Politics. Minnesota
Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Congressional Correspondence, 1906-1978
Series
2
Scope and Contents
This series consists of correspondence with and about members of Congress. Also included are copies of the voting records of members of Congress on labor-related bills. The bulk of the material dates from 1950-1970. Responsibility for the compilation of voting records remained one of the major duties of the AFL Legislative Committee after the expansion of the federation's role in politics following the issuance of labor's "Bill of Grievances" in 1906. Files in the series...
Frontlash records
Collection
0082-LBR-RG50-001
Abstract
Frontlash was an activist group that was created to increase political interest and engagement among young adults and was, one of the most enduring college-aged activist groups to emerge from the 1960s. This collection has extensive material related to instruction in labor organizing and union support, as well as significant material relating to Frontlash's political activity. Types of records include organizational records, financial records, minutes, mission statements, reports, and...
State Election Files, 1944-1967
Series
1
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, Research Division records
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, voting statistics, reports, biographical information, candidate endorsements, printed material, and clippings pertaining to election campaigns held throughout the United States and at all levels of government. The materials document the two-year cycle tracing local, state, and federal elections. While clippings and printed material account for the bulk of the series, the correspondence that appears reveals relationships among the national office, regional...