Labor unions -- Oklahoma

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A term paper by Snodgrass entitled"Early Development of Labor Unions in Oklahoma" detailing the rise of labor guilds, brotherhoods and unions in Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory.

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Labor organizer and author. Subject Files (1935-1995) which include newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and original correspondence relating to Jaffe's stint as an organizer for the Workers Alliance in depression-era Oklahoma. This collection also includes the following published and unpublished writings: "Ten Brave Years" a ten year history of The Albert Einstein College of Medicine; "One Act Plays" a bound collection of plays; "Short Stories" a bound collection of stories based on Jaffe's Oklahoma experiences; "The Iron Room" an original three-act play based on Jaffe's four month imprisonment in the Oklahoma County jail; and "Daisyfresh" an original screenplay.

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Graduate student. The final draft of Smith's master's thesis, completed at the University of Oklahoma, entitled "Criminal Syndicalism in Oklahoma.".

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Coal mining company. Correspondence, financial reports, leases, legal reports, and general reports, all dated 1903–1944, regarding the operation and management of the Kali-Inla Coal Company of Hartshorne, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma, and that of its subsidiary coal companies and related firms. Special correspondence files include those regarding labor union activity, mining accidents, company housing, relations with railroads, and insurance. Also included in this collection are equipment catalogs (ca. 1910–1944) containing advertisements and information regarding miner and mining supplies. In addition to reflecting the mining industry in Oklahoma, the collection also contains information on mining operations in Colorado, West Virginia, and Arkansas. Kali-Inla Coal Company Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Manuscripts (1987-2000) by historian Nigel Anthony Sellars for his book"Oil, Wheat& Wobblies: The Industrial Workers of the World in Oklahoma, 1905-1930" and for Sellars's articles and essays on Oklahoma labor issues, labor unions, and the Industrial Workers of the World during the period of 1905-1930; research materials collected by Sellars for his writings; and publications (1980-2001) regarding labor and socialist issues in Oklahoma and the nation.

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Correspondence (1923-1958); transcripts (1923-1956) and published proceedings (1908-1952) of Oklahoma state labor conventions; transcripts (1907-1957) concerning administrative boards, hearings, and union meetings; publications (1915-1955) of the U.S. Department of Labor; and posters (1953-1955) encouraging the purchase of union-made products, all from the Oklahoma State Federation of Labor. Oklahoma State Federation of Labor Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints of Shawnee, Indian Territory, including photographs of a trade union parade, businesses, a cotton gin, and railroad construction.