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UAW President's Office: Walter P. Reuther Collection
Papers, 1933-1970(Predominantly, 1946-1970)
351 linear feet3 scrapbooks
1 card file
Accession Number 261
The papers of Walter P. Reuther were placed in the Archives of
Labor andUrban Affairs in several installments between 1967 and
1981. The papersreceived in 1967 were made available for research
in 1968. The entirecollection, incorporating the previously opened
material, was opened forresearch in May of 1980.
Walter P. Reuther was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on
September 1,1907, the son of an active unionist. He left high
school at fifteen to becomean apprentice toolmaker to help support
his family. He moved to Detroit in1926 and worked at the Briggs
Manufacturing Company and the Ford MotorCompany. During this period
he completed his high school education andattended what is now
Wayne State University for three years.
In 1933 he was dismissed by Ford, possibly as a result of his
organizingactivities. At that point he and his brother, Victor,
withdrew their savingsand embarked on a bicycle trip through
Europe. The trip took them to theSoviet Union, where they worked at
an automobile plant in Gorki, returningto the United States via the
Far East in 1935.
In Detroit, Reuther became intensely involved in the
newly-formed UnitedAutomobile Workers Union, founding and becoming
the first president of theWest Side Local 174, and at the 1936
convention he was elected to theInternational Executive Board. At
the 1942 convention he was elected a vicepresident.
He was a leader with his brothers, Victor and Roy, in the
General Motorssit-down strikes of 1936 and 1937. During an
organizing campaign in 1937,he was beaten by Ford "service men" in
an incident that came to be knownas the "Battle of the Overpass."
Early the next year he was the victim of anattempted kidnapping,
also attributed to Ford "service men."
Reuther served as director of the General Motors Department of
the UAWfrom 1939 to 1948. He also served as director of the Fair
Practices andAnti-Discrimination Department, which was created in
1946 with WilliamOliver as co-director.
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Even before the United States' entry into World War II, Reuther
conceivedthe idea of mass production of military planes using
automobile plantfacilities. Despite initial opposition by industry,
the "Reuther Plan," as it wasknown, was implemented once the
country entered the war. During the war,he served on the War
Manpower Commission and with the Office ofProduction
Management.
At the war's end, Reuther demanded a wage increase in
negotiations withGeneral Motors, coupled with the stipulation that
GM not pass the cost alongto the consumer through increased prices
which would erode the advantagegained for the workers and
contribute to inflation. Reuther failed to commitGM to this
principle despite a 113-day strike, but the
confrontationestablished him as an innovative negotiator whose
sights were set onbroader goals than those of traditional
unionists.
At the the convention in March of 1946, after a bitter contest
in which hetook a strong anti-Communist position, Reuther was
elected president of theUAW, an office he held until his death.
Later that year, he was elected a vicepresident of the CIO. In 1948
he was again the victim of an physical attack.His assailant, who
was never apprehended despite intense efforts by theUAW, severely
damaged Reuther's right arm with a shotgun blast.
In 1952 Reuther succeeded Philip Murray as president of the CIO,
and he ledin efforts to merge the CIO and the AFL, which came about
in December of1955. He then became a vice president of the AFL-CIO
and president of theIndustrial Union Department. Disagreements over
social issues, organizingunorganized workers, international labor
and foreign policy,the Vietnam Warand other matters, in which
Reuther urged a more activist stance, led to thewithdrawal of the
UAW from the AFL-CIO in 1968. In 1969 the UAW formedthe Alliance
for Labor Action with the International Brotherhood of Teamstersin
order to further some of the programs Reuther had advocated while
in theAFL-CIO.
Under Reuther's leadership, the UAW gained for its members,
among othercollective bargaining breakthroughs, the guaranteed
annual wage,supplemental unemployment benefits, cost-of-living
escalator and annualimprovement factor provisions, pension plans,
health insurance for workersand their families and profit-sharing
plans. During his twenty-four-yearadministration, the UAW
established its identity as a powerful, well organizedunion,
successful in protecting the rights and interests of its members,
yetresponsive to its social responsibilities.
Reuther saw that improved living conditions for workers could
not beachieved solely at the bargaining table and, consequently,
used his influenceto further needed social reforms. Throughout his
career he foughtdiscrimination, and he was an active participant in
the civil rights movementfrom its inception. In addition, he worked
for improved housing, bettereducation, medical care, consumer
rights and environmental causes. He was
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also intensely interested in international affairs. He devoted
considerableeffort to working for peace and a strong United Nations
organization, and hesought to create a structure of international
labor organizations independentof Communist control.
He advocated union participation in the political process
through political.action committees, and under him, the UAW played
a leading role in workingfor candidates sympathetic to their
objectives. He also devoted much time toappearances before
congressional committees to urge legislation favorable tolabor and
the social issues he championed. He served on numerousgovernmental
panels studying such issues as atomic energy andtechnological
change. He also worked energetically to better conditions inDetroit
and Michigan, and in his last years, strove to effect
urbanreconciliation and remedy the causes of the 1967 Detroit
riot.
Because of the prominent public role that he played, Reuther
participated inan extraordinary number of organizations and was a
friend and confidant ofmany of the most prominent individuals in
the country in various spheres.He was recognized as an effective
orator and he maintained a busy scheduleof speaking appearances.
During his lifetime he was the recipient ofnumerous awards and
honorary degrees.
His career was cut short when he and his wife, May, who had
shared in hisbeliefs and his work from the time of their marriage
in 1936, were killed inthe crash of a small plane while on their
way to the UAW educational centerat Black Lake, Michigan. They are
survived by two daughters, Linda andLisa.
The papers of Walter Reuther reflect his career with the UAW
from itsbeginning, although the documentation for the
pre-presidential period is lesscomplete. In addition to UAW
material, there are extensive files relating tohis work as an
officer of the CIO, the AFL-CIO and the ALA. In addition,there is
considerable material relating to international labor
organizations,international affairs, other labor unions,
organizations of various kinds andhis work in the area of public
affairs.
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Important subjects covered in this collection are:
Alliance for Labor ActionAmerican MotorsAFLAFL-CIOAtomic
energyAutomationChrysler CorporationCivil
rightsCommunismCIODefenseDetroit urban
affairsEducationEnvironmental conservationEqual employment
opportunityFord Motor CompanyGeneral Motors CorporationGuaranteed
annual wageHealth plansHousingInternational affairsInternational
Confederation of Free Trade UnionsInternational Metalworkers'
FederationJurisdictional disputesKorean War productionNew
DetroitOrganizing workersPeacePensionsRacial integrationSkilled
tradesStrikesSupplemental unemployment benefitsTechnological
changeTractors for FreedomUnemploymentUAW factionalismUnited
NationsWage stabilizationWomen workersWorld War II production
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Among the important correspondents are:
Addes, George F. Stonorov, OskarBannon, Ken Strachan, D.
AlanBevan, Aneurin Thomas, NormanBluestone, Irving Thomas, R.
J.Bowles, Chester Truman, Harry S.Burt, George Weinberg, NatCarey,
James B. Wilkins, RoyCavanagh, Jerome P. Winn, FrankCisler, Walker
L. Wirtz, W. WillardConway, Jack Woodcock, LeonardCushman, Edward
L. Zwerdling, A. L.Dodds, WilliamDouglas, Paul H.Edwards, George,
Jr.Erlander, TageFlemming, Arthur S.Fraser, DouglasGerber,
MartinGettlinger, LarryGoldberg, Arthur J.Golden, Clinton
S.Goodman, LeoGraedl, AdolpheGreathouse, PatHaywood, Allan
S.Higgins, Msgr. George G.Humphrey, Hubert E.Johnson, Lyndon
B.Kennedy, John F.Kennedy, RobertMazey, EmilMcClellan, John LMeany,
GeorgeMontgomery, Donald E.Morris, KenRandolph, A. PhilipRauh,
Joseph L., Jr.Reuther, VictorRoosevelt, EleanorRoosevelt,
JamesSchnitzler, William F.Scholle, AugustSchrade, PaulSinclair,
UptonStevenson, Adlai E.
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In addition to this collection, other UAW collections at the
Archives of Laborand Urban Affairs contain considerable information
about Walter Reuther,notably those from departments headed by his
brothers Victor and Roy, theUAW General Motors Department
Collection, the UAW Secretary-TreasurerCollections of George Addes
and Emil Mazey, the UAW Local 174 Collectionand the UAW Fair
Practices and Anti-Discrimination Collection.
Non-UAW collections providing information on Reuther are the
NorbertWiener Collection, the Citizens' Crusade Against Poverty
Collection, the CIOExecutive Board Minutes and Proceedings
Collection and the CIO WashingtonOffice Collection. The Archives
also holds oral histories of May, Roy andVictor Reuther and many
other UAW members and officials, which containpassages relating to
the career of Walter Reuther.
Among the many published biographies of Reuther are The Brothers
Reutherby Victor Reuther, Reuther by Frank Cormier and William J.
Eaton, WalterReuther and the Rise of the Auto Workers by John
Barnard, Walter Reutherby Anthony Carew and The Most Dangerous Man
in Detroit by NelsonLichtenstein.
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Contents
572 manuscript boxes65 storage boxes
3 scrapbooks1 card file
Series I, UAW Local 174, 1936-1939, Box 1:Correspondence,
minutes, notes and other materials relating toReuther's presidency
of Local 174. Files are fragmentary. Somerelate to organizing, the
Kelsey-Hayes sit-down and other strikesand to factionalism.
Series II, UAW International Headquarters Files, 1936-1946,
Boxes2-33:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materials
relatingto Reuther's activities in various offices of the UAW prior
to hiselection to the presidency of the union.
Subseries A: General Files, 1936-1946, Boxes 2-17:Files relating
to Reuther's work as an officer of the UAW priorto his assumption
of the presidency. During this period hewas a member of the
International Executive Board, a vicepresident, headed the Skilled
Trades Department and the WarManpower and Consumer's Department and
was director ofRegion 1A. Files relate to conventions, war
production,factionalism, and to specific locals and regions.
Subseries B: General Motors Department, 1936-1946,Boxes
17-28:
Material relating to the General Motors Department which
wasestablished in 1938 and which Reuther headed from 1939through
1948. Files document relations between the UAW andGM including
negotiations, GM locals, war production, and the1945-46 strike.
Subseries C: Government War Production Agencies,1941-1945, Boxes
29-33:
Material reflecting Reuther's work as a representative of
laborwith the Office of Production Management and the WarManpower
Commission during World War II and with othergovernment agencies
engaged in war productionadministration. Files relate to efforts to
achieve maximumproduction and to secure a voice for labor in war
productionplanning.
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Series III, UAW President's Office and International
HeadquartersFiles, 1946-1970, Boxes 34-173:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, and other
materialdocumenting the work of the President's Office during
theadministration of Walter Reuther. Files relate to an
extensiverange of subjects and include records from UAW conventions
and theInternational Executive Board.
Series IV, UAW President's Office - General
Correspondence,1942-1970, Boxes 173-203:
Correspondence with UAW members, the general public, officials
ofother organizations and the government, prominent persons
andpersonal acquaintances. It is mainly concerned with union
matters,requests for help, requests for Reuther to serve on
committees orfor the UAW to lend support to institutions and
causes.
