Edwin Smith Manuscript "American Labor History"
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Abstract
This collection contains an unpublished typescript of "American Labor History" written by Edwin Smith. Edwin Smith was an American labor leader was one of the first three members of the National Labor Relations Board appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Smith's manuscript for "American Labor History," attempts to document the history of American labor from the colonial period up to the start of the Cold War in the 1950s. The manuscript is incomplete however, and only contains Chapters I through VII, ending in the 1820s. The collection also contains several biographical sketches of Smith including obituaries following his death in 1976.
Historical/Biographical Note
Edwin S. Smith (1891-1976) served on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) during the New Deal, as one of its original members, was a member and president of Friends of the Soviet Union, served as the personnel director of Filene's department store in Boston, and was Commissioner of Labor and Industries in Massachusetts. He also worked for the Oil Workers International Union of the CIO, and the Teachers' Division of the United Public Workers of America. When he appeared before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 he refused to answer questions about alleged Communist affiliation.
Arrangement
The order in which these materials were sent to the Tamiment Library has been maintained.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an unpublished typescript of "American Labor History" written by Edwin Smith. Smith's "American Labor History," attempts to document the history of American labor from the colonial period up to the start of the Cold War in the 1950s. The manuscript is incomplete however, and only contains Chapters I through VII, ending in the 1820s. The collection also contains several biographical sketches of Smith including obituaries following his death in 1976.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection, created by Edwin Smith, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Edwin Smith Manuscript "American Labor History"; TAM 375; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials donated by Diana Madell, date unknown. The accession number associated with this gift is 1950.002.
Appraisal
No materials were separated from this collection.
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Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in archival folders. No physical processing or arrangement was done at this time.
