Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Scope and Content
- Scope and Content
- Conditions for Access
- Conditions Governing Use
- Preferred Citation
- Custodial History
- Other Descriptive Data
- Indexed Terms
- Citation/Reference
Collection Access
Victor Olander papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Victor Olander papers
- Dates
- 1898-1955
- Creator
- Olander, Victor A., 1873-1949
- Creator
- Walker, John H.,1875-1955 , Illinois Emergency Relief Commission , Illinois Public Aid Commission , Illinois State Federation of Labor , International Seamen's Union of America , National Women's Trade Union League of America , Women's Trade Union League of Chicago
- Size
- 56.5 linear ft.
- Size
-
2 microfilm reels :
neg. ;(Camera neg. of seamen's papers).35 mm.
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content
Correspondence, financial and membership data, pamphlets, speeches, and other administrative records of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, which Olander served as secretary-treasurer. Includes minutes of meetings, reports, statistical data, and some correspondence regarding the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission, 1932-1955, and other relief and welfare organizations and activities in Chicago and Illinois during the 1930s; and correspondence, financial records, and printed matter (1898-1931, chiefly 1912-1923) from the International Seamen's Union of America (of which Olander was secretary-treasurer, 1924-1936); and minutes of meetings and financial data from its various member locals. Subjects include trade union matters, notable political activities such as lobbying and endorsement of candidates for public office, internal union matters such as organization, growth, and schisms, and topics of interest, such as education, communism, racketeering, and race relations. Correspondents includes John H. Walker, president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor.
Scope and Content
Includes 3 folders of Women's Trade Union League records, 1926-1930.
Conditions for Access
The collection is open for research.
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
A portion of the collection is a gift of the Illinois State Federation of Labor (M1966.0571). Three folders of Women's Trade Union League records are a gift of the Chicago Federation of Labor.
Other Descriptive Data
The Women's Trade Union League items in this collection were not included in the published microfilm edition of WTUL papers.
Descriptive inventory available for a portion of the collection.
Indexed Terms
- Olander, Victor A., -- 1873-1949 -- Archives
- Walker, John H., -- 1875-1955
- Illinois State Federation of Labor -- Archives
- Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
- Illinois Public Aid Commission
- International Seamen's Union of America
- National Women's Trade Union League of America
- Women's Trade Union League of Chicago
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Illinois
- Labor leaders -- Illinois -- 20th century
- Labor unions -- Illinois -- 20th century
- Working class -- Illinois -- 20th century
- Illinois -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Minutes
- Pamphlets
- Reports
- Speeches
- Statistics
Citation/Reference
NUCMC MS 71-44.