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AFL-CIO Legislation Department records

 Collection 0055-LBR-RG21-001
 

AFL-CIO Legislation Department records

 Collection 0055-LBR-RG21-001

The AFL-CIO Legislation Department was an early committee established to administer AFL convention business, and increasingly gained an active role in the national lobby for the labor movement before Congress. This collection consists of legislative reference files of the AFL and the AFL-CIO. Major subjects include the workings of the office and legislative efforts at the congressional, state, and local level. Materials include include congressional correspondence, state and local central bodies correspondence, office memoranda, and staff working files.

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.

Dates
Creation: 1906-1978
Extent
129.90 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English

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 records exist include: civil rights, health care, immigration reform, civilian control of atomic energy resources, fair labor standards, consumer protection, education, and equal employment opportunity for minorities, including the physically handicapped. Other important files include labor-management relations, dealing primarily with Taft-Hartley; the anti-Nazi boycott; the anti-poll tax campaign; farm workers; voter's rights, right-to-work legislation; and the post-World War II economy. The files of U.S. Presidents also contain historically valuable correspondence. Files of national and international union affiliates contain correspondence focusing on legislative efforts to protect organized workers from the "unfair" competition posed by New Deal relief agencies. Most of the routine correspondence deals with requests concerning the AFL-CIO's position on pending bills and strategies to secure their passage, and federation endorsements on the state and national levels.

Correspondents include: Roger Baldwin, Stephen Early, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Kenneth Galbraith, Henry M. Jackson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, James Loeb, Katherine Lenroot, William Lucy, H.L. Mitchell, Luis Morones, Bill Moyers, Richard M. Nixon, Claude Pepper, A. Philip Randolph, Joseph L. Rauh, Paul A. Strachan, Harry S. Truman, and Walter White.

Dates
Creation: 1921-1978
Extent
84.75 Linear Feet
Related Person
Eisenhower, Dwight David
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
Mitchell, Harry Leland, 1906-1989
Nixon, Richard Milhous
Randolph, Asa Philip
Truman, Harry S.
Language of Materials
English
Dates
Creation: February 1954-July 1958

Abortion, February 1973-March 1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: February 1973-March 1974

Accountants, July 1955-February 1957

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: July 1955-February 1957

Actors, April 1953-December 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: April 1953-December 1970
Dates
Creation: January 1967

Administrative Expenses, April 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: April 1954

Advertising, July 1933-June 1958

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: July 1933-June 1958

Advertising, January 1969-December 1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: January 1969-December 1973

Aged, February 1960-April 1961

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: February 1960-April 1961

Aged, February 1968-April 1975

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: February 1968-April 1975

Aging, October 1961-April 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: October 1961-April 1970

Agriculture, November 1953-December 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: November 1953-December 1954

Agriculture, April 1956-November 1957

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: April 1956-November 1957

Agriculture, January 1958-December 1958

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: January 1958-December 1958

Agriculture, February 1959-November 1962

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: February 1959-November 1962

Agriculture, January 1964-November 1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: January 1964-November 1974

Agriculture - CIO, April 1952-November 1953

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: April 1952-November 1953

Agriculture - CIO, 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1954
 

Agriculture - CIO, January 1955-April 1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: January 1955-April 1955

Agriculture - CIO, May 1955-November 1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: May 1955-November 1955
Dates
Creation: December 1952-January 1955
Dates
Creation: February 1962-March 1971
Dates
Creation: 1967-1976

Air - Air Pollution, April 1952-March 1971

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: April 1952-March 1971

Air Lines, October 1962-November 1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: October 1962-November 1976

Alaska, April 1953-May 1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: April 1953-May 1955

Alaska, June 1955-July 1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: June 1955-July 1976
Dates
Creation: April 1953-December 1954

Alaska and Hawaii Statehood, February 1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: February 1955

Alcohol, April 1948-August 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: April 1948-August 1954

Alcohol, January 1955-January 1971

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: January 1955-January 1971

Aliens, July 1954-November 1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Dates
Creation: July 1954-November 1955
Dates
Creation: April 1961-July 1966

Amalgamated Clothing Workers, June 1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Dates
Creation: June 1956

AFL, August 1950-December 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Dates
Creation: August 1950-December 1954

AFL, February 1955-July 1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
Dates
Creation: February 1955-July 1956
Dates
Creation: September 1954-February 1955
Dates
Creation: January 1952-January 1958
 

