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paytonboydellsworth Inventory of the Boyd Ellsworth Payton Papers, 1929-1977 and undated Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: August 2008Processed by Rubenstein Library staff; finding aid encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, August 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Boyd Ellsworth Payton Papers, 1929-1977 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Payton, Boyd E. Boyd Ellsworth Payton Papers, 1929-1977 and undated Material in English 1,831 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Labor leader from Willingboro (Burlington Co.), N.J. Papers concerning the career of Boyd Ellsworth Payton, International Vice President of the Textile Workers Union of America. The papers concern three major aspects of Payton's career: the Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills strike (1958-1961); his incarceration and writing of the book, Scapegoat; and finally his experiences after being released from prison. Included are genealogical materials, correspondence, legal papers, addresses and writings, miscellaneous items, radio scripts, pictures, and a draft of Scapegoat, entitled Prejudice + Politics = Prison. Other papers include items on the poll tax in the South, as well as pamphlets relating to labor unions and the South, the poll tax, and strikes. Clippings deal principally with the American Federation of Labor (AFL), AFL publicity, South Carolina Federation of Labor Convention, United Textile Workers of America convention, communists, and the Bessemer City strike. A 1929 scrapbook houses clippings pertaining to the southern textile strike in that year, and a 1946 scrapbook contains information on the Danville (Va.) Citizens' Committee, a group organized to fight inflation and high prices in Danville. Formerly part of the Labor Archives Collection. Original box numbers have been retained. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Boyd Ellsworth Payton Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Boyd Ellsworth Payton Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1977.

Processing Information

Partially processed by Rubenstein Library staff

Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, August 2008

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Collection Overview

Papers date from 1929 to 1977 and concern the career of Boyd Ellsworth Payton, International Vice President of the Textile Workers Union of America. The papers concern three major aspects of Payton's career: the Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills strike (1958-1961); his incarceration in prison and writing of the book, Scapegoat; and finally his experiences after being released from jail. Included are genealogical materials, correspondence, legal papers, addresses and writings, miscellaneous items, radio scripts, pictures, and a draft of Scapegoat, entitled Prejudice + Politics = Prison. Other papers include items on the poll tax in the South, as well as pamphlets relating to labor unions and the South, the poll tax, and strikes. Clippings deal principally with the American Federation of Labor (AFL), AFL publicity, South Carolina Federation of Labor Convention, United Textile Workers of America convention, communists, and the Bessemer City strike. A 1929 scrapbook houses clippings pertaining to the southern textile strike in that year, and a 1946 scrapbook contains information on the Danville (Va.) Citizens' Committee, a group organized to fight inflation and high prices in Danville. One box of material was formerly part of the Labor Archives Collection. Original box number has been retained.

Subject Headings

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Payton, Boyd E., 1908-1984. American Federation of Labor. Danville Citizens' Committee (Danville, Va.) South Carolina State Federation of Labor. United Textile Workers of America. Textile Workers Union of America. Henderson Cotton Mills (Henderson, N.C.) Consumer cooperatives--Virginia--Danville. Poll tax--Southern States. Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry--North Carolina. Textile Workers' Strike, Gastonia, N.C., 1929. Labor unions and communism--United States. Labor unions--Southern States. Textile workers--Labor unions. Textile Workers' Strike, Henderson, N.C., 1958-1961. Textile industry--North Carolina. Related Material

A substantial collection of Boyd E. Payton's papers are also held by the University of North Carolina, Charlotte Special Collections. See the online finding aid for more details.

Contents of Collection Addresses and Writings Series, 1958-1970 and undated (3 boxes) 1Addresses and Writings 1958-1970 5Undated 7Radio Scripts Correspondence Series, 1950-1975 (2 boxes) 31950-1963 61964-1975 Legal Papers Series, 1945-1970 and undated (2 boxes) 61945-1970 1Undated Printed Material Series, 1950-1976 (3 boxes) 2Printed Material Clippings 1963-1976 81950-1960 91960-1962 Miscellaneous Series (4 boxes) 3Genealogy 4Unprocessed material Miscellany 7Radio scripts, Pictures 10Scrapbooks Additional Papers (1 box) 326Additional papers

Unprocessed and undescribed. Formerly part of the Labor Archives Collections. See catalog record for Boyd Ellsworth Payton Papers for location.

Oversize Materials OF1The South, poll tax broadside