Earl Noldin papers
Scope and Contents
The Earl Noldin Papers contain material documenting Noldin's activity within the rail unions, and his work as an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.). Types of material include personal and union-related correspondence including letters between Noldin and a prison inmate, Dan Crombie; union card and dues books; a large scrapbook of articles written by Noldin for the I.W.W. newspaper Industrial Worker; an incomplete set of United Railroad Operating Crafts (UROC) newsletters; and photographs. The earliest correspondence is dated 1917; more recent materials include correspondence dated 1967 and newsletters and clippings from the late 1960s to 1971, with the bulk of the material from the years 1943-1967.
Dates
- 1917 - 1971
- Majority of material found within 1947 - 1967
Creator
- Noldin, Earl (Person)
Language of Materials
Languages represented in the collection: English.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Biography
Earl (Emil Raymond) Noldin (1893-1979) was a railroad worker active in various railroad unions. He was also an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), and wrote for the organization's newspaper, Industrial Worker. Noldin died in Berkeley, California.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet ( (1 box, 1 scrapbook))
Abstract
The Earl Noldin Papers contain material documenting Noldin's activity within the rail unions, and his work as an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.). Types of material include personal and union-related correspondence including letters between Noldin and a prison inmate, Dan Crombie; union card and dues books; a large scrapbook of articles written by Noldin for the I.W.W. newspaper Industrial Worker; an incomplete set of United Railroad Operating Crafts (UROC) newsletters; and photographs. The earliest correspondence is dated 1917; more recent materials include correspondence dated 1967 and newsletters and clippings from the late 1960s to 1971, with the bulk of the material from the years 1943-1967.
Acquisition
The papers of Earl Noldin were donated by Richard Ellington on June 4, 1987. Ellington received the papers from Anna Smith, a friend of Noldin, who died in 1985.
Separated Materials
A sample ballot, dated November 6, 1928, listing the Socialist Party slate (including Upton Sinclair) has been added to the Poster Collection.
Nine newspapers have been added to the Newspaper Collection: five issues of The Industrial Worker, January 1, 1934, September 4, 1948, September 25, 1948, January 23, 1953, and May 2, 1960; El Mundo, February through March 1931; U.R.O.C. Facts, February 20, 1955; Switchmen's Edition of Labor, July 4, 1964; and Labor, January 13, 1973.
Books and pamphlets removed from the collection:
Leontyev, A. Work Under Capitalism and Socialism. New York: International Publishers, 1942. Added to reference book collection.
Industrial Workers of the World. "What is the I.W.W.?" Undated. Added to print file.
Railroad Workers Joint Action Committee. "What Next For Railroad Labor". 1945. Added to print file.
Six black and white photographs have been added to the Photograph Collection:
Gremio Unido de Alijadores S. Coerl Building, Mexico, undated.
School operated by Gremio Unido de Alijadores S. Coerl, Mexico, undated.
Gremio Unido de Alijadores S. Coerl band, Mexico, undated.
Noldin in office (Railworkers Industrial Union, No. 520?) with unidentified woman, undated.
Western Pacific train, 1952.
Southern Pacific train, 1952.
Processing Information
Processed by Suzanne Forsyth, June 1987.
Creator
- Noldin, Earl (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Earl Noldin Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu