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Congress of Industrial Organizations photographic collection, 1944-1949
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Congress of Industrial Organizations photographic collection
- Dates
- 1944-1949 (inclusive)19441949
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet, (4 folders in shared box; 3 oversize folders in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Org. Lot 1159
- Summary
- Collection consists of 100 black and white photographs, documents, and pages of clippings from two disassembled albums. Materials relate to news and events from the Oregon chapter of the CIO during November 1948, and to state and national CIO conventions in the mid- to late 1940s.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists of 100 black and white photographs, documents, and pages of clippings, 1944-1949, from two disassembled photo albums, which were designated Album 376 and Album 377 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Materials from Album 376 include clippings on news and events from the Oregon chapter of the CIO during November 1948, and photographs from the CIO convention in Bend, Oregon, in 1949. Photographs and documents from Album 377 focus on state CIO conventions in Oregon in 1944, 1947, and 1948; materials also relate to the 1944 National CIO Convention, in Chicago, Illinois, and the 1947 National CIO Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. The collection also includes preservation photocopies of documents from Album 377 and the pages of clippings from Album 376.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Congress of Industrial Organizations photographic collection, Org. Lot 1159, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor laws and legislation
- Labor movement
- Labor unions
- Labor unions--Congresses--Photographs
- Labor unions--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- photographs
- scrapbooks
