Knights of Labor Miscellaneous Publications on Microfilm
Collection Number: 5466 mf
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Knights of Labor Miscellaneous
Publications on Microfilm, 1885-1900
Collection Number:
5466 mf
Creator:
Knights of Labor
Quantity:
1 microfilm reel
Forms of Material:
Publications (documents), microfilm.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection consists of publications of the Knights of
Labor. Included are addresses, articles, journals, and the organization's
Ritual.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Knights of Labor (K of L), officially Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of
Labor, was the largest and one of the most important American labor organizations of
the 1880s.
The Knights promoted the social and cultural uplift of the workingman, rejected
Socialism and radicalism, demanded the eight-hour day, and promoted the producers
ethic of republicanism.
It was never well organized, and after a rapid expansion in the mid-1880s, it
suddenly lost its new members and became a small operation again. It was started in
1869, reached 28,000 members in 1880, by 1885 there were 100,000 members. Nearly
800,000 members had joined by 1886, however its poor organizational structure could
not cope and it quickly became a failure. Most members left the movement in
1886-1887, leaving not many more than 100,000 but 1890. The remainder of the Knights
of Labor continued until 1949, when the last 50 members dropped their
affiliation.
This collection consists of publications by the Knights of Labor.
Address of the Congress of the Knights...', Address of the General Manager...',
Adelphon Kruptos', Building Laborers Int'l. Union of America', Coffeyville Dynamite
Outrage', District Assembly Forty-Nine...', Official Journal of the NY Protective
Assoc..', 'Ritual', and 'Santuary of Dist. Assembly 126...'
Names:
Knights of Labor.
Form and Genre Terms:
Publications (documents)
Microfilm.
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:
Knights of Labor Miscellaneous Publications on Microfilm #5466 mf. Kheel Center
for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Reel 1 | Item 1 | 1896 | |
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10 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 2 | 1885 | |
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October 5, 1885. 21 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 3 | 1886 | |
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Chicago: Ezra A. Cook. 56 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 4 | 1890 | |
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2 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 5 | 1889 | |
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Winfield, Kansas: American Nonconformist. 101 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 6 | 1888 | |
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New York: Concord Co-operative Printing Company. 32 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 7 | 1899 | |
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32 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 8 | 1900 | |
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34 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 9 | ||
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23 pp.
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| Reel 1 | Item 10 | ||
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No date. 4 pp.
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