Max Manes Papers
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Abstract
Max Manes was a leader of the Rank and File group of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union, Local 8. Along with other members of Local 8, he led a movement which opposed a special assessment levied in 1933 by international leadership, including president Michael F. Greene and secretary-treasurer Martin Lawlor, and agitated for a special convention, eventually held in October 1936. The collection consists of correspondence, ballots, resolutions, statements, subject files and rank and file newsletters and circulars from UHC Local 42, Local 8, and Local 24.
Historical/Biographical Note
Max Manes was a leader of the Rank and File group of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union (UHC), Local 8. Along with other members of Local 8, he led a movement which opposed a special assessment levied in 1933 by UHC international leadership, including president Michael F. Greene and secretary-treasurer Martin Lawlor, and agitated for a special convention, eventually held in October 1936.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
The files are grouped into one series:
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- I, General Files, 1929-1954.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of correspondence, ballots, resolutions, statements and subject files. Correspondence, statements and credentials from Max Manes are also included in the collection, as are rank and file newsletters and circulars from UHC Local 42, Local 8, and Local 24. Of particular significance are subject files relating to the Millinery and Hatters Committee for [Henry] Wallace and the National Industrial Recovery Board.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Max Manes was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Max Manes, 1991. The accession number associated with this gift is 1991.010.
