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Availability
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Acquisition
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Biography of Lillian (Sidery) Caldwell
Biography of Malcolm Caldwell
Scope and Contents
Title: Malcolm and Lillian Caldwell papers
Date (inclusive): 1927-1971
Creator:
Caldwell, Lillian
Creator:
Caldwell, Malcolm
Collection number: larc.ms.0384
Accession number: 2010/031
Extent:
2.75 cubic ft.
(2 cartons, 1 box)
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
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English.
Abstract: The Malcolm and Lillian Caldwell papers consist primarily of correspondence, campaign materials, clippings, and notes related
to Malcolm Caldwell's work with union and political organizations, including the AFL, the CIO, the Independent Progressive
Party, and the CIO Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. Also included are his personal papers and a typescript draft of his
book
Plan for a New America. Lillian Caldwell's papers consist of materials related to the Los Angeles Federal Theatre Project, and the Waitresses, Cashiers,
Checkers, Cafeteria, Fountain, and Dairy Lunch Girls' Union, Local No. 48 (Los Angeles, Calif.), as well as various notes
taken during her time spent at the Federal Theater Project and in acting and radio classes.
Location: Collection is available onsite.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Malcolm and Lillian Caldwell Papers, larc.ms.0384, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco
State University.
Restrictions
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.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Processed by Jaclyn Gonzalez in 2011.
Acquisition
The Malcolm and Lillian Caldwell Papers were purchased from Bolerium Books in September 2010, accession number 2010/031.
Arrangement
Arranged into two series: Series 1: Malcolm Caldwell Papers, and Series 2: Lillian (Sidery) Caldwell Papers.
Biography of Lillian (Sidery) Caldwell
Lillian (Sidery) Caldwell was involved in the Los Angeles Federal Theatre Project, a theater funded by the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) from 1935 to 1939. She took classes in drama and radio, and in 1963 was the host of a radio broadcast
show entitled "Coffee Break". She was a member of the Waitresses, Cashiers, Checkers, Cafeteria, Fountain, and Dairy Girls'
Union, Local No. 48 (Los Angeles, Calif.), as well as a member of the Social Committee of the AFL & IAM Committee for Wallace.
Biography of Malcolm Caldwell
Malcolm Caldwell was affiliated with a number of union organizations during his lifetime. In World War II he served as Principal
Engineering Aide with the United States Engineer office of the War Department (USED), and became a member of the Federation
of Architects, Electricians, Chemists and Technicians (FAECT). He also maintained memberships in the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee
Committee (JAFRC), and the Oil Workers International Union. Later, he became a member of the American Federation of Labor
(AFL), Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and the Utility Workers Organizing Committee (UWOC). Caldwell’s political
memberships included the American Peace Crusade and the Independent Progressive Party. In addition to these activities, Caldwell
also wrote frequently about politics.
Scope and Contents
The Malcolm and Lillian Caldwell papers consist primarily of correspondence, campaign materials, clippings, and notes related
to Malcolm Caldwell's work with union and political organizations, including the AFL, the CIO, the Independent Progressive
Party, and the CIO Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. Also included are his personal papers and a typescript draft of his
book
Plan for a New America. Lillian Caldwell's papers consist of materials related to the Los Angeles Federal Theatre Project, and the Waitresses, Cashiers,
Checkers, Cafeteria, Fountain, and Dairy Lunch Girls' Union, Local No. 48 (Los Angeles, Calif.), as well as various notes
taken during her time spent at the Federal Theater Project and in acting and radio classes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
AFL-CIO.
American Federation of Labor.
American Peace Crusade.
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.).
Federal Theatre Project (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists, and Technicians.
Independent Progressive Party.
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee.
Oil Workers International Union.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Utility Workers Organizing Committee.
Waitresses, Cashiers, Checkers, Cafeteria, Fountain, and Dairy Girls' Union, Local No. 48 (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Labor movement--California--History.
Labor unions--California--History.