
Collection Summary
	Creator	American Federation Labor
	Title	American Federation of Labor Records
	Span Dates	1883-1925
	Abstract:	Labor organization. Letterpress books containing correspondence of Samuel Gompers and William Green, presidents of the American Federation of Labor. Other letters are signed by James Duncan, Gabriel Edmonston, Frank K. Foster, and John McBride.
	Extent:	172,300 items354 containers90.3 linear feet341 microfilm reels
	Language:	Collection material in English
	Identification:	MSS51185

Scope and Content Note

The records of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) consist of letterpress books of the correspondence of Samuel Gompers and William Green, presidents of the organization, and by other officials including James Duncan, Gabriel Edmonston, Frank Keyes Foster, and John McBride. The collection is arranged, filed, and numbered as received. Volumes 251, 310, and 313 were not received by the Library. Each volume contains an index of correspondents.

The records span the years 1883-1925 and relate to the formation of local unions, meetings, charters, bylaws, ethics, publicity, arbitration, the political principles of the AFL, communism, socialism, the anthracite coal strikes of 1897 and 1902, fund-raising, boycotts, the United Mine Workers, the American Railway Union, the International Association of Machinists, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the American Federationist, magazine of the AFL. Correspondents include Susan B. Anthony, Grover Cleveland, William Hugh Johnston, John L. Lewis, L. J. McGruder, P. J. McGuire, John Mitchell, John Morrison, Herman Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), Daniel Joseph Tobin, Henry White, and Woodrow Wilson.

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Selected Search Terms

People

Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906--Correspondence.
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908--Correspondence.
Duncan, James, 1857-1928--Correspondence.
Edmonston, Gabriel--Correspondence.
Foster, Frank K. (Frank Keyes,) 1854-1909--Correspondence.
Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924--Correspondence.
Green, William, 1870-1952--Correspondence.
Johnston, William Hugh, 1874-1937--Correspondence.
Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969--Correspondence.
McBride, John, 1854-1917--Correspondence.
McGruder, L. J.--Correspondence.
McGuire, P. J. (Peter James), 1852-1906--Correspondence.
Mitchell, John, 1870-1919--Correspondence.
Morrison, John, Esq.--Correspondence.
Robinson, Herman--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Tobin, Daniel Joseph, 1875-1955--Correspondence.
White, Henry, 1866- --Correspondence.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence.

Organizations

American Federation of Labor.
American Railway Union.
International Association of Machinists.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
United Mine Workers of America.

Subjects

Anthracite Coal Strike, Pa., 1897.
Anthracite Coal Strike, Pa., 1902.
Anthracite coal industry--Pennsylvania.
Arbitration, Industrial--United States.
Boycotts--United States.
Charters.
Coal mines and mining--United States.
Communism.
Fund raising--United States.
Labor disputes.
Labor union meetings--United States--Planning.
Labor unions--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Labor unions--Organizing--United States.
Labor unions--Public relations--United States.
Labor unions--United States--By-laws.
Professional ethics--United States.
Publicity.
Socialism.
Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Pennsylvania.

Titles

American federationist.

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The collection is arranged chronologically by volume, followed by an addition.

