
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Apprenticeship Conferences, 1947-1951
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Box
2
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Conference of International Representatives, 1945
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Box
2
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Service Trades Conference, 1949
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Box
2
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Meeting of Advisory Committee of Federal Labor Union, 1948
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Box
3
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Legislative Committee, 1936 November-1943
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Box
3
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Buildings and Trades Conference, 1939 April
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Executive Board meeting minutes
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Box
3
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1918-1930
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Box
4
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1931-1943
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Organizers' reports
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Box
5
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1940-1941
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Box
6
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1942
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Box
7
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1946-1947
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Box
8
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1948-1949
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Box
9
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1950
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Box
9
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Publication account books, 1930, 1941, 1943
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Box
10
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Speeches, reports, statements, radio addresses, releases issued by the WSFL
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Box
10
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Materials for publication and reference
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Wisconsin Unemployment Compensation Committee of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission
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Box
10-11
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Confidential file, 1949-1951
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Box
11
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General file, 1948-1952
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Box
12
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Legal cases, hearings, and opinions of the Wisconsin Employment Relation Board or of General Interest to the WSFL
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Box
13
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Materials on the Milk and Ice Cream Strike, Milwaukee, 1934
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Box
13
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U.S. Department of Labor publications, 1949-1952
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Education-related materials
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Box
13
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Correspondence and reports kept by George Hampel Jr.
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Box
13
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WSFL First Educational Conference Proceedings, 1936
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Box
13
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Standing Committee on Education Recommendations to the Executive Board
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Box
13
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Materials regarding the National Citizens Committee for the Public Schools, 1950, and the Milwaukee School Board, , 1949-1950
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Box
13
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Labor Reports, 1952
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Box
14
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Articles and miscellaneous materials regarding education
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Box
14
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Correspondence, publications, and reference materials relating to recreation, public relations, health, and civil programs of interest to WSFL
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Box
14
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Labor League for Political Education materials
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Box
14
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Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance radio scripts, 1952
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Box
15
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From the State Capitals, 1952-1953
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Box
15
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Election materials, voting records of Congressmen
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Box
15
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Miscellaneous items : Includes schematic drawings of union administrative setups, statistical data on the Texoma Natural Gas Company, and pamphlets and citations awarded George Haberman by the War Manpower Commission.
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Box
16
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Wisconsin Legislative Interim Committee on Unemployment Hearings transcript, 1931 August-October 2 volumes
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Volume
1
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UAW-AFL Educational and Research Service : Contains wide range of information of interest to labor such as wage rates in the nation, court rulings and decisions, corporation financial reports, political education information, and more.
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PH 839
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Photographs : Photograph portraits and group images show individuals related to the organization, circa 1890-1950.
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