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Personal Correspondence, ILWU files, 1964

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 3

Scope and Contents

HRB to Prof. Thomas Emerson, January 14, asking for information on Sargent Shriver at Yale, 1939; asks if he organized "America First" chapter; HRB to Burton Wolfe, May 1, describing James Hoffa as a victim of political frame-up; HRB to Steve Allen, May 12, April 22, and Allen's response May 5 on Pierre Salinger's appearance on Steve Allen's program and Salinger’s support of persecution of Hoffa; Chet Meske (ILWU Int'l Representative for Southern California) to HRB, September 21, citing other unions' political activity to support the government's "Get Hoffa" drive; Charles Larrowe to HRB, September 11, five page report on speech by Fred Schwartz at Michigan State University; Pete Seeger to HRB, December 7, on the historical importance of songs to unions.

Dates

  • 1964

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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