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Finding Aid to the Paul Pinsky Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) California Council Pamphlet Collection
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Title: Paul Pinsky Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) California Council Pamphlet collection
Date (inclusive): 1936-1964
Creator:
Pinsky, Paul
Extent:
4.75 Cubic Feet
(10 boxes)
Collection number: larc.pam.0001
Accession number: 1987/073 and 1995/072
Repository:
Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Abstract: The Pinsky Pamphlet Collection contains printed material such as pamphlets, booklets and convention proceedings published
by the CIO and affiliated unions including the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America;
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union; Marine Cooks'
and Stewards' Association of the Pacific Coast; and International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers primarily during
the 1940's and 1950's. The materials address a wide range of labor issues of the period, including such topics as manpower
problems during World War II, anti-fascism, racial discrimination, communism in unions, and automation. In addition, there
are several pamphlets issued by the CIO Political Action Committee (PAC) that promote union-endorsed candidates and issues.
Physical Location: Materials are stored offsite; requires advance notice.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
[Identification of item], Paul Pinsky Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) California Council Pamphlet Collection, larc.pam.0001,
Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.
Pinsky (Paul) Oral History; Paul Pinsky California Congress of Industrial Organizations Council collection
The following materials were relocated: Memo to CIO Research Director, June 27, 1946 relocated to Ephemera file California
CIO Research Department folder; "No Colored Allowed to Work Here" articles, 1955 relocated to Ephemera File, ILWU folder
This collection was donated by Paul and Sarah Pinsky in 1987 under the direction of Lynn Bonfield; Pinsky also donated California
Information and Research Department material to the Labor Archives in 1986. For a description of the 1986 accession please
see the Paul Pinsky collection guide written by Sue Englander.
Pamphlets are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name.
Paul Pinsky was born on November 22, 1912 in Harbin, Manchuria. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley,
Pinsky joined the Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists, and Technicians in 1937. Pinsky later became a columnist
in the Labor Herald and served as the Research Director for the California CIO Council from the early 1940's up to his retirement.
The collection was processed by Rex Doane in 1990.
The Pinsky Pamphlet Collection contains printed material such as pamphlets, booklets and convention proceedings published
by the CIO and affiliated unions including the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America;
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union; Marine Cooks'
and Stewards' Association of the Pacific Coast; and International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers primarily during
the 1940's and 1950's. The materials address a wide range of labor issues of the period, including such topics as manpower
problems during World War II, anti-fascism, racial discrimination, communism in unions, and automation. In addition, there
are several pamphlets issued by the CIO Political Action Committee (PAC) that promote union-endorsed candidates and issues.
The collection contains 278 pamphlets and has items dated from 1936 up to 1964. With the many drawings, cartoons, and photos
featured in nearly every pamphlet, the collection also serves as a rich source of labor artwork. In addition, the collection
also reveals the efforts unions made toward promoting themselves and the labor stance on different political issues.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Labor unions -- California -- History -- 20th century.
Merchant mariners -- Labor unions -- Pacific Coast (U.S.)
Labor -- California -- History -- 20th century.
Pamphlets
Anti-Fascism
Communist trials -- United States.
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)