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To Promote the General Welfare

 File — Box: 25

Scope and Contents

[36] - AQUA; 16 mm ; good; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English ; Harry Truman accepts the Sidney Hillman Award This film is made by the ACWA and shows the acceptance speech made by Harry Truman upon receiving the 5th Annual Sidney Hillman Award for public service and social welfare. Truman speaks about the need to have new ideas to fix things in our country, we have to be innovative and aim higher. He said we should all do this in the spirit of Sidney Hillman and his efforts to "promote the general welfare" To Promote the General Welfare, 12 min. long. Safety film -- 150 feet of film

Dates

  • 1936-1985

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

28.11 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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