Summary Information
Harry R. Poole Papers
1941-1991
M95-115
21.0 c.f. (19 record center cartons and 6 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers, mainly 1944-1981, of Harry R. Poole, a former president (1976-1979?) and executive vice-president (1955-1976) of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AMCBWNA) and, after their merger with the Retail Clerks International Association in 1979, a vice-president of the United Food and Commercial Workers. The papers best document his pre-1958 career as organizer and international vice-president of District 2 of the AMCBWNA, but there are some files for his later positions.
English
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Scope and Content Note
The early files include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings concerning organizing campaigns, grievances, and bargaining in District 2, as well as exchanges with many leaders in the International Union. Files about locals are particularly strong on Pennsylvania and Ohio. Also covered are relations with local and national grocers and local and national meat packers such as Armour and Swift & Company. There are similar district files of Bernard Quinn, president of the United Leather Workers International Union, inherited by Poole after their merger in 1951, as well as information on organizing campaigns concerning Endicott Johnson, Eberle Tanning Company, and other companies. There are also files on relations with the International Fur and Leather Workers Union, with which the AMCBWNA merged in 1955, and on joint organizing with the Teamsters dating from the mid-1950s. Files as executive vice president and president of AMCBWNA include chronological correspondence and subject files on the IBP (Iowa Beef Processors) strike, management of the Local 88 trusteeship, a committee that studied union operations in 1976, and other topics. UFCW records consist primarily of circular letters concerning pensions, 1979 and 1980 executive board minutes, and a procedures manual.
Arrangement of the Materials
Researchers should note that most files are arranged in reverse chronological order.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Adelaide Poole, Hinsdale, Illinois. Accession Number: M95-115
Contents List
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M95-115
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Series: General Files
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Biographical information
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Speeches
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Testimonials
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Union birthday cards
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Series: District 2 Files, 1944-1957
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Outgoing file
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Box
2
Folder
1-5
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Memoranda, 1950-1954
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Box
2
Folder
6-21
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Correspondence, 1949-1955
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Subject files
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Box
3
Folder
1
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1944-1946 Miscellany
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Box
3
Folder
2-3
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A&P
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Scranton warehouse, 1948-1953
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Box
3
Folder
5-7
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AFL-CIO
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Acknowledgements, 1954-1957
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Box
3
Folder
9-10
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Agar Packing, 1957 strike
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Agriculture department, 1955-1957
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Box
3
Folder
12
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Albers
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Box
3
Folder
13
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Allied Kid, 1946-1953
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Box
3
Folder
14
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Alsup, Frank
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Box
3
Folder
15
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Amalgamated Labor Lake Insurance
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Box
3
Folder
16
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American Chrome, Oak & Leather Company, 1953-1954
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Box
3
Folder
17
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American Stores
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Box
3
Folder
18
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Anti-Communist affidavits (samples only)
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Armour
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Box
3
Folder
19
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General
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Box
3
Folder
20
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Leather
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Box
3
Folder
21
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Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) organizing, 1954
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Box
3
Folder
22
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Miscellany
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Box
3
Folder
23
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Williamsport, 1952-1954
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Box
3
Folder
24
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Miscellaneous
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Box
3
Folder
25
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Asher, Lester
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Box
3
Folder
26
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Attorneys, 1957
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Box
3
Folder
27
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Ball, John
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Box
3
Folder
28
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Barker, Shirley, 1955-1957
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Box
3
Folder
29
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Belsky, Joe, 1947-1957
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Box
3
Folder
30
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Betzold, Michael
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Big Four packers, 1954-1955
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Birds Eye, 1950-1954
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Box
4
Folder
7
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Block, Max, 1953-1957
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Box
4
Folder
8
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Block, Louis, 1957
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Burk Brothers
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Butcher Workman
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Braun Brothers Packing (Troy, Ohio), 1951-1954
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Box
4
Folder
12
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CIO
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Box
4
Folder
13-14
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Campbell Soup, 1952-1957
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Box
4
Folder
15
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City of Hope
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Box
4
Folder
16
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Cleveland District Council
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Companies
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Box
4
Folder
17-31
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A-S
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Box
5
Folder
1-3
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T-Z
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Conferences, 1955-5956
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Conference, districts 1 and 2, 1948-1949
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Constitution, 1956
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Box
4
Folder
3-5
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Convention, 1948, 1952, 1956
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Damascus Tanning, 1951-1956
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Davis, Edward
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Denison Poultry
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District 2
