12 September 1947

CIO Political Action Committee

Pamphlet

Title: The CIO in Ohio "Solidarity Forever"

One pamphlet entitled, "The CIO in Ohio 'Solidarity Forever'," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated September 12,1947. Details efforts to unionize in Ohio; establishing auto, alcohol, garment, gas, industrial, lithography, office and paraprofessional, paper, public, retail, rubber, and steel industry unions; includes financial statements and legislation working against and for union rights.

GLC09640.034

1948

Common Ground, fl. 1948

Pamphlet

Title: Common Ground [Autumn 1948]

One issue of Common Ground dated Autumn 1948. Features topics and authors of various cultures and backgrounds. Includes material related to prejudice expressed through poetry, essays, photographs of dock workers, segregation, and Puerto Rico's overpopulation.

GLC09640.050

1934

Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895

Pamphlet

Title: The British Labor Movement.

One small press printing of "The British Labor Movement," by Frederick Engels dated 1934. Contains articles printed in The Labor Standard related to labor rights. Includes essays such as, "A Fair Day's Wage," "Trade Unions," "Labor Party" and others.

GLC09640.066

August 1937

League of Women Shoppers

Pamphlet

Title: Consider the Laundry Workers

One pamphlet entitled, "Consider the Laundry Workers," dated August 1937. Printed by the League of Women Shoppers. Articles within the pamphlet discuss the industry of laundry workers, personal narratives, working conditions and living standards. Concludes with suggestions of types of legislation that could improve the industry. Includes photos of the different types of laundry workers, primarily women.

GLC09640.110

1 September 1948

Browder, Earl, 1891-1973

Pamphlet

Title: Labor and Socialism in America

One pamphlet by "Americus" printed on September 1, 1948, entitled, "Labor and Socialism in America." Item includes essays related to unions, labor movements and the church's involvement with labor. Unions mentioned are the National Maritime Union, United Automobile Workers Union, and the United Electrical Workers.

GLC09640.009

1940-1949

Various

Header Record

Title: [Group of fifty-nine posters, circa 1940s] [Decimalized .01-.59]

Collection of fifty-nine posters, dated circa 1940s concerning World War II. Posters were printed in the United States, England and Canada. The subjects are related to buying war bonds, war stamps, rationing, salvage, recycling and possible espionage. Ten of the posters were printed by Autocar, advertising their trucks, and their part in the war effort.

GLC09654

1932

Various

Book

Title: International Pamphlets, Numbers 11-20

One volume of International Pamphlets printed in New York. Item is a series of individual pamphlets printed together, related to communism. Entries include: "Social Insurance" by Grace M. Burnham; "The Paris Commune, A Story in Picture" by William Siegel, illustrations by Alexander Trachtenberg; "Youth in Industry" by Grace Hutchins; "The History of May Day" by Alexander Trachtenberg; "The Church and the Workers" by Bennett Stevens; "Profits and Wages" by Anna Rochester; "Spying on Workers" by Robert W. Dunn; "The American Negro" by J.S. Allen; "War in China" by Ray Stewar; "Soviet China" by…

GLC09640.092

1932

Lenz, Josef, fl. 1932

Book

Title: The Rise and Fall of the Second International

One book entitled, "The Rise and Fall of the Second International" written by J. Lenz dated 1932. Content of item pertains to various European and Russian political revolutions and other events of importance for unions from 1889 to 1928. Printed by Trade Union Labor.

GLC09640.093