Series V, UAW Regions, 1946-1970, Boxes 204-223:Memoranda and
correspondence between the President's Office andthe UAW's regional
offices and between the regional offices and localunions. Included
are reports, notes, clippings and other relatedmaterials. Files
have reference to constitutional questions,negotiations issues,
jurisdictional disputes, organizing and strikes.
Series VI, UAW Local Unions, 1946-1970, Boxes
224-273:President's office files concerning UAW local unions.
Subseries A: Revoked Bylaws, 1946-1970, Boxes 224-228:Files of
the revoked bylaws of UAW local unions.
Subseries B: Local Union Correspondence, 1946-1970,Boxes
229-273:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, investigations,
contractagreements, legal papers and other items. This
subseriesreflects the interaction between local union leadership
and thepresident and his staff. However, it also
containscorrespondence with regional headquarters and with
individualmembers. Among the subjects covered
areadministratorships, appeals cases, clarifications of UAW
policyand procedures, elections, strikes and problems of
individualmembers.
Series VII, UAW Public Review Board, 1957-1970, Boxes
274-285:Files of the Public Review Board which was created at the
16thConstitutional Convention of the UAW in April of 1957 with the
statedpurpose of insuring continued "high moral and ethical
standards" inthe administration of the union by further
strengthening "thedemocratic processes and appeal procedures" as
they affectedindividual members and subordinate bodies. The Board,
composed
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of persons eminent in the fields of education, religion and the
law,provided an impartial panel to which grievances could be
appealedafter the union's established procedures had been
exhausted.
Subseries A: General Files, 1957-1970, Boxes
274-275:Correspondence, reports and clippings relating to
theestablishment of the Board, financial aspects of its
operationand to its members.
Subseries B: Decisions, 1957-1966, Box 276:Summaries of
decisions reached by the Board.
Subseries C: Case Files, 1957-1969, Boxes 277-285:Files relating
to cases #46 through #199, containingcorrespondence, grievance
records, reports of investigations,testimony, clippings and a
variety of material offered inevidence. In most instances these
files document contactsbetween the appellants and the President's
Office, action takenby the International Executive Board and final
disposition bythe Public Review Board. Because of the sensitive
nature ofsome of these files, researchers wishing to examine them
arerequired to first sign an Archives Restriction of Use
Statement,which precludes the use of names and other
personalinformation which could lead to the identification of
individuals.These case files may not be photocopied.
Series VIII, CIO President, 1952-1955, Boxes 286-300, 1
Scrapbook:Reuther's Detroit office files relating to his three-year
presidency ofthe CIO.
Subseries A: Administrative and General Files, 1952-1955,Boxes
286-291, 1 Scrapbook:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other itemsrelating to
administration of the CIO.
Subseries B: CIO Unions, 1952-1955, Boxes
291-293:Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other
materialreflecting communication between the CIO and its
affiliatedunions. Files relate to organizing, jurisdictional
problems andother matters.
Subseries C: International Affairs, 1952-1955, Boxes
293-294:Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other
materialdocumenting the CIO's relationships with foreign unions
andinternational labor organizations. Files relate to
fosteringinternational organization within the labor movement
andeliminating Communist influence.
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Subseries D: Correspondence, 1952-1955, Boxes
295-298:Correspondence with other organizations,
prominentindividuals, goverment officials, and the general
public.
Subseries E: AFL-CIO Merger, 1953-1955, Boxes
298-300:Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other
materialrelating to the lengthy negotiations and arrangements
whichpreceded the merger of the CIO with the AFL. Files also
relateto no-raiding.agreements, jurisdictional problems
andopposition within the CIO to the merger.
Series IX, AFL-CIO Vice President, 1954-1968, Boxes
301-321:Files reflecting Reuther's work as vice president of the
AFL-CIO from1955 until the disaffiliation of the UAW in 1968. This
series isdivided into the following subseries:
Subseries A: George Meany, President, 1955-1968,Boxes
301-303:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materialsreflecting
Meany's administration of the AFL-CIO. Much of thedocumentation
relates to developing policy differences withReuther leading to UAW
disaffiliation.
Subseries B: William F. Schnitzler,
Secretary-Treasurer,1955-1968, Boxes 303-304:
Correspondence, reports and other material chiefly related tothe
administration of financial affairs.
Subseries C: Executive Council and General Board,1955-1968,
Boxes 304-309:
Agendas, resolutions, reports and other items documentingthe
actions of the Executive Council and the General Board.
Subseries D: Regions, Councils and Local Unions, 1954-1968,Boxes
309-311:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materialsrelating
to Reuther's routine administrative contact with theseentities and
also to merger arrangements on the regionallevel.
Subseries E: General Files, 1954-1968, Boxes
312-321:Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, pamphlets
andother items relating to the operation of the AFL-CIO. Thesefiles
reflect the interaction of Reuther and his staff withAFL-CIO
departments, his work on committees and his recordsfrom conferences
and conventions or they are related tospecific topics.
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Series X, IUD President, 1955-1968, Boxes 321-338:Files relating
to Reuther's work as President of the Industrial UnionDepartment of
the AFL-CIO, which incorporated industrial unionsformerly in the
CIO and the industrial membership of many unionspreviously
affiliated with the AFL.Subseries A: Executive Board and Executive
Committee,1956-1968, Boxes 321-324:
Transcripts of IUD Executive Board meetings plus agendasand some
correspondence, notes and press releases. There isalso
correspondence and other material related to ExecutiveCommittee
meetings.
Subseries B: Staff Members, 1955-1968, Boxes
325-329:Correspondence, memoranda, reports, reference
materials,notes and other items relating to the work of
variousexecutive officers of the IUD. There is information on
IUDfinances, jurisdictional problems, atomic energy, common
sitepicketing and administrative matters.
Subseries C: General Files, 1955-1968, Boxes
329-338:Correspondence, memoranda, convention materials, reportsand
other items relating to the operation of the IUD. There
isinformation on building trades unions, common site picketing,the
resolution of disputes arising between unions affiliated withthe
IUD and those affiliated with the Building and ConstructionTrades
Department of the AFL-CIO, jurisdictional problems,organizing and
other matters.
Series XI, Alliance for Labor Action, 1968-1970, Boxes
338-341:Correspondence, notes, resolutions, press releases,
publications andclippings relating to the ALA, which was formed by
the UAW with theInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters in May of
1969. The ALAwas dissolved in January of 1972. Files relate to the
founding of theALA and to plans for community action, improved
housing,organizing unorganized workers, tax reform and to
no-raidingagreements with AFL-CIO unions.
Series XII, Labor Organizations, 1946-1970, Boxes 341-365:This
series contains material relating to labor unions andorganizations
in the United States and Canada.
Subseries A: Labor Organizations (except IAM), 1947-1970,Boxes
341-356:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications, and otheritems
relating to labor unions and labor associations withwhich Reuther
dealt in an official capacity for the UAW, theCIO, the AFL-CIO and
the ALA. Files relate to organizing,negotiations, strikes,
jurisdictional problems and factionalism.
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Subseries B: International Association of Machinists,1946-1970,
Boxes 356-365:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, agreements and otheritems
relating chiefly to jurisdictional disputes between theUAW and the
IAM.
Series XIII, Government and Politics, 1943-1970, Boxes
366-437:Files relating to Reuther's activities in the areas of
government andpolitics, principally as President of the UAW, but
also as an official ofthe CIO and the IUD.
Subseries A: Supreme Court, 1945-1970, Box 366:Correspondence
between Reuther and justices of the Supreme
Court and material relating to Court appointments.
Subseries B: Executive Branch, 1946-1970, Boxes 366-4081.
Administrations, 1946-70, Boxes 366-370:Correspondence, memoranda
and other materials pertainingto administrations of Presidents
Truman through Nixon andReuther's relationships with the
presidents, vice presidentsand their families. Files relate to
policy matters, socialoccasions and presidential memorials.
2. Departments and Agencies, 1946-70, Boxes
370-382:Correspondence, memoranda, statements and other
itemsrelating to Reuther's work with various departments
andagencies of the federal government. Files relate togovernment
policies and regulations as they applied to theUAW; political,
social and economic issues, governmentprograms and foreign
affairs.
3. Committees and Conferences, 1950-69,Boxes
382-408:Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other
materialrelating to Reuther's participation, or that of his aides,
in alarge number of governmental committees, commissions,
taskforces, councils and White House conferences. Files cover awide
range of subjects including equal employmentopportunity,
labor-management policy, auto safety andtechnological change.
Subseries C: Congress, 1943-1970, Boxes 408-425:1. Senate
Correspondence, 1949-70, Boxes 408-411:Correspondence regarding
legislation, hearings, issues, etc.
2. House of Representatives Correspondence, 1947-70,Boxes
411-412:Correspondence regarding legislation, hearings, issues,
etc.
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3. Congressional Committees and Legislation, 1943-70,Boxes
412-425:Correspondence, memoranda, reports and testimony byReuther
and officers of the UAW and other unions, togetherwith related
materials. A great number of topics relating tolabor, social policy
and foreign policy in which Reuther and theUAW took an active
interest are represented.
Subseries D: State and Local Government and Politics,1946-1970,
Boxes 425-430:
Correspondence, memoranda and other materials relating
toReuther's interest in legislation, programs and politics on
thestate and local level.
Subseries E: Political Campaigns, 1946-1970, Boxes
430-437:Correspondence, memoranda and other items relating
toReuther's participation in political campaigns, chiefly on
thenational level. The 1968 Democratic Convention isextensively
documented.
Series XIV, International Affairs, 1941-1970, Boxes
438-467:Files relating to Reuther's interest in fostering
democraticinternational labor organizations and his contact with
labor unions inother countries. This series also contains material
relating to hiswork for peace and the solution of worldwide social
and economicproblems and material documenting his strong interest
in supportingthe United Nations. Files relate to the CIO and the
AFL-CIO as wellas the UAW.
Subseries A: International Labor Organizations, 1945-1969,Boxes
438-448:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other itemsrelating to
UAW participation in international labororganizations and labor
conferences. Some material relatesto CIO and AFL-CIO international
labor policies. The role ofthe UAW in combating Communist influence
in internationallabor organizations is well documented as is their
activemembership in the International Confederation of Free
TradeUnions and the International Metalworkers' Federation.
Subseries B: Foreign Countries, 1941-1970, Boxes
448-462:Correspondence, memoranda, reports, itineraries and
otheritems relating to other countries and the Commonwealth
ofPuerto Rico. Some material relates to the period beforeReuther's
election to the presidency of the UAW or to hisofficial positions
in the CIO and the AFL-CIO. Most of thematerial deals with labor
concerns, but there is alsoconsiderable information on foreign
policy concerns.
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Subseries C: International Conferences, 1962-1966, Box
463:Correspondence, agendas, position papers and other
materialhaving to do with Reuther's participation in Harpsund
andBilderberg Conferences dealing with broad internationaleconomic,
political and labor problems.
Subseries D: United Nations, 1947-1970, Boxes
463-467:Correspondence, reports and publications regarding the
UnitedNations and groups formed to further its programs. The
UAWparticipated in many of these groups as an active supporter.
Series XV, Organizations, 1946-1970, Boxes
467-539:Correspondence, memoranda, reports and printed material
relatingto organizations with which Reuther had contact as UAW
President oras an official of the CIO, the AFL-CIO or the ALA.
