s0736 WILEMAN, HERSHEL
PAPERS, 1945-1952
10 FOLDERS, 2 PHOTOGRAPHS

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS

During the late 1940s, Hershel Wileman served as the President of United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America-Local #476. He worked for the Mercury Record Corporation in St. Louis, MO. The collection includes labor agreements, CIO newpapers, union literature, correspondence, wage rates and job classifications. Correspondence includes some discussion of communism, fascism, and racism.

FOLDER LIST

BOX 1

1. Bylaws and legal documents, 1949
2. The CIO News, 1948-1951
3. Envelopes (including convention tag), 1945-1952
4. Financial reports,1948-1951
5. Labor agreements, 1949-1950
6. Memos, correspondence, and telegrams, 1947-1952
7. Seniority lists, wage rates and job classifications, 1950-1952
8. Union literature, n.d.
9. Two passes to Congress, House of Representatives, April 24 and 25, 1947

10. PHOTOGRAPHS:

736.1 Hershel Wileman on left; Mercury Records (8x10)
736.2 Hershel Wileman, second from right, top row (8x10)

INDEX

Wileman, Hershel
United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America-Local #476
Mercury Record Corporation
Labor Union
The CIO News
Labor agreements
Taft-Hartley Act

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
222 THOMAS JEFFERSON LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
8001 NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD
ST. LOUIS, MO 63121
(314) 516-5143
E-MAIL: whmc@umsl.edu