AFL-CIO Merger Oral History Project collection
Abstract
In December of 1955, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merged into one entity, the AFL-CIO. This is a collection of AFL-CIO staff oral histories explores the history of the merger including challenges and successes.
Dates
- Creation: 1978-1980
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Full Extent
1.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Abel, Iorwith Wilber (Person)
- Brown, Irving, 1911- (Person)
- Curran, Joseph Edwin (Person)
- Dubrow, Evelyn (Person)
- Goldberg, Arthur J. (Goldberg, Arthur Joseph) (Person)
- Ruttenberg, Stanley H., 1917- (Person)
- Schnitzler, William F. (Person)
- Woll, Matthew (Person)
- Zack, Albert J., -1981 (Person)
- Zimmerman, Charles S. (Person)
- Woll, J. Albert (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the AFL-CIO Merger Oral History Project collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- George Meany Memorial AFL-CIO Archives
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Library Details
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