Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925
Corporate name
Main title
- American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925.
Links
Links
- American Federation of Labor Records at the Library of Congress http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000094
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011070
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011070.3
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Description
- 172,300 items.
- 354 containers.
- 341 microfilm reels.
- 90.3 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011070
- Each volume contains an index of correspondents.
Local shelving no.
- 0626X
- Microfilm 13,745-340N-340P-1P
- Microfilm 16,178-1N-1P
Related titles
- American Federation of Labor Records at the Library of Congress
Biography/History note
- Labor organization.
Summary
- Letterpress books containing correspondence of Samuel Gompers, and William Green, presidents of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and other officials including James Duncan, Gabriel Edmonston, Frank K. Foster, and John McBride. Includes material pertaining to the formation of local unions, charters, bylaws, conduct of meetings, ethics, publicity, fund raising, arbitration, and boycotts. Subjects include the political principles of the AFL, communism, socialism, the anthracite coal strikes of 1897 and 1902, American Railway Union, International Association of Machinists, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Mine Workers of America, and The American Federationist, magazine of the AFL. Correspondents include Susan B. Anthony, Grover Cleveland, William Hugh Johnston, John L. Lewis, L.J. McGruder, P.J. McGuire, John Mitchell, John Morrison, Herman Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt, Daniel Joseph Tobin, Henry White, and Woodrow Wilson.
LC Subjects
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906--Correspondence.
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908--Correspondence.
- Duncan, James, 1857-1928--Correspondence.
- Edmonston, Gabriel--Correspondence.
- Foster, Frank K. (Frank Keyes,) 1854-1909--Correspondence.
- Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924--Correspondence.
- Green, William, 1870-1952--Correspondence.
- Johnston, William Hugh, 1874-1937--Correspondence.
- Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969--Correspondence.
- McBride, John, 1854-1917--Correspondence.
- McGruder, L. J.--Correspondence.
- McGuire, P. J. (Peter James), 1852-1906--Correspondence.
- Mitchell, John, 1870-1919--Correspondence.
- Morrison, John, Esq.--Correspondence.
- Robinson, Herman--Correspondence.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
- Tobin, Daniel Joseph, 1875-1955--Correspondence.
- White, Henry, 1866---Correspondence.
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence.
- American Railway Union.
- International Association of Machinists.
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
- United Mine Workers of America.
- American federationist.
- Anthracite coal industry--Pennsylvania.
- Anthracite Coal Strike, Pa., 1897.
- Anthracite Coal Strike, Pa., 1902.
- Arbitration, Industrial--United States.
- Boycotts--United States.
- Charters.
- Coal mines and mining--United States.
- Communism.
- Fund raising--United States.
- Labor disputes.
- Labor union meetings--United States--Planning.
- Labor unions--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
- Labor unions--Organizing--United States.
- Labor unions--Public relations--United States.
- Labor unions--United States--By-laws.
- Professional ethics--United States.
- Publicity.
- Socialism.
- Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Pennsylvania.
Notes
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, AFL-CIO, 1966-1969.
Additional formats
- American Federation of Labor Records available through the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000094
- Microfilm edition of volumes 1-355 (volumes 251, 310, & 313 not received by the Library of Congress) available, no. 13,745.
- Microfilm edition of volumes. 356-357 available, no. 16,178.
- Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1967-1974.
LCCN
- mm 78051185
Other standard no.
- MSS51185
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
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- Microfilm 13,745-340P
- Copy 1
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- Microfilm 16,178-1P
- Copy 1
- conts. 356-357.
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- Microfilm 13,745-1P
- Copy 2
- reel 105.
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- Microfilm 13,745
- Master negative
- Set 1
- Master negatives do not circulate.
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- Microfilm 16,178
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- Set 1
- Master negatives do not circulate.
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