American Federation of Labor Records, 1888-1955

 
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Series: Series 10: Information and Research File, 1937-1945
Scope and Content Note: This file consists primarily of requests directed to the Office of Information and Research for information concerning the financial status of various companies and wage scales in particular crafts and industries. This information was sought, in large part, for bargaining purposes. The file is arranged in three parts, the first by trade or craft, the second by name of union representative in the field, and the third by union local number.
U.S. Mss 117A/10A
Subseries: File A: Arranged by Industry
Box   1
Automobile Workers
Box   1
Bakery and Confectionery Workers
Box   2
Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmetologists
Box   2
Boiler Makers, Iron Shipbuilders
Box   2
Bookbinders
Box   2
Brewery, Flour, Cereal
Box   2
Bricklayers, Masons, Plasterers
Box   3
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Box   3
Broom and Whisk Makers Union
Box   3
Building and Construction Trades Department
Box   3
Carmen of America
Box   3
Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers
Box   4
Chemical Workers
Box   4
Cigar Makers
Box   4
Cleaning and Dye Workers
Box   4
Clerks, Brotherhood of Railway
Box   4
Clerks (National Federal Post Office)
Box   4
Clerks, Retail
Box   5
Coopers
Box   5
Diamond Workers
Box   5
Distillery
Box   5
Draftsmen
Box   5
Electrical Workers
Box   5
Engineers
Box   5
Engravers
Box   5
Farm Labor Union
Box   5
Fire Fighters
Box   5
Firemen and Oilers
Box   6
Garment Workers
Box   6
Glass Bottle Blowers
Box   6
Glass Cutters
Box   6
Glass Workers
Box   6
Government Employees
Box   6
Hatters, Cap and Millinery
Box   6
Hod Carriers, Building, Common Laborers
Box   6
Hotel and Restaurant
Box   6
International Ladies Garment Workers
Box   6
Lathers, International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal
Box   6
Laundry Workers
Box   6
Leather Workers
Box   7
Letter Carriers
Box   7
Longshoremen
Box   7
Luggage, Belt and Novelty Workers
Box   7
Machinists
Box   7
Maintenance
Box   7
Marble
Box   7
Masters, Mates, Pilots
Box   7
Meat Cutters
Box   7
Metal Workers
Box   7
Millers
Box   7
Mine Workers
Box   8
Molders
Box   8
Moving Picture Machine Operators
Box   8
Musicians
Box   8
Office Employees
Box   8
Painters, Decorators
Box   8
Papermakers
Box   9
Pattern Makers
Box   9
Plate Printers
Box   9
Plumbers and Steam Fitters
Box   9
Polishers, Buffers, Platers
Box   9
Porters
Box   9
Potters
Box   9
Printing Pressmen
Box   9
Printing Trades
Box   9
Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Box   10
Railway Employees
Box   10
Seafarers
Box   10
Stage Employees
Box   10
State, County and Municipal Employees
Box   11
Stereotypers
Box   11
Stove Mounters
Box   11
Switchmen
Box   11
Teamsters, Chauffeurs
Box   12
Telegraphers, Commercial
Box   12
Telegrapher, Railroad
Box   12
Textile Workers
Box   13
Typographical
Box   13
Upholsterers
Box   13
Wall Paper Craftsmen
U.S. Mss 117A/10B
Subseries: File B: Arranged by Name of Union Representative
Box   1
Ad - Bra
Box   2
Bre - Des
Box   3
Det - Goo
Box   4
Gor - Kno
Box   5
Ko - Or
Box   6
Pa - Si
Box   7
Sk-Whi
Box   8
Wi -Y
U.S. Mss 117A/10C
Subseries: File C: Arranged by Local Union Number
Box   1
LU# 15009, Lead Burners Local Union, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Box   1
LU# 16456, Office Workers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box   1
LU# 18053, Optical Workers, Washington, D.C.
