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Inventory of the Wilbur Hobby Papers, 1956-1968

Abstract

Labor leader, from Durham, N.C.

Papers of Hobby while he served as southeast area director of the Committee on Political Education of the AFL-CIO. The collection also includes material from Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and South Carolina on voting records, issue positions, activities of congressmen and other political officials, elections statistics, reports of state labor conferences, memoranda on unionization in various industries, reports of the state directors of the Committee on Political Education, and state labor publications. Box 52 is closed to research.

Descriptive Summary

Repository
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator
Hobby, Wilbur
Title
Wilbur Hobby Papers, 1956-1968
Language of Material
English
Extent
13.3 Linear Feet, 10,000 Items
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Collection Overview

Papers of Hobby while he served as southeast area director of the Committee on Political Education of the AFL-CIO. The collection also includes material from Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and South Carolina on voting records, issue positions, activities of congressmen and other political officials, elections statistics, reports of state labor conferences, memoranda on unionization in various industries, reports of the state directors of the Committee on Political Education, and state labor publications. Box 52 is closed to research.

Administrative Information

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Portions of collection are closed.

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Contents of the Collection

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A
Box 1
A-C
Box 2-3
C
Box 4-5
C-E
Box 6
E-F
Box 7
F
Box 8-9
Florida
Box 10-11
G
Box 12
Georgia
Box 13
G
Box 14-15
Georgia
Box 16
G
Box 17-18
G-H
Box 19
H
Box 20
I
Box 21
K
Box 22
Ky
Box 23-27
K-L
Box 28
M-N
Box 29
North Carolina (A-C)
Box 30
North Carolina (Da-Durham)
Box 31
North Carolina (Durham)
Box 32-33
North Carolina (E-H)
Box 34
North Carolina (I-Z)
Box 35
O-R
Box 36
R
Box 37
R-S
Box 38
S
Box 39-41
T
Box 42
T-U
Box 43
U-V
Box 44
Virginia
Box 45-46
V
Box 47
Virginia
Box 48
V
Box 49
V-W
Box 50
W-Z
Box 51
Papers (3 envelopes)
Box 52

Consists of a poster which concerns voting and civil rights.

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Subject Headings

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wilbur Hobby Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University

Provenance

The Wilbur Hobby Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1970.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff

Encoded by Ted Holt, May 2008

Accession from 1970 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.