Wilbur Hobby papers, 1956-1968
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Summary
- Creator:
- Hobby, Wilbur
- Abstract:
- Labor leader, from Durham, N.C. Papers of Hobby while he served as southeast area director of the Committee on Political Education of the AFL-CIO. The collection also includes material from Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and South Carolina on voting records, issue positions, activities of congressmen and other political officials, elections statistics, reports of state labor conferences, memoranda on unionization in various industries, reports of the state directors of the Committee on Political Education, and state labor publications.
- Extent:
- 13.3 Linear Feet
10,000 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00555
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises the professional papers of Hobby representing his activities while he served as southeast area director of the Committee on Political Education of the AFL-CIO. The collection includes material from Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and South Carolina, which include voting records, issue positions, activities of congressmen and other political officials, elections statistics, reports of state labor conferences, memoranda on unionization in various industries, reports of the state directors of the Committee on Political Education, and state labor publications.
- Acquisition information:
- The Wilbur Hobby Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 1970.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Ted Holt, May 2008
Accession from 1970 is described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Subjects:
- State and industry
Working class -- Congresses
Working class -- Political activity
Working class -- Southern States - Names:
- AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education
Hobby, Wilbur - Places:
- Florida -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Kentucky -- Politics and government -- 1951-
North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951-
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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