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Series 4: Official Documents and Organizational Items, 1905-1984

 Series

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Items pertaining to the official activities of the IWW, including membership applications, various editions of the by-laws and IWW Preamble, dues-books, dues stamps, organizers’ credentials, invitations to events, subscription blanks, receipts, letterheads, union shop cards, local union charter certificates, wall-charts, and posters. There are also minutes from the general conventions which contain officers’ and committee reports, correspondence, and some speeches from rank-and-filers, as well as much spirited face-to-face debate, a number of anecdotes and Wobbly humor. There are also minutes from some specific industrial unions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-1984

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Franklin and Penelope Rosemont collection of IWW publications and ephemera is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum, and items in each folder will be counted before and after delivery to the patron (Priority I).

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by type of document.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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