Scope and Contents Papers, correspondence, documents, and subject files documenting Harry Bridges’ personal life, his four decade presidency of the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (ILWU), his activities after retirement, and the honors accorded him after death. Bridges’ work as a sailor in Australia and along the Pacific Coast is evidenced by documents and correspondence. Personal correspondence and subject files document Bridges’ early leadership in the International Longshoremen’s...

Abstract

Records from the California Labor Council, 1909 to 2000.

Abstract The California Surveillance Collection consists primarily of undercover agent reports and other materials documenting the activities of labor organizations and organizations on the left, 1934-1940, including the Communist Party of San Francisco, and labor leader Harry Bridges. The materials were possibly gathered or created by Harper Knowles during his tenure as director of the Subversive Activities Committee of the American Legion in San Francisco, and Stanley M. Doyle, an associate of...