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LOC/H/H6. Labor and Work

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LOC/H/H6

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

George O. Adams radical literature collection

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: i50106788]
Identifier: F335 Ad1
Abstract

George O. Adams was a carpenter interested in the political issues of the day, and he gathered together the radical literature that makes up this collection. The collection (1899-1962) consists of many types of printed material including pamphlets, broadsides, articles from newspapers, magazines, and other publications about labor and unions, religion, socialism, economics, and anarchism, among other topics.

Dates: 1899-1962

American Council for Emigres in the Professions (ACEP) records

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 149] 1: [Barcode: i50199948]
Identifier: B 149
Abstract

The American Council for Emigrés in the Professions (ACEP) aided professional émigrés in all aspects of resettlement in America. The collection (1945-1966) contains correspondence, reports of projects and grants undertaken and awarded, annual reports, and name and employment information of the émigrés.

Dates: 1945-1966

Jean Fuller Anderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 312
Abstract

Jean Fuller Anderson is an American educator and publisher who taught courses on women and media at Oregon State University and focused her work on economic equity for women. The collection contains materials related to Anderson's teaching and her work related to economic equity for women, particularly the Economic Equity for Women Conference, 1987-1989.

Dates: 1978-1990

Alex M. Applegate diary

 Collection — Multiple collection box [A 001, A 002, A 003, A 004, A 005, A 007] 1: [Barcode: 35025042869202]
Identifier: A 004
Abstract

Alex M. Applegate, son of Charles Applegate, lived near Yoncalla, Oregon In 1862 he went to the Salmon River mines, Idaho. Collection contains three volumes. One and two are Applegate's daily diary labeled 1861 and 1862. Volume three is a composite, with a title page: "Ventures and Adventures of a Party of Webfoot Miners on their Way to and in the Poly Region of the Northern Mines."

Dates: 1861-1862

Associated General Contractors of America. Oregon-Columbia Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 109
Abstract

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Oregon-Columbia chapter was created in 1922 as a representative association for Oregon and Southwest Washington workers in the construction industry. The collection (1929-1961) contains correspondence and documents relating to labor negotiations and agreements, labor legislation, and the internal affairs of the association.

Dates: 1929-1961

Enid Avent collection of Townsend Plan records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll 110
Abstract

Collection represents the files of the Van Nuys chapter of the California State Townsend Plan organization and includes selected letters from members of Congress, Townsend Plan publications, conference packets, and minutes, 1963-1977.

Dates: 1961-1977

Dean D. Ballard papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042050712]
Identifier: Ax 258
Abstract

Dean D. Ballard was a labor relations counselor and secretary-manager of the Distributors Association of Seattle, Inc. The collection (1943-1954) contains diaries, and also clippings, minor business correspondence, photographs, and an article.

Dates: 1943-1954

C. S. Bogan letters to "Uncle and Aunt"

 Collection — Folder 1 : [Barcode: ALMA230967]
Identifier: CA 1852 Apr 26
Abstract

C.S. Bogan sailed vessels on the west coast of the United States and Mexico. Collection contains two letters from C. S. Bogan, Acapulco, Mexico, and San Francisco, California, to "Uncle and Aunt," April 26 and June 27, 1852 describing difficulties of voyage from Panama.

Dates: 1852

Bricklayers Union, Eugene Chapter records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042357703]
Identifier: Coll 415
Abstract

The collection contains a ledger of the Bricklayers Union, Eugene chapter. The ledger (1921-1953) contains minutes, statements of accounts, and lists of officers.

Dates: 1921-1953

Albert Burch papers

 Collection
Identifier: A 171
Abstract

Albert Burch (1867-1943) was a mining engineer during the early 1900s in California. The collection (1897-1942) contains papers related to mine work and photographs, including those of workers of the Mountain Copper company.

Dates: 1897-1942

Josiah A. Burnett papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [A 014] 1: [Barcode: i50010803]
Identifier: A 014
Abstract

Josiah Burnett of Eagle Creek, Oregon, worked in mining, survey work, and farming. The collection (1852-1874) contains correspondence regarding family, mining, and politics, and also contains articles of incorporation of Oregon businesses.

Dates: 1852-1874

Melvin Byers papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [Coll 446] 1: [Barcode: ALMA244869]
Identifier: Coll 446
Abstract

This collections is comprised of two letters from Senator Wayne Morse to Mel Byers in response to letters to the editor written by Mr. Byers. It also includes a program from the 14th Annual Banquet for the Washington County Democratic Central Committee and an oversize Oregonian clipping about Mr. Byers' many letters to the editor.

Dates: 1966-1967, 1983

California Townsend Club records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 181
Abstract Earl Tifft was the state director of the California club (chapter) of the Townsend Plan. The collection includes Townsend newsletters and convention materials, Townsend Plan constitution and bylaws, dissolution information, and testimony to the Ways and Means committee, International Members Council interviews, minutes, correspondence, financial records, reel-to-reel audio, memorabilia, a photograph, broadsides, and material from the Le Habre Townsend Club, the Pasedena Townsend Club, the...
Dates: 1939-1969

Thomas Chavner petition

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1864 Oct 24] 1: [Barcode: i50051398]
Identifier: CA 1864 Oct 24
Abstract

The collection contains a petition by Thomas Chavner, addressed to the people of Jackson County, Oregon, regarding a bridge over the Rogue River at Dardanelles. The collection contains the petition of October 24, 1864, and includes a list of supporters.

