Samuel Gompers Papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes three letters from Samuel Gompers to his wife, written while he was travelling on union business; a letter supporting the German trade union movement; and an autographed card. Also includes a letter from Mr. Schwab in which he comments on Samuel Gompers and his life; there were to be used in a biography written by Mrs. Gompers.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1932
Creator
- Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Biographical Note
Samuel Gompers was born in London on January 27, 1850, to a family of cigar makers. The family moved to the United States in 1863. There, Samuel Gompers became a labor leader, and one of the leading figures in the American labor movement: he organized the American Federation of Labor and served as its president from 1886 until his death; and he advocated for shorter hours, higher wages, and unity amongst different craft unions. He
Samuel Gompers died on December 13, 1924.
Extent
1 Folders
Abstract
The collection includes three letters from Samuel Gompers to his wife, written while he was travelling on union business; a letter supporting the German trade union movement; and an autographed card.
Physical Location
Collection is located in Consolidated Box P12.
Acquisition Note
The collection was donated by the Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation in 1979.
General
Includes former P-480
Subject
- Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924 (Person)
- Gompers, Grace Gleaves Neuschler (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of Samuel Gompers, 1904-1932 P-416
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Yakov Illich Sklar
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Sponsor
- as part of the Leon Levy Archival Processing Initiative, made possible by the Leon Levy Foundation
Revision Statements
- June 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
