[Lawrence, Massachusetts, Textile Strike] Casefile 16-26, 1912
Scope and Contents
February 24-September 12, 1912. 120pp. Subject: Investigation of alleged interstate transportation of dynamite by mill-owners; disputes between the IWW and the UTW; letter from UT; letter from UTW; letter from UTW general president John Golden to Rep. William B. Wilson condemning IWW evacuation of strikers' children from Lawrence as a public relations and fundraising ploy; immigrant labor; letters and petitions from union; Socialist Party of America, immigrant, and international organizations of President William Howard Taft against jailing of IWW organizers Joseph J. Ettor and Arturo Giovannitti by city officials on charges of being accessories before the fact to the killing of a woman striker by city police and urging federal intervention in the strike; U.S. House of Representatives resolution to investigate the American Woolen Company; federal investigation of local officials for interference with interstate commerce; U.S. DOJ press relations. Begins at 0448.
Dates
- 1912
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Extent
2.22 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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