herman wolf papers

THE HERMAN WOLF COLLECTION

32 Manuscript Boxes

Processed: September, 1966 Acession Number 167By: L.H.H.

Herman Wolf was born in Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York on January 22, 1912.From his youth, he was interested in reform movements, and during his years at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, he became an active member of the Socialist Party. In1934, he began a career as a labor newspaper editor and publicity agent.

OUTLINE OF CAREER OF HERMAN WOLF

Education, 1929-1933

Graduated from Woodmere Academy in 1929. Spent two and one half yearsat the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and one year at theUniversity of Chicago, receiving B.A. in Economics, 1933.

Labor Editor and Publicity Agent, 1934-194l

1934-1935 edited a weekly newspaper in Bedford, Massachusetts and another inPaterson, New Jersey. Wrote publicity articles, press releases, radiobroadcasts and pamphlets for the Textile Workers Union. 1935-1936 workedfor the Dressmakers Joint Board, International Ladies Garment Workers' Union,assisting on publicity for dress strike, including staging of mass meeting atMadison Square Garden. 1936-37 employed by Amalgamated Clothing Workers ofAmerica, writing speakers' notes, speeches and general publicity articles inconjunction with the American labor Party for the 1936 campaign. For a fewmonths, worked as a financial reporter for the Journal of Commerce. 1938,Editorial Assistant, Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance, NewYork State Department of Labor. This was a general public relations job.1939, Radio Director of Greater New York Fund. Directed radio publicity fortwenty-two English speaking and foreign language radio stations with everytype of program from spot announcement to two hourshows. 1939-1940, operated own public relations firm in New York City.

Most important assignment was for International Ladies Garment Union, indirecting the campaign that led to the organization of the New York DressInstitute.

Employee of U.S. Government, 1941-1944

1941, British Management-Labor Commission. Directed labor-public relations atrequest of U.S. Government for eight man team sent by Prime MinisterChurchill to inspedt one hundred defense plants.19iil Labor Defends America, wrote this war handbook, discussing labor'srole in production, morale, war controls, and training. This book wasused as a basis for a confidential survey on labor morale in Connecticutfor the War Department.

1941-1943, War Finance U.S. Treasury. Helped to direct promotion ofU.S. War Bonds by writing articles in the labor press, by planning featureevents and by initiating payroll saving plans.

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1943-1944t War Production Board Promotion director with staff of fifteenemployees servicing 5,OOO war plant Labor-Management Production Committeeswith ideas and materials for production efficiency.

President of Fuller Houses Inc., Wichita, Kansas, 1944-1946

Directed staff of seventy employees who pioneered in the mass productionof housing. Mainly concerned with the publicity works.

Editor for Bridgeport Herald, 1947-1950

Edited four large supplements for Sunday newspaper and Labor-Managementrelations on U.S. Progress. The paper had a state-wide circulation of100,000.

Connecticut Politics, 1947-1953

1947-1950, Secretary of Connecticut Chapter of Americans for DemocraticAction. Helped in genaral publicity and in making arrangements forceremonial dinners. Helped with publicity for campaigns of A.D.A. sponsoredcandidates - Laurence 0'Toole, William Benton, and Chester Bowles. 1949-1952, was Democratic candidate from Stratford for State House ofRepresentatives, 1949, and in 1950 was elected Chairman of the StratfordDemocratic Town Committee.

This collection covers the period from 1924-1958, and it covers the phases ofthe career of Herman Wolf which are mentioned above.

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Among the Correspondents are:

Charles A. BeardWilliam BentonChester BowlesJames B. CareyHarry Emerson FosdickLeon HendersonSidney HillmanHarry W. LaidlerJohn W. LivingstonEdward IevinsonClare Boothe LuceHenry R. LuceBrien McMahonGeorge MeaneyHenry MorgenthauElizabeth Morrow (Mrs. Dwight Morrow)Donald M. NelsonReinhold NiebuhrA. Philip RandolphVictor G. ReutherA. A. RibicorffNorman Thomas

Description of Series

Series 1 Boxes 1-4 General Correspondence, 19214-1958 ArrangedChronologically by month

Series 2: Boxes 5-7 Drafts, Notes and Correspondence of Articles,1930-1952 Arranged Chronologically

Series 3: Boxes 8-10 Research Material for Articles Arranged Alphabetically

Series 4: Boxes 11-13 Published Articles by Herman Wolf and NewspaperClippings for Research

Sub-Series A. Published Articles Arranged Chronologically

Sub-Series B. Newspaper Clippings ArrangedAlphabetically

Series 5: Boxes l4-15 Socialist Party 1932-1936 Arranged Alphabetically

Series 6: Boxes 16-17 International Ladies Garment Union 1936-1941Arranged Alphabetically

Series 7: Boxes 18-20 Treasury Department - War Bond Campaigns 1941-1943Sub-Series A. Business Correspondence

Arranged ChronologicallySub-Series B. Official Correspondence

Arranged ChronologicallySub-Series C. War Bond Quota Drive

Arranged Alphabetically

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Series 7 (cont.) Sub-Series D. Press ReleasesArranged Alphabetically

Sub-Series E. MinutesArranged Alphabetically

Sub-Series F. ReportsArranged Alphabetically

Sub-Series G. Office FileArranged Alphabetically

Series 8: Boxes 21-25 War Production Board, 1943-1944 Sub-Series A. Business Correspondence

Arranged Chronologically Sub-Series B. Official Correspondence

Arranged Chronologically Sub-Series C. Official Memos from Nelson

Arranged Chronologically Sub-Series D. Press Releases

Arranged Chronologically Sub-Series E. Labor Press Digest

Arranged ChronologicallySub-Series F. Office File


Series 9: Box 26 Fuller Homes, 1944-1946, Arranged Alphabetically

Series 10: Boxes 27-28 Connecticut Politics 19149.1953 Sub-Series A, A.D.A.

Arranged AlphabeticallySub-Series B. William Benton, Political Campaign,

1952Arranged Alphabetically

Sub-Series C. Chester Bowles, Political Campaign,1949-1950Arranged Alphabetically

Sub-Series D. Miscellaneous Lists and ResearchMaterial

Sub-Series E. Lawrence O'Toole, Political Campaign,1949Arranged Alphabetically

Sub-Series F. Herman Wolf, Political Campaigns, 1948-1952


Series 11: Boxes 29-32 Office FileArranged Alphabetically

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SERIES 1 - GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1924 - 1958

Box 1 Correspondence 1924 - June, 1940

Box 2 Correspondence July, 1940 - 1944

Box 3 Correspondence 1945 - March, 194-9

Box 4 Correspondence April, 1949 - 1958 and n.d.

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SERIES 2: DRAFTS, NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE OF ARTICLES, 1930-1952

Box 5, Drafts of Articles, 1934-1939

Description of a Business: Crosstown Machinery Works, 1930Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1935 (Drafts)Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1935 (NotesElevator Strikes of 1934, 1935Father Coughlin, 1935Harlem Hospital, 1935-36The Modern Way of Architecture by Emily Wolf, 1935National Biscuit Company Strike of 1934, 1935Silk and Dye Workers Strike, 1935Social Security Act, 1935 (Draft)Social Security Act, 1935 (Notes)U.S. Labor Party, 1935And Southern Death, 1936Homestead Steel Strike, 1936Housing, 1936 (Notes and Correspondence for proposed article)Musicians Union Local 802: Public Relations Plan, 1936Voice of the Auto Workers, 1936Diary of a Plan of Manhattan Co. 1936Steve Nance, 1937Book Review: Sit Down With John L. Lewis by C. L. SulybergerCivic Centers by Emily Wolf, 193bCotton and the Unions 1938 (Drafts)Cotton and the Unions 1938 (Correspondence)Strike Wind 1938 (2 folders) Radio ScriptDemocracy First 1939 (Radio Script)Fascism in America, 1939 (Draft)Fascism in America, 1939 (Notes)

"Suggested symbols for a Revolutionary Party in the United States," 1932"Toward the Second American Revolution," 1933"Youth," 1934