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Box
5
Folder
9
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Audit reports, 1954-1955
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Conference, 1947
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Box
5
Folder
11
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Contributions from International, 1948-1950
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Box
24
Folder
1
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Financial records, 1956
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Box
5
Folder
12
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Locals, miscellaneous
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Membership, 1947-1952
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Box
5
Folder
14
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Mergers and jurisdiction, 1948-1953
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Box
5
Folder
15
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Miscellany
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Box
5
Folder
16
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Office
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Box
5
Folder
17
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Plant survey, 1950
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Box
5
Folder
18
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Questionnaires, 1953
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Box
5
Folder
19
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Dolnick, Dave, 1955-1957
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Box
5
Folder
20
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Dresser, Russell, 1957
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Box
5
Folder
21-22
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Dreuding Brothers (Philadelphia), 1945-1955
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Box
5
Folder
23
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East Coast Seafood Council
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Box
5
Folder
24-26
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Eberle Tanning (Elkland, Pennsylvania), 1946-1955
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Contracts
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Education department, 1955-1957
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Educational conference, 1951-1952
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Box
7
Folder
4-5
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Endicott Johnson, 1947-1957
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Executive board, 1951-1953
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Feinglass, Abe
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Film “Pursuit of Happiness”, 1950-1953
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Box
7
Folder
9
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Film “Twenty Four Hours”, 1955-1957
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Box
7
Folder
10
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Fish Farmer Federation
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Box
7
Folder
11
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Food Fair Stores, 1952-1955
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Box
7
Folder
12-16
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Fur and Leather Workers Union
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Box
7
Folder
17
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Gorman, Patrick, 1947-1957
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Box
7
Folder
18
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Gorman testimonial, 1950-1951
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Box
7
Folder
19
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Hanna, Hilton
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Box
7
Folder
20
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Harris, Steven
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Box
7
Folder
21
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Harvard
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Box
7
Folder
22
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Notes and papers, 1944
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Heinz
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Box
8
Folder
1
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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1946-1948
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Box
8
Folder
2
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Fremont, Ohio
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Box
8
Folder
3
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Miscellany
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Box
8
Folder
4-5
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National negotiations, 1953-1957
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Box
8
Folder
6
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Henderson, Joseph
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Box
8
Folder
7
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Hook, Marvin, 1947-1957
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Box
8
Folder
8
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Hygrade
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Box
8
Folder
9
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Illinois
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Box
8
Folder
10
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Indiana
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Box
8
Folder
11
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Israel, 1953-1955
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Box
8
Folder
12
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Jacobs, Kamin & Ratner, 1955-1957
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Box
8
Folder
13
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Jimmerson, E.W., 1953-1957
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Box
8
Folder
14
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Kelly, Emmett, 1949-1953
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Box
8
Folder
15
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Kent State address, 1953
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Box
8
Folder
16
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Kern, Helmuth, 1955-1956
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Box
8
Folder
17
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Kingan & Company, 1947-1956
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Box
8
Folder
18
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Kroger, 1947-1957
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Box
8
Folder
19
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Labor department
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Box
8
Folder
20
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Labor Education Association
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Box
8
Folder
21
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Lawrence Leather
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Box
8
Folder
22
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Leather Workers Division
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Box
8
Folder
22
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1950-1951
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Box
8
Folder
23-25
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Companies, 1951-1955
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Box
8
Folder
25
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District 2
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Box
8
Folder
26
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Miscellany, 1949-1954
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Box
8
Folder
27
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Executive Council data
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Box
8
Folder
28
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Organizers, 1951
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Box
8
Folder
29
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Levor & Company, 1952-1956
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Box
8
Folder
30
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Lincoln Park Conservation Committee
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Local 325 bargaining, 1944-1945
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Box
6
Folder
2-4
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Locals, miscellaneous, 1947-1955
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Box
8
Folder
31
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Lloyd, T.J., 1947-1957
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Maxwell, M.S.
