UAW Public Relations Department Records, Part II UAW Public Relations Department Photographs and Sound and Video Recordings 111 linear feet (111 SB) 1929-2008, bulk 1985-1995 Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written and edited by Bart Bealmear on November 12, 2013. Accession Number: LR001193 Creator: UAW Public Relations Department Acquisition: The UAW Public Relations Department Photographs and Sound and Video Recordings were first deposited at the Reuther Library in December 1994. Additional materials arrived in April and November 1996, September 2009, and April 2011. Language: Material entirely in English. Access: Collection is open for research. Use: Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: All boxes require appointment with A/V personnel. Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. Notes: Citation style: “UAW Public Relations Department Photographs and Sound and Video Recordings, Box [#], Folder [#], Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University” Related Material: UAW Records Collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library. PLEASE NOTE: Material in this collection has been arranged by series ONLY. Folders are not arranged within each series – we have provided an inventory based on their original order. Subjects may be dispersed throughout several boxes within any given series. Abstract Since the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) was established as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in August 1935, the union has maintained an office to deal with public relations. At that time, a "Committee on Publication" was formed, which became the "Publication Committee" in April 1936. The Committee subsequently became the "Publicity Department" in August 1936, when the UAW became an independent union affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This became the UAW's Public Relations Department some years later. The primary purpose of the original Committees and Department was the production of the union's national newspaper, the United Automobile Worker, which became Solidarity in 1957. Over the years, as the UAW grew into a large, powerful union, the P.R. department played an increasingly important role in writing speeches and producing various publications. It also generated large numbers of photographic images, created television advertisements, and issued press releases, delivering the union’s official stance on nearly all issues. In recent years, the P.R. Department has also been responsible for maintaining the union’s social media presence. The collection consists of Audio-Visual material, including photographic prints and contact sheets, videotapes, and audio recordings. Important Subjects: Boycotts--United States. Child labor. Civil rights. Collective bargaining. Community activities* Conventions* Demonstrations. Health and Safety* Labor unions. Labor. Locals (Labor unions) Marches. Meetings. Organizing, Labor Picketing--United States. Plant Closings* Rallies* Riots--United States. Solidarity magazine* Social issues and interventions Strikes and lockouts. Unions, Labor Workers – working* Important Names: Bieber, Owen Bluestone, Irving Bonior, David 2 Bunn, Elizabeth Casstevens, Bill Chavez, Cesar Clinton, Hilary Rodham Clinton, Bill Ford, Henry Fraser, Doug Gettelfinger, Ron Greathouse, Pat Kennedy, Robert King, Bob King, Martin Luther, Jr. Komer, Odessa Lofton, Ernie Madar, Olga Mandela, Nelson Reuther, Victor Reuther, Walter P. Shoemaker, Richard Tucker, Jerry Woodcock, Leonard Yokich, Steve 3 Arrangement The collection is arranged into three series. Boxes in Series III have been arranged by subject. Series I: Photographic Prints, 1929-2010 (Boxes 1-52) Series II: Photographic Contact Sheets, 1960-1981 (Boxes 53-59) Series III: Video and Audio Tapes, 1947-2008 (Boxes 60-111) 4 Series I: Photographic Prints Box 1 1. Kohler (1 of 2) (32 black and white photographs) 2. Kohler Strike – Picketing – Solidarity (1 color photograph; 41 black and white photographs; 2 black and white negatives; 1 newspaper clipping attached; correspondence, 1 page; bank record, 1 page) 3. Kohler (2 of 2) (6 black and white photographs, 2 duplicates from folder 1; 2 black and white photocopies of 2 photographs; 1 note detailing photograph that isn’t in the folder) 4. “Of no value for publications?” (32 black and white contact sheets of 63 negatives; 27 black and white photographs [including 1 photograph where one person has been manually cut-out]) 5. Harvester Strike – Chicago, Illinois – September 1955 (27 black and white photographs [writing on 5], 7 duplicates; 16 black and white contact sheets of 32 negatives; 5 newspaper clippings, 1 clipping is attached) 6. UNLABELED FOLDER (7 black and white photographs [a grey substance applied to 1. Includes other marks]; 5 black and white photocopies) 7. Michigan Governor Frank Murphy – Port Huron, Michigan (37 black and white photographs; 1 magazine clipping) 8. Allis Chalmers Strike (13 black and white photographs [includes 2 photographs with two corners cut off; writing on 1]; 3 newspaper clippings attached; 1 newspaper clipping, partial) 9. Strike – kitchens (4 black and white photographs [writing on 1]; 1 newspaper clipping, attached) 10. UNLABELED FOLDER (3 black and white photographs) 11. Local 600 – Ford strike and pickets (10 black and white photographs) 12. Kohler Strike – Investigation (27 black and white photographs) 13. Piasecki Aircraft Strike – Local 840 (10 black and white photographs, 5 duplicates) 14. UNLABELED FOLDER (1 black and white photograph) 15. Ex-Cell-O Strike – December, 1958 (6 black and white photographs) 16. Convention – CIO – 1952 (14 black and white negatives) 17. UNLABELED FOLDER (8 black and white photographs) 18. Convention and miscellaneous – 1936-1937 /Cartoon – Posters – Papers (14 black and white photographs [includes 2 photographs with sections that are missing; writing on 4]; 1 black and white contact sheet of 12 photographs [writing on 3]; 1 newspaper clipping attached) 19. UNLABELED FOLDER (35 black and white photographs [writing on 3], 1 duplicate from previous folder; note on description of 1 photograph that may not be in folder) 20. History (24 black and white photographs; 5 descriptions of photographs, 4 don’t appear be in the folder; 3 issues of Springboard; 1 issue of Labour News From The U.S.) 21. UNLABELED FOLDER (11 black and white photographs; 1 magazine clipping; Founding Conference program) 22. UNLABELED FOLDER (8 black and white photographs; 2 black and white photocopies; 1 issue of Solidarity) 23. Organizing (17 black and white photographs) 24. UAW (27 black and white photographs) 25. Hunger March (5 color contact sheets; 23 black and white photographs) 5 26. Reuther, Walter P. – International (68 black and white photographs, 6 duplicates [includes 1 photograph with an applied grey substance; writing on 1]; 1 newspaper contact sheet, 1 page) 27. UNLABELED FOLDER (32 black and white photographs [writing on 2]; 1 black and white photograph; description of 1 photograph that doesn’t appear in folder) 28. UAW History (11 black and white photographs) 29. UNLABELED FOLDER (45 black and white photographs [1 with an applied grey substance; writing on 2]; 4 newspaper clippings, 3 attached) 30. UNLABELED FOLDER (32 black and white photographs; 6 black and white negatives) 31. UNLABELED FOLDER (8 black and white contact sheets of 227 negatives; 13 black and white photographs) 32. Reuther, Walter P. – with Brass (77 black and white photographs [writing on 2]; 1 newspaper clipping attached) 33. Reuther, Walter P. – with noted personalities (15 black and white photographs) 34. Peace – 1960’s (18 black and white photographs [writing on 1]; 1 black and white photocopy; 5 news paper clippings, 3 attached; 1 black and white contact sheet of 30 negatives) 35. UNLABELED FOLDER (1 black and white photograph) 36. Edsel Ford estate, 1962 (3 black and white photographs, 1 duplicate; 1 newspaper clipping attached) 37. Farm Workers – Cesar Chavez (1 color photograph; 72 black and white photographs; 1 black and white negative; 2 newspaper clippings attached) 38. Washington, DC – March 1963 (1 color slide; 5 black and white photographs) 39. Employment, 1950-1962 (5 black and white photographs) 40. Healthcare & Safety (9 black and white photographs; 1 newspaper clipping attached) 41. Reuther, Walter P. – Death – miscellaneous (9 black and white photographs) 42. Reuther, Walter P. – Death – Board Members (14 black and white photographs) 43. UNLABELED FOLDER [appears to consist of photocopies related to exhibits] (32 black and white photocopies; ‘Early Years’ exhibit timeline, 2 pages; 1 inter-office note, typed) Box 2 1. Plant Closings (1 of 2) (62 black and white photographs; includes descriptions of photographs that aren’t in the folder) 2. Photo Archives (3 black and white photographs) 3. Plant Closings (2 of 2) (65 black and white photographs; 1 black and white photograph that may have been cut out of a publication) 4. Retirees (1 of 2) (3 black and white photographs) 5. Randolph, A. Philip – founder – Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (2 black and white photographs; biography