Box 6, Drafts of Articles, 1939-1941

Tom Mooney, 1939 (Radio Script)Vassar's Folly, 1939 (Radio Script)Labor Peace, 1940 (Draft)labor Peace, 1940 (Correspondence)N.I. World's Fair, 1940Restaurant Workers, 1940Defense Housing 194lDefense Housing in Bridgeport, 1941Labor Defends America, 1941 (Drafts) 3 foldersLabor Defends America, 194l (Notes)Labor Defends America, 1941 (Publicity)U.S. Communist Party, 1941Labor Defends America, 1941 (Correspondence)"The Internal Organizational Structure of the Russian Communist Party," 1934


SERIES 3: RESEARCH MATERIAL FOR ARTICLES, 1933-1952

Box 8, Research for Articles

Amalgamated Clothing WorkersCivil RightsCommunism and Brass WorkersContinental Congress for Economic ReconstructionDefense Housing (3 folders)Elevator Strike of 1934Father Coughlin 2 foldersFriendly Arctic (article by Vilhjalmur Stefansson)labor Peace: 1940 Presidential CampaignCriminal syndicalism and anarchy laws, 1935


National Defense: Industrial Survey of Beaver Co., Pa.National Defense: Industrial Survey of Bedford, IndianaNational Defense: Industrial Survey of Bloomington, IndianaNational Defense: Miscellaneous Data (2 folders)National Defense: State and Local CooperationNational Defense: Statement of Democratic Party Conference, 1941National Defense: Statement of Democratic Party Conference, l94lNational Defense: Data from U.S. Government - Department of Labor (3 folders)National Defense: Data from U.S. Government - Miscellaneous Material (3 folders)


National Defense: Data from U.S. Government - National Defense AdvisoryCommission Press Release, 1940

National Defense: Data from U.S. Government - National Defense AdvisoryCommission Press Releases, 194l

National Defense: Data from U.S. Government - Office of Emergency ManpowerNational Defense: Data from U.S. Government - Office of Price Administration

(2 folders)National Defense: Data from U.S. Government - Office of Production ManagementNational Defense: Data from U.S. Government - Office of Production Management

Press Releases, 1941-1942SharecroppersSocial SecuritySocial Security Act. 1935Social Security Bulletins, 1940-1948Steel Strike 1936Toledo Management Citizens CouncilU.S. Communist PartyU.S. Labor Party


SERIES 4: NEWSPAPER AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES, AND NEWSPAPERCLIPPINGS

Box 11, Published Articles by Herman Wolf

Newspaper articles by Wolf, 1933-35Newspaper articles by Wolf, 1936-52Labor Defends America by H. Wolf, Washington D.C., 1941

Newspaper Clippings:Actors Finnish Relief Fund, 1940AFL-CIO Controversy, 1940American Council on Public Affairs, 1941Amalgamated Clothing Workers Association, 1938-39Bridgeport HousingCivil RightsCommunist Party, July 1941 (2 folders)Communist Party - Daily Worker, July 1941 (2 folders)Communism and Brass Workers Union, 1947 (2 folders)Connally-Smith Anti-Strike Bill, 1943Defense Housing (2 folders)Draft (Selective Service Act)Father CoughlinFather Divine

Box 12, Newspaper Clippings

Housing 1948Huey LongIncome 1939Labor in Britain 1941Labor and War Production, 1941 (6 folders)Joseph R. McCarthyMiscellaneous ClippingsMiseellaneousPrices and Living Cost 1941Propaganda from Industry 1936-38Public RelationsRelief 1936-37Sales Tax 1935SharecroppersSilk and Dye WorkersSit-Downs 1937

Box 13, Newspaper Clippings

Slums 1937-39Social SecuritySocial Security 1937-40Spanish Civil WarSpeeches FDRSteel Industry (6 folders)Steel Strike (3 folders) 1936-37

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Strike Breakers, 1935StrikesSupreme CourtTaft-Hartley ActTom MooneyTextile Workers (2 folders)UAW Local 887Women in Industry


