Correspondence (1920s), 1920s
Collection Overview
Correspondence (ca. 1920s) to and from local No.1 Union of Charleston, SC and Members (including applications for admission, notes to members, agreements for apprenticeship; wedding invitation; ); calls from other unions and national organizations for social justice including two blank ballots (1919) re the willingness of the local union to join in a general strike to protest the jailing of Tom Mooney and Warren Knox Billings, a petition (ca. 1924) demanding the release of political prisoners sponsored by the General Defense Committee and a letter from Union Garment Manufacturers of America (1924) protesting the use of prisoners to create garments. Also includes requests for union members' business, and misc. others.
Dates
- Creation: 1920s
Extent
1.0 folder
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu