14th U.E. Council, Pro and Anti Communist material , 1949

The I.U.E. papers of Kraft, Elsner, and Steinhilber cover the period between 1939 and 1971 with most of the material falling between 1949 and 1955.

Series I: E. J. Kraft Papers (3 linear feet) contains material dated 1939-1959, dealing with labor management relations and material concerning the split within the U.E. before, during and after its expulsion from the C.I.O. in 1949. Of special importance is a letter from James Carey, who became head of the I.U.E. C.I.O. after the split in 1949, to Kraft welcoming Local 755 to the I.U.E. C,I,O. The amount of material pertaining to the Communist influence and threat within the U.E. is significant and will he helpful to a researcher.

Series II: Wesley Steinhilber Papers (2 linear feet) contains materials dated 1947-1971. It is not as extensive as the Kraft series and deals with the split between the U.E. and the I.U.E. and has information on James Carey's life and his death and the death of Phillip Murray, the president of the C.I.O. from 1940 to his death in 1952. Most material covers the period from 1950 to 1965. This involves unity negotiations between the U.E. and the I.U.E. and the dispute between James Carey and Al Hartnett (the conspiracy against the I.U.E.).

Series III: Robert Elsner Papers (1.75 linear feet) contains materials dated 1941-1965, primarily Labor Education information and a great amount of U.E. material from the 1960's.