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G (general) 1930-45

 File — Box: 73, Folder: 39-42

Abstract

Contains correspondence relating to unemployment legislation; "Proposed study of Industrial Migration in the Apparel Trades"; O. Max Gardner's (Counsel for the Cotton Textile Industry) address "The Menace of the Third Shift"; Robert Lee Guthrie's (attorney assisting the ACWA, Dallas, Texas) speculation as to the possible outcome of an ACWA case before the National Labor Relations Board at Forth Worth. Includes Guthrie's discussion of the NLRB's failure to enforce its orders and the role of the Trial Examiner (1/26/38); articles from Atlantic Monthly and the Saturday Evening Post discussing Stalin's purges (forwarded by Alex Gumberg); Alice Gesund's (19 yr. old Viennese dressmaker) request for assistance leaving Austria (picture attached); memorandum on plans and purposes of the "Southern Conference for Human Welfare"; "The Mystery of Sidney Hillman" by Joseph Gollomb, The Jewish Digest; Mary Barnett Gilson's (former Professor of Economics, University of Chicago) discussion of leaving academia with the intention of working in Defense. Includes the Waukegan Post's account of her speech promoting United States entry into the war, before the American Association of University Women (10/15/45); memorandum "The Issues in the Greek Crisis".

Dates

  • 1914-1980
  • 1920-1950 (bulk)

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to some portions of the collection is restricted; contact Kheel Center reference archivist for further details.

Extent

208.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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