These groups areextremely diverse in nature. They include
organizations devoted tohealth care, political and social reform,
peace, civil rights,community relations and consumer protection.
There are alsogroups of a charitable, religious, social, political,
cultural, educationalor testimonial nature.
Series XVI, Speeches and Publications, 1933-1970, Boxes
539-573:Reuther's speeches and publications and also his official
statements,interviews, and press conference transcripts.
Subseries A: Speeches, 1937-1970, Boxes 539-563:Transcripts,
drafts, notes and reference material for speechesand debates,
together with some related correspondence.Some speeches are only in
the form of notes.
Subseries B: Interviews and Press Conferences, 1949-1970,Boxes
563-564:
Transcripts, reprints and reports of interviews given byReuther
and press conferences held by him, together with asmall amount of
related correspondence.
Subseries C: Publications, 1933-1970, Boxes 565-573:Drafts and
published versions of pamphlets and magazine and
newspaper articles written by Reuther and his
collaborators.Files also contain correspondence, notes and
backgroundmaterial. Included are several drafts of a book
manuscriptdevoted to world peace.
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Series XVII, Subject Reference Files, 1946-1970, Boxes
573-598:Published items, reports, reference data cards, notes and a
varietyof informational materials. In addition, there is
extensivecorrespondence and memoranda relating to the gathering of
thisinformation or to the subject of the file or to UAW policy and
actions.Files were used for the preparation of speeches, public
statements,publications and for general background reference.
Series XVIII, Appointments and Invitations, 1939-1970,Boxes
598-616:
Subseries A: Appointment Records, 1939-1970,Boxes 598-603:
Appointment diaries, correspondence regarding appointmentsand
annotated monthly schedules of Reuther's activities
anditineraries.
Subseries B: Invitations, 1940-1970, Boxes
603-616:Correspondence, invitations, organizational brochures
andother items relating to invitations from groups and individuals
asking Reuther to speak or to participate in meetings,receptions or
other functions.
Series XIX, Biographical Files, 1936-1970, Boxes 616-638,2
Scrapbooks, 1 Card File:
Subseries A: Biographical Material, 1938-1970,Boxes 616-626,
Scrapbook:
Correspondence, drafts of biographies, reports and
clippings.These files relate to awards, degrees conferred on
Reuther,physical attacks made on him and subsequent litigation
andbooks written about him and his career.
Subseries B: Reuther Labor Foundation, 1951-1970,Boxes
627-630:
Correspondence and financial and legal records of thefoundation
established by the Reuthers to use fees collectedfrom such sources
as speaking engagements and donations tosupport labor-related
causes.
Subseries C: Death of Walter and May Reuther, 1970,Boxes
630-638, Scrapbook, Card File:
Condolence messages, funeral arrangements and clippingsrelating
to the deaths of the Reuthers in a plane accident onMay 9,
1970.
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lndexesIndexes to subjects and correspondents and to Reuther's
speechesand published writings will be found following container
lists.
Non-manuscript material:Copies of UAW convention proceedings,
president's and secretary-treasurer's reports and pamphlets
received with this collection havebeen added to the Archives
Library.
Approximately 2,000 photographs have been transferred to
theArchives Audiovisual Collection, together with tapes of Reuther
beinginterviewed or speaking at conventions or on the radio. In
addition,an extensive collection of Reuther memorabilia, including
such itemsas original art work, sculpture, posters, buttons,
gavels, banners,ashtrays, hats, award certificates, honorary
degrees, keys,medallions, plaques, trophies and trays, has been
placed in theArchives Audiovisual Collection.
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Series IUAW Local 174, 1936-1939
Box 1
Correspondence, minutes, notes, lists, statements, handbills and
otherpapers relating to Reuther's presidency of UAW West Side Local
174, whichhe had helped to found. Subjects include organizing
activities, UAW factionaldisputes, the Kelsey-Hayes sit-down strike
and other strikes and files relatingto various plant units whose
workers were represented by the local.Documentation is fragmentary.
Files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Box 1
1. Advance Stamping Division, 19382. Bargaining Committee,
1937-383. Baseball Committee, 1937-384. Bohn Aluminum Sit-down
Strike, 15. By-laws, 12 Feb 19386. Cadillac Motor Car Company,
1937-387. Chorus, 19388. Committee for Industrial Organization,
Michigan, 19389. Convention, UAW 4th Constitutional; Election of
Delegates, 193910. Correspondence, 193811. ; UAW Officers, Locals,
193812. DeSoto Sit-Downers, 13 Mar 193713. Detroit Brass &
Malleable Division, 193814. Detroit Lubricator, 193815. Educational
Committee, 193816. Election Results, c. 193917. Election Slates,
1938 & n.d.18. Entertainment Committee, n.d.19. Executive
Board; Minutes, Agenda, 1936-38 & n.d.20. Factionalism;
Leaflets21. "Factionalism within UAW," WPR Radio Speech, 3 Mar
193922. Federal Screw Division, 1938 & n.d.23. Financial
Statement, Oct 1939, Mar 193824. Fleetwood Division, 1937 &
n.d.25. General Motors Departments, UAW-CIO & UAW-AFL,
1938-3926. Greater Detroit District Council; Minutes, 1938-3927.
Haessler, Carl, 193828. Handy Governor Division, n.d.29. Joint
Council of Local 174, 1938-39 & n.d.30. Kelsey-Hayes Division,
193631. "Kelsey-Hayes Sit-in Strike;" Participant's Account, Dec
193632. Labor Day, 193833. Labor's Non-Partisan League of Michigan,
193834. Leaflets35. McAleer Mfg. Co. Agreement, 18 Oct 1937
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36. Membership Meetings (Local. 174), 193837. Membership Meeting
(Local 174); Minutes & WPR Report, 5 Mar 193938. Michigan
Malleable Iron Company, 193839. Motor Products Strike; Testimony,
193640. Moulding & Allied Parts Council Meeting, 7 Apr 193841.
Murphy, Frank, 193842. NLRB; U.S. Truck Co., Inc.-Local 174 Case,
193843. "New America and Labor," c. 193844. Notes, WPR45.
Organizational Drive for Detroit; Meeting Minutes, 193646.
Organizers; Reports, lists, 193847. Picnic; UAWA Statewide, 193648.
Plant Officers, 193849. Revere Copper & Brass, 193850. Semet
Solvay, 193751. Shatterproof Glass Co., 193752. Skilled Workers,
193753. Stewards; Lists, 20 Jan 193954. Ternstedt Division,
1936-3855. Timkin Detroit Axle Co. Agreement, 6 Mar 193756.
Unemployed Workers, 193857. Universal Products Division, 193858.
Welfare Committee Spring Dance, 193859. Wolf (Reuther), May,
1937-38
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Series IIUAW International Headquarters Files, 1936-1946
Boxes 2-33
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and a variety of other
materialsrelating to Reuther's activities as an officer of the UAW
prior to his election tothe presidency. This series is divided into
the following three subseries:
Subseries A: General Files, 1936-1946, Boxes 2-17:Files relating
to Reuther's work as a member of the InternationalExecutive Board
to which he was elected in 1936 and as a vicepresident of the
union, an office to which he was elected in 1942.During this period
he also directed the Skilled Trades Departmentand Region 1A and
headed the War Manpower and Consumer'sDivision. Files relate to a
wide range of subjects, includingconventions, war production and
factionalism and containinformation on specific locals and regions.
Material is arrangedalphabetically by subject.
Subseries B: General Motors Department, 1936-1946, Boxes
17-28:Files of the General Motors Department, established in 1938,
whichReuther directed from 1939 through 1948. This subseries
contains asmall amount of material relating to the period before
thedepartment was created and before Reuther became director.
Itdocuments the period of Reuther's administration until his
election tothe presidency of the union. Material relates to general
UAW-GMCrelations, GM locals, negotiations, war production and the
1945-46strike. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Subseries C: Government War Production Agencies, 1941-1945,
Boxes29-33:
Material relating to Reuther's work as a labor representative
with theOffice of Production Management and the War
ManpowerCommission during World War II. There is also material
concerningother agencies involved in war production administration.
Thesefiles deal with the interaction of the UAW with the government
duringthe war and attempts to secure a greater voice for labor at
thepolicy-making level. Material relating to war productioncan also
befound in Subseries A and B. Files are arranged alphabetically
bysubject.
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Subseries A: General Files, 1936-46, Boxes 2-17
Box 2
1. Absenteeism and Accidents, 1939-432-15. Addes, George F.,
Secretary Treasurer, 1936-4516. Radio Speeches, 1939-4117. Aircraft
Division; Organizing, 193918. AFL Convention, 1936; Jerome Davis
Address19. AFL & CIO Maintenance Construction Jurisdictional
Dispute, 194520. Anti-War Groups, 1940-4121. Army Training Visit -
Camp Atterbury, 194322. Black Legion, c. 193623. Black Workers; CIO
policy, 193924. Briggs Manufacturing Company; Clippings, 1943
Box 3
1. Child Care, 1942-432. Chrysler Corporation Agreement, April,
19373. Chrysler Corporation and UAW; Clippings, 1941-434. Civil
Rights Federation, 1937-405. Closed Shop Issue6. Committee
Membership Lists, n.d.7. Communist Party Leaflets and Pamphlets,
1930's, 1941-428-9. Competitive Shop Committee; Communications,
1939-4010. ; Correspondence, 1939-4011. ; Gear, Axle, &
Transmission Wage & Hour Council, 194012. ; Minutes,
1939-4013-14. ; (& Dept.) Reports, 1938-3915-16. ; Truck,
Commercial Body & Trailer Council, 1939-4117. ; Minutes, Jan
194018. CIO, 1938-4419. CIO Convention Material, 1930's and
1940's20-22. CIO Councils - Michigan; Greater Detroit & Wayne
County,
April-Aug. 1940
Box 4
1-4. CIO;International Unions. 1938-405-6. CIO; Murray, Philip,
1943-467. Constitution- UAW, 19358. Consumers' Division(UAW);
Co-ops, 19449. ; Home Front, Shortages, 1942-4310. Convention, 3rd
Constitutional, Milwaukee, 193711. Convention, 4th Constitutional,
Cleveland & Detroit, 193912. ; GM situation13. ; Clippings
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Box 4 (cont'd)
14. Convention, 5th Constitutional, St. Louis, 194015.
Convention, 6th Constitutional, Buffalo 1941; Elections,
planning,
programs16-17. ; Factionalism & Communism18. ; Press
Coverage19. ; Resolutions & Reports
Box 5
1. Convention, 6th Constitutional, Buffalo, 1941; Voting2. ;
West Coast Organization3. ; Women's Auxiliaries4. Convention, 7th
Constitutional, Chicago, 19425-6. Convention, 8th Constitutional,
Buffalo, 19437. Convention, 9th Constitutional, Grand Rapids,
19448. Convention, 10th Constitutional, Atlantic City, 1946; WPR
Presidential Election9. Convention Materials, n.d.10. Co-operative
Commonwealth Federation (Canada) 1942-4311-15. Correspondence,
General 1939-4216. Cost of Living, 194117. Deere & Company;
Piecework wages, 194118-22. Defense Employment 1941-45
Box 6
1-3. Defense Employment Division, 1941-424. "Defense Production
and Conversion in the Auto Industry" by H.T.
