Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1946-1960
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).
Dates
- 1946-1960
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
Extent
30.00 Linear Feet
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by individual correspondent or organization, although in a few instances subject headings appear (e.g., education, housing). When there are a significant number of letters between Meany and a particular correspondent, a separate file has been created following the general alphabetical run. (For example, "Allied Printing Trades Councils" follows correspondence Aa-Az).
- AFL-CIO. Building
- AFL. Building
- Anderson, Dewey
- Baruch, Bernard
- Bundy, William P.
- Capehart, Homer
- Carey, James Barron
- Case, Clifford
- Celler, Emanuel
- Civil rights
- Communism
- Cooke, Morris Llewellyn
- Douglas, Paul H.
- Douglas, William O.
- Dunlop, John T.
- Eisenhower, Dwight David
- Gompers, Gertrude A.
- Gunther, Alfred M.
- Hard, William
- Humphrey, Hubert H.
- Jackson, Henry A.
- Jenner, William E.
- Johnson, Lyndon Baines
- Jurisdictional disputes
- Kefauver, Estes
- Keller, Helen
- Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
- Keyserling, Leon
- King, Martin Luther, Jr.
- Lehman, Herbert Henry
- Loeb, William
- Mergers
- Morrison, Alice S.
- Morse, David
- Moses, Robert
- Murray, James E.
- O'Connell, John F.
- Oak, Liston
- Ogburn, Charlton
- Patman, Wright
- Pearson, Drew
- Powell, Adam Clayton
- Proxmire, William
- Randolph, Asa Philip
- Reisel, Victor
- Rockefeller, Nelson
- Ruttenberg, Harold J.
- Schneiderman, Rose
- Seldes, George
- Shotwell, James
- Sobell, Norton
- Steelman, John
- Straight, Michael
- Symington, Stuart
- Thomas, Norman
Library Details
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