Veterans
Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
AFL-CIO Committees, 1956-1980
Series
8
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
Scope and Contents
This series contains committee correspondence, reports, notes, and minutes, covering the years 1956-1980.
Dates:
1956-1980
Other Committees, 1963-1979
Sub-Series
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
/
AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
/
AFL-CIO Committees
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 2 contains files having to do with all other committees, including the Campaign Policy Committee for the 1968 elections, a foreign trade committee, and a defense committee. The Campaign Policy Committee documents reflect the AFL-CIO's view of the 1968 election as a particularly crucial election. These papers also document the AFL-CIO's views on such key issues as the war in Vietnam, the anti-war movement, the urban crisis, and labor-management relations. Executive Council files...
Dates:
1963-1979
Standing Committees, 1956-1980
Sub-Series
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
/
AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, George Meany papers
/
AFL-CIO Committees
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 1, containing records of standing committees, accounts for the bulk of this series. Section XIII of the 1955 AFL-CIO Constitution provided for the creation of a number of standing committees: Civil Rights, Community Services, Economic Policy, Education, Ethical Practices, Housing, International Affairs, Legislation, Political Education, Public Relations, Safety and Occupational Health, Social Security, and Veterans' Affairs. Other standing committees were established at subsequent...
Dates:
1956-1980