McCreedy5. Democratic National Convention; CIO Policy,
statement, 19446. Detroit; Labor Slate - 1937 election7. Detroit;
War Production, 1942-458. Detroit Housing Commission, 19439.
Detroit Labor Displacement Conference, 4 Sep 194110. Detroit Riot,
194311. Draft Board Case; Joseph Konowitz c. 194112. Dupont Family;
Economic Power, 1941-4213-14. Education Dept., 1938-4415.
"Education of the Common Man," Wendell Lund Speech, 194316.
Engineers, organizing, 1943-4417. Erco Organizing (Riverdale,
Maryland), n.d.18. Equal Rights Amendment, 1944-4619-22. Executive
Board, International; Minutes, 1936-411-2. Executive Board,
International; Minutes, 1936-41
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Box 7
1-2. Executive Board, International; Finances and Financial
Reports,1937-45
3. ; Correspondence & misc., 1938-434. ; Competitive Shops
WPR Report,May 19385. ; Committee on Reorganization & Finance
Report, 12 Dec 19386. ; Statements (Draft) c. 19397. ; Resolutions,
1930's & 1940's8. ; Constitutional Committee Report, c. 19419.
; Regional Reports, July 194110. ; Policy Statements and Programs,
1942-4311-13. ; 1941-194614. ; Edward Levinson meeting notes,
1943-4515. ; War Labor Board, 1944-194516. Factionalism; 1937-4017.
; Clippings, 1938-3918. ; Leaflets, 1938-4019. ; Local Union
Resolutions, 193820. ; F.E. Pieper Statements, 193821. Factionalism
; Blacks in UAW, 1944-4622-23. Factionalism and Communism,
1940-46
Box 8
1-2. Factionalism and Communism, 1940-463. FE - International
Harvester, Richmond, Indiana, 19414. Fight for Freedom, Inc., Labor
Division, 19415. Financial; Misc. 1938-396. Ford Dept.; Leonard,
Richard T., 1941-467. Ford Motor Company; Organizing Drive,
1937-418. ; Local 600 Negotiated Rates, 19419. Great Britain;
Labor, 1942-4510. Greater Detroit and Wayne County Industrial Union
Council; Resolutions,194111. Highlander Folk School, Monteagle,
Tenn; Publications, 193812. Housing - Detroit; Blacks, c.
1942-4413. ; "Defense City," 1941-4514. ; Post-War Planning,
1943-44
Box 9
1. Housing.; Reference Material, 1938-442. Housing Department
(UAW), 1942-453-5. Incentive Pay; 1942-446. International Labor
Meeting, 19417. Inter-Racial Committee; "The Cadillac Charter,"
19438. Janeway, Eliot, 1943
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Box 9 (cont'd)
9. Labor Laws, 1930s10. Labor-Management Production Committees
(WW II)11. Labor's Non-Partisan League, 1939-4112. Labor's
Non-Partisan Lea ue of Wayne County Elections, 194113. Legal Dept.
(UAW) 1945-4614. Lewis, John L. , 1940-4315. Local 3 (Dodge),
1938-4516. Local 7 (Chrysler); Proposed Bylaws, organizing, n.d.17.
Local 46, c. 193918. Local 50 - General Council Election, 194?19.
Local 51 (Plymouth), 1940-4120. Local 142 (Graham-Paige Motor
Corp.); Negotiations, 1937-3821. Local 155; Resolutions, 194522.
Local 156; Homer Martin Slate, c. 193823. Local 174 (West Side
Local), 1941-43
Box 10
1. Local 190 (Packard), 1939-452. Local 205, c. 19383. Local 212
(Briggs Mfg. Co.), 1936-464. Local 230, 19405. Local 248
(Allis-Chalmers), 1941, n.d.6. Local 263, 19397. Local 365
(Brewster Aeronautical Co.), 1939-418. Local 463, 19399. Local 506,
193810. Local 511, 193911-13. Local 856, Akron; Schanck &
Blackburn Ballot Box Case, 1944-4514-18. Local Unions;
Correspondence, 1938-4619. Local Unions; Delinquent, c. 193720.
Local Unions; Executive Board Lists, n.d.21-22. Martin, Homer,
1937-4123. Mechanics Educational Society of America (MESA), 193624.
Medical Aid to Russia Preparatory Organization, 194125. Medical
Committee (UAW), 1939-4026. Mennonite and Brethren in Christ
Churches, n.d.27. Michigan Labor Comm. Against Peacetime
Conscription, 1945-4628. Michigan National Defense Program;
Contracts, 1940-4129. Michigan Unemployment Compensation
Commission, 194130. Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, 1946
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Box 11
1. Mine Workers, United, 1937-412. Moody, Blair; "Vic & Wal"
letter, 19413. Muncie Auto Workers' News, 19394. Murphy, Frank,
Mayor; Radio Address, 7 Nov 19325. Name Lists; UAW & other6.
National Assn. of Manufacturers, 19367. National Labor Relations
Act; Hillman Statement, 26 Jul 19398. National Labor Relations
Board; 1939-459. Negotiations Material, 1944 & n.d.10-15.
No-Strike Pledge; 1944-4516. ; Partial Report of UAW-CIO Referendum
Committee, 194517. North American Aviation, 1941-4518. Notes;
WPR19. Organizational Charts; UAW Joint Board & CIO Industrial
Council, n.d.20. Organizers - Lists, 1938 & n.d.21. Payroll,
1938-44
Box 12
1. Penley Case Committee; Conscientious Objector, 19442. Polish
Workers, 19403-8. Postwar Planning, 1941-459-16. Press Releases;
WPR, 1937-46
Box 13
1. Publications; Miscellaneous (non-UAW)2-3. Public and
Publications Dept., 1939-454. Rationing - Australia, 19435-13.
Region 1, Appeal Committee, 1944-4614. Region 1A; Receipt Forms,
193915. Region 2; 193916-17. Region 5-A, 1938-3918-19. Region 6,
194420. Region 7 (Canada), 194521. Region 8, 194522. Regional
Boundaries, 193?23. Regional Financial Forms
Box 14
1. Republican Party & Labor, 19442. Research Department,
1939-403. Reuther, Roy; Army and War Production Bd., 1942-434.
Reuther, Walter P.; Draft Deferment, 19415-6. Roosevelt, Eleanor;
Correspondence, 1942-44
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Box 14 (cont'd)
7. Roosevelt, Franklin D. - Brewster Aeronautical Corp., 19448.
Scientific Capitalism; Barradas League 1930's9. Single Tax, 194510.
Skilled Trades, 1937-4511. Smith, Gerald L.K., 194312. Socialism,
1939-4313-15. Staff Allocations, 1944-4516. Steelworkers of
America, United; Clippings, 1939-4217. Strikes, Maintenance
Workers; Clippings, 5 Oct 194418. Taxation and War, 194219. Thomas,
Norman, 1932-3820-26. Thomas, R.J., 1939-45
Box 15
1. Thomas, R.J., "Quarterly Reports," 1943-462. Time-Study
Clauses in UAW-CIO Agreements, n,d,3. Truman, Pres. Harry S.,
19454. Union for Democratic Action, 1941-445. United Automobile
Worker Finances, 1944-456. UAW: Clippings, 1941-457. UAW; History -
Edward Levinson, 19438. Wallace, Henry A., 1942-459-17. War Policy
Division;Circulars, etc., 1942-4518. ; Newsletters, 1942-4319. ;
Policy manual, 1944-4520. ; Reports, 1943-45
Box 16
1-6. War Policy Division; Reuther, Victor, 1942-467-10. Veterans
and Servicemen, 1941-4611. ; Women's Bureau, 1944-4612. Washington
Office, 1940's13-14. Willow Run Plant; Locals 50, 142,1942-45
Box 17
1-4. Willow Run Plant; Locals 50, 142, 1942-455. Women's
Auxiliaries (UAW), 1938-406. Workers Defense League, 19427-8. WPA
Welfare Department (UAW), 1938-409-12. World Way II; Labor
clippings, 1941-4613. ; Collective security, n.d.14. ; War bonds,
1943
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Subseries B: General Motors Department, 1936-46, Boxes 17-28
Box 17 (cont'd)
15-18. Activities & Expense Reports, 1939-4119. Addes,
George; Correspondence, 1941-46
Box 18π
1-2. Agreements, 1937-413. Agreements; Cafeteria workers,
19414-5. ;Local Unions, 1937-416-7. ; Recommendations, 1937-388.
;Agreements, tentative, 19419-10. Apprenticeship; 1939-4111. Black
Employment Survey, 194112. Cleveland Diesel Engine Div.; Profits,
1940's13. Clippings, 1938-4314. ; Daily Worker, 194115-17.
Conferences;1937-4518. ; Fisher Body, 193819. ; Tool & Die,
1938
Box 19
1-2. Conferences; Wage Conference, 19403-7. Data, 19408.
Councils; International GM Council, 19409. ; National GM Council,
1941-4310. Defense Employment, 1941-4211. Detroit Council for
Industrial Peace, c. 1939-4012. Detroit Sub Council, n.d.13.
Employment Survey, 194114. Engineering and Experimental Workers,
1939-4015. Flint Locals - War Mobilization Committee, 1940'16-20.
Flint Sit-down Strike, 1936-37
Box 20
1. GM Facts, 19452. GM Press Conferences, 19423. Grievances
Pending, 27 Feb 19404. "History of GM Department of the
UAWA-CIO"5-9. Intl. Representatives; Activities Reports; A-Z,
1939-4010. ; Letters, 193911-15. ; Organizing Reports, A-Z,
1939-4016. Int'l Rep. Rudy J. Ilic, 1943-45
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Box 21
1-5. Letters to GM Locals & Plants, 1938-456-9. Letters to
GM Locals & Press Releases, 1945-46
Box 22
1. Local 15, 19392. Local 45, 19393. Local 93, 1939-4104. Locals
110 and 626, 1939-405. Local 163 (Detroit Diesel), 19456. Local
174, 1939-19457. Local 174 (Cadillac Division, Detroit), 19438.
Local 174 (Ternstedt Div., Detroit), 19419. Local 182 (Fisher Body,
Lansing), 193810-11. Local 216 (GM Assembly, Southgate, CA),
1939-4312. Local 226 (Allison, Indianapolis), 1941-4213. Local 235
(Chevrolet, Hamtramck), 1939-4114.Local 262, 1939-4015.Local 455
(Saginaw Products Corp. Unit), 194516. Local 581 (Fisher #1,
Flint), 1940-4117. Local 594 Yellow Truck & Coach, Pontiac), c.
194218. Local 595, 1939-4119. Local 596 (Fisher Body, Pontiac), c.
194220. Local 599 (Buick, Flint), 1941-4521. Local 615, 193922.
Local 651 AC Spark Plug Division, Flint), 1941-4323. Local 652
(Olds, Lansing), 1941-4324. Local 653 (Pontiac Motor, Pontiac),
1942-4525. Local 659, 1939-4326. Local 662 (Delco Remy, Anderson,
IN), 194227. Locals 662 & 663, c. 193928. Local 663 (Guide
Lamp, Anderson, IN), 194029. Local 664 (Chevrolet, Tarrytown),
193930. Local 686, 194031. Local 774 (Chevrolet, Buffalo), 194132.
Local 933 (Allison, Indianapolis), 1941-4233. Locals, GM.
Directory, n.d.34. Michigan Labor Mediation Board, 1939-4135.
