Boyd Ellsworth Payton papers, 1929-1977 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Payton, Boyd E., 1908-1984
- Abstract:
- Labor leader from Willingboro (Burlington Co.), N.J. Papers concerning the career of Boyd Ellsworth Payton, International Vice President of the Textile Workers Union of America. The papers concern three major aspects of Payton's career: the Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills strike (1958-1961); his incarceration and writing of the book, Scapegoat; and finally his experiences after being released from prison. Included are genealogical materials, correspondence, legal papers, addresses and writings, miscellaneous items, radio scripts, pictures, and a draft of Scapegoat, entitled Prejudice + Politics = Prison. Other papers include items on the poll tax in the South, as well as pamphlets relating to labor unions and the South, the poll tax, and strikes. Clippings deal principally with the American Federation of Labor (AFL), AFL publicity, South Carolina Federation of Labor Convention, United Textile Workers of America convention, communists, and the Bessemer City strike. A 1929 scrapbook houses clippings pertaining to the southern textile strike in that year, and a 1946 scrapbook contains information on the Danville (Va.) Citizens' Committee, a group organized to fight inflation and high prices in Danville. Formerly part of the Labor Archives Collection. Original box numbers have been retained.
- Extent:
- 5 Linear Feet
1,831 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01004
Background
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Papers date from 1929 to 1977 and concern the career of Boyd Ellsworth Payton, International Vice President of the Textile Workers Union of America. The papers concern three major aspects of Payton's career: the Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills strike (1958-1961); his incarceration in prison and writing of the book, Scapegoat; and finally his experiences after being released from jail. Included are genealogical materials, correspondence, legal papers, addresses and writings, miscellaneous items, radio scripts, pictures, and a draft of Scapegoat, entitled "Prejudice + Politics = Prison." Other papers include items on the poll tax in the South, as well as pamphlets relating to labor unions and the South, the poll tax, and strikes. Clippings deal principally with the American Federation of Labor (AFL), AFL publicity, South Carolina Federation of Labor Convention, United Textile Workers of America convention, communists, and the Bessemer City strike. A 1929 scrapbook houses clippings pertaining to the southern textile strike in that year, and a 1946 scrapbook contains information on the Danville (Va.) Citizens' Committee, a group organized to fight inflation and high prices in Danville. One box of material was formerly part of the Labor Archives Collection. Original box number has been retained.
- Acquisition information:
- The Boyd Ellsworth Payton Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 1977.
- Processing information:
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Partially processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet, August 2008
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- Subjects:
- Textile workers -- Labor unions
Labor unions -- Southern States
Textile industry -- North Carolina
Textile Workers' Strike, Henderson, N.C., 1958-1961
Textile Workers' Strike, Gastonia, N.C., 1929
Labor unions and communism -- United States
Poll tax -- Southern States
Strikes and lockouts -- Textile industry -- North Carolina
Consumer cooperatives -- Virginia -- Danville - Names:
- Henderson Cotton Mills (Henderson, N.C.)
South Carolina State Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Danville Citizens' Committee (Danville, Va.)
Textile Workers Union of America
United Textile Workers of America
Payton, Boyd E., 1908-1984
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