SERIES 5: SOCIALIST PARTY 1932-1936

Box 14, Socialist Party 1932-1936

Correspondence, August 1932-August 1936Drafts of Short ArticlesFederated Press BulletinsInternational Conference, 1933: Report of US DelegatesLaidler, Harry Campaign for N.Y.C. CouncilmanLeague for industrial Democracy (3 folders)League for Industrial Democracy, Student LeagueMemo Books (ft folders)Memos prepared for consideration of National Executive Committe, Oct. 1935Memos submitted for Agenda of N.Y. Meeting, Jan. 1934MinutesMiscellaneous Material (2 folders)

Box 15, Socialist Party 1932-1936

National Convention, May 1936, ReportNewspaper Clippings (8 folders)Notes (2 folders)Notes for Speakers, Dec. 1932-March 1933Notes for Speakers, April 1933-May 1934Press ReleasesResolutionsSongs


SERIES 6: INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT UNION, 1936-1941

Box 16, International Ladies Garment Union

Agreements, February 1936ConstitutionsCorrespondence 1940-1941David Dubinsky vs. Blue Dale Dress Co. (Trial Memorandum)Drafts of Short ArticlesDeclarations and AnnouncementsMinutes of Board of Directors, October 13, 1935Miscellaneous MaterialNewspaper Clippings (6 folders)Newspaper Guild Trial (2 folders)

Box 17, International Ladies Garment Union

Newspaper Guild Trial, CorrespondenceN.Y.C. Dress Industry, Census Reports, 1935-1937NotesPlay: Story of I.L.G.W.U.Plays and PoemsSpeeches of Julius HochmanStrike 1932-33: AnnouncementsStrike 1936: Announcements and BulletinsStrike 1940-41: Announcements and BulletinsStrike 1940-41: EditorialsStrike 1940-41: Press Releases, 1940Strike 1940-41: Press Releases, 1941

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SERIES 7 TREASURY DEPARTMENT - WAR BOND CAMPAIGNS 1941-1943

Box 18, Treasury Department

Business Correspondence, February-June 1942Business Correspondence, July-October 1942Business Correspondence, November 1942-March 1943Official Correspondence, January-June 1942Official Correspondence, July-November 1942Official Correspondence, December 1942-January 1943 & n.d.War Bond Quota: Bulletins to Labor UnionsWar Bond Quota: Information (2 folders)War Bond Quota: News Material (2 folders)War Bond Quota: Outline of Meeting to Launch 10% DriveWar Bond Quota: Press ReleasesWar Bond Quota: Radio AnnouncementsWar Bond Quota: Radio ScriptsWar Bond Quota: Savings Plan for Civilian EmployeesWar Bond Quota: Women's ProgramPress Releases: Freedom House News, November 1942-February 1943Press Releases: MiscellaneousPress Releases: National War Labor Board, February 1942 by Ruth TaylorPress Releases: Treasury Department, 1942

Box 19, Minutes: Conference for Government Participation at Labor Day Ceremonies, 1942Minutes: Labor-Management Committee Meeting, Richmond, Virginia 1942Minutes: Treasury-Steel Meeting, October 30, 1942Analysis of War Bond CampaignReport on Bonds and LaborReport of Committee on Labor Celebrations, 1942Report of Union Participation in Payroll Savings - Building TradesReport of Union Participation in Payroll Savings - RailroadsReport of Union Participation in Payroll Savings - Trucking IndustryReport of Union Participation of Labor Press in Payroll SavingsReport-Analysis of War Bond CampaignsPreliminary Report on Second War Bond Programs

Office File:Advertisements of Military Operations, Correspondence, April-July 1942Drafts of Articles and Press Releases for War Savings PublicityFactual Information about War Bonds and Stamps, January, 1943

Box 20, Office File:Lists of Publicity ContactsLists of Publicity ContactsLists of War Savings Staff OfficialsMiscellaneous MaterialNational Committee for Payroll SavingsNotes for Radio AnnouncementsResearch MaterialResolutions of Unions on Defense Savings PlansSuggestions for War Bond PublicityTaxes"They Strike Back" (series of newspaper articles)Newspaper Clippings (3 folders)Newspaper Clippings (Bridgeport Connecticut Papers) 3 folders


SERIES 8: WAR PRODUCTION BOARD, 1943-1944

Box 21, War Production Board

Business Correspondence: March-August 1943Business Correspondence: September-October 1943Business Correspondence: November-December 1943Business Correspondence: January-August 1944Official Correspondence: September-December 1942Official Correspondence: 1943Official Memos for Nelson, 1942Official Memos for Nelson, 1946

Press Releases:January-February 1942 December 1942March 1942 December 1942April 1942 January 1943May 1942 January 1943

Box 22, Press Releases:June 1942 January 1943June 1942 January 1943July 1942 February 1943July 1942 February 1943August 1942 March 1943August 1942 May 1943 - September 1944September 1942 No DateOctober 1942 Miscellaneous ReleasesOctober 1942October 1942November 1942

Box 23, November 1942

Box 24, Labor Press Digest:1941January-July 1942August-December 19421943

Office File:Drafts of PostersDrafts of Press ReleasesDrafts of Short ArticlesDraft of SpeechField Service Bulletins 1943Field Service Bulletins 1943-44Labor-Management CommitteesLabor-Management Committees: Bridgeport Brass Co.Labor-Management Committees; Studies of, November-December 1943Labor-Management Committees, Studies of, January-March 1944


(Series 8 cont.)

Box 25, Labor-Management News,n. d., 1943-44Labor-Management News. SupplementsLists for Public Relations ContactsMinutes, Conference of Regional Representatives, September 1943Miscellaneous Material (2 folders)Misee11aneous SpeechesNotesReport to National Association of ManufacturersReport re: W.P.D. Program, May 3, 1943W.P.B., Organization of,Newspaper Clippings (11 folders)


SERIES 9: FULLER HOMES, 1944-1946

Box 26, AgreementsCorrespondence, April 1943-September 1944Correspondence, January-December 1945Correspondence, January-July 1944-6Correspondence, January-April 1945Correspondence, August-December 1946Correspondence, January-September 1947Correspondence, January 1948-January 1949Drafts of Editorials and Short ArticlesDesign Specifications - Blueprints, photographs, reportsFinancial MaterialMemo BooksMiscellaneous MaterialNotesPress ReleasesPress Releases, March 21, 1946Program for Developing Mass Production Housing (Draft)Research Material for PublicityNewspaper Clippings (4 folders)

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SERIES 10: CONNECTICUT POLITICS 1949-1953

Box 27, Americans for Democratic Action: Arrangements for Dinner, January 1949ADA: Constitution and By-Laws, March 1947ADA: Correspondence 1947-53ADA: Drafts of Speeches, press Releases, Publicity ArticlesADA: Minutes, May 1948-May 1949 ADA: Miscellaneous MaterialADA: Press Releases, March 1947-May 1949ADA: Newspaper ClippingsWilliam Benton, Political Campaign, 1952William Benton, Political Campaign, 1952: Newspaper ClippingsChester Bowles, Political Campaign, 1949_50: CorrespondenceChester Bowles, Press Releases and Speeches, 1949Chester Bowles, Press Releases and Speeches, 1950Chester Bowles, Research MaterialChester Bowles, Newspaper Clippings

Box 28, Miscellaneous ListsMiscellaneous Research Material (3 folders)Miscellaneous Research Material (Newspaper Articles)Laurence O'Toole: Political Campaign 1949, Bridgeport HousingLaurence O'Toole: CorrespondenceLaurence O'Toole: Drafts of Press Releases and Radio ScriptsLaurence O'Toole: Newspaper ClippingsHerman Wolf Political Career: Correspondence 1948-1952Herman Wolf Political Career: Drafts of Articles (2 folders)Herman Wolf Political Career: Flood-Larkin Controversy, 1950Herman Wolf Political Career: Flood-Larkin Controversy, Testimony, July 1950Herman Wolf Political Career: Notes (2 folders)Herman Wolf Political Career: Research MaterialHerman Wolf Political Career: Newspaper Clippings


SERIES 11: OFFICE FILE

Box 29, American Committee to Aid British Labor, 1941 (2 folders)American Committee to Aid British Labor, 1941 (Newspaper Clippings)Beaver Dam Lake AssociationBridgeport Chamber of CommerceBridgeport Sunday Herald Labor Management Supplement (5 folders)Children's Crusade for Children, 1940Columbia University School of ArchitectureConnecticut Arthritis Drive, 1952Connecticut Arthritis Drive, 1952 (Newspaper Clippings)Connecticut Cerebral Palsy Drive, 1950Connecticut, Promotion of, 1961Elsas, Emily (Mrs. Wolf), History of Roman Architecture, Lecture NotesElsas, Emily (Mrs. Wolf), Notes on Architecture, 1935