Miscellaneous, 1939-41
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Box 23
1. NLRB Cases, 1941-452. NLRB Elections; R. J. Thomas Address, 6
Apr 19403-7. Negotiations - GM; 1941-438-10. Negotiations &
Strike - GM; 1945-4611-12. ; City-Wide Strike Committee,
1945-4613-14. ; Clippings, 1945-46
Box 24
1. Negotiations & Strike - GM; Clippings, 1945-462. National
Citizens Committee, 1945-463-7. Public Correspondence, 1945-468.
WPR Speeches & Notes9. Notes; WPR, 1940s10. Organizing;
Informational Material, 1936-4411. Per Capita Tax, 1939-4112. Plant
Equipment, n.d.13. Pontiac Local; Report, n.d.14. Power House
Workers Meetings - Minutes, 1939-4015-1.6. Press Releases, Oct
194517. Production Rates - Chevrolet, 1940
Box 25
1. Publicity, 1939-402. "Rank and File," 1940 & n.d.3.
Region 1; Leo Lamotte & Richard Frankensteen, 1938-414. Region
1A; Richard T. Leonard, 1939-425. Region 1B; William McAulay,
1939-406. ; Int'l Reps., Roy Reuther & R.J. McLean, 1939-407. ;
Int'l Rep., Carl Zwicker, 19408-9. Region 1C; Arthur L. Case,
Director, 1939-4010. ; lnt'l Reps., John McGill, Wm. Bowman, Norman
Smith, 1939-4011. Region 1D; Reuben Peters, Director, 1939-4012. ;
Int'l Rep., Fane T. Rogers, Melvin Bishop, 1939-4013. Region 2;
Richard Reisinger, 194014. Region 2A; Paul E. Miley, Director,
1939-4015. ; Int'l Rep., John Eldon, 194016. Region 3; LeRoy
Roberts, Director, 1939-4017. ; Int'l Reps., Robt. Travis, Leslie
Tower, Ben Blackwood,
Clarence Lvons Riley Males, 1939-4018. Region 4; Wm. Cody,
Director, 1939-4019. ; George Nordstrom, Director, 194020. ; Int'l
Reps., Frank Sahorske, Ed Hall, Robert Travis, 194021-22. Region 5;
Delmond Garst, Director, 1939-4023. ; Int'l Reps., L. Wynn, J.
Livingston, W. R. McDonald, 1939-40
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Box 25 (cont'd)
24. Region 6; L. H. Michener, Director, 1939-4025. Region 7
(Canada); George Burt, Director, 1939-4026. ; Robert S. Stacey,
1939-4027. Region 8; H. Lawrence Smith, Director, 1939-4028. ;
Int'l Reps., John Livingston, Carl Copeland, 194029. ; E. J. Moran,
Director, 1945
Box 26
1. Eastern Region; Allan S. Haywood, Director, 1939-402. ; Peter
Mosele, Asst. Director, 19393. ; George H. Rose, Int'l Rep.,
1939-404-5. ; C. C. Smith, Int'l Rep., 1939-406. ; Loren Houser,
Gene Sorenson, John Foy, Int'l Reps.,
1939-407-10. Regional Directors; Form Letters, 1939-4011.
Skilled Trades, 1939-4412-13. ; Negotiations Materials, 1941-4214.
Staff Assignments, 1942-4515. Tool & Die Strike; Leaflets,
193916-17. ; Negotiations & Settlements, 193918. ;Planning,
193919. ; Press Releases, 193920. ; Strike Bulletins, 1939
Box 27
1. Umpire Decisions, 1938-452. Unemployment; Steel Shortage,
19423-4. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America,
1943-465-6. U.S. Defense Mediation Board, 1941-427-9. U.S. War
Labor Board; 1942-4410. ; Contract Interpretations, 1942-4311. ;
Directive Orders, 194312. U.S. War Labor Board; Maintenance of
Membership Clause, 1942-4313-14. ; Merit Spread, 1942-4315. ;
Skilled Trades, 194416. ; Smoking, 1945
Box 28
1. War Labor Board; Supplementary Directive Orders, 1942-432-3.
; Wage Approvals, 19434-6. ; Women's Wage Rates, 1943-447. War
Production, GM, 1942-448. Wage Rates; Body, n.d.
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Box 28 (cont'd)
9. ; Chevrolet Division, 194010. ; Crankshaft, n.d.11. ; Delco
Products Corp. 194112. ; Engineering & Experimental Workers,
1937-4013. ; Fisher Body, 194014. ; Forging & Bumpers, 193915.
; Foundry, 1947-3816. ; Motor Car Divisions, 194017. ; Parts Mfg.
Plants and others, 194018. ; Power House, 1939 & n.d. (see also
Wage Rates; Tool & Die)19. ; Precision Spring Corp., 193920. ;
Screw, 1937-39, n.d.21. ; Stamping Plants, Detroit, c. 193922-23. ;
Tool & Die, 1936-194024. ; Wheel, 1937-1939
Subseries C: Government War Production Agencies, 1941-45,
Boxes29-33
Box 29
1-2. House of Representatives; Tolan Committee - defense
migration,1941-42
3. National Recovery Administration; Report on auto employment,
19354. Office of Civil Defense; 19435. Office of Price
Administration, 19436-9. Office of Production Management;
1941-4210. ; Joint labor-industry meeting, 1942
Box 30
1. Office of Production Management; Management-Labor
AutomobileCommittee, 21 Jan 1942
2-3. ; National labor Supply Policy Committee, 1941-424-7. ;
"Training Within Industry," 19418. Office of War Infomation, 19429.
Office of War Mobilization, Washington, D. C. , Feb. 15, 194410-15.
Senate - Mead Comm.; National Defense, 1943-45
Box 31
1-2. Senate - Mead Comm.; National Defense, 1943-453. Senate;
Truman War Investigating Committee, 1942-434. State Department;
Economic Subcommittee, 19425. International Post-War Problems,
19426-7. War Department, 1941-46
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Box 31 (cont'd)
8. ; Correspondence, 1943-459. ; Patterson, Robert P.,
1942-4310. ; Potens, Arthur, case, 194511-15. War Labor Board,
National, 1942-44
Box 32
1. War Labor Board; Regional, 1942-452. Region XI - Tool &
Die Commission, 1943-453-10. War Manpower Commission,1941-4511. ;
Management - Labor Policy Committee, 1942-4312. ; WPR Program for
Increased Production through Full Employment,
16 Jan 1943
Box 33
1-2. War Production Board, 1942-443-4. ;Correspondence,
1942-456. ; Eberstadt, Ferdinand, 1941-447-9. ; Labor Production
Division, 1941-4310-13. ; Lund, Wendell, 1942-4314. ; UAW Press
Releases, 194215. ; War Production Drive, 194216. War Production
Board-Regional; Correspondence and Reports, 1942-45
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Series IIIUAW President's Office and International Headquarters
Files,
1946-1970Boxes 34-173
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, publications, notes
and avariety of other materials relating to the work of the
President's Office duringthe administration of Walter Reuther. In a
few instances, files contain itemsantedating Reuther's taking
office in 1946.
This series documents the functioning of the various departments
of theUAW, the affiliation of the UAW with the CIO and the AFL-CIO
andnegotiations with the major manufacturing firms whose employees
the UAWrepresented. In addition, there are records of UAW
conventions and theInternational Executive Board. Other files
relate to specific companies orsubjects or to special programs.
Included are files relating to the FairEmployment Practices and
Anti-Discrimination Department established in1946, which Reuther
co-directed with William Oliver.
Material related to that in this series can be found in the more
specific seriesof this collection, such as Series VIII, CIO
President, Series IX, AFL-CIO VicePresident, and Series XVI,
Speeches and Publications.
Files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Notable among the many subjects documented in this series
are:
Annual improvement factor Supplemental unemployment
benefitsCivil rights movement UnemploymentCommunists in the labor
movement UAW - CanadaDefense production UAW withdrawal from
AFL-CIOFactional disputes Women workersFE merger disputeGuaranteed
annual wageJurisdictional disputesLabor educationMedical &
health plansNegotiationsPolitical actionRank and file
attitudesRetirement & pensionsSkilled tradesStrikes:
Allis-Chalmers, 1946
Ford Motor Co., 1967General Electric, 1969-70General Motors,
1945-46Kohler Co., 1954-60North American, 1953, 1967
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Box 34
1-7. Accounting Dept., Mar 1965 - Dec 19688 ; Administrative
file, Albert Abood, 1946-479-10. Aerospace Dept., 1959-69 (see also
Aircraft Dept.)11-12. ; Aerospace Conference, Feb 196813. ; Avco
Corp., 1967-6914. ; Boeing Co. (& IAM), 1963-6815. ;
Curtiss-Wright Corp., 1964
Box 35
1. Aerospace Dept.; Goodyear Aircraft, 19612. ;
Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc., 19683. ; Lockheed Corp., 1962-684. ;
McDonnell Douglas Corp., 1962-695-10. ; North American Aviation
Corp., 1952-6211. ; North American Aviation Corp., Presidential
Aerospace Panel,
Aug 196212. ; North American Aviation Corp., union shop opinion
poll, Oct 196213. ; North American Aviation Corp., 1965-6914. ;
North American Rockwell - Aero Commander Div., 1966-6915. ; Ryan
Aeronautical - union shop opinion poll, Jan 196316. ; United
Aircraft, 1958-68
Box 36
1-3. Agricultural Implement Dept., 1946-684. Agricultural
Implement Wage & Hour Council, 1957-655-6. Aircraft Dept.,
1946-477-16. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., May 1946 - Apr 196717. ; The
Daily Picket & The Union Daily, Jan - Sep 1947
Box 37
1. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co; R. J. Thomas report, Feb 19472. ;
Supreme Court decision, 19673-4. AFL-CIO/UAW Relations; Bal Harbour
Convention, Nov-Dec 19675 ; Building Trades Controversy,
1963-696-7. ; CIA Controversy, 1966-678. ; Communications Workers
of America, 19679-12. ; Correspondence critical of UAW, 1967-6813.
; Correspondence - Inquiries, 196714. ; Correspondence supporting
UAW - Organizations, 196715-16. ; Correspondence supporting UAW -
Public, 1967-6817. ; Correspondence supporting UAW - religious
Orgs., 196718. ; Correspondence supporting UAW - UAW Members,
1967-6819. ; Correspondence supporting UAW - Union Members,
1967-68
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Box 38
1-2. AFL-CIO/UAW Relations; Correspondence Supporting UAW -
Unions,1967-68
3-4. ; Disaffiliation of UAW, 1966-685. ; Dues & Tax
Payments, 1966-686. ; Farm Workers Organizing, 1967-687. ; Foreign
Press Coverage, 19678-10. ; ICFTU-ILO Controversy, 1964-6911. ;
Mailing List, 196712. ; Membership Figures, 196813. ; Mortgage
Trust Fund, 1968-6914. ; Meany, George, 1961-7015. ; Meany, George,
File (WPR Notes), 1958-6916. ; No-raiding Pact (UAW-Teamsters), Nov
196817. ; Notes (WPR)
Box 39
1. AFL-CIO/UAW Relations; Resignation of UAW Officers, Feb
19672-3. ; Special Convention Request by UAW, Jan-Mar 19684. ;
Strikes - Public Service Employees, 1966-675. ; UAW Members -
AFL-CIO Councils, 1960-686-13. ; UAW Statements, 1966-67
Box 40
1. AFL-CIO/UAW Relations;b Urban Crisis Controversy, 1966-682-3.
; Vietnam War Controversy, 1966-684. ; Wage-Price Control
Controversy, 1966-675-13. ; Clippings, 1956-67
Box 41
1-10. AFL-CIO/UAW Relations; Clippings, 196711. ; Clippings -
Finland, 196712. ; Clippings - Germany, 196713. ; Clippings -
Soviet Union, 196714. ; Clippings - Sweden, 1967
Box 42
1-6. AFL-CIO/UAW Relations; Clippings, 1968-697. American.