AFL-CIO Building, November 1955-June 1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 39
Dates
Creation: November 1955-June 1956
Dates
Creation: November 1961-December 1961
Dates
Creation: February 1965-May 1966
Dates
Creation: August 1951-January 1953

American Legion, September 1954-June 1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 43
Dates
Creation: September 1954-June 1956
Dates
Creation: April 1955-May 1961
Dates
Creation: February 1970-June 1973

Anderson Clinic, July 1956-December 1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 46
Dates
Creation: July 1956-December 1956

Animals, June 1966-January 1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 47
Dates
Creation: June 1966-January 1974

Anti-Dumping, January 1964-June 1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 48
Dates
Creation: January 1964-June 1965

Anti-Labor Groups, 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 49
Dates
Creation: 1954
Dates
Creation: February 1950-March 1953

Anti-Trust, 1940-July 1955

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1940-July 1955

Anti-Trust, March 1957-July 1962

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: March 1957-July 1962

Appointments, December 1949-December 1950

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: December 1949-December 1950

Appointments, February 1951-December 1952

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: February 1951-December 1952

Appointments, January 1953-October 1955

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: January 1953-October 1955

Appointments, January 1956-November 1959

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: January 1956-November 1959

Appointments, 1960

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1960

Appointments, 1961

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1961
 

Appointments, 1962

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1962

Appointments, 1963

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1963

Appointments, 1964

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1964

Appointments, 1965

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1965

Appointments, 1966

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1966

Apportionment, July 1962-February 1969

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: July 1962-February 1969

Apprenticeship, February 1953-December 1953

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: February 1953-December 1953

Apprenticeship, April 1955-August 1962

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: April 1955-August 1962

Appropriations, April 1953-June 1954

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: April 1953-June 1954
Dates
Creation: March 1953-April 1955
Dates
Creation: March 1972-May 1972

Area Development, S. 1, 1961

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1961
Dates
Creation: October 1958-March 1961

Armaments, December 1952-July 1953

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: December 1952-July 1953

Armed Forces, March 1953-January 1954

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: March 1953-January 1954

Armed Forces, March 1955-July 1966

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: March 1955-July 1966

Arthur, Art, May 1973-July 1973

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: May 1973-July 1973

Arts, March 1938-February 1955

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: March 1938-February 1955

Arts, April 1955-August 1958

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: April 1955-August 1958

Arts, June 1959-June 1975

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: June 1959-June 1975
 
Dates
Creation: December 1952-October 1953

Atlantic Community, July 1955-March 1966

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: July 1955-March 1966

Atomic Energy, April 1952

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: April 1952

Atomic Energy, April 1953-October 1953

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: April 1953-October 1953

Atomic Energy, April 1954-October 1954

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: April 1954-October 1954

Atomic Energy, January 1955-March 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: January 1955-March 1955

Atomic Energy, April 1955-July 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: April 1955-July 1955

Atomic Energy, August 1955-December 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: August 1955-December 1955

Atomic Energy, January 1956-May 1956

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: January 1956-May 1956

Atomic Energy, June 1956-August 1956

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: June 1956-August 1956
Dates
Creation: September 1956-December 1956

Atomic Energy, January 1957

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: January 1957

Atomic Energy, February 1957

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: February 1957

Atomic Energy, March 1957

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: March 1957

Atomic Energy, April 1957

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: April 1957

Atomic Energy, May 1957-August 1957

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: May 1957-August 1957

Atomic Energy, September 1957-December 1957

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: September 1957-December 1957

Atomic Energy, January 1958-February 1958

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: January 1958-February 1958

Atomic Energy, March 1958-December 1958

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: March 1958-December 1958

Atomic Energy, January 1959-March 1959

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: January 1959-March 1959
 

Atomic Energy, April 1959-June 1959

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: April 1959-June 1959

Atomic Energy, July 1959-August 1959

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: July 1959-August 1959

Atomic Energy, September 1959-December 1959

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: September 1959-December 1959

Atomic Energy, January 1960

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: January 1960

Atomic Energy, February 1960

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: February 1960

Atomic Energy, March 1960-April 1960

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: March 1960-April 1960

Atomic Energy, May 1960-June 1960

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: May 1960-June 1960

Atomic Energy, July 1960-September 1960

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: July 1960-September 1960

Atomic Energy, October 1960-December 1960

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: October 1960-December 1960

Atomic Energy, January 1961

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: January 1961

Atomic Energy, February 1961-March 1961

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: February 1961-March 1961

Atomic Energy, April 1961-June 1961

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: April 1961-June 1961

Atomic Energy, July 1961-September 1961

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: July 1961-September 1961

Atomic Energy, October 1961-December 1961

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: October 1961-December 1961

Atomic Energy, January 1962-March 1962

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: January 1962-March 1962

Atomic Energy, April 1962-June 1962

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: April 1962-June 1962

Atomic Energy, July 1962-December 1962

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: July 1962-December 1962

Atomic Energy, January 1963-March 1963

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: January 1963-March 1963

Atomic Energy, April 1963-May 1963

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: April 1963-May 1963

Atomic Energy, June 1963-July 1963

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: June 1963-July 1963
 

Atomic Energy, September 1963

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: September 1963

Atomic Energy, October 1963-December 1963

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: October 1963-December 1963
Dates
Creation: November 1954-December 1954
Dates
Creation: January 1955-April 1955

Atomic Energy Committee, May 1955-July 1956

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: May 1955-July 1956
Dates
Creation: May 1953-July 1955
Dates
Creation: December 1955-September 1958
Dates
Creation: September 1954-December 1954
Dates
Creation: January 1955-October 1955
Dates
Creation: July 1953-October 1954
Dates
Creation: February 1955-May 1956
Dates
Creation: August 1955-December 1955
Dates
Creation: January 1956-June 1959
Dates
Creation: July 1956-August 1956
Dates
Creation: July 1956-August 1956
Dates
Creation: July 1955-August 1955

Automation, January 1955-February 1966

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: January 1955-February 1966

Automation, February 1967

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: February 1967

Aviation, 1955

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1955

Aviation, 1956

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1956
 

Aviation, 1957

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1957

Aviation, 1958

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1958

Aviation, 1959-1960

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1959-1960

Aviation, January 1961-November 1962

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: January 1961-November 1962
Dates
Creation: July 1964-September 1968

Bankruptcy, February 1965-June 1967

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: February 1965-June 1967

Banks, January 1955-September 1963

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: January 1955-September 1963

Banks, January 1964-July 1966

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: January 1964-July 1966

Banks, July 1967-November 1974

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: July 1967-November 1974

Barbers, August 1955-September 1966

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: August 1955-September 1966
Dates
Creation: March 1965-October 1965

Berlin Industrial Fair, October 1957

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: October 1957

Biedler, Jack, September 1959-May 1962

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: September 1959-May 1962
Dates
Creation: June 1966-January 1967

Blackmun, Harry A., Hon., May 1970

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: May 1970

Blind, July 1955-February 1972

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: July 1955-February 1972

Boilermakers, March 1955-February 1974

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: March 1955-February 1974
Dates
Creation: March 1960-April 1960

Bonds, Savings, February 1956-April 1968

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 32
Dates
Creation: February 1956-April 1968
Dates
Creation: September 1963-March 1966
 

Bookbinders, June 1955-November 1970

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 34
Dates
Creation: June 1955-November 1970

Boycotts, February 1957-August 1976

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 35
Dates
Creation: February 1957-August 1976

Brewery Workers, April 1955-March 1974

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 36
Dates
Creation: April 1955-March 1974
Dates
Creation: March 1955-September 1973

Bridges, October 1955-December 1963

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 38
Dates
Creation: October 1955-December 1963
Dates
Creation: January 1955-June 1955
Dates
Creation: May 1955-September 1965

Broadcast, September 1954-December 1957

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 41
Dates
Creation: September 1954-December 1957

Broadcast, January 1958-November 1958

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 42
Dates
Creation: January 1958-November 1958

Broadcast, January 1959-November 1959

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 43
Dates
Creation: January 1959-November 1959

Broadcast, January 1961-April 1961

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 44
Dates
Creation: January 1961-April 1961

Broadcast, May 1961-August 1961

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: May 1961-August 1961

Broadcast, November 1961-December 1961

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: November 1961-December 1961

Broadcast, January 1962-September 1962

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: January 1962-September 1962

Broadcast, August 1967-April 1975

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: August 1967-April 1975
Dates
Creation: March 1955-April 1955
Dates
Creation: October 1955-November 1955

Brussels Fair, January 1958-February 1958

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: January 1958-February 1958

Budget, May 1955-September 1961

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: May 1955-September 1961

Budget, May 1968-October 1974

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: May 1968-October 1974
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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