Box 30, Friends of German Freedom (3 folders)Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, 1937-1940Greater New York Fund, Miscellaneous MaterialGreater New York Fund, Press Releases, 1939Greater New York Fund, Radio ScriptsLabor League for Human Rights, Press Releases, 1952Labor-Management Cooperation in Canada, 1952Lists of Labor Leaders (2 foldersLists of Labor Leaders, Politicians, Businessmen

Box 31, Middle East, 1954Miscellaneous Material (3 folders)National Labor Relations Board, Press Releases, 1938-39National Labor Relations Board, Press Releases, July 11, 1942New York State Employment: Daily Press Digest, 1938New York State Employment: NotesNew York State Employment: Official DocumentsNew York State Employment: Press Releases and Radio ScriptsNew York State Employment: Newspaper Clippings (3 folders)

Box 32, NotesNotesNotes - How to Sell a Labor NewspaperNotes - Thoughts on Education, June 1931Public RelationsHenry Roschild - Help With Getting Out of France, 1941Stock InformationHerman Wolf - Employment DataHerman Wolf - Employment Data, 1939Herman Wolf - Employment Application Treasury Department, 1941Herman Wolf - Employment Application WPB, 1942-43Herman Wolf - Employment Application Avco Manufacturing Co. 1951Herman Wolf - Specifications for HomeWoodmere Academy - Dallett Memorial Library, 1937"38Yale Labor and Management Center, 1947 (2 folders)

Herman Wolf, Part II

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Herman Wolf Papers, Part II 4 linear feet (3 SB, 2 MB), 1 OS

1929-1982, bulk 1933-1949

Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Finding aid written by Byron S. Collier on October 12, 2011. Accession Number: LP000167 Creator: Herman Wolf Acquisition: The Herman Wolf Papers, Part II were placed in the Walter P. Reuther

Library in January 1991 and May 1994 and opened for research in November 2011.

Language: Material in English. Access: Papers are open for research. Use: Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials Notes: Citation style: “Herman Wolf Papers, Part II, Box [#], Folder [#],

Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University” Related Material: Oversize posters were transferred to the Reuther Library’s Audiovisual

Department. See the listing at the end of this guide.


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Abstract Herman Wolf was married to Emily Elsas Wolf in 1936 and they had three children, David, Louise, and William. Emily Wolf died in 1954. Wolf was later married to Helen Neilson Wolf and then to Monica Estes, with whom he had one daughter, Fay. Herman Wolf died in Bridgeport, Connecticut on October 6, 2005. For additional history see Part I. The second installment of the Herman Wolf Papers consists of materials relating to Herman Wolf’s activities at the U.S. Treasury Department working on publicity for war bond drives and at the War Production Board working on publicity for Labor-Management Committees and war production. It also contains miscellaneous publications of interest to Wolf in his government and professional activities, personal correspondence and papers, personal and professional photographs, and posters used in publicity for war bonds and war production. Important Subjects: Labor-Management Committees Labor Movement Socialism

United States – War Production Board United States – War Savings Staff

Important Names: De Witt, Samuel A. Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983


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Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series. Each series is arranged alphabetically. Series XII: Documents, 1929-1982 (Boxes 33-36) Series XIII: Oversized Materials, Posters, and Photographs, 1937-1956 (Boxes 37-38) Posters include some duplicates. All poster sizes are approximations. Series XII Box 33

1. Address Books, n.d. 2. Baby Announcement Designs, 1942-1944 3. Book; De Witt, Samuel A. The Sermon on the Mount: Set to Rhyme and Rhythm out

of the King James Version of the New Testament . . . the Gospel According to Matthew. New York: Strathmore Press, 1948. [Autographed]

