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Labor movement

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

American Leftist Organizations and Labor Unions Stamps and Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-026
Abstract The American Leftist Organization and Labor Unions Stamps and Ephemera Collection contains stamps, stickers, labels, cards, and other ephemera produced by socialist and communist organizations and labor unions in the United States, 1890-1940. The bulk of the materials in this collection are stamps from fundraising, boycott, and strike actions. Highlights include stamps and campaign cards from the International Workers of the World, "Save the Scottsboro Boys" fundraising stamps from the...
Dates: 1890-1940; undated

Bass Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-005
Abstract Bass Family Correspondence comprises the correspondence and family documents of the Bass Family from Nebraska, who were involved in early American socialism and the labor movement. The collection documents the family history through the eyes of descendant Jeanne Morgan, a community advocate, author, and artist who conducted thorough research into her family’s genealogy throughout her adult life. The collection documents the story of the Bass family through letters, documents, heirloom...
Dates: 1909-2012, undated

Black History Pamphlets Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-064
Abstract

This collection contains pamphlets, ephemera, booklets, joutrnals, comic books, and other materials related to Black history in the last 200 years. Subjects include slavery, economics, Black/White relations, as well as noted Black figures, including Rev. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Anglea Davis, Huey Newton, Paul Robeson, C.L.R. James, and Amanda Smith. Publications include Black journals, zines, and comic books introducing Black superheroes.

Dates: ca. 1890-2018

California Labor Federation AFL-CIO

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-025
Abstract

The collection contains convention booklets and leaflets, voter information fliers, training manuals, organization constitutions, and other materials that provide insight into the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.

Dates: circa 1927-2021; undated

Leo Gallagher Campaigns - Weatherwax Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2017-007
Abstract

The Leo Gallagher Campaigns - Weatherwax Collection contains press releases, pamphlets, legal filings, campaign literature, lists of expenditures and receipts, internal campaign committee literature, endorsements, correspondence, and other papers about the 1933 and 1934 judicial campigns of Leo Gallagher from the personal collection of his campaign manager, John Weatherwax. This collection is now part of the

Dates: 1933-1934, undated

Kate Crane Gartz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-004
Abstract

The Kate Crane Gartz Collection contains a wide array of personal papers including correspondence, poems, clippings, activism ephemera, drafts and information related to her published travel diary "Around the World with Kate Crane Gartz," and photographs. The materials were collected by her friend and colleague, John Weatherwax. This collection is now part of the

Dates: 1929-1954

Holt Labor Library pamphlet and subject file collection

 Collection
Identifier: HLL-2019-001
Abstract

This collection contains pamphlets, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera related to labor movements and issues, Anarchism, Communism, Marxism, Socialism, Trotskyism, civil rights, anti-war and peace movements, the Soviet Union and the Russian Revolution, and related subjects in the arts, sciences, religion, sports, economics, education, and government.

Dates: 1902-2016; Majority of material found within 1930-1970

Latin American Resistance Movement Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-026
Scope and Contents The Latin American Resistance Movement Collection (1990-2006; circa 1980s-2000s; undated) contains one box and .42 linear feet of event, benefit, and rally flyers; fact sheets; brochures and pamphlets for organizations; and other material regarding various Latin American resistance movement causes. Topics include: Zapatista movement, workers rights, human rights, immigration, Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), elections, governments, United States aid, and other topics. This collection...
Dates: 1990-2006; circa 1980s-2000s; undated

Militant Labour/Socialist Party of England and Wales

 Collection
Identifier: HLL-2019-042
Abstract

This collection contains two boxes of publications related to Militant Labour and Socialist Party issues in the later half of the twentieth century. The majority of the publications are based on issues in the labor movement in England and are published in England or Wales.

Dates: 1979 - 2011, undated

John M. Weatherwax Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2015-005
Abstract This collection contains material collected and written by John M. Weatherwax such as correspondence, manuscripts, essays, film treatments, research notes, pamphlets, leaflets, flyers, programs, mailers, and other documents. Material authored by Weatherwax includes drafts of manuscripts, essays, novellas, articles, radio transcripts, and film treatments; as well as notes, revisions, and related research material. Collected material is from organizations such as American Committee for...
Dates: 1913-1981; undated; Majority of material found within 1930-1960