Mitchell Sviridoff Papers, 1877-1958
Collection Number: 5247
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Mitchell Sviridoff Papers, 1877-1958
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5247
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings about Connecticut labor, economic and agricultural
history.
Creator:
Sviridoff, Mitchell
Quanitities:
8 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Mitchell Sviridoff Papers #5247. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Sviridoff, Mitchell, 1918-
Subjects:
Connecticut -- Economic conditions
Connecticut -- Economic policy
Israel. Foreign relations. United States.
Trade-union merger. United States.
Trade-unions. Connecticut. Organizing.
Workers' education. United States.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder All |
Speeches, writings, and Correspondence
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Scope and Contents
re: Conn. Technology Sub Committee Education; Current Climate of Ind. Rel. in Conn.;
Msgr. Donnelly Testimonial; Forand Bill; Ideal Labor Contract; Economic Workshop Comm.;
AFL-CIO Merger in Conn.; Conn. Fed. of Labor Speech, 1951; Labor Offers Suggestions
for 1952; Leadership-Negro Community; New Technology and the Humanities; Wages/Wage
Stabilization; Objectives of Ind. Unions in L-M Relations; The States in the 60's-Can
They Meet the Challenge; Taft-Hartley; Unemployment; Labor Trends, Labor Hopes. re:
Israel trip, plans, itinerary, etc.; w/ Ralph Slovenko, Tulane Univ., Sch. of Law
re: preparation of a paper by Sviridoff for conf. "Industrial Rights Under Coll. Agreement";
w/ Clark Kerr, Consultant (and others) Fund for the Republic re: Conference on current
developments in coll. barg.; w/ Joseph Mire, Exec. Dir., NILE and Jack Barbash, Univ.
of Wisconsin - routine corresp. and paper re: "What Responsibilities Do Union Officers
Have in Politics" del. at Univ.of Minn. Ind. Rel Center Labor Conference; Speech notes
and corresp. re Arbitration. Photos and biographical data dues slips (UAW)
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| Box 2 | Folder All |
Tapes, phonograph records, articles, speeches
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| Box 3 | Folder All |
Materials
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Scope and Contents
Program from "A Dinner in Honor of Sviridoff"; corresp., minutes and related material
with Joint Council on Economic Education; Conn. Economic Planning and Development
Comm. of the Conn. State Bd. of Education re labor education; Corresp., pamphlets,
speeches re New Haven Redevelopment project; Speeches and corresp. re public education;
Speeches and reports including Labor in Conn., Union Officers Repsonsibility in Politics;
Labor's Public Responsibility in internal union affairs; Confidential results of an
opinion survey in New Haven area
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Economy and history of the State. Agricultural History; Economic and Social Structure;
wage data
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Ethnicity of Connecticut. Ethnic surveys.
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Connecticut Labor Before 1850 (paper)
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Connecticut Labor
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1877-1914 |
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Scope and Contents
Immigration, Knights of Labor, Industrial Conflict, Conn. Fed. of Labor (papers)
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Miscellaneous: Hartford Labor History
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Scope and Contents
papers, briefs, reports, clippings, etc.
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1915-1920 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1930 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1932 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1933 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1934 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1935 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1936 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1937 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 |
Hartford Times clippings
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1938 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14a |
Hartford Times clippings
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1939 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Hartford Daily Courant
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1913-1938 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 |
Strikes
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1919-1935 |
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Scope and Contents
clippings from Hartford Courant and Hartford Times
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| Box 4 | Folder 17 |
Miscellaneous notes
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Scope and Contents
(handwritten) History, Ethnicity, etc.
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| Box 4 | Folder 18 |
Individual Unions- before 1902 (Alphabetically by City)
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| Box 4 | Folder 19 |
Individual Unions- histories
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| Box 4 | Folder 20 |
Connecticut Valley Worker
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1921 |
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Scope and Contents
Vol. 1, No.l, Feb. 22, 1921
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| Box 4 | Folder 20a |
Connecticut Craftsman
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1901 |
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Scope and Contents
Sept. 1901
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| Box 4 | Folder 21 |
Anthony Mukenna: Federal Writers Work Project, Research Report
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| Box 4 | Folder 22 |
Labor Union Directory
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1917 |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 |
Political Handbills- Labor, Socialist Parties
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| Box 4 | Folder 24 |
Poster on Immigrants, "Plymouth Rock and Ellis Island"
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| Box 4 | Folder 25 |
List of Factories in Connecticut - Dept. of Factory Inspection
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1935 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 |
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Newsletter
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1938 |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Letters- City of Bridgeport; NYU
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| Box 4 | Folder 28 |
Investigation into the Affairs of Local 937, UAW.
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1950 |
| Box 4 | Folder 29-30 |
Conntcticut State CIO Yearbook
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1956-1957 |
| Box 4 | Folder 31-32 |
Connecticut State Labor Council Yearbook
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1957-1958 |
| Box 5 | Folder All |
Materials
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Scope and Contents
Speech re: AFL-CIO Merger, union security, National Assn. of Manufacturers support
of A. Stevenson in 1952, Bridgeport Brass Program, newspaper clippings; Corresp. from
Walter Reuther re: United World Federalists and strengthening the UN, 2/22/51; Speech
in support of J. Kennedy for Pres.; News releases by Gov. Bowles of Conn. ;Corresp.
from Gov. Bowles to MS; Corresp. w/ Mayor Lee, New Haven re: city hiring non union
personnel to clean the schools ;Corresp. (fan mail) re: paper entitled "Labor's Public
Responsibility in Internal Union Affairs" by MS; Misc. corresp. including support
for MS reappointment to the State Bd. of Mediation and Arbitration (CT)
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| Box 6 | Folder All |
Materials
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Scope and Contents
Conn. Economic Planning and Development Committee, Sub-Committee, New Technologies
and Employment Opportunities (SM Chmn. of Sub-Committee) documentation includes analyses
of issues and recommendations, notes, publications, meeting reports, agendas, etc.;
Corresp. to Reuther and others reporting on events with Local 987, UAW; Corresp. and
release in support of Sviridoff continuing as member of State Bd. of Mediation; And
other miscellaneous
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| Box 7 |
Record lathe/dictation machine
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| Box 8 |
Images digitized from the collection.
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