4. Book; Wolf, Herman. Labor Defends America. American Council on Public Affairs, 1941.

5. Calendar Book, 1945 6. Canadian Government Publications; Labor Management Production Committees 7. Charitable Publications, 1940-1949 8. Christmas Cards, 1941 9. Christmas Cards, 1951 10. Connecticut and Bridgeport Related Publications, 1946-1949 11. Connecticut Democratic Party Programs, 1949-1962 12. Connecticut House Documents, 1942 13. Continental Congress on Economic Reconstruction, 1933 14-15. Correspondence, c. 1930-1947, n.d. 16. Correspondence, 1936 17. Correspondence, 1937-1939 18. Correspondence, 1940 19. Correspondence, 1941 20. Correspondence, 1941-1951 21. Correspondence, 1942 22. Correspondence, 1942-1946 23. Correspondence, 1944 24. Correspondence, 1947 25. Department of Agriculture Publications, 1942-1943 26. Department of Labor Publications, 1941-1942 27. Dymaxion Dwelling Machines, Inc. Documents, 1945-1946 28. Dymaxion Magazine Clippings, 1945 29. Dymaxion Related Materials, c. 1945 30. Election Campaign Notes 31. Elsas-Wolf Reception List, n.d. 32. Employment Application Materials, 1929-1934 33. Family Documents, 1943-1947 34. Financial Documents, 1938-1943


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35. Financial Documents, 1944-1948 36. Foreign Policy Association Publications, 1940-1943

Box 34

1. Herman Wolf Letterhead 2. Herman Wolf Newspaper Clippings 3. Herman Wolf Notes 4. Herman Wolf on Human Relations 5. International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union Documents, 1933-1941 6. Magazines; Social Action, 1940-1944 7. Miscellaneous Government Publications, 1935 8. Miscellaneous Government Publications, c. 1943 9. Miscellaneous Publications; Absenteeism, c. 1943 10. Miscellaneous Publications; American Investors Union, 1940 11. Miscellaneous Publications; Architecture and Housing, 1932-1949 12. Miscellaneous Publications; British, c. 1943 13. Miscellaneous Publications; Corporate Bond Drives, c. 1942 14. Miscellaneous Publications; Corporate Defense News, 1943 15. Miscellaneous Publications; Corporate Poster Campaigns, 1943-1944 16. Miscellaneous Publications; Government Contracting, 1940-1949 17. Miscellaneous Publications; Government Regulation, 1930-1942 18. Miscellaneous Publications; Labor, 1931-1941 19. Miscellaneous Publications; Labor, 1942-1946 20. Miscellaneous Publications; Labor and Defense Production, 1941-1943 21. Miscellaneous Publications; Labor-Management Committees, c. 1943 22. Miscellaneous Publications; Politics and National Policy, 1946-1954 23. Miscellaneous Publications; President Roosevelt’s National Emergency Speech, 1941 24. Miscellaneous Publications; Rubber Industry War Bond Drive Kick-Off, 1942 25. Miscellaneous Publications; Social Justice, c. 1937 26. Miscellaneous Publications; Support for Occupied Europe, 1941-1944 27. Miscellaneous Publications; Universities, 1942-1944 28. Miscellaneous Publications; War Bond Promotion, c. 1943 29. Miscellaneous Publications; War Production, c. 1942 30. Miscellaneous Publicity Materials 31. Newspaper Clippings; War Bond Promotion, 1942 32. Newspapers; Connecticut Nutmeg, 1938 33. Office for Emergency Management Publications, 1941 34. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Publication, 1959 35. Office of Civilian Defense Publications, 1942 36. Office of War Information Publications, c. 1944 37. Personal Documents 38. School Documents 39. Silk and Dye Workers Article, 1935

