
James B. Carey: Labor's Boy Wonder
Digital Exhibition
The following is a digital exhibition commemorating the life and career of the legendary labor leader and first president of the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers. The exhibition was co-curated in 2006 by Bob Golon, Labor Archivist with Special Collections and University Archives at Rutgers University Libraries; and Constance Finlay, Director of the James B. Carey Library at the School of Management and Labor Relations.
Title: Meeting Credential Medal, UE 1st Convention, worn by "Delegate"
Date: September 4-7, 1936
Description:
Event: UE 1st Annual Convention, Fort Wayne, IN, September 4-7, 1936
Format: Ephemera--Meeting Credential Medals
Subject: UE--Conventions
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): DSCN3055.JPG, DSCN3056.JPG, DSCN3057.JPG
Title: Newspaper clipping about a young James Carey's early career in Philadelphia
Date: 1936
Description: Entitled "Philadelphia Labor Leader, Now Just 24, Is Key Man in Industrial Unionism Fight," this article describes Carey's early involvement in the labor movement.
Event: n/a
Format: Document--Newspaper Clippings
Subject: James B. Carey--Biography, UE
Collection: Special Collections and University Archives, International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. President's Office. Records
Location: Box 25, Folder 12
ID Number(s): newspaper clip_Phila Labor leader
Title: American Federation of Labor appoints Carey as General Organizer and Labor Agent for the United States
Date: July 10, 1935
Description:
Event: n/a
Format: Ephemera--Awards/Certificates
Subject: AFL, James B. Carey--Awards/Certificates
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): DSCN3155.JPG