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Government Agencies Correspondence, 1961-1979

Series 5

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers

Scope and Contents This series, containing correspondence between the office of President George Meany and various U.S. government agencies and departments, spans the dates 1961 to 1979. Particularly voluminous in the series is correspondence with the Labor Department and the White House. This series offers insights into the AFL-CIO's close relationship with the federal government, particularly in the area of labor at missile sites. Other topics covered include: federal prisons, the status of women, equal...

Legislative Reference Files, 1921-1978

Series 1

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / AFL-CIO Legislation Department records

Scope and Contents This series includes correspondence, momoranda, transcripts, speeches, clippings, departmental surveys, reports, and official statements on pending bills and legislative issues. Most material is from the dates 1950-1968. Subjects included in the series reflect the historically broad-based nature of the federation's efforts to secure legislation not only of interest to labor, but also of benefit to the whole of American society. Categories for which a substantial volume of...

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1946-1960

Series 6

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / AFL-CIO Office of the President, President's Files, George Meany

Scope and Contents

The largest series in the collection consists of correspondence reflecting Meany's wide-ranging interests and activities beyond the labor movement (i.e., correspondence with church and civic organizations, research institutes, and prominent individuals).

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Subject Files, 1959-1979

Series 3

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers

Scope and Contents This series spans the dates 1959-1979 and consists of correspondence and accompanying printed material relating to the professional concerns and interests of George Meany as a labor leader. It does not, however, contain material which directly concerns the administration of the AFL-CIO or its affiliated labor organizations. The series includes correspondence from prominent political and religious leaders as well as correspondence from rank-and-file union members and their families. Topics...

Walter Reuther, 1942-1975, and undated

Series 8

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection

Scope and Contents Includes images of Reuther during his career as head of the United Auto Workers (UAW), 1946-1970, as president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), 1952-1955, and as president of the AFL-CIO's Industrial Union Department, 1955-1970. Also included are images of memorial ceremonies and dedications in Reuther's honor, such as the dedication of the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University. Most of the images date from the 1940s through the...

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Government Agencies Correspondence, 1961-1979

Legislative Reference Files, 1921-1978

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1946-1960

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Subject Files, 1959-1979

Walter Reuther, 1942-1975, and undated

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