Box   1
LU# 1856, Federal Labor Union, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Box   1
LU# 18528, Juvenile Wheel Workers, Toledo, Ohio
Box   1
LU# 18558, Federal Labor Union, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Box   1
LU# 18760, Chemical Workers, Akron, Ohio
Box   1
LU# 18780, Aluminum Workers, St. Louis, Illinois
Box   1
LU# 18820, Pittsburgh Optical Workers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Box   1
LU# 18852, Federal Labor Union, Kansas City, Missouri
Box   1
LU# 18907, Federal Labor Union, Cleveland, Ohio
Box   1
LU# 18943, Wholesale Hardware, Crockery and House Furnishing Specialties, New York, N.Y.
Box   1
LU# 19085, Chemical Workers, Dover, Ohio
Box   1
LU# 19151, Flour and Linseed Workers, Red Wing, Minnesota
Box   1
LU# 19253, Cereal Workers, Great Falls, Montana
Box   1
LU# 19340, Fabricated Metal Workers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box   1
LU# 19405, Chemical Workers, La Salle, Illinois
Box   1
LU# 19468, Federal Labor Union, Cleveland, Ohio
Box   1
LU# 19469, Federal Labor Union, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Box   1
LU# 19489, Aluminum Workers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Box   2
LU# 20186, Federal Labor Union (metal workers), Barberton, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20206, Federal Labor Union (metal workers), Barberton, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20228, Fruit Cannery Workers, Olympia, Washington
Box   2
LU# 20230, Slide Fasteners, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Box   2
LU# 20238, Bronze Workers, Heidelberg, Pennsylvania
Box   2
LU# 20239, Bait Workers, South Bend, Indiana
Box   2
LU# 20246, Greenhouse Workers, Akron, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20251, Fruit Cannery Workers, Puyallup, Washington
Box   2
LU# 20254, Enameling Workers, Bellaire, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20265, Stamping and Enameling Workers, Sebring, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20268, Federal Labor Union (boxboard), Marseilles, Illinois
Box   2
LU# 20280, Chemical Workers, Antioch, California
Box   2
LU# 20283, Soap and Vegetable Oil Workers, Los Angeles, California
Box   2
LU# 20296, Cannery Workers, Bellingham, Washington
Box   2
LU# 20299, Match Workers, Cincinnati, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20319, Plastic Workers, Cincinnati, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20324, Cannery Workers, Sacremento, California
Box   2
LU# 20332, Federal Labor Union (bobbin manufacturing), Willimansett, Massachusetts
Box   2
LU# 20355, Artificial Butter, Spice Workers, Norwalk, Ohio
Box   2
LU# 20385, United Match Workers, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Box   2
LU# 20386, Natural and Artificial Gas Workers, San Pedro, California
Box   3
LU# 20389, Artifical Leather, Rubber Workers, Newark, New Jersey
Box   3
LU# 20402, Federal Labor Union, West Springfield, Massachusetts
Box   3
LU# 20417, Glue Workers, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box   3
LU# 20418, Distillery Workers, Terre Haute, Indiana
Box   3
LU# 20430, Chemical Workers, Chicago, Illinois
Box   3
LU# 20440, Aluminum and Tin Foil Workers, Richmond, Virginia
Box   3
LU# 20449, Federal Labor Union (milk producers), Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Box   3
LU# 20459, Refrigerator Workers, Battle Creek, Michigan
Box   3
LU# 20460, Gas Workers, Troy, N.Y.
Box   3
LU# 20468, Brushworkers, Troy, N.Y.
Box   3
LU# 20482, Federal Labor Union (plumbing,) Indianapolis, Indiana
Box   3
LU# 20487, Wholesale Grocery Employees, Chicago, Illinois
Box   3
LU# 20496, Rectifiers of spirits, wine
Box   3
LU# 20498, Scrap iron
Box   3
LU# 20505, Cement and Mill workers, Grotto, Washington
Box   3
LU# 20514, Chemical workers, Elyris, Ohio
Box   3
LU# 20518, Federal Labor Union (grain), New Richmond, Wisconsin
Box   3
LU# 20529, Chemical Workers, Port Chicago, California
Box   3
LU# 20553, Federal Labor Union (bed manufacturing), Louisville, Kentucky
Box   3
LU# 20558, Warehouse Employees, Richmond, Virginia
Box   3
LU# 20570, Waukesha Soft Drink, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Box   3
LU# 20572, Blast Furnace and Coke, Toledo, Ohio
Box   3
LU# 20574, Winery and Distillery, Lodi, California
Box   3
LU# 20581, Federal Labor Union (tile), Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Box   3
LU# 20582, Federal Labor Union, Springfield, Massachusetts
Box   3
LU# 20617, International Ladies Garment Workers, New York, N.Y.
Box   3
LU# 20618, Nesco Fabricated Metal, Baltimore, Maryland
Box   3
LU# 20620, Gas Workers, Madison, Wisconsin
Box   3
LU# 20622, Federal Labor Union (American Can Company), Richmond, Virginia
Box   3
LU# 20624, Fruit, Cannery, Agricultural Workers, Hood River, Oregon
Box   3
LU# 20630, Sugar Refinery, Alvarado, California
Box   3
LU# 20643, Federal Labor Union, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Box   3
LU# 20673, McCome Textile, McComb, Mississippi
Box   3
LU# 20680, Rubber Tile, Racine, Wisconsin
Box   3
LU# 20684, Cloth Window Shade Workers, Oswego, N.Y.
Box   4
LU# 20687, Cane Craftsmen, Cincinnati, Ohio
Box   4
LU# 20690, Federal Labor Union (battery), Wausau, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20704, Federal Labor Union, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20709, Washer Workers, Joliet, Illinois
Box   4
LU# 20713, Federal Labor Union (Lancaster Carbon Company), Lancaster, Ohio
Box   4
LU# 20716, Flour Mill Workers, Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Box   4
LU# 20741, Federal Labor Union, Baraboo, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20778, Federal Labor Union, Edgerton, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20783, Federal Labor Union, Algonac, Michigan
Box   4
LU# 20784, Federal Labor Union, Stoughton, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20789, American Federation of Grain Processors, Sherman, Texas
Box   4
LU# 20802, Flour, Feed and Cereal, El Reno, Oklahoma
Box   4
LU# 20822, Brush Makers Federal Labor Union, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20831, Citrus By-Products, Corona, California
Box   4
LU# 20839, Electric Refrigerator Cabinet Workers, Connersville, Indiana
Box   4
LU# 20845, Cannery Workers Union, Kent, Washington
Box   4
LU# 20849, Pickle Workers Union, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20875, Sugar Workers Union, Oxnard, California
Box   4
LU# 20889, Rubber Brush Workers, Ironton, Ohio
Box   4
LU# 20893, Mt. Vernon Garment Company, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Box   4
LU# 20897, Federal Labor Union (cereal), Flint, Michigan
Box   4
LU# 20905, Cannery Workers, Oakland, California
Box   4
LU# 20910, Federal Labor Union, Battle Creek, Michigan
Box   4
LU# 20911, Rubber and Plastic Workers, Chicago, Illinois
Box   4
LU# 20932, Federal Labor Union, Elyria, Ohio
Box   4
LU# 20935, Federal Labor Union, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20952, Steel Specialty Workers, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Box   4
LU# 20956, Flour, Feed and Grain Elevator, Belleville, Illinois
Box   4
LU# 20957, Flour, Feed, Cereal, Chicago, Illinois
Box   4
LU# 20068, Federal Labor Union, St. Paul, Minnesota
Box   4
LU# 20983, Soap and Glycerine, Baltimore, Maryland
Box   4
LU# 20939, Packers and Preserve Workers, San Francisco, California
Box   4
LU# 21008, Flour, Cereal, Feed Mill, St. Joseph, Missouri
Box   4
LU# 21055, Federal Labor Union, Elyria, Ohio
Box   4
LU# 21061, Chemical Cotton Workers, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Box   4
LU# 21070, Cereal Workers, Geneva, N.Y.
Box   4
LU# 21054, Fruit and Nut Packers, San Jose, California
Box   5
LU# 21088, Federal Labor Union, Clifton, New Jersey
Box   5
LU# 21101, Flour Mill Workers, Springfield, Illinois
Box   5
LU# 21107, Beauticians Supplies and Cosmetics
Box   5
LU# 21109, Federal Labor Union, Petersburg, Arkansas
Box   5
LU# 21110, Federal Labor Union, Salem, Oregon
Box   5
LU# 21125, Hair Spinners Union, Michigan City, Indiana
Box   5
LU# 21130, Federal Labor Union, Bridgeport, Alabama
Box   5
LU# 21132, Federal Labor Union (electrometal), Keokuk, Iowa
Box   5
LU# 21136, Chemical Workers Akron, Ohio
Box   5
LU# 21159, Cosmetic Workers, Kansas City, Missouri
Box   5
LU# 21166, Federal Laber Union, Kansas City, Missouri
Box   5
LU# 21169, Mineral Wool Workers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box   5
LU# 21175, Federal Labor Union, Connersville, Indiana
Box   5
LU# 21182, Flour Mill Workers Union, Springfield, Illinois
Box   5
LU# 21186, Cement Workers, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Box   5
LU# 21195, Chemical Workers, Freeport, Texas
Box   5
LU# 21202, Waste Material Workers, Terre Haute, Indiana,
Box   5
LU# 21231, Sugar Refinery Employees, Hardine, Montana
Box   5
LU# 21243, Federal Labor Union, Milton, Massachusetts
Box   5
LU# 21255, Rubber Workers Local, Atlanta, Georgia
Box   5
LU# 21264, Distillery Workers, Bristol, Pennsylvania
Box   5
LU# 21278, Federal Labor Union, Sandoval, Illinois
Box   5
LU# 21288, Chemical Workers, Jersey City, New Jersey
Box   5
LU# 21290, Gypsum Mill Workers, Rotan, Texas
Box   5
LU# 21305, Federal Labor Union, Gouverneur, N.Y.
Box   5
LU# 21307, Gypsum Mill Workers, Quana, Texas
Box   5
LU# 21345, Federal Labor Union, Jamestown, N.Y.
Box   5
LU# 21364, Toy Makers Union, Washington, Indiana
Box   5
LU# 21375, Smelter Workers, El Paso, Texas
Box   5
LU# 21421, Beet Sugar Refinery Employees, Rocky Ford, Colorado
Box   5
LU# 21422, Beet Sugar Refinery Employees, Sugar City, Colorado
Box   5
LU# 21434, Beet Sugar Refinery Employees, Grand Island, Nebraska
Box   5
LU# 21469, Quarry Workers, Seattle, Washington
Box   5
LU# 21483, Bag Workers, Seattle, Washington
Box   5
LU# 21494, Vegetable Packinghouse Employees, Princeton, Florida
Box   5
LU# 21527, United Soap, Glycerine, Edible 0il Workers, West New York, New Jersey
Box   6
LU# 21576, Cereal, Feed, Flour and Elevator, Omaha, Nebraska
Box   6
LU# 21584, Motor and Bus Terminal Checkers, Wichita, Kansas
Box   6
LU# 21640, Rubber Workers, Milford, Massachusetts
Box   6
LU# 21643, Rock Products Workers, Long Beach, California
Box   6
LU# 21646, Soap and Edible Oil Workers, Portsmouth, Virginia
Box   6
LU# 21662, Newspaper Commercial Associate, Chicago, Illinois
Box   6
LU# 21695, Grain Processors Union, Keokuk, Iowa
Box   6
LU# 21712, Federal Labor Union, Champlain, N.Y.
Box   6
LU# 21721, Federal Labor Union, Watertown, Massachusetts
Box   6
LU# 21733, Federal Labor Union, Collinsville, Illinois
Box   6
LU# 21739, Carbon Black Workers, Sterlington, Louisiana
Box   6
LU# 21765, Chemical Workers, Crosseth, Arkansas
Box   6
LU# 21785, Chemical Workers, Wausau, Wisconsin
Box   6
LU# 21825, Petroleum Workers, Albany, N.Y.