Motors Corporation; Correspondence, 1955-688-12. American Motors
Dept., 1955-68
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Box 43
1. Anniversary - 20th UAW, 19562. Anniversary - 25th UAW;
Certificates, 19613. ; Planning4. ; Program5-11. ; Invitations12. ;
Acceptances13-17. ; Regrets18. ; Congratulatory messages19. ;
Speeches20. ; Thank you letters21. ; Press releases and
clippings
Box 44
1-3. Anniversary - 25th UAW & WPR; Congratulations, 19614.
Anniversary - 30th UAW, 19665-9. Arbitration Dept., 1961-6910-12.
Atlanta locals; anti-civil rights petition, Apr-Jun 1965
Box 45
1-3. Atlanta locals; anti-civil rights petition, Apr-Jun 19654.
Audio-visual Dept., 1968-695. Auditing Dept., 1960-696-7. Auto-Lite
Dept., 1956-628-9. Auto-Lite Intra Corporation Council,
1946-4810-17. Automation Committee, 1954-64
Box 46
1. Bendix Corp., 1962-682. Bluestone, Irving; Miscellaneous
memos, 1968-703-5. Borg-Warner Corp., 1946-586. Budd Co., 1964-687.
Burroughs Corp., 1963-688. By-laws; Survey of Locals 9-12, 19629. ;
Survey of Locals 14-62, 196210. ; Survey of Locals 67-140, 196211.
; Survey of Local 155, 1962
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Box 47
1. By-laws; Survey of Local 157, 19622. ; Survey of Locals
160-203, 19623. ; Survey of Locals 205-217, 19624. ; Survey of
Locals 233-292, 19625. ; Survey of Locals 310-365, 19626. ; Survey
of Locals 376-416, 19627. ; Survey of Locals 417-453, 1962
Box 48
1. By-laws; Survey of Locals 472-540, 19622. ; Survey of Locals
541-659, 19623. ; Survey of Locals 664-710, 19624. ; Survey of
Locals 721-811, 19625. ; Survey of Locals 816-877, 19626. ; Survey
of Locals 878-889, 19627. ; Survey of Locals 894-985, 19628. ;
Survey of Locals 988-1092, 19629. ; Survey of Locals 1103-1827,
1962
Box 49
1-14. Canada-US auto trade, 1964-70
Box 50
1-4. Case, J. I., Co. , 1946-475. Caterpillar Co., 1967-696-9.
Chrysler Corp.; Correspondence, 1953-6910-15. Chrysler Dept.,
1946-64
Box 51
1-4. Chrysler Dept., 1965-705. Circulation Dept., 1947-676.
Citizenship Council; Quad City Area, Illinois, 19667. Citizenship
Dept., 1958-628-11. Citizenship-Legislative Dept., 1963-65
Box 52
1-7. Citizenship-Legislative Dept., 1965-688. Clerical Dept.,
1961-709. Committee for a Democratic UAW10. Committee for Militant
Unionism, 1967-6911-13. Community Action Program Dept., 1968
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Box 53
1-11. Community Action Program Dept., 1968-69
Box 54
1-11. Community Relations Dept., 1960-6912. Community Services
Dept. , 1963-69
Box 55
1-6. Compensation & Safety Dept., 1951-697-8. Competitive
Shop Dept., 1946-489-11. Conferences; Clear Water, 6 Nov 196512-16.
; Economic & Collective Bargaining (Int'l), Nov 1954
Box 56
1-7. Conferences; Economic Objectives for 19498. ; Education,
Chicago, 19549. ; Education, Washington, DC, 195610-11. ; Full
Employment, Washington, DC, 195312. ; Full Employment, Lansing, Jan
195413-14. ; "Get America Back to Work," Mar 1961
Box 57
1-6. Conferences; "Get America Back to Work," Mar 19617. ; Joint
UAW General Motors, Ford & Chrysler Councils, May 19588. ;
Mayors, May-Jul 19569. ; National Election Year, Sep 195610. ;
National Election Year (Special), Aug 196011. ; National Wage
Conference, Jan 194712. ; World Affairs, 196113. ; Young UAW
Members, Apr 196914-16. CIO, 1946-47
Box 58
1-8. CIO, 1947-499-10. ; Carey, James, 1946-5511. CIO
Committees, 194812. ; Committee for Democratic Trade Unionism,
194613-15. ; Committee on Economic Policy, 1950-5416. ; CEP -
Automobile Industry, 195117. ; CEP - Controlled Materials Plan,
1951
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Box 59
1. CIO Committees; CEP - Council of Economic Advisors, 1950-522.
; CEP - Defense Mobilization & Production, 1950-523. ; CEP -
Fair Employment Practices Commission, 19514. ; CEP - Office of
Price Stabilization, 1950-515. ; CEP - Townsend Plan, 1950-516. ;
CEP - Wage Stabilization Board,7. ; Committee on Regional
Development & Conservation, 19508. ; Committee on UAW - FE
Dispute, 1948-499. ; Community Services Committee, 1946-5110. ;
Fair Labor Standards, 195511. ; Full-Employment Committee,
1947-4812. ; National Committee to Abolish Discrimination,
1946-4813. ; National Housing Committee, 1951-6914. ; Public Power
Committee, 195015. ; Unity Committees, 194716-17. CIO Convention,
194618. CIO Convention, 1949; FE merger dispute
Box 60
1. CIO Councils, 1946-492. ; Michigan State, 19483. CIO;
Education, 19494. ; Executive Board, 19505. ; Executive Board,
19546. ; Finances - Audit report, Apr-Sep 19547. ; Goldberg, Arthur
- General Counsel, 1950-558-10. ; Haywood, Allan, 1946-5211-13. ;
International affairs, 1948-5214-15. ; International unions,
1946-4716-18. ; Legislative Dept., 1950-52
Box 61
1-8. CIO; Murray, Philip, 1946-549. ; No-raiding agreement with
AFL, 195410. ; Organizational & jurisdictional disputes,
1952-5411-12. ; Organizing, 1948-5213-14. ; Political Action
Committee, 1946-47
Box 62
1-5. CIO; Political Action Committee, 1947-566. ; Riffe, John,
1954-557. ; Scandinavian Labor Education Workshop, 19548-10. ;
Southern organizing, 1946-47
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Box 62 (cont'd)
11. CIO unions; Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 194612.
; Amalgamated Lithographers of America, 195413. ; American
Newspaper Guild, 1950-5514. ; Barbers & Beauty Culturists Union
of America, 195415-19. ; Expulsions & investigations, 1950
Box 63
1. CIO unions; Federation of Glass, Ceramic & Silica Sand
Workers ofAmerica, 1954-55
2. ; Insurance Workers of America, 19553. ; International
Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, 19494. ; International
Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, 19505. ; International
Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink
and Distillery Workers, 1950-556. ; International Woodworkers of
America, 1952-557. ; Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association No.
33, 19528. ; National Association of Broadcast Engineers &
Technicians, 1953-559. ; Retail, 'Wholesale & Department Store
Union, 1952-5410. ; Sabine Area Industrial Union No. 1814,
1954-5511. ; Textile Workers Union of America, 194812. ; Transport
Workers Union, 194813. ; United Chemical Workers of America,
1953-5514-16. ; United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of
America (UE),
1948-5417-18. ; United Farm Equipment & Metal Workers of
America (FE),
1947-4919. ; United Furniture Workers of America, 1-95020. ;
United Glass & Ceramic Workers of North America, 195521. ;
United Government Workers, 194922. ; United Office and Professional
Workers, 1948-4923. ; United Packinghouse Workers of America,
195524. ; United Paperworkers of America, 1953-5525. ; United Plant
Guard Workers of America, 1953-5526. ; United Public Workers,
1944-5227. ; United Stone and Allied Products Workers of America,
195528. ; Utility Workers Union of America, 1955
Box 64
1. Conservation & Resource Development Dept., 1966-692.
Consumer Protection Dept., 1967-693-8. Convention, 11th
Constitutional, 19479. ; Allis-Chalmers issue10. ; Communism
issue11. ; Competitive shops
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Box 64 (cont'd)
12-14. ; Factional issues15. ; Farm Equipment Workers16. ;
Finances17. ; Lewis, John L.-Mineworkers issue18-19. ; Notes
(WPR)20. ; Reports and rules
Box 65
1. Convention, 11th Constitutional, 1947; Speedup &
piecework issues2. ; Taft-Hartley issue3. ; Third party issue4. ;
Thompson Products issue5. ; Voting lists6-10. ; Clippings11.
Convention, 12th Const'l., 1949; Assassination attempts on
Reuthers12. ; Brewery tour13-14. ; Correspondence15. ; Economic
demands16. ; Foreign labor attaches
Box 66
1. Convention, 12th Constitutional, 1949; Greetings2. ;
Invitations3. ; Planning4. ; Region 4 split5. ; Resolutions6. ; WPR
reelection7. ; WPR speech8. ; Roosevelt, Franklin D., Jr.9. ;
Truman, Harry S.10. Convention, 13th Constitutional, 1951;
Clippings & handbills11. ; Committee appointments12. ;
Congratulatory telegrams13. ; Constitution Comm., Correspondence14.
; Constitution Comm., Interpretation15. ; Constitution Comm.,
Minutes16. ; Constitution Comm., Proposed Amendments17. ;
Constitution Comm., Proposed Amendments18-20. ; Constitution Comm.,
Proposed Amendments (Local Unions)21. ; Constitution Comm.,
Reports22. ; Constitution Comm., Resolutions23. ; Delegates24. ;
Dues increase25. ; Invitations
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Box 67
1. Convention, 13th Constitutional, 1951; Foreign labor
attaches2. ; Planning3. ; Resolutions4. ; Resolutions Committee
Reports5. ; WPR notes6. ; Roll call7. ; Survey8. Convention, 14th
Constitutional, 1953; Committee appointments9. ; Invitations10. ;
Planning11. ; President's report12. ; Resolutions13. ; Trustees'
report14. Convention, 15th Constitutional, 1955; Committee
appointments15. ; Delegates & votes16. ; Fair election
declaration17. ; Foreign labor attaches18. ; Greetings19. ;
Guaranteed annual wage20. ; Invitations21. ; Planning22. ;
President's report23. ; Region 6 controversy24. ; Resolutions
Box 68
1. Convention, 16th Constitutional, 1957; Convention topics2. ;
Data cards3. ; Foreign labor attaches4. ; Hungarian uprising5. ;
Invitations6. ; Newspaper clippings7-8. ; Planning9. ; Press
releases10. ; WPR reelection11. Convention, Special Constitutional,
1958;12-13. ; Invitations14. Convention, 17th Constitutional, 1959;
Clippings15. ; Committees16. ; Foreign labor attaches17. ;
Invitations18. ; Planning19. ; President's report20. ; Press
releases21. ; Public Review Board
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Box 68 (cont'd)
22. ; Resolutions23. ; WPR reelection24. ; Steel strike
Box 69
1. Convention, Special Collective Bargaining, 1961; Committees2.
; Planning3-6. Convention, 18th Constitutional,, 1962; Black
candidate, IEB7-8. ; Invitations9. ; Kennedy, President, address10.