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Container List

1883, Sept. 21-1887, July 1

1887, July 7-1888, Sept. 11

1888, Sept. 13-1889, July 9

1889, July 9-1890, Aug. 7

1890, Aug. 7-1891, June 30

1891, June 30-1892, Feb. 2

1892, Feb. 3-Oct. 14

1892, Oct. 14-1893, Mar. 20

1893, Mar. 21-Oct. 30

1893, Oct. 31-1894, Apr. 21

1894, Apr. 23-Nov. 24

1894, Nov. 22-1895, Nov. 5

1895, Feb. 28-Apr. 9

1895, Nov. 5-1896, Mar. 31

1896, Mar. 31-July 29

1896, July 29-1896, Nov. 6

1896, Nov. 7-1897, Feb. 5

1897

Feb. 5- Mar. 5

Mar. 5-May 1

May 19-Aug. 24

Aug. 25.-Nov. 19

1897, Nov. 19-1898, Mar. 15

1898

Mar. 15-June 20

June 21-Oct. 7

1898, Oct. 7-1899, Jan. 21

1899

Jan. 21-27

Jan. 27-Apr. 12

Apr. 13-July 22

July 22-Sept. 28

Sept. 26 -Dec. 1

Nov. 27-Dec. 8

1899, Dec. 8-1900, Mar. 14

1900

Mar. 14-May 5

May 7-June 7

June 7-July 12

July 13-Sept. 5

Sept. 6-Oct. 26

Oct. 27-Nov. 30

Dec. 1-31

1901

Jan. 2-Feb. 18

Feb. 18-Apr. 4

Apr. 4-May 10

May 10-June 18

June 18-July 12

July 12-Aug . 27

Aug. 28-Oct. 15

Oct. 15-Nov. 12

Nov. 12-Dec. 16

Dec. 2-31

1902

Jan. 2-24

Jan.24-Feb. 15

Feb. 15-Mar. 11

Mar. 11-Apr. 3

Mar. 31-Apr. 26

Apr. 28-May 22

May 22-June 14

June 14-July 10

July 10-Aug. 21

Aug. 21-Sept. 23

Sept. 23-Oct. 18

Oct. 18-Nov. 24

Nov. 11-Dec. 13

Dec. 15-31

1903

Jan. 2-21

Jan. 22-Feb. 10

Feb. 11-28

Mar. 2-16

Mar. 17-Apr. 1

Apr. 1-16

Apr. 16-22

Apr. 22-May 16

May 15-June 2

June 2-20

June 22-July 16

July 16-Aug. 6

Aug. 6-22

Aug 22.-Sept. 12

Sept. 12-Oct. 5

Oct. 5-27

Oct. 27-Nov. 24

Nov. 7-Dec. 12

1903, Dec. 11-1904, Jan. 4

1904

Jan. 2-19

Jan. 19-Feb. 5

Feb. 5-Mar. 1

Mar. 1-Apr. 2

Apr. 2-May 2

May 2-24

May 24-June 15

June 15-July 15

July 15-Aug. 16

Aug. 16-Sept. 20

Sept. 20-Oct. 22

Oct. 22-Dec. 22

1904, Dec. 21-1905, Jan. 17

1905

Jan. 17-Feb. 8

Feb. 8-Mar. 7

Mar. 6-Apr. 3

Apr. 3-26

Apr. 26-May 26

May 20-July 6

July 6-Aug. 14

Aug. 14-Sept. 16

Sept. 18-Oct. 21

Oct. 28-Dec. 15

1905, Dec. 15-1906, Jan. 10

1906

Jan. 10-Feb. 9

Feb. 9-Mar. 10

Mar. 10-Apr. 4

Apr. 4-30

Apr. 30-May 28

May 28-June 27

June 27-Aug. 1

Aug. 1-24

Aug. 24-Oct. 5

Oct. 5-27

Oct. 27-Dec. 18

1906, Dec. 18-1907, Jan. 10

1907

Jan. 10-Feb. 5

Feb. 5-26

Feb. 26-Mar. 20

Mar. 20-Apr. 12

Apr.12-May 10

May 10-June 12

June 12-July 11

July 11-Aug. 20

Aug. 20-Sept. 21

Sept. 21-Oct. 16

Oct. 16-Dec. 2

Dec. 2-28

1907, Dec. 28-1908, Jan. 21

1908

Jan. 21- Feb. 17

Feb. 17-Mar. 11

Mar. 11-Apr. 3

Apr. 3-30

Apr. 30-May 29

May 28-July 2

July 2-Aug. 6

Aug. 5-Sept. 2

Sept. 1-30

Sept. 29-Oct. 24

Oct. 24-Dec. 9

