Liberal Party - selected [folder 1 of 3]
Scope and Contents
includes: Group photo - black boys and girls pose around a sign for people to get out and vote; Liberal Party poster in a shop scene where three workers talk about the upcoming election; Photo of a delivery truck with sign "Forward with Roosevelt"; Demonstrations with Placards advocating higher rent controls; Liberal Party Rally - large sign "Herbert Lehman, Walter Lynch, Ferdinand Pecora"; Nagler, Lehman, Morris and David Dubinsky at luncheon honoring Nagler and his 30 years of service; Sign strung across 7th Ave. (New York City) in support of FDR for President, Henry Wallace for Vice President, and James Mead for U.S. Senator; Assemblyman Irwin Steivyut and Nathaniel Minkoff shaking hands; Sidney Hillman, Antonini working; Reelection campaign for LaGuardia; Employees for Roosevelt preparing to campaign on the street with placards; Local 135 (Newark, NJ) demonstration with placards - 'Repeal Hartley - Taft Act', 'Fair Tax Elect Stevenson'; man sweeping broken glass in storefront window of what appears to be a campaign headquarters that was broken by a thrown chair; demonstration for Stevenson - Kefauver - Stevenson riding in car, receiving flowers; Harry S Truman looking over a campaign poster with David Dubinsky; FDR about to speak, David Dubinsky next to him; David Dubinsky, Lehman, Eleanor Roosevelt, John Childs, Pearl Willen, and George S. Counts in group photo; Painting with placards advocating many Union platforms: 5 day week, right to organize, shorter hours, collective bargaining, abolition of child labor, higher wages and Social Security; Local 135 showing support for Stevenson with posters; Supporters demonstrate with placards for Lehman for Senator; rally to get people to register to vote
Dates
- 1835-1992
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Yiddish, Chinese
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
73.14 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository