Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

American Federation of Labor Records, 1888-1955

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Series 1: Files of the Executive Secretary of the Labor Housing Conference, 1935-1937

Series 2: Legislation Reference Files, 1919-1930

Series 3: State Legislation Files, 1942-1951

Series 4: Industry Reference File, 1930-1950

+ Series 5: Files of the Economist of the AFL

File A: NLRB Files, 1938-1940

File B: Labor Policy Committee of the War Assets Administration, 1945-1948

File C: General File

+ Series 6: American Federationist Files, 1932-1943

File A: General File, 1934-1943

File B: Book Review File, 1932-1939

Series 7: Strikes and Agreements File, 1904-1953

+ Series 8: Files of the Director of Research

File A: General File

File B: Social Security File, 1934-1943

File C: Old Age Insurance File, 1939-1942

File D: Unemployment Compensation File, 1935-1940

File E: Health File, 1935-1943

File F: General File, 1939-1943

Series 9: WPA Files, 1933-1938

+ Series 10: Information and Research File, 1937-1945

File A: Arranged by Industry

File B: Arranged by Name of Union Representative

File C: Arranged by Local Union Number

File D: Statistical File

+ Series 11: Files of the Office of the President, 1881-1952

File A: Samuel Gompers Papers, 1878-1937

File B: William Green Papers, 1915-1945

File C: William Green Papers, 1934-1951

File D: William Green Papers, 1924-1952 (mostly after 1948)

File E: William Green Papers (Speeches and Articles), 1925-1952

Series 12: Mining Department Records, 1911-1915

Series 13: Disc Recordings, 1946, 1955, undated

Series 14: Executive Council Minutes, 1952

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Tape/Side 4/2 Time 01:10	AMALGAMATED GROWTH DURING THE 1950'S AND 1960'S Scope and Content Note: The food industry was expanding. Also, retail contracts provided for expansion of the union into all new stores of a particular chain. The food industry was sound and growing, and there was therefore a certain amount of natural growth. The food industry was not subject to the problem of imports.