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Meat packers, 1949-1950
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Box
6
Folder
7
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Mayer, Arnold, 1955-1957
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Box
6
Folder
8
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Membership comparisons, 1955
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Memos, 1955-1957
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Box
6
Folder
10
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Menhaden fishermen, 1965
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Mergers
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Box
6
Folder
11
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Fur and Leather drafts
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Box
6
Folder
12
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United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA)
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Box
12A
Folder
3
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Draft constitutions
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Box
12A
Folder
4
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Merger, 1955-1956
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Box
6
Folder
13
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Comparative data, 1955-1956
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Box
6
Folder
14
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Postponement, 1956-1957
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Box
6
Folder
15
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Meyer, George H., 1953-1956
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Box
6
Folder
16
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Millstone, Harry, 1956-1957
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Box
6
Folder
17-18
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Miscellaneous correspondence
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Box
6
Folder
19
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Morrell
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Box
6
Folder
20-21
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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Box
6
Folder
22
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National Agricultural Workers Union, 1955-1957
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Box
6
Folder
23
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National Council of Churches
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Box
6
Folder
24
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National Poultry and Egg Committee, 1950-1953
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Box
9
Folder
1
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National Retail Committee, 1948-1955
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Box
9
Folder
2
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National Tea
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Box
9
Folder
3
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New England Food Council
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Box
9
Folder
4
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Ocoma Foods, 1955-1956
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Box
9
Folder
5
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“Office letters”, 1950-1954
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Box
9
Folder
6-7
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Ohio State branch, 1947-1957
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Box
9
Folder
8
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Organization
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Box
9
Folder
9
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Organizing report, 1941
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Box
9
Folder
10-12
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Organizers, 1953-1957
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Box
9
Folder
13
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Organizers, special
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Box
9
Folder
14
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Oscar Mayer, 1954-1956
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Box
9
Folder
15
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Osslo, Max
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Box
24
Folder
18
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Packing contracts - analysis by research department teamsters
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Box
9
Folder
16-18
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Packinghouse information
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Box
9
Folder
19
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Pennsylvania Federation of Butcher Workmen, 1954-1957
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Box
9
Folder
20
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Personal, 1955-1957
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Box
9
Folder
21
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Peters Packing
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Box
9
Folder
22
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Petersburg Tanning, 1955
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Box
9
Folder
23
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Philadelphia Central Labor Union, 1953-1955
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Box
9
Folder
24
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Philadelphia Food Council, 1954
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Box
9
Folder
25
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Philadelphia Independent Packers, 1953-1954
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Philadelphia Joint Council (AMCBW)
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Box
9
Folder
26
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1953-1956
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Box
10
Folder
1
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Agreements
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Box
10
Folder
2
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Phillips Packing, 1946-1954
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Box
10
Folder
3
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Piotrowski, Walter, 1956-1957
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Possible mergers
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Box
10
Folder
5
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Poultry information, 1954
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Box
10
Folder
6-7
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Poultry inspection, 1955-1957
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Box
10
Folder
8
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Powderly, John, 1955-1957
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Box
10
Folder
9
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Price Poultry
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Box
10
Folder
10
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Puerto Rico
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Box
10
Folder
11
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Quinn, Bernard, 1951
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Box
10
Folder
12
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Renkin Dairy, 1953-1954
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Box
10
Folder
13
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Research and education
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Box
10
Folder
14-17
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Retail Clerks International Association, 1949-1957
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Box
10
Folder
18-20
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Retail department, 1950-1957
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Box
11
Folder
1
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Retirement plan
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Box
11
Folder
2
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Richmond, Virginia, 1955-1957
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Box
11
Folder
3
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Rockingham Poultry, 1956
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Box
11
Folder
4
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Ritchey, John
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Box
11
Folder
5
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Rose, Jasper, 1955-1957
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Box
11
Folder
6
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Roegelein Packing
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Box
11
Folder
7
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Rueping Leather
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Box
11
Folder
8
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Russell, John
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Box
11
Folder
9
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Safeway Stores, 1950-1957
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Box
11
Folder
10
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Samples forms
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Box
11
Folder
11
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Schachter, Leon, 1952-1957
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Box
11
Folder
12
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Scheurich, 1947-1957
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Box
11
Folder
13
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Seabook project
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Box
11
Folder
14
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Seafood locals, 1947-1954
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Box
11
Folder
15
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Sheep Shearers Union
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Box
11
Folder
16
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Simmons, Cornelius
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Box
11
Folder
17
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Speeches, 1955-1957
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Box
11
Folder
18
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Stockyard workers
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Box
11
Folder
19
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Strikes, 1956-1957
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Box
11
Folder
20
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Sullivan, Joseph, 1947-1957
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Box
11
Folder
21
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Swanson, 1955-1957
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Swift
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Box
11
Folder
22
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Dairy and poultry plants, 1955-1957
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Box
11
Folder
23-24
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Miscellany, 1947-1956
