Flint Labor Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000517
Scope and Content
Series Description:
Series 1: Flint Sit-Down Strike, 1937
Series 2: Flint Trolley Coach Strikes, 1938-1939
Series 2: Flint Trolley Coach Strikes, 1938-1939
Dates
- 1937 - 1940
- Majority of material found in 1937 - 1937
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor.
History
These scrapbooks chronicle the Flint Sit-Down Strike by the United Automobile Workers of America against General Motors as it was recorded in Flint newspapers. Clippings are also included which report related events elsewhere. There are no clippings prior to January 1, 1937.
There is also included in the collection a scrapbook devoted to the Flint Trolley Coach Strikes of 1938 and 1939. In addition to the scrapbooks there is a small quantity of papers related to each strike.
There is also included in the collection a scrapbook devoted to the Flint Trolley Coach Strikes of 1938 and 1939. In addition to the scrapbooks there is a small quantity of papers related to each strike.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (4 OS)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Subjects include: Flint sit-down; Flint Trolley Coach strikes
Arrangement
Arranged in 2 series – Series 1 (Boxes 1-4), Series 2 (Box 4). Materials are arranged chronologically.
Acquisition
This collection was given to the Archives of labor and Urban Affairs in January of 1972.
Transfers
An anti-CIO pamphlet titled The Hell of Herrin Rages Again has been placed in the Archives Library.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Walter P. Reuther Library in November of 1981.
- Title
- Flint Labor Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Walter P. Reuther Library.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
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Detroit MI 48202 USA