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Dayton (Ohio) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE), District Council 7 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-49
Abstract The collection consists of the papers of three men who were active in IUE District Council 7: E. J. Kraft, Wesley Steinhilber, and Robert Elsner. Within the Kraft and Steinhilber series is material concerning the split within the UE (Union of Electrical Workers) before and after its expulsion from the CIO. There is also information about the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in Dayton, Ohio, and reports of Communist Party influence in the UE during the late 1940s. The Elsner...
Dates: 1939-1971; Majority of material found in 1949-1955

Miscellaneous Labor Union Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-52
Abstract

This is a miscellaneous collection of union records including a 1908-1919 minute book from the Dayton Pressmen's Union, Local 12, and oral history interviews from three IUE District Council 7 officials.

Dates: 1908-1976; Majority of material found in 1976