; Planning11. ; WPR reelection12. Convention, 19th Constitutional,
1964; Clippings13. ; Collective bargaining resolutions14. ;
Convention site change15. ; Correspondence16. ; Delegate
attendance17. ; Invitations accepted
Box 70
1. Convention, 19th Constitutional, 1964; Invitations accepted2.
; Invitations rejected3. ; Officers Report Committee4. ; Planning5.
; Resolutions Committee report6. ; Woman IEB member issue7.
Convention, 20th Constitutional, 1966; Clippings8. ; Committees9. ;
Invitations & acknowledgements10-11. ; Planning12. ; Retiree
attendance13-14. Convention, Special Collective Bargaining, Apr
196715. Convention, Special Constitutional, Oct 1967
Box 71
1. Convention, 21st Constitutional, 1968; Clippings2-3. ;
Committees4. ; Correspondence5. ; Daily summaries6. ; Dissident
report Local 2487. ; Invitations8. ; Planning9. ; Resolutions
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Box 71 (cont'd)
10. ; WPR reelection11. Convention, Special, 196912-13. ;
Proceedings booklet draft
Box 72
1-2. Convention, 22nd Constitutional, 1970; Planning3-4. ;
Proceedings booklet draft5. ; Proceedings booklet galley proofs6. ;
Roll call7. Conventions 1947-1967; Constitution & Resolutions
Committee data8-10. Cooperatives; Correspondence11. Cornelius
Printing Co., 1946-49
Box 73
1. Correspondence; Automobile industry unemployment, 19532.
Councils, 1946-483-4. ; Foundry Council, 1946-485. ; Gear, Axle
& Transmission Council, 1946-486. ; Piston Ring Council,
1946-487-8. ; Sub-Councils, 1947-489. ; Truck-Trailer-Bus Council,
1946-4810-11. Data processing, 1963-6912. Deere & Co.,
1963-6913. Deere, John, Council, 1958
Box 74
1-3. Detroit-Wayne Co. Tool & Die Council, 1956-584. Dodge
Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM) & other dissident
groups,
1968-695. Doehler-Jarvis Dept., 1956-696. Doehler-Jarvis
Council, 1961-637. Dues; Applications for reduction, 19608. ;
Diversion of portion to American Heritage, 1962-689. ; Opposition
to increases, 196710. Eaton Manufacturing Co., 1965-6811. Eckert,
Ken; Removal from Alcoa Council & Die Casting Dept.12-19.
Education Department, 1945-48
Box 75
1-11. Education Department, 1952-67
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Box 76
1-4. Education Department, 1968-705. ; Education conferences,
1946-496. ; Federal aid to education, 1955-567. ; Form material,
1947-488. ; Publications, 19469. ; "You and the UAW Summer School,"
196310. Education Task Force, 196911. Equal Employment Opportunity
Report re UAW, 196712. Executive Board, International; Meetings -
Airlie House, 1968-69
Box 77
1. Executive Board, International; Meetings - Minutes, Jun
19462-22. ; Meetings - Shorthand notebooks, 1947
Box 78
1-5. Executive Board, International; Meetings - Tamiment
meetings, 1962-656-14. ; Members & Officers, 1946-63
Box 79
1-11. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers,
1964-67
Box 80
1-5. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers,
1968-706-12. ; Members & Officers - Addes, George, 1946-47
Box 81
1-3. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers -
Addes, George,1947
4-8. ; Members & Officers - Bannon, Ken, 1962-699-13. ;
Members & Officers - Edwards, Nelson Jack, 1962-6914-17. ;
Members & Officers - Fraser, Douglas, 1961-68
Box 82
1. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers -
Fraser, Douglas,1969
2-5. ; Members & Officers - Gosser, Richard, 1947-646-10. ;
Members & Officers - Gosser, Richard - IRS Case, 1962-6611-12.
; Members & Officers - Gosser, Richard - Local 12
controversy,1950-5313. ; Members & Officers - Gosser, Richard -
Clippings, 1950-62
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Box 83
1-3. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers -
Gosser,Richard - Clippings, 1963-66
4-7. ; Members & Officers - Greathouse, Pat, 1956-708-11. ;
Members & Officers - Leonard, Richard T., 1946-4712-15. ;
Members & Officers - Madar, Olga, 1966-67
Box 84
1-5. Executive Board; Members & Officers - Madar, Olga,
1968-69,6. ; Members & Officers - Matthews, Norman,
1956-657-17. ; Members & Officers - Mazey, Emil, 1946-63
Box 85
1-1-2. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers -
Mazey, Emil,1964-67.
Box 86
1-7. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers -
Mazey, Emil,1968-70,
8. ; Members & Officers - Mazey, Emil - Initiation fees,
1962-649-11. ; Members & Officers - Thomas, R. J.,
1946-4712-15. ; Members & Officers - Woodcock, Leonard,
1945-6
Box 87
1-6. Executive Board, International; Members & Officers -
Woodcock,Leonard, 1962-70
7. ; Members & Officers - Woodcock, Leonard - Newspaper
columns,1964
8. ; Miscellaneous, 1946-479-18. ; Nine-Man Committee appeals
decisions, 196719-23. ; Policy Committee, 1946-5424. Expulsion from
membership, 1959-60
Box 88
1. Factionalism; Clippings, 19462. ; UAW locals, Flint,
1946-523. ; WPR file - Addes, Leonard, Thomas, 1946-474. ; WPR file
- anti-Semitism & racism, 1949-565. ; WPR file - Communism,
1946-516. ; WPR file - CIO, Teamsters, 1947-487. ; WPR file -
dissident UAW groups, 1949-508. ; WPR file - FE merger, 1946-47
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Box 88 (cont'd)
9. ; WPR file - Gosser, Richard, 194910. ; WPR file - IEB,
194711. ; WPR file - Local 9, 194912. ; WPR file - Local 51,
194913. ; WPR file - Local 174, 194714. ; WPR file - Local 581,
n.d.15. ; WPR file - Local 595, 194916. ; PR file - Local 600,
1949-5217. ; WPR file - Local 647, 194618. ; WPR file -
miscellaneous, 1947-4919. ; WPR file - Region 1C, 1949-5120. ; WPR
file - Region 6, 1949-5121. ; WPR file - Region 7, 1947-5022. ; WPR
file - songs
Box 89
1-14. Fair Practices & Anti-Discrimination Dept.,
1945-47
Box 90
1-15. Fair Practices & Anti-Discrimination Dept., 1948 - Aug
1966
Box 91
1-13. Fair Practices & Anti-Discrimination Dept., Sep 1966 -
May 1969
Box 92
1-4. Fair Practices & Anti-Discrimination Dept., Jun 1969 -
Jan 19705-7 ; Cases, 1948-498. ; Crockett, George W., Jr.,
1944-469. ; Form letters, 194710. ; Integrated Education,
1967-6911-12. ; Miscellaneous FEPC organizations, 1947-48
Box 93
1-3. Fair Practices & Anti-Discrimination Dept.; Reports,
1945-484-6. Family Education Center, Black Lake, 1963-707-11. Farm
Equipment Workers - UAW merger, 1940-4612-14. FE - UAW merger
proposal, 194715-16. ; Locals 2 - 196, 1947
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Box 94
1-8. FE - UAW merger proposal; Locals 200 - 1111, 19479-11. ;
Opposed, 194712. Financial Audit Reports, 1960, 1962, 1963,
1964
Box 95
1-8. Financial Reports, 1946-66
Box 96
1-3. Financial Reports, 1967-694-9. Ford Motor Co.;
Correspondence, 1949-6910-12. Ford Dept., 1946-47
Box 97
1-12. Ford Dept., 1948-63
Box 98
1-9. Ford Dept., 1964-7010. ; Ford-Bacon claims, 194711. ; Form
letters, 194812. ; Iron Mountain plant, 1951
Box 99
1-4. Ford Dept; 1967 strike support5-6. ; Pension plan, 19477. ;
Recruitment in South, 19538. ; Umpire decisions, 1947-48, 19679.
Foundry Dept., 1962-6910-14. Free World Labor Defense Fund,
1962-67
Box 100
1-2. Free World Labor Defense Fund, 1968-703. Fruehauf Corp.,
1969-704-6. Full Auto Production Meeting, 19467-8. General Electric
Co., 19629. ; 1963-6910-12. General Motors Corp.; Correspondence,
1957-6913. ; Progress Sharing Plan, 195514. General Motors Council;
Bylaws, 1962
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Box 101
1-3. GM Dept., 1945-464. ; GM Top Negotiating Committee,
19465-7. ; United Labor Committee to Aid UAW-GM Strikers, 19468-9.
GM Dept., 194710-12. ; Agreement data, Apr - Dec 194713. ; GMT Top
Negotiating Committee, 194714-15. GM Dept., 194816. ; GM
Conference, Jan-Mar 1948
Box 102
1-16. GM Dept., 1950-67
Box 103
1-2. GM Dept., 1968-703. Good & Welfare; General, 19504. ;
WPR notes5-6. Grace Plastic Co., 1962-667-12. Harris Report - UAW
Rank & File, 196113-15. Health Institute, 1945-4816. HER (Help
Equalize Representation), 1959-66
Box 104
1-2. Honeywell Engineers, 1956-573. Houdaille-Hershey Corp,
1946-474-5. Hoover Ball & Bearing Co., 19666-11. Independent
Parts & Suppliers Dept./Council, 1962-6912-14. Inflation;
"UAW's Proposal to Big Three," 1957
Box 105
1-3. Information Systems Dept., 1967-694-13. International
Affairs Dept., 1963 - Jun 1964
Box 106
1-11. International Affairs Dept., Jul 1964 - Mar 1966
Box 107
1-11. International Affairs Dept., Apr 1966 - Feb 1967
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Box 108
1-19. International Affairs Dept., Mar 1967 - Dec 1968
Box 109
1-6. International Affairs Dept., Jan 1969 - Apr 19707-8.
International Harvester Co., 1946-699. International
representatives, 194610-12. Internship program, 1963-6413.
Intra-Corporation Councils; Alcoa Corp., 196514. ; American Metals,
196415. ; American Standard & Radiator Corp., 195916. ; E. W.
