United Office and Professional Workers of America records, circa 1929-1957

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Summary

Creators:
United Office and Professional Workers of America
Extent:
13.5 Linear Feet (27 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], United Office and Professional Workers of America Records (Collection 963). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of office files, miscellaneous publications, clippings, newspapers and periodicals, and a nearly complete run of the semi-weekly union paper, Union Voice, for 1950-54. Files include minutes of the general executive board and the administrative committee, financial records, and include materials on the CIO, contracts, government agencies, insurance, local unions, publicity, salaries, strikes, and the union constitution.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Richard D. Lewis, 1967 1969.
Processing information:

Processed by Saundra Taylor, December 1969. Revised by Lilace Hatayama and Dan Luckenbill, May 1987.

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Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], United Office and Professional Workers of America Records (Collection 963). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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