Lee, Ernest S.
Person
Biography
Assistant Director, AFL-CIO International Affairs Department [1962-1971] Director, AFL-CIO International Affairs Department [1972-1981]
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Africa and the Middle East, 1950-1970
Series
3
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files
Scope and Contents
This series, divided into two subseries, contains correspondence, reports, minutes, legislative bills and hearings, speeches, clippings, proceedings, pamphlets and other printed material, graphics, and photographs. The series spans 1950-1970 while the bulk of the material dates 1953-1970. The records document efforts of U.S., African, and Middle Eastern labor leaders to build a free trade union movement in the region during the Post-World War II and Cold War years. They are...
Africa and the Middle East, 1971-1976
Series
1
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files
Scope and Contents
This series contains speeches, correspondence, proposals, reports, press releases, periodicals, interviews, and newspaper clippings. The records date from 1971-1976, but most fall within the period 1972-1976. Topics include the African-American Labor Center; African drought relief; financial and material assistance to AFL-CIO sponsored or supported projects and activities; civil war in Angola and Rhodesia; Turkey's invasion of Cyprus; Kurdish independence; government repression of trade...
Asia, 1947-1970
Series
5
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, speeches, minutes, biographical information, reports, clippings, conference materials, legislative documents, photographs, maps, and printed material. The records date from 1947 to 1970, but most fall within the period 1955-1970. The records document efforts of U.S. and Asian labor leaders to build free trade union movements in the region during the Post-World-War II and Cold War years. They are particularly valuable in illuminating relations...
Asia and Australia, 1971-1981
Series
2
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, periodicals, agendas, speeches, press releases, pamphlets, statements, invitations, and photographs (See Series 6: Photographs). The records date from 1971-1981, but most fall within the period 1972-1976. Topics include financial and material assistance to AFL-CIO sponsored or supported projects and activities; civil war and disaster relief in Bangladesh; the Asian-American Free Labor Institute; government...
Country Files, 1960-1979
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
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International Affairs
Eastern Europe, 1945-1971
Series
2
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, reports, minutes, legislative bills, speeches, clippings, proceedings, posters, pamphlets and other printed material, and photographs. The series spans 1945-1971 while the bulk of the material dates 1948-1970. The records document efforts of U.S. and Eastern European labor leaders to build a free trade union movement in Post-World War II and Cold-War Europe. They are particularly valuable in illuminating relations among trade union and...
Eastern Europe and the USSR, 1971-1976
Series
5
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files
Scope and Contents
This series contains interviews, invitations, lists, reports, speeches, correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, and periodicals. The records date from 1971-1976, but most fall within the period 1974-1976. Topics include the AFL-CIO and anti-communism; political repression in Eastern Europe; human rights abuses in the Soviet Union; political dissidents in the Soviet Union; AFL-CIO opposition to the export of grain to the Soviet Union; and Soviet dissident Alexander...
General Files, 1957-1979
Sub-Series
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
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International Affairs
International Affairs, 1957-1979
Series
4
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, reports, and clippings that document the activities of George Meany and the Office of the President in the area of international affairs. It spans the years 1957 to 1979, but mostly covers the years 1961-1977. The correspondence in this series is between the President's office and international labor leaders, labor organizations in other countries, foreign labor officials attached to embassies in the United States, American labor leaders, and U.S....
Latin America and the Caribbean, 1959-1970
Series
4
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Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, reports, proceedings, clippings, and other printed material. The records document efforts of U.S., Central and South American, and Caribbean labor leaders to build a free trade union movement in the region. The records are particularly valuable in illuminating relations among trade union and government officials and in charting the development of the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD) and its many educational, housing and financial...
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