Bliss, 196017. ; Champion Spark Plug, 196218. ; Dana, 196219. ;
Ex-Cell-O 195920. ; Rockwell-Standard, 196721. ; Sealed Power
Corp., 196922. ; Standard Products, 196423. ; Sunstrand, 1969;24. ;
Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge, 196725. ; Walker Mfg. , 196226. ; White
Motors, 196427. ; Willard Battery, 1962
Box 110
1. Joint Study Committees, 1960-692. ; Agricultural implement
industry, 1956-643. ; AMC/UAW, 1956-644-7. ; Chrysler/UAW,
1963-648-15. ; Ford/UAW, 1956-6716. ; GM/UAW, 1963-6417. ; Kaiser
Industries/UAW, 1956-5718. ; Studebaker-Packard Corp., 1956-6019. ;
Willys Motors/UAW, 1957
Box 111
1-2. Jurisdiction; Allied Industrial Workers, 1957-653. ;
Building Trades, 1959-614-5. ; Handbag, Luggage, Belt & Novelty
Workers, 19546. ; Int'l Union Electrical, Radio & Machine
Workers, 1961-687. ; Int'l Woodworkers of America, 19478. ; Mine,
Mill & Smelter Workers, 1947-489-14. ; Teamsters, 1959-68
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Box 112
1-3. Jurisdiction; Teamsters, 1969-704. ; Teamsters - Bonan Mfg.
Co., 1956-615. ; Teamsters - Farm Workers, 19666. ; Teamsters -
Federal Alloy Corp., 1957-587. ; Teamsters - Harris Intertype
Corp., 1967-688. ; Teamsters - Lapeer Metal Products, 1960-629. ;
Teamsters - Local 259, 1958-6810. ; Teamsters - Lockheed Corp.,
196111. ; Teamsters - UAW Agreement Summaries, 1960-6312. ; Various
disputes, 1947-6613-20. Kohler Co., 1955-57
Box 113
1-8. Kohler Co., 1958-669-11. ; Clippings, 1955-6612. Khrushchev
visit, Sep 195913-14. Labor-Management Advisory Committee, 194615.
Leadership Study Center, 1953-60
Box 114
1-12. Leadership Study Center, 1961-69
Box 115
1-13. Legal Dept., 1946-5714. Legal Dept.; Senate Select
Committee Hearings, Jul 1957
Box 116
1-4. Legal Dept., 1958-605. ; Buffalino v. Grosse Pointe Brokers
Assn., 19606-8. Legal Dept., 1961 - Oct 19629. ; Unemployment
insurance - Fisher Body, Tarrytown, Oct 196210-15. Legal Dept., Nov
1962 - Apr 1963
Box 117
1-14. Legal Dept., May 1963 - Oct 1965
Box 118
1-12. Legal Dept., Nov 1965 - May 1967
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Box 119
1-15. Legal Dept., Jun 1967 - May 1970
Box 120
1-5. Legal Dept.; Levy, Irving J., 19486-7. ; Zwerdling, Abe,
19488-11. Mack Truck Inc., 1947-6512-18. Manpower training, Jun
1962 - Dec 196519. ; Troutman studies, 1962-65
Box 121
1. Manpower training; Troutman studies, 1962-652-8. Manpower
training, 1966-699. Martin, Homer, 1958, 196210. Membership opinion
survey, 196911. Nader, Ralph, Jan - Aug 196812. National
Association of Manufacturers, 1955-6813. National Committee for
Democratic Action in UAW, 196014. Negotiations, 1946-4715.
Negotiations, 194816. ; Ford clipping, 194917. Negotiations,
1950-5118. Negotiations, 195219. ; clippings, 195420. ; corres. re:
1955 demands, 1954
Box 122
1-2. Negotiations, 19553 ; clippings, 19554-5. ; congratulatory
messages, 19556. ; Ford, 19557-9. ; GM, 195510-12. Negotiations,
195713-14. Negotiations, 1958
Box 123
1-2. Negotiations, 19583. ; AMC Clergy Conference, 19584. ;
clippings, 19585-6. ; Chrysler, 19587. ; Chrysler - notes, 19588. ;
Ford, 19589. ; Ford - notes, 1958
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Box 123 (cont'd)
10. ; GM, 195811. ; GM - notes, 195812. ; notes, 195813-14. ;
Skilled Trades, 1958
Box 124
1-2. Negotiations; Chrysler (Canada), 19593. ; AMC, 19604-6.
Negotiations, 19617-15. ; AMC, 1961
Box 125
1. Negotiations; AMC - notes, 19612-4. ; AMC-UAW local union
agreements5-10. ; Chrysler, 1961
Box 126
1-3. Negotiations; Chrysler, 19614. ; Chrysler - clippings,
19615. ; Chrysler - notes, 19616. ; Chrysler (Canada), 19617. ;
clippings, 19618. ; data cards, 19619-13. ; Ford, 1961
Box 127
1-7. Negotiations; GM, 19618. ; GM - notes, 19619. ; notes,
196110. ; WPR press conference, 18 Aug 196111. ; AMC, 196212-14. ;
Chrysler (Canada), 1962
Box 128
1-3. Negotiations; Chrysler (Canada), 19624-7. Negotiations,
19648-11. ; check list, 196412-13. ; clippings, 196414. ; escalator
clause, 196415. ; hours of work, 196416-17. ; insurance programs,
1964
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Box 129
1. Negotiations; miscellaneous issues, 19642. ; notes, 19643-5.
; pensions & retirement, 19646. ; SUB plans, 19647. ;
subcontracting, 19648-9. ; UAW report, 196410. ; agricultural
implement industry, 196411. ; agricultural implement industry -
insurance, 196412. ; agricultural implement industry - pensions,
196413. ; agricultural implement industry - SUB, 196414. ; AMC,
196415-18. ; Chrysler, 196419. ; Chrysler - insurance, 1964
Box 130
1. Negotiations; Chrysler - medical plan, 19642-5. ; Chrysler -
pensions, 19646. ; Chrysler - SUB, 19647-9. ; Ford, 196410. ; Ford
- insurance, 196411. ; Ford - Local 600, 196412. ; Ford - medical
plan, 196413. ; Ford - miscellaneous issues, 196414. ; Ford -
pensions, 1964
Box 131
1-3. Negotiations; Ford - reports, 19644. ; Ford - SUB, 19645. ;
Ford - subcontracting, 19646-8. ; GM, 19649. ; GM - annual
improvement factor, 196410. ; GM - discipline & discrimination,
196411. ; GM - hours of work, 196412 ; GM - insurance, 196413. ; GM
- insurance, pension, SUB, 196414. ; GM - medical plan, 196415. ;
GM - miscellaneous issues, 196416. ; GM - notes, 196417. ; GM - pay
plans, 196418. ; GM - pensions, 1964
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Box 132
1-2. Negotiations; GM - pensions, 19643. ; GM - seniority &
promotions, 19644-5. ; GM - SUB, 19646. ; GM - subcontracting,
19647. ; GM - working conditions, 19648-9. ; Canada, 1964-6510. ;
GE, 196511-16. ; GE, 1966
Box 133
1-3. Negotiations, 19674. ; data cards, 19675. ; notes, 19676. ;
Agricultural Implement Dept. , 19677. ; Canada, 19678-10. ;
Chrysler, 196711. ; Chrysler - data cards, 196712. ; Chrysler -
notes, 196713-15. ; Ford, 1967
Box 134
1-2. Negotiations; Ford, 19673. ; Ford - data cards, 19674. ;
Ford - clippings, 19676-10. ; Ford - notes, 196711. ; GE,
196712-14. ; GM, 1967
Box 135
1-2. Negotiations; GM, 19673. ; GM, clippings, 19674. ; GM -
data cards, 19675. ; GM - notes, 19676. ; GM-Ford-Chrysler
apprenticeship agreement, 19677. ; Steelworkers - no
strike-arbitration proposal, 19678. ; tool & die agreement,
1967-689. Negotiations, 196810. ; clippings, 196811-13. ; GE,
196814. Negotiations, 1969
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Box 136
1-6. Negotiations; GE, 19697. ; GE - clippings, 19698.
Negotiations, 1970
Box 137
1-2. Negotiations; GE, 19703-4. Notes (WPR), 1950's &
1960's5. Office management, 1951-676. Oil from coal process, L. C.
Karrick, 19487. Oil shale, 1966-698-14. Organizing Dept.,
1952-70
Box 138
1-17. Payroll, 1946-49
Box 139
1-11. Payroll; Departments, 1947-49
Box 140
1-3. Payroll; Departments, 1947-494. ; Officers, 1947-495. ;
Regional staffs, 19466-11. ; Regions 1-1D, 1946-4912-15. ; Regions
2-5, 1946-49
Box 141
1-3. Payroll; Regions 2-5, 1946-494-10. ; Regions 6-10,
1946-4911-14. ; Removals, 1946
Box 142
1-3. Payroll; Veterans, 19464. Picketing of homes; Clippings,
19465-6. Plaque & lapel pins, 1962-647-13. Political Action
Committee (PAC), 1946-4814-15. ; United Automobile Worker election
edition, 194816. PAC, 1950-5617. Printing; Election notices,
1963-65
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Box 143
1-10. Public Relations Dept., 1946-4811-16. Public Relations
& Publications Dept., 1951-61
Box 144
1-14. Public Relations & Publications Dept., 1962 - Jun
1966
Box 145
1-12. Public Relations & Publications Dept., Jul 1966 -
1968
Box 146
1-5. Public Relations & Publicity Dept. , 1969-706. Purchase
& Supply Dept., 1959-697. Quality of workmanship; public
complaints, 1957-588-14. Radio Dept., 1946-50
Box 147
1. Radio Dept., 19512-6. ; Guy Nunn "Labor Views the News"
scripts, 19517-13. ; 1952-6814-15. Rank & file study; Quale
report, 1967
Box 148
1-9. Rank & file study; Quale report, 196710. ; Quale report
correspondence, 196711-15. Recreation Dept., 1946-59
Box 149
1-8. Recreation Dept., 1962-699. Religious beliefs & union
membership, 1957-6910-13. Research Dept., 1946-48
Box 150
1-15. Research Dept., 1948-64
Box 151
1-17. Research Dept., 1964-68
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Box 152
1-5. Research Dept., 1969-706-7. Resolutions, 1946-478-13.
Retired Workers Dept., 1951-62
Box 153
1-12. Retired Workers Dept., 1963-67
Box 154
1-5. Retired Workers Dept., 1968-706. Retirement housing
proposal, Sunnyvale, Calif., 1966-677-11. WPR form letters,
1946-49
Box 155
1-13. WPR form letters, 1950-62
Box 156
1-11. WPR form letters, 1963-69
Box 157
1. WPR personal, 1966-682-3. Rockwell-Standard Corp., 1962-674.
Ste-Marie, Paul, Memorial Fund, 1946-475-6. Scholarship program,
1962-687-8. Security matters, 1951-699. Sheffield, Horace,
controversy, 1964-6810. Skeels, Jack W.; WPR notes on Ph.D.
dissertation, 1963-6411. ; UAW oral history project, 1963-6412-14.
Skilled Trades Dept., 194615. ; Conferences, 1946
Box 158
1-4. Skilled Trades Dept., 19475. ; Apprenticeship programs,
19476. ; Conference, May 19477-12. Skilled Trades Dept., 1948-5913.
; Conference, Dec 196014. Skilled Trades Dept., 1961-6215. ;
Conference, 196216-17. Skilled Trades Dept., 196318. ;
Apprenticeship programs, 1963
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Box 158 (cont'd)
19. ; Apprenticeship programs - electronic technicians, 196320.
Skilled Trades Dept., 196421. ; Apprenticeship programs, 196422. ;
Apprenticeship programs - electronic technicians, 1964
Box 159
1. Skilled Trades Dept.; Conference, Jan 19642. Skilled Trades
Dept., 19653. ; Apprenticeship programs,