American Federation of Labor Records
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Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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collection
American Federation of Labor Records 1883-1925
American Federation Labor
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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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
1893, Mar. 21-Oct. 30
1894, Apr. 23-Nov. 24
1895, Feb. 28-Apr. 9
1896, Mar. 31-July 29
1896, July 29-1896, Nov. 6
Feb. 5- Mar. 5
Mar. 5-May 1
May 19-Aug. 24
Aug. 25.-Nov. 19
Mar. 15-June 20
June 21-Oct. 7
Jan. 21-27
Jan. 27-Apr. 12
Apr. 13-July 22
July 22-Sept. 28
Sept. 26 -Dec. 1
Nov. 27-Dec. 8
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. 27-Dec. 18
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
Jan. 21- Feb. 17
Feb. 17-Mar. 11
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
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
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
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
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
Jan. 16-Feb. 14
Feb. 14-Mar. 21
Mar. 21-Apr. 28
Apr. 28-July 9
July 9-Sept. 24
Sept. 25-Nov. 24
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
Jan. 1-28
Jan. 28-Feb. 16
Feb. 13-Mar. 8
Mar. 8-Apr. 15
May 18-June 17
June 17-July 7
Aug. 14-Sept. 13
Sept. 8-Oct. 4
Oct. 2-29
Oct. 29-Dec. 24
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Feb. 25-Mar. 31
Mar. 31-May 7
June 25-Aug. 25
Aug. 25-Nov. 20
Nov. 21-Dec. 15
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