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Meyer Bernstein "The Georgetown Steel Strike, 1970-1971" unpublished typescript

 Collection
Identifier: 5546m

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an unpublished typescript by Meyer Bernstein on the United Steelworkers of America's strike against the Georgetown Steel Corporation.

Dates

  • 1971

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Conditions Governing Use

No quoting or citing

Biographical / Historical

Bernstein received an AB degree from Cornell University in 1936. Immediately after graduation, he joined the staff of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. After serving as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Corps during World War II, Bernstein was rehired by the successor of the Committee, the United Steelworkers of America (CIO) as a research assistant and national representative. Bernstein became the union's specialist in international labor and was eventually made its international affairs director.

Extent

1 folders

Abstract

Unpublished typescript by Meyer Bernstein.

Quantity:

1 file folder.

Forms of Material:

Records (documents).

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, October 22, 2013
EAD encoding:
Kheel Staff, March 18, 2019
Title
Bernstein, Meyer "The Georgetown Steel Strike, 1970-1971" unpublished typescript
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
March 18, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

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

Contact:
227 Ives Hall Tower Road
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3183