Labor unions

Abstract The records reflect organized labor's efforts to increase membership involvement in such community health, welfare, and recreation programs as blood banks, counselling and referral services, or strike assistance. The collection includes incomplete material from predecessor agencies: the AFL's Labor League for Human Rights and the CIO War Relief Committee, later renamed the National CIO Community Services Committee. Also included are correspondence, a reference manual, director's reports,...

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The collection contains miscellaneous correspondence and mailings from other Printing Trades 1918-1928, and one volume of Council minutes, May 1937 to April 1944.

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Papers (1939-1965) of Antonino Crivello (1888-1969), an Italian American labor organizer and poet, comprise correspondence; drafts of his poetry; and some published material. Correspondence relates largely to the I.L.G.W.U., in which Crivello was a director of Local 144 in Newark, New Jersey and a representative for Local 25 in New York.

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The collection includes Erik Peterson’s committee meeting notes of Duluth and St. Louis County, case statements, meeting rosters, meeting notices, agendas, minutes, publicity materials, relevant publications by Good Jobs First and Smart Growth, support documents, newspaper articles about this local and other states’ living wage campaigns. There are also files on living wage issues as they relate to child care costs and wages.

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The collection contains records of the Duluth Musicians Union Local 18, including meeting minutes, constitutions and bylaws, and other notes.

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The Finnish American trade unionists collection (1943) consists of conference proceedings; a pamphlet; memoranda; and correspondence relating to Finnish American activities denouncing Finland's participation as an Axis ally in World War II.

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The collection consists of 2 interviews of Evert Haglund on two cassettes.

Abstract The collection contains a published copy of the Origin and Development of Comptrollership in Iowa; a typed copy of his dissertation The Iowa State Comptroller; Rep. John Blatnik’s speeches (copies) to the 80th congress and miscellaneous others, 1947–1948; Blatnik’s radio speeches (copies) 1947–1948; and five volumes of teaching materials for courses taught by Hargrave. Scrapbooks compiled by Anne Hargrave spanning 1911–1980 were microfilmed at Brandeis University and a copy provided for this...

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The collections contains research materials compiled to write Dr. Hudelson's book published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2006 titled By the Ore Docks: A Working People’s History of Duluth.

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The collection consists of constitutions and by-laws and labor agreements of ILA locals. The collection also contains safety manuals and news clippings.

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This collection contains correspondence, drafts of contracts with the various firms, and miscellaneous notes regarding collective bargaining.

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The collection consists of letters, photographs, office files, and five scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from Duluth newspapers compiled in chronological sequence by Johnson's secretary spanning the years George D. Johnson was mayor.

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The collection contains membership ledgers, minute books, cash journals, convention proceedings, Secretary-Treasurer monthly reports, and financial records.

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The collection consists of labor contracts dated from 1938-1977. Unions represented within the collection are Retail Clerks Union Local No. 1116, General Drivers Union Local No. 346, Meat Cutters and Butchers Local No. 12, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 31.

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While surveying the collections of the NEMHC for the Minnesota Radicalism project, these items were identified as potentially useful for labor development research. Additional materials will be added to this collection as they are donated and appropriate.

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The interviews in this project document the history of Duluth, Minnesota area businesses and labor unions. Barbara Sommer conducted the interviews in 1980-1981.

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Collection consists of price lists for the work of professional painters for 1910, 1911, 1917.  Title of each three page list is Minimum Prices for Painting, Tinting, Finishing, etc.

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The collection contains Duluth election data of all candidates of all parties down to the ward level from the years 1896, 1912, 1920, and 1924 compiled from returns published in newspapers and other political and labor history sources. The collection also holds Minnesota governor election results from Duluth for 1896-1934.

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The collection consists of one cassette tape of an interview of Saime Monson by Professor Richard H. Hudelson, Ph.D., UMD professor of philosopy.

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The collection consists of research files, primarily photocopies of originals held at MHS, gathered by the MHS to support the work of, or discovered during the work of, the Minnesota Radicalism Project.

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The collection includes minutes, 1928–1979, union by-laws, a news clipping, a letter, memorabilia from the Union’s Annual conventions, an attendance register for local 930 of Two Harbors, charters for various Retail Clerks Union Locals.

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The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings pertaining to Singer’s role in the Lake Superior transportation business from 1899-1903.

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In these audiotapes Mr. Slonim discusses growing up, his neighborhood, and recollections of his father, whom he describes as idealistic, generous and impractical. Also mentioned are O. E. Thompson and Dr. Max Hirschfield.

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Contains three tapes of Twin Ports and Regional Labor History Conference proceedings.

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Included are records related to the overall development and operations of the United Way organization; minutes of various boards and committees; program files formed around functional activities, studies, relationships, and topical reference materials; files on member agencies, formed primarily around the budget allocation process; and scrapbooks.

Abstract The collection consists of photocopies of newspaper articles paraphrased or hand-copied during 1939 about labor strikes from: Duluth Daily Tribune, The Outlook, Labor World, Duluth Herald, Duluth News Tribune, The Literary Digest, The New Republic. Videen comments...

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The collection consists of three interviews concerning union organizing activities, factory working conditions, labor politics, and the experiences of Croatian immigrants in northern Minnesota. Earl Bester, Nick Borovack, and Joe Paszak were interviewed by Jean Johnson of radio station WDTH.

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The collection consists of 14 photographs of Dr. William WIckstrom’s family and John and Maria Wickstrom’s friends, as well as a written transcript of an interview by Dr. Richard Hudelson narrated by Dr. William Wickstrom about local labor history and the Carneys.

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The collection consists of 4 audiocassettes of Widell's interview with Richard Hudelson on April 26, 1994, and 2 audiocassettes of Widell's interview with Richard Hudelson on May 4, 2002.

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Collection contains the papers of William B. Lockhart, dean of the Law School at the University of Minnesota.