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RG1. AFL-CIO. Office of the President

 Record Group

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

AFL Office of the President, political correspondence

 Collection 0032-LBR-RG1-012
Abstract

This collection of miscellaneous political correspondence consists of letters from American presidents, secretaries and under-secretaries of executive departments and agencies and from state governors. These letters were sent to American Federation of Labor (AFL) Presidents Samuel Gompers and William Green between 1908 and 1944.

Dates: 1908-1944

AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers

 Collection 0034-LBR-RG1-026
Abstract George Meany, born in 1894, was a major figure in the American labor movement, having served as President of the AFL-CIO for 24 years by the time of death in 1979. This is a collection of George Meany's early career papers, dating from 1935-1960, consists of material relating to his tenure as president of the New York State Federation of Labor (1935-1940), congratulatory messages and the telegrams on his elevation to Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL (1939), and personal correspondence...
Dates: 1935-1960