Lewis L. Lorwin Papers
Collection Number: 5152
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Lewis L. Lorwin Papers, 1952-1962
Collection Number:
5152
Creator:
Lorwin, Lewis L.
Quantity:
2 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Reports .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Consist chiefly of reports and agendas of the International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions, correspondence, studies and reports regarding
international relations, the world economy and trade unions throughout the world,
especially in postwar Europe
Language:
Collection material in English
Lewis Lorwin was an economist and labor historian, who over the course of his career,
worked as economic advisor to the International Labor Office, the New York State
Labor Department, the National Resources Planning Board, and the Foreign Economic
Administration. He also held positions at the Brookings Institution and the Office
of International Trade of the Department of Commerce.
Consist chiefly of reports and agenda of the International Confederation of Free
Trade Unions (ICFTU) held in Brussels and New York, 1949-1962, which deal with
nuclear warfare and universal disarmament, World Refugee Year (1959), foreign
investments in economically underdeveloped countries, atomic energy, expansion of
international trade, married women in employment, foreign assistance to developing
countries, fair labor standards in international trade, the European coal and steel
community, international migration problems, ICFTU boycott of South Africa, forced
labor, workweek, Hungarian people's fight for freedom, the Middle East, and the
United Nations. Also materials on Aden, Africa, Algeria, Aruba, Berlin, Brazil,
Congo, Costa Rica, Curaao, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Finland, Greece, Indonesia,
Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Lebanon, Netherlands Antilles, Nyasaland,
Oceania, Okinawa, Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal (and the Portuguese colonies),
Rhodesia, Spain, Surinam, Thailand, Tibet, Tunisia, Uganda, Venezuela, and West
Irian (Dutch New Guinea).
Also copies of letters (l947) from Matthew Woll (vice-president of the American
Federation of Labor) to George C. Marshall (secretary of state) regarding the
situation in Germany which shut the A.F.of L. off from the French and Russian zones;
to Robert P. Patterson (secretary of war) regarding the A.F. of L. protest of the
visit of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) mission to Japan and Korea
(with Patterson's reply); to Premier Paul Ramadier regarding the French military
government in Germany refusing A.F. of L. representative entry permit into French
zones and refusal to accept mail.
Studies and reports concern A.F. of L. union structure (1939), communism in Eastern
and Southeastern Europe (1947), trade union government (1961), labor-management
relations (1960), trade union issues (1947), labor philosophy (1959),
neo-institutionalism and economic change (1965), labor racketeering (1965), wage
price guidelines (1966), reconstruction of the international union movement (1949),
World Trade Union Conference (1944), coal economy throughout the world (1947), and
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) (1948).
Reprints of articles by Lorwin and clippings, news releases, speeches and published
articles on the CIO and A.F. of L. abroad, socialism, and communism.
Also scattered holograph notes.
Names:
Lorwin, Lewis Levitzki, 1883-1970
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Patterson, Robert P. (Robert Porter), 1891-1952
Ramadier, Paul, 1888-1961
Woll, Matthew, 1880-1956
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
United Nations
World Federation of Trade Unions.
Subjects:
Atomic weapons and disarmament.
Atomic power--International control.
Nuclear disarmament.
Berlin (Germany)--Politics and
government--1945-1990.
Berlin (Germany)--History--1945-1990.
Boycotts--South Africa.
Communism--Europe, Eastern.
Communism--Europe, Southern.
Economic assistance, American.
Forced labor.
Foreign trade and employment.
International economic relations.
International labor activities.
Labor policy--Aden.
Labor policy--Cyprus.
Labor policy--Dominican Republic.
Labor policy--Greece.
Labor policy--Indonesia.
Labor policy--Korea (South)
Labor policy--Okinawa Island (Japan)
Labor policy--Paraguay.
Labor policy--Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Labor policy--Thailand.
Racketeering--United States.
Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Europe.
Refugees.
Sex discrimination in employment.
Labor unions--Africa.
Labor unions--Algeria.
Labor unions--Aruba.
Labor unions--Brazil.
Labor unions--Costa Rica.
Labor unions--Curaao.
Labor unions--Finland.
Labor unions--Italy.
Labor unions--Japan.
Labor unions--Latin America.
Labor unions--Lebanon.
Labor unions--Near East.
Labor unions--Netherlands Antilles.
Labor unions--Oceania.
Labor unions--Pakistan.
Labor unions--Portugal.
Labor unions--Surinam.
Labor unions--Tunisia.
Labor unions--Uganda.
Labor unions--Venezuela.
Labor unions--Zaire.
Labor unions and communism.
Economists
Coal mining industry. Europe.
Developing countries. Foreign economic relations.
Steel industry. Europe.
Geographic Subjects:
Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1945-1990
Germany--History--Allied occupation, 1945-
Hungary--History--Revolution, 1956.
Irian Jaya (Indonesia)--Politics and
government--To 1963.
Spain--Politics and government--1939-1975.
Tibet (China). Autonomy.
Form and Genre Terms:
Reports.
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:
Lewis L. Lorwin Papers #5152. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections:
5582: Archives Foreign File (AFF)
5956: Archives Organization File Additional records
5582: Archives Foreign File (AFF)
5956: Archives Organization File Additional records
Container
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1952 | |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1952 | |
Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1954 | |
Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1955 | |
Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1955 | |
Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1955 | |
Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1955 | |
Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1956 | |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1956 | |
Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1956 | |
Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1957 | |
Box 1 | Folder 12 | 1957 | |
Box 1 | Folder 13 | 1957 | |
Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1958 | |
Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1958 | |
Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1958 | |
Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1958 | |
Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1959 | |
Box 2 | Folder 6 | 1959 | |
Box 2 | Folder 7 | 1960 | |
Box 2 | Folder 8 | 1960 | |
Box 2 | Folder 9 | 1961 | |
Box 2 | Folder 10 | 1961 | |
Box 2 | Folder 11 | 1962 | |
Box 3 | Folder 1 | 1947 | |
Box 3 | Folder 2 | 1956 | |
Box 3 | Folder 3 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 4 | 1947 | |
Box 3 | Folder 5 | 1948 | |
Box 3 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 8 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 9 | 1941-1945 | |
Box 3 | Folder 10 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 11 | 1945-1948 | |
Box 3 | Folder 12 | 1939-1951 | |
Box 3 | Folder 13 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 1 | 1947 | |
World Federation of Trade Unions. January-February 1947
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Box 4 | Folder 2 | 1947 | |
Report presented to the Executive Bureau, Executive Committee, and the
General Council of the World Federation of Trade Unions. Prague, June 2-14,
1947.
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Box 4 | Folder 3 | 1965 | |
March 17, 1965.
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Box 4 | Folder 4 | 1957-1971 | |
Box 4 | Folder 5 | 1951-1957 | |
v.1:no.29-30 (1951: July 21). Includes correspondence from May 13, 1957
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Box 4 | Folder 6 | 1949-1958 | |
Box 4 | Folder 7 | 1953 | |
Vienna, October 10-21, 1953.
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Box 4 | Folder 8 | 1936-1953 | |
Box 5 |