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Summary Information
Roy A. Empey Papers
1919-1954
Wis Mss PN
0.4 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Correspondence of Roy A. Empey, a locomotive engineer who was an official of and lobbyist for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and director of the United States Employment Service in Wisconsin from 1931 to 1933. The collection contains material on all facets of Empey's public career. Numerous letters deal with his political interests: his support of the La Follettes, his work as campaign manager for Wisconsin attorney general John M. Reynolds, 1928-1932, and cooperation between trade unions and the Progressive Party. Other papers pertain to his participation in John Hickey Lodge No. 266 of the Railroad Brotherhood at Green Bay and to his activities as a lobbyist at Madison. Correspondence concerning union grievances is scattered throughout the collection. The papers from 1931-1933 deal primarily with the work of the United States Employment Service. Also included are letters with information on technical aspects of railroading and on Empey's career with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Correspondents include John J. Blaine, John M. Reynolds, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Philip F. La Follette, Solomon Levitan, Joseph D. Beck, William Evjue, Orland S. Loomis, and Daniel W. Hoan.
English
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