Personal reminiscences of St.Louis laborer and union organizer. During the depression Von Romer worked to organize the auto industry, in particular the Fisher Body Plant. The autobiography describes St.Louis daily life among the working class in the 1910s and 1920s, working conditions during the depression, and the organizing efforts, parades and other and other activities of local labor unions. Typewritten copy also available.
Related collections:
sl 184 Camp Solidarity, Inc., 1937-
sl 471 Von Romer, Harry,Collection, 1880-1981
FOLDER LISTINGS
1. Chapter 1, "Odyssey of a Youngest." 43 handwritten pages
2. Chapter 2, "The Decade of the 1930s." 61 handwritten pages
3. Typed transcript of Chapters 1 and 2
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
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