Francis J. Murnane papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence and documents relating to Murnane's work with the International Longshoreman's Association, 1923-1938; Maritime Federation of the Pacific minutes, 1935-1941; minutes, resolutions, correspondence, and financial papers, 1936-1941, of the Columbia River District Council #3 branch of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific; International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union reports, correspondence, and other documents, 1938-1963; Committee for Maritime Unity minutes and correspondence regarding the strike of 1946; Bridges-Robertson-Schmidt Defense Committee correspondence, 1940-1955; and International Woodworkers of America correspondence, 1938-1949. Also included are personal correspondence, 1936-1937; business and financial correspondence and records, 1938-1961; miscellaneous documents relating to Portland Public Docks, Citizens for Dock Development and Oregon Port Authorities Commission, 1956-1968; newspaper clippings, circa 1930-1967; and a scrapbook, 1 volume.
Dates
- 1923-1968
Creator
- Murnane, Francis J., 1914-1968 (Person)
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.
Biographical note
Francis J. Murnane (1914-1968) was a labor leader in the ILWU Local 8, a historical preservationist, Progressive candidate for the Oregon State Legislature in 1948, and secretary of the Harry Bridges Defense Committee.
Extent
9.59 Cubic Feet (9 record cartons and 1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Francis J. Murnane (1914-1968) was a labor leader in the ILWU Local 8, a historical preservationist, Progressive candidate for the Oregon State Legislature in 1948, and secretary of the Harry Bridges Defense Committee. Collection includes correspondence and documents relating to Murnane's work with various labor unions.
General
This collection is unprocessed. Contact library staff for assistance.
- Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990
- International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
- International Woodworkers of America
- Labor History
- Labor Unions
- Labor leaders -- Oregon -- 20th century
- Labor movement -- Oregon -- 20th century
- Labor unions -- Oregon -- 20th century
- Murnane, Francis J., 1914-1968
- Oregon
- Strikes and lockouts -- Oregon -- 20th century
- administrative records
- clippings (information artifacts)
- correspondence
- financial records
- printed ephemera
- reports
- scrapbooks
Creator
- Murnane, Francis J., 1914-1968 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Francis J. Murnane papers
- 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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