Anthony Wayne Smith (1906-1992) was an attorney for the CIO and AFL-CIO from the 1940s into the mid-1950s when he became passionate about environmental issues and took up conservation causes at several National Parks. His papers consist of correspondence, legal materials, and ephemera from Smith's personal life, his time at the National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA), CIO, and AFL-CIO.
Martha Tabor was an educator, laborer, and photographer who documented people on the job from the 1970s to the 1990s. Tabor’s photographs of women workers are particularly well-known. The collection contains forty-one photographs taken by Martha Tabor, particularly photographs of women workers, blue collar workers, and District of Columbia municipal workers.
The Hugo Keesing collection on World War II consists of research materials and recordings on 78rpm disc pertaining to American involvement in the Second World War, 1939-1945. The bulk of the materials are recordings of popular music relating to the war. A recent accrual of approximately 1800 pieces of American popular sheet music published during the war is unprocessed, please consult with the curator regarding access.
The Trades Unionist was a weekly newspaper published from 1896-1976 by the Central Labor Union, Washington Branch of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). It was published every other week until 1982, when it ceased publication. This collection contains volumes 1 (1896) through 67 (1973) of the paper.
