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- Letter from Pitt Maner, secretary to Governor Bibb Graves, to J. D. Thompson in Boaz, Alabama.
- 1935 February 11
- Thompson had written the governor asking for a job with the Civilian Conservation Corps. Maner explains that the governor has no connection with the CCC; he has directed Thompson's request to the director of the Veterans' Administration in...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Advertisement for a clothing sale at Geo. P. Haardt & Bro. in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1910 July 8
- The advertisement addresses the working class specifically: "You men who earn by hard, honest toil your weekly wages--take advantage of this sale."
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Payroll for a road work project of the Works Progress Administration in Bibb County, Alabama.
- 1936 August 16-31
- The roll lists the name of each employee, along with occupation, hours worked, and amount earned. The project was sponsored by the county and the Alabama State Highway Department.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Payroll for a construction project of the Farm Security Administration in Coffee County, Alabama.
- 1938 July 13-19
- The roll lists the name of each employee, along with occupation, hours worked, and amount earned. The project was managed by the MacIntosh Construction Company of Newark, Delaware.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "To All Alabama and Georgia Textile Strikers: On to Victory! With Flying Squadrons and Mass Picket Lines!"
- 1934
- Flier issued by the Communist Party, U.S.A., in Birmingham, Alabama. It describes the background and progress of the strike; identifies the "open enemies of the strikers"; lists of the demands of the United Textile Workers of America; and stresses...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Miners, Fight To Win! Steel Workers, Strike!"
- 1934
- Flier issued by the Communist Party in Birmingham, Alabama, urging local steel industry employees ("Working men and women, white and Negro!") to join the general miners' strike: "The miners' strike must be won! They can win the war against the NRA...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Alabama Mills Closed 100 P. C. Is Union Claim."
- 1934 July 17
- "25,000 Workers Walk Out From Their Jobs / No Disorders Marked Opening of Strike / Six Points Contained in Demands Of Workers For Ending Shut-Down." This article discusses the statewide textile strike by members of the United Textile Workers of...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Report of the settlement reached at the end of the strike at Lincoln Mills in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1936 February - May
- The report gives the dates of the strike; the number of employees involved; the individuals who negotiated the settlement; a narrative describing the conflict; and the approximate losses to both the employees and local merchants. The narrative...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Memorandum of the conference between the Alabama State Highway Department and road workers who were striking in Bibb County.
- 1936 August 4
- In the memorandum a representative from the Alabama Department of Labor gives details about the conflict and subsequent resolution. The workers were striking for shorter work days and higher pay; the Highway Department approved an increase in ...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Mill Workers Go on a Strike."
- 1934 July 13
- "Dwight Cotton Mills First of Alabama Textiles to Meet Labor Tie-Up." This article lists the workers' demands and mentions that representatives of the textile union will soon meet to discuss the possibility of a statewide strike.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Textile Strike in State Looms."
- 1934 July 15
- This article discusses the textile strike in Alabama City, Albertville, and Guntersville, which is expected to become a statewide movement soon: "There is little doubt the strike will be called to begin within the next few days as all of the unions...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Roberts Says Loss Is Heavy."
- 1934 July 17
- This article discusses the proposed statewide textile strike and its effects. Scott Roberts, president of the Alabama Cotton Manufacturing Association, reports that mill owners may choose to close their businesses temporarily, before employees can...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Anniston Mills Running Again."
- 1934 September 26
- "Normal Employment Is Expected To Be Reached In A Short Time." This article discusses the resumption of activity in Calhoun County's cotton mills after the unsuccessful nationwide textile strike (which began as a statewide strike).
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Mill Whistles Sound, Workers Back on Jobs."
- 1934 September 26
- This article discusses the resumption of activity in several of Huntsville's cotton mills after the unsuccessful nationwide textile strike (which began as a statewide strike): "No discriminations of any kind were reported today as the textile...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Workers--White and Negro Unite to Win!"
- 1934
- Advertisement for a May Day rally sponsored by the International Labor Defense, to be held Birmingham, Alabama, on May 1. The flier encourages unity among workers of both races to "Defy the terror and Jim Crow orders of the bosses" and to resist...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "For Higher Wages! For Unemployment Insurance! For Recognition of the Labor Unions!!"
- 1934
- Advertisement for a May Day rally sponsored by the Communist Party in Birmingham, Alabama. The flier encourages unity among workers of both races because "united action of white and Negro workers is the way to win." It also includes a copy of the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection