| Title: |
Reminiscences of John Philip Frey
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A169
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family background, early life; MOLDER'S JOURNAL, 1903-27; Milwaukee Foundry strike, 1906; Thomas Mooney and James MacNamara cases; World War I labor and manpower problems; labor consultant to European allies, 1918; Socialist Party; Industrial Workers of the World; Metal Trades Department, American Federation of Labor, 1927-50; relations of American Federation of Labor with Labor Department; Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor; National Recovery Administration; 1934 Wages and Hours Bill and Roosevelt administration; National Labor Relations Board; Anaconda Copper strike, 1935; 1935 American Federation of Labor convention; formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations; Communist Party and the labor movement; Martin Dies Committee; San Francisco strike, 1941; International Association of Machinists; World War II manpower and production; National Association of Manufacturers; mobilization in World Wars I and II; relations of labor with political parties and Catholic Church; craft unionism; organizing Negroes. Impression of Harry Bridges, James J. Davis, Samuel Gompers, William Green, Herbert Hoover, John L. Lewis, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William H. Taft.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 752 leaves, Tape: 1 reel
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part II, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1955 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Frey, John Philip, 1871-1957
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1871
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| Speaker occupation: |
Union official
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| Age at speaking: |
84
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| Document date: |
1955
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| Interviewer: |
Albertson, Dean, 1920-
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| Organizations discussed: |
American Federation of Labor, 1886-; Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1936-1955; U.S. National Recovery Administration
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African American labor union members; American Federation of Labor, 1886-; Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1936-1955; Labor laws and legislation; Labor unions and communism; Labor unions--Officials and employees; National security--United States; North America; Oral history; Strikes and lockouts; U.S. National Recovery Administration; United States; United States--Politics and government--1933-1945; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Frey, John Philip, 1871-1957; Industrial Workers of the World; National Association of Manufacturers; New Deal, 1933-1939; United States--National Labor Relations Board; World War, 1939-1945--Manpower
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019564-15007
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