Box   6
LU# 21826, Beet Sugar Refinery, Johnstown, Colorado
Box   6
LU# 21876, Chemical Workers, Marquette, Michigan
Box   6
LU# 21921, Chemical Workers, East St. Louis, Illinois
Box   6
LU# 21929, United Grain Processors, Liberal, Kansas
Box   6
LU# 21930, News Writers, Reporters, Editorial Writers, Portsmouth, Virginia
Box   6
LU# 21935, Red Ore Miners, Bessemer, Alabama
Box   6
LU# 21938, Federal Labor Union, Onargo, Illinois
Box   6
LU# 21240, Fish Handlers, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Box   6
LU# 21942, Feral Labor Union, Eleanor, West Virginia
Box   6
LU# 21959, Federal Labor Union, York, Pennsylvania
Box   6
LU# 21960, Plastic Tape Workers, Michigan City, Indiana
Box   6
LU# 21965, Linseed Oil Workers, Fort Lee, New Jersey
Box   6
LU# 21978, Can Workers Local, Tampa, Florida
Box   6
LU# 21989, Chemical Workers, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Box   6
LU# 22001, Federal Labor Union, Goshen, Indiana
Box   6
LU# 22002, Dairy Products Employees, Hoboken, New Jersey
Box   6
LU# 22004, Textile Workers, Providence, Rhode Island
Box   6
LU# 22014, Rubber Workers, Providence, Rhode Island
Box   6
LU# 22026, Chemical and Oil Workers, Kearney, New Jersey
Box   6
LU# 22041, Chemical Workers, Mulberry, Florida
Box   6
LU# 22050, Soap Workers, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Box   6
LU# 22052, Brewery Workers, Honolulu, Hawaii
Box   6
LU# 22055, Office Employees, Richmond, Virginia
Box   6
LU# 22101, Cannery Workers, Nebraska City, Nebraska
Box   6
LU# 22106, Circulation office, Tampa, Florida
Box   6
LU# 22111, Fontana Miners, Proctor, North Carolina
Box   6
LU# 22118, Federal Labor Union (gas & light), Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Box   7
LU# 22127, Federal Labor Union (flour milling), Fredonia, Kansas
Box   7
LU# 22162, Chemical Workers, Painesville, Ohio
Box   7
LU# 22168
Box   7
LU# 22178, Optical Workers, New Orleans, Louisiana
Box   7
LU# 22198, Pigment, Color and Chemical Workers
Box   7
LU# 22201, Washington Newspaper Service, Washington, D.C.
Box   7
LU# 22222, Publicity, Newswriters, Office Workers, Tampa, Florida
Box   7
LU# 22240, Federal Labor Union, Marseilles, Illinois
Box   7
LU# 22254, United Saw File & Steel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Box   7
LU# 22278, Federal Labor Union, Galesburg, Illinois
Box   7
LU# 22311, Gas, Coke and Chemical Product Workers, Jersey City, New Jersey
Box   7
LU# 22319, Federal Labor Union, Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania
Box   7
LU# 22320, Fabricated Metal Workers, Mayville, Wisconsin
Box   7
LU# 22328, Federal Labor Union, Knoxville, Tennessee
Box   7
LU# 22341, Roofing & Veneer Products Workers, Vandalia, Illinois
Box   7
LU# 22390, Optical Case Workers, Irvington, New Jersey
Box   7
LU# 22394, Federal Labor Union, Dayton, Ohio
Box   7
LU# 22401, Federal Labor Union, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Box   7
LU# 22403, Aluminum Workers, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Box   7
LU# 22408, Rubber Workers, Wabash, Indiana
Box   7
LU# 22410, Office Employees, Detroit, Michigan
Box   7
LU# 22417, Black Hills Mine & Mill Workers, Deadwood, South Dakota
Box   7
LU# 22443, Beet Sugar Refinery Employees, Ft. Morgan, Colorado
Box   7
LU# 22451, Federal Labor Union, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Box   7
LU# 22462, Federal Labor Union, Hillside, New Jersey
Box   7
LU# 22476, United Greenhouse Workers, Pana, Illinois
Box   7
LU# 22484, Auto Tool Workers Union, Newport, Pennsylvania
Box   7
LU# 22494, Federal Labor Union, Goshen, Indiana
Box   7
LU# 22495, Federal Labor Union, De Kalb, Illinois
Box   7
LU# 22506, Western Union Employees, Portland, Oregon
Box   7
LU# 22515, Federal Labor Union, Nedrow, N.Y.
Box   7
LU# 22516, Battery Workers, Dubuque, Iowa
Box   7
LU# 22517, Paducah Central Labor, Paducah, Kentucky
Box   7
LU# 22521, Silver Mine Workers Union, Shafter, Texas
Box   7
LU# 22565, United Phosphate, Plant City, Florida
Box   7
LU# 27574, Chemical Workers, Bethalto, Illinois
Box   7
LU# 22615, Photographic and Chemical Workers, Binghamton, N.Y.
Box   7
LU# 22620, Federal Labor Union, Baltimore, Maryland
Box   7
LU# 22622, Michigan Consolidated Gas Workers, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Box   7
LU# 22631, Federal Labor Union, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box   7
LU# 22639, Federal Labor Union, Cobleskill, N.Y.
Box   7
LU# 22640, Federal Labor Union, Knoxville, Tennessee
Box   7
LU# 22643, Federal Labor Union, Greencastle, Indiana
U.S. Mss 117A/10D
Subseries: File D: Statistical File
Scope and Content Note: Manuscript and printed statistics concerning unemployment and wage scales compiled by the Office of Information and Research.
Arrangement of the Materials: Alphabetical by subject.
Box   1
Adjustments - Unemployment Estimate
Box   1
Agriculture
Box   1
Air Transportation
Box   1
Armed Forces
Box   1
Banking
Box   1
Building Construction
Box   1
Roads
Box   1
Domestic Service
Box   1
Worksheet
Box   1
Education
Box   1
Electric Light and Power
Box   1
Electric Railways and Motor Bus Operators
Box   1
Employment and Payrolls
Employment
Box   1
Real Estate
Box   1
Work Figures
Box   1
Entrepreneurs and Management
Box   1
Federal Service - Roads
Box   1
Fisheries
Box   1
Government
Box   1
Hotels
Box   1
Increase in Gainful Workers
Box   1
Interstate Commerce Commission
Box   1
Laundries - Dyeing and Cleaning
Box   1
Manufacturing
Box   1
Wage Earners
Box   1
Mining - Coal, Metal, Quarries, Petroleum
Box   1
Motor Transportation
Box   1
Personal Service (Barber and Beauty Shop)
Box   2
Pipe Line Transportation
Box   2
Port of Boston
Box   2
Professionals
Box   2
Professions
Box   2
Public Utilities
Box   2
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Box   2
Recreation and Amusement
Box   2
Restaurants
Box   2
Salaried Workers
Box   2
Work sheets
Box   2
Service Industries
Box   2
Studies
Box   2
Steam Railroads
Box   2
Telephones - Telegraphs
Box   2
All Trades
Box   2
Unemployment
Box   2
New York Times
Unemployment Estimate
Box   2
Coal, Anthracite
Box   2
Coal, Bituminous
Box   2
Entrepreneurs
Box   2
R. Nathan's 1935 figure
Box   2
Quarries and Non-Metallic
Box   2
Railroads
Box   2
Unknown Worksheets
Box   3
Water Transportation
Box   3
Wholesale and Retail Trade
Box   3
Unemployment Estimate
Box   3
Revised Unemployment Estimate
Box   3
Weighted Figure, 1937-1939
Box   3
Unemployment Reports