1908, Dec. 9-1909, Jan. 2

1909

Jan. 8-Feb. 10

Feb. 10-Mar. 8

Mar. 8-Apr. 1

Apr. 1-May 8

May 6-June 5

June 5-Aug. 6

Aug. 6-Nov. 24

Nov. 9-Dec. 22

1909, Dec. 23-1910, Feb. 1

1910

Feb. 1-24

Feb. 24-Mar. 24

Mar. 25-Apr. 23

Apr. 25-May 24

May 24-July 6

July 6-30

July 30-Aug. 30

Aug. 30-Sept. 28

Sept. 28-Oct. 26

Oct. 26-Nov. 14

Nov. 14-Dec. 24

1910, Dec. 24-1911, Jan. 28

1911

Jan. 30-Feb. 27

Feb. 27-Mar. 25

Mar. 25-Apr. 20

Apr. 20-May 27

May 27-July 7

July 7-Aug. 14

Aug. 14-Oct. 9

Oct. 9-Dec. 8

1911, Dec. 6-1912, Jan. 11

1912

Jan. 12-Feb. 14

Feb. 13-Mar. 15

Mar. 15-Apr. 12

Apr. 12-May 18

May 17-July 8

July 9-Aug. 16

Aug. 17-Sept. 30

Sept. 30-Dec. 2

1912, Dec. 2-1913, Jan. 16

1913

Jan. 16-Feb. 14

Feb. 14-Mar. 21

Mar. 21-Apr. 28

Apr. 28-July 9

July 9-Sept. 24

Sept. 25-Nov. 24

1913, Nov. 22-1914, Jan. 10

1914

Jan. 10-Feb. 10

Feb. 10-Mar. 2

Mar. 2-Apr. 10

Apr. 10-May 9

May 9-June 10

June 10-July 8

July 8-Aug. 6

Aug. 6-Sept. 8

Sept. 6-Oct. 12

Oct. 10-Nov. 30

Nov. 30-Dec. 31

1915

Jan. 1-28

Jan. 28-Feb. 16

Feb. 13-Mar. 8

Mar. 8-Apr. 15

Apr. 12-May 18

May 18-June 17

June 17-July 7

July 7-Aug. 14

Aug. 14-Sept. 13

Sept. 8-Oct. 4

Oct. 2-29

Oct. 29-Dec. 24

1915, Dec. 22-1916, Jan. 11

1916

Jan. 11-Feb. 5

Feb. 4-29

Feb. 29-Mar. 17

Mar. 17-Apr. 7

Apr. 7-22

Apr. 21-May 15

May 15-June 8

June 7-July 10

July 10-Aug. 1

Aug. 2-24

Aug. 24-Sept. 19

Sept. 19-Oct. 13

Oct. 13-Nov. 10

Sept. 10-Dec. 16

1916, Dec. 16-1917, Jan. 13

1917

Jan. 15-Feb. 6

Feb. 3-Mar. 1

Mar. 1-27

Mar. 26-Apr. 25

Apr. 25-May 22

May 22-June 18

June 18-July 14

July 14-Aug. 8

Aug. 7-31

Sept. 4-Oct. 5

Oct. 6-27

Oct. 27-Dec. 12

1917, Dec. 5-1918, Jan. 4

1918

Jan. 4-30

Jan. 30-Feb. 26

Feb. 26-Mar. 22

Mar. 22-Apr. 13

Apr. 13-May 10

May 10-June 17

June 17-July 17

July 17-Aug. 20

Aug. 20-Oct. 2

Not received by the Library

1918, Dec. 9-1919, Jan. 8

1919

Jan. 8-Mar. 19

Mar. 19-May 22

May 22-July 18

July 16-Aug. 21

Aug. 21-Sept. 20

Sept. 20-Oct. 21

Oct. 21-Nov. 20

Nov. 20-Dec. 20

1919, Dec. 20-1920, Jan. 20

1920

Jan. 29-Feb. 21

Feb. 21-Mar. 18

Mar. 19-23

Mar. 24-Apr. 13

Apr. 13-May 17

May 17-June 29

June 29-July 28

July 29-Aug. 28

Aug. 28-Sept. 28

Sept. 29-Oct. 31

Oct. 30-Dec. 6

1920, Dec. 6-1921, Jan. 4

1921

Jan. 4-Feb. 1

Feb. 8-Mar. 4

Mar. 4-29

Mar. 28-Apr. 18

Apr. 19-May 21

May 21-July 11

July 11-27

July 27-Aug. 19

Aug. 20-Sept. 17

Sept. 16-Oct. 4

Oct. 4-26

Oct. 26-Nov. 21

Nov. 21-Dec. 10

1921, Dec. 9-1922, Jan. 7

1922

Jan. 5-24

Jan. 24-Feb. 22

Feb. 22-Mar. 15

Mar. 14-Apr. 4

