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Irving Meyers papers

Descriptive Summary

Title
Irving Meyers papers
Dates
1939-1992
Creator
Meyers, Irving, 1907-2003
Creator
Actors' Equity Association
Creator
American Arbitration Association
Creator
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Creator
International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 453
Creator
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO)
Creator
National Lawyers Guild
Creator
Radio Writers Guild
Creator
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
Creator
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Creator
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
Size
20 linear ft. (48 boxes)
Language
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions for Access

As part of our storage renovations, some or all items in this collection are offsite and inaccessible until 2022. Materials in the "Copy/Holdings Information" section with "Lot" or "OS" or "Oversize" in the call number are NOT currently available unless stated otherwise. Please email us at research@chicagohistory.org with any questions you might have.

Conditions Governing Use

Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.

Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Custodial History

Gift of Irving Meyers, beginning in 1970 (M1970.0053; M1973.0027; 1994.0031; 1994.0095).

Biography or History

Irving Meyers died in Chicago in 2003 at the age of 95. His brother Ben Meyers also was a labor lawyer in Chicago.

Scope and Content

Legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, petitions on behalf of unions seeking recognition as representatives for collective bargaining, records of union contract negotiations, affidavits, reports, and other materials from the office of Irving Meyers, a lawyer who represented many unions in the Chicago metropolitan area and surrounding region, many of which were identified with the left-wing of the labor movement. Unions represented in the collection include the Actors' Equity Association, Radio Writers Guild; Local No. 453 of the United Automobile Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union; United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America; United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America; United Auto Workers; and the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union. Topics include allegations of unfair labor practices.

Scope and Content

Includes materials relating to the National Lawyers Guild's activities on behalf of civil rights in Mississippi, 1965-68, with a report by Meyers on his experiences in Mississippi (1965 Feb., 8 p.).

Descriptive inventory available but box numbers are slightly misaligned.

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the papers of Meyers' law partner, David Rothstein, in a separate collection. CHM also holds Ben Meyers papers.

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