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Congress of Industrial Organizations photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1159

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1944-1949

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing 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.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (4 folders in shared box; 3 oversize folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

Processing Information

Collection consists of materials that were originally individually designated as Album 376 and Album 377 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. The albums were disassembled for preservation purposes.

Title
Guide to the Congress of Industrial Organizations photographic collection
Status
Completed
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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