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League of Women Voters of Maryland records

Collection 0088-MDHC

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / League of Women Voters of Maryland records

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...

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

Collection 0073-LBR-RG18-003

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Jay Lovestone Files

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,...

Daniel J. Marschall papers

Collection — Multiple Containers 0584-LBR

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / Daniel J. Marschall papers

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.

Maryland State Board of Agriculture Leaf Tobacco Sold monthly reports

Collection 0139-MDHC

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / Maryland State Board of Agriculture Leaf Tobacco Sold monthly reports

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...

John McConnell papers

Collection 0181-MDHC

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / John McConnell papers

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...

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

Collection 0061-LBR-RG1-027

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / AFL-CIO Office of the President, President's Files, George Meany

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...

Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO records

Collection 0515-LBR

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO records

Abstract This collection documents the Metropolitan Washington Council (MWC), a local labor council representing the AFL-CIO organization in Washington, DC and the surrounding area. The MWC is heavily involved in labor rights and legislation for member unions under their spectrum, as shown by representatives of the MWC (most notably President Joslyn Williams) and constituent union members who often took to the streets for rallies, or to Capitol Hill for testimonies before Congress and...

Word H. Mills papers

Collection 0122-LBR

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / Word H. Mills papers

Abstract Word H. Mills (1864-1933) was a journalist, businessman, and active member of the Socialist Labor Party. The papers of Word H. Mills cover the years 1906 to 1933, and consist of a large scrapbook of clippings of articles Mills wrote as a journalist for the Weekly People, the newspaper of the Socialist Labor Party, as well as other papers; a signed limited edition of Mills's book The Evolution of Society; two drafts of essays...

Richard Moe papers

Collection 0294-MDHC

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / Richard Moe papers

Abstract Richard Palmer Moe was born on November 27, 1936 in Duluth, Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Williams College in 1959 and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1966. He began a career in politics as an administrative assistant to Minneapolis Mayor Arthur Naftalin (1961-1962) and then served as administrative assistant to Minnesota Lieutenant Governor A.M. Keith (1963-1967). In 1967, Moe became the finance director for the Minnesota...

Vanni Buscemi Montana collection

Collection 0085-LBR-RG95-002

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives / Vanni Buscemi Montana collection

Abstract Vanni Buscemi Montana was an Italian immigrant who worked as a publicist for Local 89 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and the Italian American Labor Council, and as editor of Giustizia (ILGWU) and Sindacalismo Libero (AFL-CIO). This collection documents Montana's activities as an Italian-American labor leader and socialist with a keen interest in Italian labor and politics. Types of materials include correspondence,...

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