Guide to the George Pearlman Typescripts And Research Materials,
1891-1975

Collection Number:

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Martin P. Catherwood Library
227 Ives Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3183
kheel_center@cornell.edu
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel
Compiled by:
Kheel Center staff
Date completed:
2000
EAD encoding:
Casey S. Westerman

© 2002 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
George Pearlman typescripts and research materials, 1891-1975, bulk 1973-1975.
Collection Number:
5022
Creator:
Pearlman, George.
Quantity:
0.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Typescripts and articles.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Include the following typed manuscripts by Pearlman: biography of Thomas Wilson Talbot (1849-1892), founder of the International Association of Machinists (1975); an article on the origin of Labor Day and a chronology of events pertaining to Labor Day (1973); and a biographical sketch of Matthew Maguire (1850-1917), credited as the founder of Labor Day (n.d.). Also copies of newspaper and periodical articles and U.S. Department of Labor publications relating to the origins of Labor Day (1891-1971).
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

George Pearlman was a retired machinist who became interested in the controversy over who was the "father" of Labor Day: Matthew Maguire, a machinists' union official, or Peter McGuire, a carpenters' union official. After a substantial amount of research, the results of which are documented in this collection, Pearlman concluded that Matthew Maguire was the originator of the holiday.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Include the following typed manuscripts by Pearlman: biography of Thomas Wilson Talbot (1849-1892), founder of the International Association of Machinists (1975); an article on the origin of Labor Day and a chronology of events pertaining to Labor Day (1973); and a biographical sketch of Matthew Maguire (1850-1917), credited as the founder of Labor Day (n.d.). Also copies of newspaper and periodical articles and U.S. Department of Labor publications relating to the origins of Labor Day (1891-1971).
SUBJECTS

Names:
Pearlman, George.
Maguire, Matthew.
McGuire, Peter James, 1852-1906.
Talbot, Thomas W. (Thomas Wilson), 1842-1892.

Subjects:
Labor Day.
Machinists.

Form and Genre Terms:
Biographies.
Manuscripts for publication
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
George Pearlman typescripts and research materials, #5022. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.