The Harry Cyril Read Papers
The Harry Cyril Read Papers contain correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, research material, printed material, and photographs largely documenting his writing efforts and his positions with labor organizations. The bulk of the professional correspondence and subject files in Series 1 spans fro...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Harry Cyril Read, |d 1892-1957. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a The Harry Cyril Read Papers |
| 300 | |a 15.4 linear feet; 22 boxes | ||
| 351 | |a ArrangementThe Harry Cyril Read Papers consists of six series:Series 1: Professional Correspondence and Subject Files, 1927-1960 (Boxes 1-4)Series 2: Writings and Research, 1918-1960, n.d. (Boxes 5-18)Series 3: Printed Material, 1920-1960 (Boxes 18-19)Series 4: Personal Correspondence and Financial Records, 1922-1968, n.d. (Boxes 19-21)Series 5: Images, 1917-1957, n.d. (Box 22)Series 6: Oversize Materials, 1928-1940s | ||
| 506 | |a Restrictions on AccessThere are no access restrictions. | ||
| 520 | 2 | |a The Harry Cyril Read Papers contain correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, research material, printed material, and photographs largely documenting his writing efforts and his positions with labor organizations. The bulk of the professional correspondence and subject files in Series 1 spans from Read's position as editor of the Michigan CIO News in the early 1940s to his work with the AFL-CIO a few years before his death in 1957. Important subjects include communism, race relations, international affairs, and Catholic organizations, such as the National Catholic Welfare Conference. There are also many files with correspondence from and about significant figures in the labor movement and the Catholic Church, with an emphasis on the United States. Significant labor figures in this series include James B. Carey, whom Read worked for at the CIO, and Phillip Murray, president of the CIO during much of Read's time there. One folder contains correspondence with Catholic Clergy, such as Mgsr. George Higgins. Of particular interest is the large amount of material on the Mary-Carter Roberts case, a lawsuit over an alleged unjust job termination that involved the CIO. This series also includes the appointment books of Harry Read during his time in the CIO and AFL-CIO. | |
| 544 | 1 | |a Related MaterialThe American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives:The John Cort PapersThe George G. Higgins PapersThe Catholic University Mullen Library:Wage Earner (Michigan labor newspaper) | |
| 545 | |a Harry Cyril Read was born on May 13, 1892, in Chicago, Illinois, to Harry Carleton and Margaret Ann (Griffin) Read. He attended Chicago grade schools and later worked on a business degree at Northwestern University from 1919 to 1921. Prior to his higher education work, he served in the United States Army during World War I as a Sergeant Major of the 346th Tank Battalion. After returning from the war, he married Mary Sue Kain on December 10, 1918. They had three children: Harry Carleton, John Kain, and Mary Sue. After the death of his wife in 1928, he married Lucia Florence Jennings on February 23, 1938. | ||
| 546 | |a English | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Read, Harry |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Read, Lucy |
| 610 | 1 | 0 | |a American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| 610 | 1 | 0 | |a Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| 650 | 0 | |a Crime | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Journalism | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Organized Labor | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Politics | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Publishing | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Chicago (Ill.) | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Washington (D.C.) | |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |u http://libraries.cua.edu/achrcua/read.html |z View the finding aid online. |