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Frank Gorman, president of the United Textile Workers, delivers a radio interview in which he advocates for the formation of a National Labor party, October 11, 1935

1935-10-1117.5 x 25.5 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Reverse caption reads: "Please Credit Harris & Ewing Photos- Wash. D.C. // A.F. of L Considers Politics at Atlantic City // -Atlantic City, NJ-- Frank Gorman, left, president of the United Textile Workers, delivers a radio interview in which he advocates the formation of a National Labor party. He said 'his Labor party in Massachusetts was making headway'. He is shown here with Chester M. Wright, publisher, who acted as interviewer. 10/11/35 Harris & Ewing." United Textile Workers of America was chartered in 1901 and was the founding union of Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1937. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Century:2001-2100
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:New Jersey
Place of origin – Settlement:Atlantic City
Temporal subject: 1931-1940
1901-2000
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Settlement:Maryland
College Park
Topical subjects:Labor
United Textile Workers of America
Labor union
Labor union members
Gorman, Francis J.
Interviews
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 2: Portrait Files, undated
  • box : 8
  • folder 98: Gorman, Francis J.
  • accession 0088-LBR-RG96-001
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:Harris & Ewing
Collection:Digital Collections
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