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Black Lake Conference Center Photographs

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Identifier: LAV003065

Abstract The Black Lake Conference Center Photographs are a series of images taken at the completion of the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) Black Lake Conference Center in 1970. Photographs show exterior and interior views of buildings, as well as outdoor spaces.

Dates: 1970-1971

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Black Workers in the Labor Movement Oral Histories

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Identifier: LOH002210

Abstract In late 1967, Herbert Hill, labor director for the NAACP, visited Wayne State University in Detroit to conduct oral histories with African American men and women on their experiences in the labor movement. Between 1967 and 1970, Hill, with local interviewers Roberta McBride, Jim Keeney, and Norman McRae, completed numerous interviews in Detroit. Hill also visited New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Berkeley for several additional interviews to round out what would become known as the Blacks in...

Dates: 1967-1970

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Blaine Marrin Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002330

Abstract In 1985, an oral history was conducted with Blaine Marrin by an unidentified interviewer. Blaine Marrin was a former president of UAW Local 157 and an active UAW member since 1937. Collection consists of an audio recording of reminiscences by Marrin about his time with the UAW, as well as his prior experiences with the Mechanics Educational Society of America (MESA).

Dates: 1985-04-26

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Blaine Marrin Papers

Collection — Box: Small Processed Collections: Li-Ma, Box 10, Folder: 10

Identifier: LP000204

Abstract This collection contains correspondence, reports and other items collected by Blaine Marrin, former president of UAW Local 157 (the UAW's tool and die local for western Detroit) and a trustee of the International Union.

Dates: 1947 - 1955

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Blanche Rinehart Papers

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Identifier: LP000114

Abstract This collection includes correspondence, drafts and manuscripts relating to Rinehart's biography of Samuel Gompers. Also included are interviews with Mary Anderson, Elizabeth Christman and Mary Erb.

Dates: 1949 - 1966

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Blanding Sloan Papers

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Identifier: LP000674

Abstract Blanding Sloan was a puppeteer, theater designer, playwright, printmaker and director who was involved with the marionette program of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), one of the cultural programs of the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. His papers reflect his involvement with the FTP in San Francisco and with the Unemployed Co-operative Distribution Association.

Dates: 1928 - 1939

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Boaz Siegel Oral History

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Identifier: LOH000994

Abstract In May 1985, Philip Mason interviewed labor lawyer and Wayne State University law faculty member Boaz Siegel. This collection consists of the interview recording. Siegel talks about his background, including his socialist upbringing, experiences as a labor educator and school teacher, his long career as a labor lawyer including his contributions to the UAW, especially the development of its benefits program, and his time in private practice and on the faculty of the Wayne State University Law...

Dates: 1985-05-01

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Boaz Siegel Papers

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Identifier: WSP000022

Abstract The papers of Boaz Siegel, a faculty member of the Wayne University Law School for over 30 years, consist primarily of meeting minutes and agendas for the Council of Deans, the University Council, and the Faculty Affairs Committee of the University Council. Also included are correspondence and miscellaneous materials pertaining to these organizations. Boaz Siegel served as Acting Secretary of the Faculty Affairs Committee of the University Council beginning in 1949, succeeding the former...

Dates: 1947 - 1950

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Bob Allison Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 1: A-E, Folder: 1

Identifier: UOH001925

Abstract In 2005, Mike Smith interviewed Detroit media personality Bob Allison, whose real name is Bob Allesee. This collection consists of audio recordings and electronic transcripts of the two-part interview. Allison talks about growing up in LaPorte, Indiana; his radio career prior to settling in Detroit; his military service during the Korean War; his radio career in Detroit, including hosting the long-running "Ask Your Neighbor" program on WWJ and WNZK; his television career, including the Twin...

Dates: 2005-03-31; 2005-06-15

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Bob Barber Papers

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Identifier: LP001252

Abstract Bob Barber worked as a journalist, writing for the United Farm Workers publication, El Malcriado, reporting for KSAN and KPFA radio stations in California’s Bay Area, and as a freelance writer. His papers center on his activities as a reporter covering California farm labor election issues during the years 1973 to 1977. The collection includes over sixty hours of taped interviews with UFW organizers, union members, Teamsters, growers and others. In addition, the collection contains a unique...

Dates: 1973 - 1979

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Bob Johnson Papers

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Identifier: LR001345

Abstract Bob Johnson served Michigan’s AFSCME organizations in various roles throughout his life. In his early career, he helped Local 1182 organize and negotiate to win their first contract. Metropolitan Council 23 in Detroit elected him president soon thereafter. Johnson succeeded in his campaign to become president of Michigan’s powerful AFSCME District Council 25 in 1978. In 1980, he was elected an international vice president of the union to represent workers in the state of Michigan. Johnson died...

Dates: circa 1960s-1982

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP001725

Abstract Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner wrote a stage adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," as her master's thesis while earning a Master of Arts degree in English at Wayne State University. After obtaining the stage rights for the novel, the play "To Gleam It Around, To Show My Shine" was first performed in 1983 at Wayne State's Hilberry Theater. "To Gleam" and other works by Rattner have been produced in several theaters, mostly on the East Coast. Rattner worked as an...

Dates: 1961 - 2015

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Boys Republic Records

Collection

Identifier: UR000914

Abstract Boys Republic was originally incorporated in 1890 as the Home of Industry with the express purpose of providing food, clothing, shelter and employment to prisoners discharged from Michigan correctional institutions. Around 1909, the Home acquired the unofficial name, Ford Republic. This reflected both the generosity of Mrs. E. L. Ford and her daughters, who provided money for a dormitory, power plant and water and sewage systems at the Home's new 70-acre farm northwest of Detroit, and the...

Dates: 1890 - 1983

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Brendan Sexton Papers

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Identifier: LP001046

Abstract Brendan Sexton held various offices in key labor organizations, including president of the New York Workers Alliance, national secretary of the Workers Defense League, regional director of United Steelworkers of America (USWA), and United Auto Workers (UAW) director of education. He served as a faculty member and advisor on labor education to numerous academic institutions, among them the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard, Princeton and Cornell. Sexton’s papers document...

Dates: 1938 - 1988

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Bricklayers and Masons International Union of America Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001141

Abstract The collection ontains Executive Board materials of the Bricklayers and Masons International Union (B.M.I.U.), primarily of circulars and announcements, dated 1889 to 1892. There are also some documents distributed by the locals of the B.M.I.U. throughout the country for the years 1889 to 1892, including the Minnesota Eight Hour League.

Dates: 1889 - 1892

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Briggs Strike Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: LOH002211

Abstract In 1975, James Coppess interviewed labor organizers involved in the 1933 Briggs strike in Detroit, as part of research for his master's thesis at Wayne State University. Collection consists of recordings and transcripts for three interviews. Briggs workers and labor organizers John W. Anderson (Briggs metal worker and IWW organizer), William V. Banks (attorney and Detroit head of the International Labor Defense, later founder of WGPR TV and radio stations), and Fred Valle (barber and IWW...

Dates: 1975-02-19 - 1975-02-26

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

British Columbia Teachers' Federation Records

Collection — Box: Small Processed Collections: Br - Col, Box 2, Folder: 2

Identifier: LR000871

Abstract Newsletters and reprints of articles from 1976-1977 relating to the efforts of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation to provide curricular material on labor history in Canadian schools.

Dates: 1976 - 1977

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Brookwood Labor College: Mark and Helen Norton Starr Papers

Collection

Identifier: LR000567

Abstract With a background in teaching history and economics in England, Mark Starr moved to the U.S. and went to work for Brookwood Labor College as extension director in 1928. He became director of the Ladies Garment Workers Union Educational Department in 1934, where he served for almost 30 years, publishing pamphlets and articles on workers' education and labor history. In the 1960s, he traveled for the International Labour Office gathering information and training labor leaders in foreign...

Dates: 1917 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1962

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Brookwood Labor College Photographs

Collection

Identifier: LAV000567_BLC

Abstract Brookwood Labor College in Katonah, New York, was founded in 1921 as an experimental college for labor-specific classes. It was a residential college different from traditional colleges. It only lasted until 1937 when it fell victim to the Depression. The collection documents students, faculty and other labor leaders affiliated with the school, as well as the buildings and grounds of the Brookwood Labor College. Classes, Brookwood Labor Players performances and other student activities are...

Dates: 1921 - 1937

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Brookwood Labor College Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000567_BLC

Abstract Brookwood Labor College was a co-educational, residential workers' institution founded in 1921 in Katonah, New York. The curriculum focused on a progressive, non-factional education for workers, as the college sought to play an increasing role in the task of building a militant, intelligent, powerful labor movement. The records document the operation of the college during its sixteen years. Brookwood College closed in 1937.

Dates: 1921 - 1937

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001535

Abstract The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE) was founded at Demopolis, Alabama, in July 1887 under the name The Order of Railroad Trackmen, and eventually it came to include all workers who build and maintain the tracks, bridges, buildings and other structures of the railroads. Its Grand Lodge headquarters was permanently established in Detroit, Michigan, in 1913, and the organization is comprised of System Divisions or Federations, each of which has under its jurisdiction one or more...

Dates: 1899 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Bruce L. Harkness Poletown Photographs

Collection

Identifier: WSAV002727

Abstract Bruce Harkness photographed the area known as “Poletown,” a multi-ethnic, multi-racial urban area on Detroit’s East Side, from February to December 1981. These photographs document the hundreds of buildings and businesses that were demolished to make way for the construction of a General Motors assembly plant. In addition, Harkness captured vibrant urban exteriors and interiors, neighborhood landmarks, residents and street scenes. The collection is comprised of 200 8"x10" silver gelatin,...

Dates: 1981-02 - 1981-10

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Buck Dinner Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: LR001830

Abstract Labor lawyer Maurice Sugar established the Buck Dinner in 1929. Meeting annually in locations throughout metropolitan Detroit, the Buck Dinner Committee provides financial support to advocacy groups involved in civil rights, equality and social justice. Each year the committee picks “Head Hunters” to invite guests to these dinners to donate money. After they collect funds, the committee meets to decide which organizations need money to continue their activities. A sampling of recipient...

Dates: 1966 - 2002

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Bud and Hazel Simons Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000160

Abstract Bud Simons was strike chairman of Fisher Body Plant 1 during the Flint sit-down strikes of 1937. The collection is particularly important in its documents of the strike and contains correspondence with John L. Lewis. It includes correspondence, notebooks, picket cards, songs, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia collected by Simons. An oral history interview with Simons is available.

Dates: 1937 - 1962

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Burt R. Shurly M.D. Papers

Collection

Identifier: WSP000166

Abstract Burt Russell Shurly was born in Chicago on July 4, 1871. After receiving his preliminary education at Northwestern Military Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Shurly graduated with a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1894 and an M.D. from the Detroit College of Medicine in 1895. He interned at Harper Hospital in Detroit and then began the practice of medicine in association with his uncle, Ernest L. Shurly, with an initial focus on tuberculosis. He later focussed on diseases of the eye,...

Dates: 1823 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1945

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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