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Box
11
Folder
25
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NLRB, 1956
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Box
11
Folder
26
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Poultry plants, 1947-1952
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Box
12
Folder
1
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Strike, 1956
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Box
12
Folder
2
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Taft-Hartley Law, 1947-1954
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Teamsters
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Box
12
Folder
3
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General, 1956
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Box
12
Folder
4
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Agar Packing, 1957
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Box
12
Folder
5
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Big Bear organizing, 1956-1957
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Teamsters-Butchers Joint Organizing Committee
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Box
12
Folder
6-10
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General, 1955-1956
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Box
12
Folder
11
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Bulletins
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Box
12
Folder
12
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Summaries, 1956-1957
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Box
12
Folder
13
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Miscellany
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Box
24
Folder
2
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First annual report, 1/3-12/31/1955
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Box
24
Folder
3-17
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Harry R. Poole - notebook, volumes 3, 5-9, circa 1955-1958
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Box
12
Folder
14
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Organizing report, 1946
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Box
12
Folder
15
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Miscellaneous stores, 1956-1957
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Box
12
Folder
16
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Poultry, 1956-1957
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Box
12
Folder
17
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Vita Foods
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Box
12
Folder
18
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Thorofare Markets, 1951-1956
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Box
12
Folder
19
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Tredwell, Sam, 1948-1957
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Box
12
Folder
20
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Tyler, Melvin
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Box
13
Folder
1
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UPWA, 1954-1957
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Box
13
Folder
2
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Unions, miscellaneous, 1955-1957
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Box
13
Folder
3
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United Mine Workers
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Box
13
Folder
4
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Unorganized shops
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Box
13
Folder
5
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Virginia Supply
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Box
13
Folder
6
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Vice presidents, miscellaneous
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Box
13
Folder
7
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Wage stabilization, 1951-1954
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Box
13
Folder
8
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Waldock Packing, 1956
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Box
13
Folder
9
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Watson Seafood, 1956
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Box
13
Folder
10
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Weiss Foods
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Box
13
Folder
11
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Wentz, Ray
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Box
13
Folder
12
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Western States Conference, 1949
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Box
13
Folder
13
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Wilson Company, 1956-1957
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Box
13
Folder
14
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Winogradsky, Joe, 1956-1957
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Box
13
Folder
15
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Wishart, Jim, 1955-1957
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Box
13
Folder
16
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Wittman Moriarity, 1946-1955
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Local files
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Box
14
Folder
1-28
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7-195
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Box
15
Folder
1-35
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196-393
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Box
16
Folder
1-28
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393 (continued)-590
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Box
17
Folder
1-7
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621-667
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Box
17
Folder
8-14
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L3-L52
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Box
18
Folder
1-12
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L57-L107
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Box
19
Folder
1-7
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L109-L121
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Series: Executive Vice President's and President's Files
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Chronological files
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Box
20
Folder
1-17
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1955, 1958-1973
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Box
21
Folder
1-13
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1974-1978, undated
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Subject files
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Box
21
Folder
14
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Alschuler, Mrs. Samuel, correspondence, 1966 (1918-1921)
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Box
21
Folder
15
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Communism in UPWA, circa 1959
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Box
21
Folder
16
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Cost of Living Council, 1972-1974
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Box
21
Folder
17
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Food and Beverage Trades department (AFL-CIO), 1962-1963
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Box
22
Folder
1
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Food and Beverage Trades department (AFL-CIO), 1962-1963 (continued)
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Box
22
Folder
2-5
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Iowa Beef Processors (IBP), 1969-1978
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Box
12A
Folder
1-2
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Arbitration, 1974-1975
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Box
22
Folder
6
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Joint Labor-Management Committee for the Retail Food Industry
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Box
22
Folder
9
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Latin America
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Box
22
Folder
7-8, 10-12
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Local 88 (St. Louis), court documents, reports, and trusteeship
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Box
22
Folder
13
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Local 174
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Box
22
Folder
14
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Locals 274 & 563
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Box
22
Folder
15
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Local 424
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Box
22
Folder
16
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Norwegian trip, 1977
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Box
22
Folder
17
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Sample folders
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Box
22
Folder
18-20
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Study Committee, 1976
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Box
22
Folder
21
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Winn-Dixie, circa 1978
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Series: United Food And Commercial Workers Files, 1979-1991
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General chronological material
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Box
22
Folder
22
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1979
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Box
23
Folder
1-6
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1979 (continued)-1986
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Box
23
Folder
7
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Ben-Gurion University
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Box
23
Folder
8
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Gorman testimonial, 1980
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Box
23
Folder
9
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IBP (and testimony), 1980-1981
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Box
23
Folder
10-11
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Merger material
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Box
23
Folder
12, 14
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Minutes, 1979-1980
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Box
23
Folder
13
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Pension material
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Box
23
Folder
15
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Procedures manual
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Box
23
Folder
16
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Pensions, 1980-1981
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Box
23
Folder
17
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Retirees, 1991
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