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Keystone Lantern photographic slide collection

 Collection 0042-LBR-RG96-003
Abstract

The Keystone Viewing Company, located in Pennsylvania, was formed in 1892. The Keystone Viewing Company is best remembered today as a manufacturer of stereoscopes, but lantern slides were an important secondary item. This collection of glass lantern slides depicts international labor activity. The best documented industries are agriculture, forestry, maritime, and textiles.

Dates: 1892-1918

Lane Kirkland papers

 Collection 0040-LBR-RG95-007
Abstract Joseph Lane Kirkland was president of the AFL-CIO from 1979-1995. This collection of his personal papers is especially rich in documenting his official activities as seen in the popular press and his wide-ranging domestic and international social and political contacts. Also of interest are the papers pertaining to his family's history in South Carolina and elsewhere; some of the early activities in his life, including his maritime and wartime years; an extensive array of artifacts; and...
Dates: 1863-1998

Alan Kistler papers

 Collection 0086-LBR-RG95-009
Abstract Alan Kistler was director of the Department of Organization and Field Services of the AFL-CIO from 1974 to 1986. His early career consisted of membership and leadership in union locals in Pittsburgh before he became an organizer for the CIO and then the AFL-CIO. Kistler's papers document his official activities in organizing disputes during the years 1987 to 1992, and extensive correspondence from his time as department director. Other material types include research files, articles, memos,...
Dates: 1936-2000

Labor Heritage Foundation records

 Collection 0115-LBR
Abstract

Founded by Joe Glazer, Joe Uehlein, and Saul Schniderman in 1979, the Labor Heritage Foundation promotes the use and value of music and arts in labor activism. Saul Schniderman also created the Inventory of American Labor Landmarks, which documents historical markers and monuments of labor history in the United States. Notable people represented in this collection include Pete Seeger, Archie Green, and Si Kahn.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1972-2017; 1930-2017

League of Women Voters of Maryland records

 Collection 0088-MDHC
Abstract The League of Women Voters of Maryland was founded in 1921, shortly after the passage of the nineteenth amendement granting women the vote. The League has antecedents in a number of suffrage organizations, including the Just Government League of Maryland and the Women's Suffrage League of Maryland. The League of Women Voters has organized county leagues and developed a program for voicing the concerns and furthering the interests of its members. The League has also been particularly...
Dates: 1910-2014; Majority of material found within 1910-1985

AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Jay Lovestone Files

 Collection 0073-LBR-RG18-003
Abstract Jay Lovestone was an major leader of the international labor movement through his work with Free Trade Union Committee, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, and the AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, among many others. This collection contains a portion of Jay Lovestone's records for the years he worked most closely with the AFL and AFL-CIO. Types of materials in the collection include correspondence, reports, financial records, clippings, publications, photographs,...
Dates: 1939-1974

Daniel J. Marschall papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers 0584-LBR
Abstract

Daniel J. Marschall was the Policy Specialist for Workforce Issues at the AFL-CIO from 2008-2016, during which time he served as a liaison between the AFL-CIO and President Obama's transition team. These materials document his work at the AFL-CIO regarding labor and workforce development.

Dates: 1947-2015; Majority of material found within 2005 - 2015

Maryland State Board of Agriculture Leaf Tobacco Sold monthly reports

 Collection 0139-MDHC
Abstract Beginning in 1920 the Maryland State Board of Agriculture attempted to standardize one important branch of the state's agricultural industry. In 1920 the State Board of Agriculture authorized an inspector of tobacco to take charge of tobacco warehouses and goods in Baltimore. In 1939 a Commission of Tobacco Marketing was established to grant licenses for the buying and selling of leaf tobacco and to establish rules and regulations on keeping books on tobacco sales. In 1947 the Maryland...
Dates: 1929-1961

John McConnell papers

 Collection 0181-MDHC
Abstract The John McConnell papers consist of forty-nine letters written to John McConnell between October 1859 and August 1885 by a variety of correspondents, including his fellow ministers in the Reformed Church in the United States, popularly known as the German Reformed Church, and his brother George McConnell. Of particular interest are discussions of the organization of the German Reformed Church, relations of the German Reformed Church to other Christian denominations, problems in individual...
Dates: 1859-1885

AFL-CIO Office of the President, President's Files, George Meany

 Collection 0061-LBR-RG1-027
Abstract George Meany began his career as a journeyman plumber in New York City, and soon was elected to be business agent of New York Local 463 in 1922. After serving in the New York City Central Trades and Labor Assembly, and the New York State Federation of Labor, he was elected to be Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL in 1939. Upon the death of AFL President, William Green, George Meany was elected as the next president of the AFL. This collection documents the first eight years of George Meany's...
Dates: 1944-1960

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