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The strike files of the U.S. Department of Justice, part 1
Title
The strike files of the U.S. Department of Justice, part 1, 1894-1920 (inclusive), [microform]
Physical Description
20 reels.
Language
English
Notes
Microfilm. Bethesda, Maryland, University Publications of America. 1990. 20 reels, 35mm.
The originals are in the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Summary
The strike files provide a record of the Department of Justice's evolving policies of intervention in labor disputes as well as documentation on the circumstances surrounding major strikes, beginning with that at the Pullman Company in 1894 and ending with the strikes begun in 1920. The files offer the viewpoints of management and labor as well as of the department, and include internal memoranda, reports from local district attorneys, confidential letters from the parties in the dispute, court orders, affidavits, reports from company detectives and federal marshals, petitions from union halls, and correspondence from concerned third parties.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Microforms
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
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