Box 35

1. Socialist Party Publications, 1933


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2. State of New York Publications, 1937-1940 3. Stockholder List of Fuller Houses, Inc. and Dymaxion Dwelling Machines, Inc., 1946 4. Stockholder List of Fuller Houses, Inc. and Dymaxion Dwelling Machines, Inc., 1947 5. Students for Norman Thomas Speech, 1982 6. Treasury Department; College Press Section Materials, 1942 7. Treasury Department; Correspondence, 1943 8. Treasury Department; Fourth War Loan, 1943 9. Treasury Department; Savings Bond Publications, c. 1939 10. Treasury Department; Second War Loan Materials, 1943 11. Treasury Department; Third War Loan Materials, 1943 12. Treasury Department; U.S. Defense Agent News, 1943 13. Treasury Department; Victory Tax Materials, 1942 14-17. Treasury Department; War Bond Publicity Materials, 1942-1943 18-19. Treasury Department; War Savings Publications, c. 1943 20. Treasury Department; War Savings Staff Cartoons, c. 1943 21. Treasury Department; War Savings Staff Case Books, c. 1942 22. Treasury Department; War Savings Staff Newspapers, 1942-1943 23. Treasury Department; War Savings Staff Women at War Week, 1942 24. U.S. Public Health Service; Workers’ Health Series Pamphlets, 1942-1943 25. War Manpower Commission Publications, c. 1942 26. War Production Board; Absenteeism Publications, c. 1943 27. War Production Board; Bond Drive Publication Materials, 1942-1944 28. War Production Board; Bridgeport Brass Company Labor-Management Committees 29. War Production Board; Committee Minutes (partial), n.d. 30. War Production Board; Labor and Management News Inserts and Reprints, c. 1944 31. War Production Board; Labor-Management Committees, c. 1943 32. War Production Board; Labor Division Publications, c. 1943 33. War Production Board; Labor Production Division Publications (Spanish), n.d. 34. War Production Board; Lucy Monroe Plant Tour Publicity Materials, 1943

Box 36

1-3. War Production Board; War Production Drive Publications, c. 1943 Series XIII Box 37: Photographs

1. Bermuda Vacation, 1937 2. Cerebral Palsy Campaign 3. Connecticut Houses 4. Connecticut State CIO Council 12th Annual Convention, c. 1950 5. Family 6. Garment Industry 7. Lucy Monroe Plant Tour Publicity, 1943 8. Miscellaneous, 1941 9. Political Campaign, 1954 10. Presidential Campaign, 1940 11. Publication Mark-ups


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12. Radio and Television Personalities 13. War Bonds 14. War Production

Box 38: Oversized

1. Akron Beacon Journal War Bond Articles, 1942 2. Draft War Bond Poster Idea 3. Posters; Canadian Department of Labour; War Production, Labor Management

Committees, 31 14”x10” 4. Posters; U.S. Public Health Service; Jenny on the Job Series, 14 14”x10”, 1943 5. Posters; War Bond, Four 13”x9.5”, 1941 6. Posters; War Production Board, Six 10”x7”, 1942 7. Posters; War Production Board, Four 11”x14”, 1943 8. State of Connecticut Flag Day Proclamations, 1955-1956 9. Sunday Herald Supplements, 1947-1950 10. Treasury Department; War Bond Publicity Materials, c. 1943 11. War Production Board; Labor-Management Committees, c. 1943

Posters

1. Desert Victory Movie Promotion, Two 21”x15”, 1942 2. Lucy Monroe Plant Tour Publicity, One 20”x14”, 1943 3. Lucy Monroe Plant Tour Publicity, Two 39”x28” 4. Mill & Factory, Manpower Utilization Chart, 24”x36”, 1943 5. Miscellaneous, U.S. Government, Eight 28”x22”, 1942-1943 6. Office for Emergency Management, Two 17”x60” 7. Office of War Information, 13 39”x28”, 1942-1943 8. Pay Roll Savings Plan, Two 20”x13”, 1942 9. Publicity for War Series, Five 23”x16”, 1942 10. Steel Industry War Bond Drive, Two 39”x28”, 1942 11. Tools Are Weapons, One 39”x28”, 1943 12. UAW-CIO Production and Bond Promotion, Eight 16.5”x22”, 1941-1942 13. U.S. Army Ordinance Department, Four 39”x28”, 1942 14. War Bond Publicity, 39”x28”, 1941 15. War Production Board, One 20”x14”, One 21”x16”, 1942-1943 16. War Production Board, 32 39”x28”, 1942-1943 17. War Production Board, One Absenteeism, 17”x60” 18. War Production Drive; Absenteeism, Six 21”x13”, Two 20”x14”, 1943