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Personal Correspondence, ILWU files, 1962

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 2
Identifier: 3

Scope and Contents

HRB to Billie Riney (child), February 27, encouraging, warm-hearted, caring letter following accident; HRB to Carol (child), April 11, explaining why he was friendly to heiress Barbara Hutton during the 1934 strike, offering advice; HRB to Terry Pettus, February 28, explaining picture of HRB and Joe Kennedy in Local 19 Hall (when Kennedy was head of US Maritime Commission, he and HRB settled waterfront lockout in late 30s). Humorous description of Kennedy by Pettus and HRB. Jeff Kibre (ILWU Washington Representative) to HRB, May 25 and June 8, re legislation on Bonner Bill and problems of independent lobbying by John Gallegos, Local 54 member, in name of ILWU; HRB to James Fantz (ILWU Int’l Representative, Portland), August 22, re Coast Labor Relations Committee action on grain handling on the Columbia River.

Dates

  • 1962

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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