Textile Workers Organizing Committee, 1936-40

Paul Ramussen's (General Organizer, Workers Alliance of America) description of 600 textile workers' spontaneous sit down strike at Louisville Textiles Incorporated; James J. Rafferty's (silk worker, Paterson, N.J.) discussion of a one shift, eight hour, five day work week; William W. Pollard`s (President, South Carolina Federation of Textile Workers) article "The Burning Arrow"; Weekly Letter for Regional Directors; agreement with Alexander Smith Company, forwarded by A. Chatman; financial records; accounts of strikes including Bigelow-Sanford strike; agreement with ILGWU; Francis J. Gorman's resignation (President, TWOC); report on the state of the CIO in New England; correspondence from Lucy Randolph Mason (Public Relations Representative, TWOC); Carl Holderman to Hon. W. Warren Barbour regarding repeal of the Neutrality Act.