Samuel Gompers, 1890-1911, 1950
Subseries 1 contains newspaper clippings about Gompers regarding a commemorative stamp the postal service issued in 1950 on the hundredth anniversary of his birth. Please note that the materials labeled "Newspaper Clippings: End Pieces, 1890s and 1901-1905 contain pieces/sections of news articles that could not fit entirely in the scrapbooks entitled "Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1890s" and "Newspaper Clippings from Boston, 1901-1905". There is also a photo scrapbook of a trip to Mexico and California.
All items in this subseries are fragile.
Dates
- 1890-1911, 1950
Conditions Governing Access
Scrapbook is too fragile to handle. Researchers should request microfilm Reel 5 to view contents of scrapbook.
Library Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives
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