United Nations, 1945-1953
Scope and Contents
American Federation of Labor Views and Suggestions to the San Francisco Conference for Amending the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals, May 2, 1945, 7 pages; minutes of AFL Executive Council meeting re Dumbarton Oaks conference, May 8, 1945; memorandum to AFL Executives Woll and Dubinsky from AFL U.N. representative re difficulties of passing a U.N. resolution against forced labor, 1948, 3 pages; letter to U.S. Secretary of State from AFL Executive Matthew Woll protesting U.S. delegates action on U.N. Economic and Social Council re forced labor issue, March 2, 1948; "Report on Activities of the AFL's Consultants in the U.N." May 12, 1949, 6 pages (with original signatures of Matthew Woll and David Dubinsky); "Statement by George P. Delaney, International Representative, AFL, before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations," February 9, 1950 re Soviet genocide, supporting proposed U.N. genocide convention, 6 pages; letter to U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold from AFL Vice-President Matthew Woll re Soviet indoctrination of P.O.W.'s, forced repatriation in Korean Armistice, September 30, 1953; notes
Dates
- 1945-1953
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
16.67 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853