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Box 1

 Container

Contains 42 Results:

Articles of Incorporation

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Section 1. History: Records consist mainly of correspondence, memoranda, and reports pertaining to the routine administration and activities of the Workers' Education Bureau of America. Organizational records include financial statements and auditors' reports (1922- 1947); bibliographies; reading lists; clippings; and certificates of incorportation and certification. Also, memoranda, letters and reports pertaining to the Labor Book Fund; workers' education programs in various states; the...
Dates: 1920-1954

Auditor's Reports, 1922-1925

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2-5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Section 1. History: Records consist mainly of correspondence, memoranda, and reports pertaining to the routine administration and activities of the Workers' Education Bureau of America. Organizational records include financial statements and auditors' reports (1922- 1947); bibliographies; reading lists; clippings; and certificates of incorportation and certification. Also, memoranda, letters and reports pertaining to the Labor Book Fund; workers' education programs in various states; the...
Dates: 1922-1925

Auditor's Reports, 1921-1947

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Worker's Education Bureau Press, Inc.

Dates: 1921-1947

Copyright Registrations, 1947-1948

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Section 1. History: Records consist mainly of correspondence, memoranda, and reports pertaining to the routine administration and activities of the Workers' Education Bureau of America. Organizational records include financial statements and auditors' reports (1922- 1947); bibliographies; reading lists; clippings; and certificates of incorportation and certification. Also, memoranda, letters and reports pertaining to the Labor Book Fund; workers' education programs in various states; the...
Dates: 1947-1948

Financial Correspondence, 1924-1928

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from Matthew Woll, Fifth Vice-President, American Federation of Labor and Peter J. Brady, President, Federation Bank and Trust Company on routine matters (1927); letter from F. P. Keppel, President, Carnegie Corporation, praising the Bureau (1928); financing plan outline from Will McCord, The Organization Finance Bureau.

Dates: 1924-1928

Financial Correspondence, 1929-1937

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence from Haley Fiske, President, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. on routine matters (1929); two letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice-President, Fidelity and Deposit Trust Company of Maryland praising the objectives of the Bureau (1925) and declining to make a fund raising appeal in the newspapers (1925); correspondence from Dr. Frederick D. Keppel, President, Carnegie Corporation regarding grant application and approval (1932); grant approval notification from W.W....
Dates: 1929-1937

General Correspondence, 1921

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

Includes letter from Samuel Gompers, President, American Federation of Labor and correspondence with Florence Thorne, American Federation of Labor on routine matters; suggestions from W. H. Manwaring, The Labor College regarding proposed structure of Bureau courses (5 pp, handwritten).

Dates: 1921

General Correspondence, 1922

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence from Florence Thorne, American Federation of Labor regarding articles of agreement between the American Federation of Labor and the Worker's Education Bureau (3 pp typed, 4 handwritten); letter from Matthew Wall, President, International Photo-Engraver's Union regarding the election of executive board chairman; critique of agreement by J. M. Budish, Editor, The Headgear Worker; "American Federation of Labor and Worker's Education", stenographic report of Matthew Woll,...
Dates: 1922

General Correspondence, 1923-1924

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Includes form letter from Matthew Woll urging affiliates to form permanent education committees (2pp, 1924); and routine (1923); routine correspondence with Florence Thorne; proposal to assist in developing labor legislation in Nicaragua from Chester M. Wright, English Language Secretary, Pan American Federation of Labor (1924).

Dates: 1923-1924

General Correspondence, 1925

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence from Florence Thorne regarding labor research and routine matters; Oliver Carlson, Director, Worker's School application for affiliation (and subsequent denial); letter of appreciation from William Green on general labor research; notes and suggestions on a variety of issues connected with the Bureau possibly from Lloyd Cosgrave (12pp handwritten).

Dates: 1925