Dates: 1864 October 24

Coast rail construction photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042871174]
Identifier: PH 203_036
Abstract

The collection consists of one album of 29 snapshots of railroad construction on coast of Oregon, primarily a steam shovel at work. Some river shots. C. 1910s-1930s. Photographer unidentified.

Dates: 1910-1930

William James Crawford papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 636
Abstract

William James Crawford was an attorney in Oregon. The collection contains selected case files. The major case is before the Indian Claims Commission, number 17, Snake River or Piute Indians v. United States, a suit to recover value of reservation land.

Dates: 1949-1970

Junior F. Daggett papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 029
Abstract

Junior F. Daggett (1891-1960) was a lumberman in Prineville, Oregon. Papers include correspondence, legislative documents, and subject files relating to Daggett's work in the lumber industry spanning multiple organizations.

Dates: 1936-1960; Majority of material found within 1936-1955

David McCully Butcher Store account book

 Collection — Volume 1 : [Barcode: 35025042917985]
Identifier: B 044
Abstract

David McCully was an Oregon pioneer who became a successful businessman, owning a general store and butcher shop in Salem, Oregon, and as one of the incorporators of People's Transportation Co, in 1862. The collection (1875) contains an account book for the butcher shop in Salem.

Dates: 1875

Jerome Davis papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 022
Abstract

Jerome Davis (1891-1979) was an international activist for peace and social reform, labor organizer, and sociologist, who taught at Dartmouth and Yale Divinity School. The collection contains manuscripts of and correspondence relating to 17 books, manuscripts of articles and reviews, speeches, diaries for 1915 and 1942, and correspondence concerning lectures and course notes.

Dates: 1914-1963

Orion B. Dawson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll 463
Abstract Orion B. Dawson (1896-1977) was known as a master blacksmith for his iron work across Oregon. His projects include the Dads’ Gates at the University of Oregon, Gates at Oregon State University, the Gates at Timberline lodge and the Doors at Gresham Union High School. The majority of the Orion B. Dawson Papers include Drawings and photographs of various iron works that he produced during his time under the Federal Arts Project as well as independently. Additionally, the collection includes...
Dates: 1917-2009

Brice P. Disque papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 115
Abstract The Brice P. Disque Papers contain the personal and professional records of General Brice P. Disque. The collection contains manuscripts, personal and professional correspondence, business dealing records, scrapbooks, and photographs. This collection was organized by Disque and contains a "201" file, which is personal letters of special importance. The photographs are separated from the papers collection and are one of the six official sets of U.S. Army photograph collections in...
Dates: 1899-1957

June D. Drake and Drake Brothers photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041648706]
Identifier: PH 031
Abstract

June D. Drake was a commercial photographer in Silverton, Oregon, from 1904-1960. He used his photographs of Silver Falls in an active and successful campaign to establish Silver Falls State Park in 1931. The collection consists of 28 vintage prints in studio mounts, documenting landscape and events in the Silverton area. One series shows railroad construction.

Dates: 1904-1925

George Allan Dyson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 244
Abstract George Allan Dyson was born in England in 1843 and his family moved to the United States soon after. In 1861 Dyson sailed to California to work in the gold mines. A few years later he moved to Brownsville, Oregon and established the town’s first newspaper, the Brownsville Advertiser, in 1878. Dyson mined in central Idaho in the 1880s, and moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1899, where he worked as a tinsmith until his death in 1935. The collection consists of diaries, letters, ledgers, manuscripts...
Dates: 1861–1931

Ruth Erickson and Eleanor Stevenson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 763
Abstract

Ruth Erickson (~1890 - 1970) and Eleanor Stevenson (~1898 - ?) were political radicals and Socialists who carried out a voluminous epistolary campaign against injustice. The collection contains correspondence by Erickson and Stevenson as well as subject files and personal material of Erickson's including manuscripts of poems, articles, plays, and novels.

Dates: 1910-1971

Eugene Fruit Growers Association records

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 165] 1: [Barcode: i50134206]
Identifier: B 165
Abstract

Eugene Fruit Growers Association was a vegetable, fruit, and nut growing, picking, packing, and canning cooperative, founded in 1908. The collection (1911-1947) contains financial records, excerpts from managers reports, an annual report, a photograph album, and printed brochures.

Dates: 1911-1947

John Fletcher Ford photograph album

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 35025042870978]
Identifier: PH 203_014
Abstract

The collection consists of one album of 41 images signed by John Fletcher Ford (c.1862-1914), a commercial photographer in Portland, showing logging, landscape along Columbia River; city of Portland. One image of military crew on rotating gun emplacement.

Dates: 1890-1914

Forest Grove Door and Lumber Company minute book

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 026] 1: [Barcode: 35025042751988]
Identifier: B 026
Abstract

Forest Grove Door and Lumber Co was the sucessor to J.L. Smith and Son and manufactured lumber, sash, moulding, and furniture. The Forest Grove Door and Lumber Co. collection contains a minute book of the board of directors and loose correspondence.

Dates: 1892-1894

Freedom School Lectures

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041127453]
Identifier: Coll 449
Abstract

This collection is comprised of five lectures given at The Freedom School between November 1963 and April 1964.

Dates: 1963-1964

Gardiner Mill Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 183
Abstract

The Gardiner Mill Company Store in Gardiner, Oregon sold manufactured goods and foodstuffs on the Oregon coast. The collection consists of business records, including correspondence and account records.

Dates: 1868-1923

George F. Gildez pilot books

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042001269]
Identifier: Ax 137
Abstract

G. F. Gildez was a Columbia River boat pilot. The collection (1922-1959) contains eighty-six "pilot books" kept by Gildez.

Dates: 1922-1959