Apr. 5-May 9

May 9-June 27

June 27-July 31

July 31-Aug. 30

Aug. 25-Oct. 3

Oct. 3-Nov. 3

Nov. 1-Dec. 6

Dec. 4-29

1922, Dec. 29-1923, Jan. 25

1923

Jan. 25-Feb. 28

Feb. 27-Mar. 10

Apr. 11-May 23

May 16-July 3

July 3-Aug. 14

Aug. 14-Sept. 20

Sept. 20-Nov. 12

Nov. 10-Dec. 6

1923, Dec. 7-1924, Jan. 19

Not received by the Library

1924

Feb. 25-Mar. 31

Mar. 31-May 7

Not received by the Library

June 25-Aug. 25

Aug. 25-Nov. 20

Nov. 21-Dec. 15

1924, Dec. 20-1925, Jan. 22

1925

Jan. 21-Feb. 26

Feb. 25-Mar. 26

Mar. 26-Apr. 23

Apr. 22-May 13

May 13-19

May 29-June 4

June 4-11

June 11-17

June 17-25

June 23-30

June 30-July 11

July 11-16

July 16-24

July 24-Aug. 4

Aug. 3-5

Aug. 5-12

Aug. 15-20

Aug. 20-26

Aug. 26-29

Aug. 29-Sept. 3

Sept. 3-10

Sept. 10-16

Sept. 16-21

Sept. 22-28

Sept. 29-Oct. 5

Sept. 28-Oct. 22

Oct. 22-23

Oct. 23-30

Oct. 29-30

Oct. 30-Nov. 5

Nov. 5-6

Nov. 4-10

Nov. 10-16

Nov. 16-17

Nov. 19-23

Nov. 23-25

Nov. 25-Dec. 1

Dec. 1-7

Addition

1895, July 17-1920, Nov. 19

1905, Apr. 4-1924, Nov. 1

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Contents

American Federation of Labor Records

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Joseph SullivanRevised by Patrick Kerwin

2004

Collection Summary

Scope and Content Note

Selected Search Terms

People

Organizations

Subjects

Titles

Container List

1883, Sept. 21-1887, July 1

1887, July 7-1888, Sept. 11

1888, Sept. 13-1889, July 9

1889, July 9-1890, Aug. 7

1890, Aug. 7-1891, June 30

1891, June 30-1892, Feb. 2

1892, Feb. 3-Oct. 14

1892, Oct. 14-1893, Mar. 20

1893, Mar. 21-Oct. 30

1893, Oct. 31-1894, Apr. 21

1894, Apr. 23-Nov. 24

1894, Nov. 22-1895, Nov. 5

1895, Feb. 28-Apr. 9

1895, Nov. 5-1896, Mar. 31

1896, Mar. 31-July 29

1896, July 29-1896, Nov. 6

1896, Nov. 7-1897, Feb. 5

1897

Feb. 5- Mar. 5

Mar. 5-May 1

May 19-Aug. 24

Aug. 25.-Nov. 19

1897, Nov. 19-1898, Mar. 15

1898

Mar. 15-June 20

June 21-Oct. 7

1898, Oct. 7-1899, Jan. 21

1899

Jan. 21-27

Jan. 27-Apr. 12

Apr. 13-July 22

July 22-Sept. 28

Sept. 26 -Dec. 1

Nov. 27-Dec. 8

1899, Dec. 8-1900, Mar. 14

1900

Mar. 14-May 5

May 7-June 7

June 7-July 12

July 13-Sept. 5

Sept. 6-Oct. 26

Oct. 27-Nov. 30

Dec. 1-31

1901

Jan. 2-Feb. 18

Feb. 18-Apr. 4

Apr. 4-May 10

May 10-June 18

June 18-July 12

July 12-Aug . 27

Aug. 28-Oct. 15

Oct. 15-Nov. 12

Nov. 12-Dec. 16

Dec. 2-31

1902

Jan. 2-24

Jan.24-Feb. 15

Feb. 15-Mar. 11

Mar. 11-Apr. 3

Mar. 31-Apr. 26

Apr. 28-May 22

May 22-June 14

June 14-July 10

July 10-Aug. 21

Aug. 21-Sept. 23

Sept. 23-Oct. 18

Oct. 18-Nov. 24