Reminiscences of Philip Taft, 1976

Biographical Note

Labor historian

Scope and Contents

Childhood, New York, N.Y. and on the road: hostels, hobo jungles, migrant work, railroading; membership in Industrial Workers of the World, 1917; University of Wisconsin, co-author HISTORY OF LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES; Industrial Workers of the World: importance of halls, extent of movement, nature of membership; federal and state arbitration experience since 1937, Rhode Island Wage Board, panel member War Labor Board; union discrimination against blacks, women; 1954-59 writing history of American Federation of Labor; book on United Federation of Teachers; future of labor movement. Impressions of Roger N. Baldwin, George Meany, Albert Shanker

Subjects

• African American labor union members.
• American Federation of Labor.
• Authors--Interviews.
• Honig, Margot, interviewer.
• Industrial Workers of the World.
• Interviews.
• Labor literature.
• Labor unions--Officials and employees.
• Labor unions--United States.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Taft, Philip, 1902-1976--Interviews.
• Tramps.

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1980