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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union collection of clippings and other ephemera on the Smith Act , Harry Bridges, and civil rights, approximately 1945-1957.
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Title:

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union collection of clippings and other ephemera on the Smith Act , Harry Bridges, and civil rights, approximately 1945-1957

Creator/Contributor:

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, creator, creator.

Abstract:

Collection consists of clippings, press releases, and other materials relating to the Smith Act (Alien Registration Act) of 1940 , the trial of Harry Bridges, and civil rights issues in the labor movement. These materials came to the Bancroft Library from the library of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union in San Francisco.

Date:

1945 (issued)

Subject:

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Bridges, Harry -- 1901-1990
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union -- Archives
United States.
Labor unions -- California
Civil rights -- California
Aliens -- California
Legislation -- California
Noncitizens
Civil rights
Labor unions
Legislation
California

Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Related collection or item: Scrapbook of clippings on the United Nations Conference on International Organization, held in San Francisco in 1945 (fff JX1976.4 .I6 ).
Related collection: Selden Osborne papers, 1933-1988 (BANC MSS 90/45 c).
Related collection: International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union papers, [ca. 1936-1976] (BANC MSS 77/168 c).
Associated materials: ILWU Archives ( http://archive.ilwu.org/ ).
Associated collection: International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 17 records (University of California Davis Special Collections, D-591).

Physical Description:

print
6 (4 1

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.