Library: ENGL 2667: The American Working Class Identity: Find Websites

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American Memory

The Library of Congress has made available hundreds of photographs, texts, films and audio recordings from its archival collections.

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Depiction of Haymarket Riot and Explosion

The following websites have a wealth of credible information on significant events and people related to the labor movement.

Center for Working-Class Studies
Academic program at Youngstown State connects visitors to numerous resources on working class studies.
Colorado Coal Field War Project
Site documents the 1913-1914 Colorado Coal Strike and offers extensive background, history, and images.
The Dramas of Haymarket
Joint online project by the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University. Find background information, primary texts, and photographs related to the Haymarket Affair.
Eugene V. Debs Collection
Indiana State University's extensive collection of Debs's photographs, speeches, papers, and other documents. Site also contains the only known video footage of Debs.
National Child Labor Committee Collection
Collection of over 5,000 photographs documenting child laborers.
The Paterson Silk Strike
Information on the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike.
Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire
Read about the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire and examine many primary sources.
Samuel Gompers Papers
Biographical and bibliographic information as well as primary source and other material related to Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor union.
Seattle General Strike Project
Extensive Information, videos, photographs, and primary texts on the Seattle General Strike of February 1919.
Studs Terkel: Conversations with America
Click on the "Hard Times" section and listen to Terkel interview people across the United States about the Great Depression. Site also contains Terkel's interview with United Farm Workers union leader Cesar Chavez.
Walter P. Reuther Library
Home of the largest, most extensive labor archives in the U.S., the library is dedicated to collecting and preserving original documents related to the American labor movement.

Real Rosie the Riveters

A real "Rosie the Riveter" working on a Vengeance dive bomber, 1943

The following links focus on the history behind Rosie the Riveter and women workers during WWII:

Labor History Websites

Labor History Links
Information, documents, and links of U.S. labor history developed by the Labor and Working Class History Association.
Labor & Working-Class History Association
Contains resources such as oral histories, exhibits, talks & tours, journals, listservs, conference reports, and links to museums and archives.
The History of Labor Day
Learn about the history of Labor Day. Published by the U.S. Census Bureau.