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Personal Correspondence, ILWU files, 1958-1959

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Identifier: 3

Scope and Contents

Congressman Jack Shelley to HRB, February 3, friendly response to HRB Christmas greetings; Pete Moore, ILWU Regional Director, Southern California, to HRB, April 20, letter of resignation, "doesn’t want to be a rubber stamp"; Tony DeMaio, United Electrical Workers Field Organizer, to HRB, May 22, describing Hoffa speech defending HRB; HRB to C. Jones, September 30, re problems of African Americans working in Local 8; Bill Glazier to HRB, Bob Robertson, Lou Goldblatt, October 1, suggesting HRB publish a newsletter for distribution to other union officers, individuals and politicians; Henry Cabot Lodge, US representative to UN, to HRB, October 6, re Khrushchev’s visit to Local 10; Scott Nearing to HRB, November 1, requesting opportunity to address members about his visit to USSR and China; Jack Hall to HRB, November 21, stating he won’t attend Int’l Executive Board meeting, treated like just another "hired hand:; HRB to Lou Goldblatt, December 4; telling him not to extend trip to Hungary because criticism as Hawaii not happy, cites Jack Hall’s letter; Beniamino (Bufano) to HRB, undated, on Khrushchev's visit to Local 10; HRB handwritten article, undated, re Int'l Bros. of Longshoremen's (IBL) actions to raid ILA, IBL criticizing ILWU as corrupt and "commie." "Skipper" Tomkins to HRB, undated, sending letter from Anna Louise Strong on China.

Dates

  • 1958-1959

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 2.30 Cubic Feet (5 legal document boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

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