Finding Aid for Raymond W. and Raymond G. Pasnick Collection, 1937-2003 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Raymond W. and Raymond G. Pasnick Collection, 1937-2003

ID: 35/3/405

Extent: 3.2 cubic feet

Arrangement: By type of material and alphabetical by subject thereunder

Date Acquired: 07/29/2007

Subjects: Labor History, Labor Union Organization, Labor Unions, Photographs, Steel Industry, Unions

Formats/Genres: Motion Pictures/Videotapes, Sound Recordings

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection of Raymond W. (1916-2002), union organizer, Public Relations Director of the United Steel Workers of America, editor of Steelabor and the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) newsletter, Old Timer and Raymond G. (1945-2007) Pasnick, son of Raymond W., District 7 Education Director and staff member of United Steel Workers of America, includes correspondence, memoranda, directories, newspaper clippings, buttons, badges, hats, and promotional items, including key chains, pins, nail clippers and matchbook covers related to the United Steel Worker of America, USWA elections (1965-85), USWA activities, I.W. Abel - President of the USWA, Raymond W. Pasnick's demotion from a national to a regional position in the Union (1972-78), editing Steelabor (1945, 1975-78), travel to the Soviet Union (1971-73), local, state and national politics (1972-96) and SOAR (1992). Photographs concern USWA conventions (1937-95), USWA elections (1954-98), I.W. Abel (ca. 1965-72), Joe Germano - Director of District 31 of USWA (ca. 1964-72), Soviet Union trip (1973), USW workshops and short courses (1984-2003), SOAR and National Council of Senior Citizens, NCSC (1990-97) and strikes and rallies (1970-2000). Audio-visual recordings include a promotional VHS tape of LTV Corp. (1997), a U-matic tape of Wheeling, Pitt. Local Union 6787 and 7 1/2 inch open reel tapes of speeches, radio interviews, radio shows, and oration of Leo Keefer (1951 - ca. 1960).

Subject/Index Terms

Labor History
Labor Union Organization
Labor Unions
Photographs
Steel Industry
Unions

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Acquisition Source: Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations Library

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Papers],
[Series 2: Photographs and Negatives],
[Series 3: Audio- Visual Materials and Artifacts],
[All]

Series 3: Audio- Visual Materials and Artifacts

Box 3

Folder 1: U-matic Tape - Wheeling Pitt. USWA LU 6787, Undated

U-matic tape

Folder 2: VHS Tape - LTV Corp.; The Bridge to the Future, Undated

Promotional tape of LTV Corp.

Folder 3: Audio Cassette Tape - Prospering in America: A Radio Show for Working Men and Women, 1997

Audio tape of radio show by Campbell, Reszka and Associates

Folder 4: 7 1/2 Inch Open Reels

Item 1: U.S. Steelworkers District 32, July 5, 1951: Leo Keefer speaking about District 32, Steelworkers community projects
Item 2: Murray - Gary Strike Speech, June 22, 1952: Murray address at Gary, IN Memorial Auditorium on strike issues (full hour)
Item 3: Midnight Special, March 10, 1956: Side No. 1 is Midnight Special
Item 4: Dee Gilliam, Labor Day, ca. September, 1957: Dee Gilliam speaks about Labor Day to be broadcast on WKRS, Waukegan, IL
Item 5: Broad Aims and Objectives of the Labor Movement, Bertram McNamara, Undated: Bertram McNamara speaks about the labor movement
Item 6: Selections for Midnight Special, Undated: Includes Sandberg, "Scratch My Back" and Robeson, "It Still Suits Me"
Item 7: Volunteer Workers in Organized Labor, Leo Keefer, Undated: Leo Keefer speaks
Item 8: The Rising Cost of Living and What the Union is Doing to Hold Down the Fires of Inflation, Leo Keefer, Undated: Leo Keefer speaks
Item 9: Supplemental Benefit, Leo Keefer, Undated: Leo Keefer speaks
Item 10: Your Dues and How Used, Leo Keefer, Undated: Leo Keefer speaks
Item 11: Phone Call to Hollander, Undated
Item 12: Unknown, Undated

Folder 5: USWA Artifacts - Paperweight, ID Holder, Matchbook Covers, Multiple-Year Calendars, Honorary Member Badge, Undated

USWA promotional items

Folder 6: USWA Artifacts - Clips, Undated

Tie and Money Clips

Folder 7: Buttons, Undated

Buttons supporting various unions, labor movements, industries, political campaigns and Solidarity in Poland

Folder 8: Key Chains, Fobs and Key Holders, Undated

USW promotional items

Folder 9: U.S. Bicentennial Key Chain, 1976

Key chain commemorating the U.S. Bicentennial and the 40th Anniversary of the Steelworkers

Folder 10: Pocket Knives and Nail Clippers, Undated

USW promotional items

Folder 11: Pins, Undated

Pins supporting various unions, industries and political campaigns

Folder 12: IL Steelworkers Political Education Committee Tote Bag, Undated

Promotional tote bag of the USW

Folder 13: Badges, Decals, Hats and Prints, Undated

Hats of the USW and International Upholsters Union, badges of the Aluminum Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Transportation Workers Union and USW, and decals and prints of the AFL-CIO and USWA

Folder 14: Plaques and Commemorative Plate, 1972-94

1972 Golden Quill Award, George Meany commemorative postage stamp and plate commemorating the opening of the Walter J. Burke Education Center

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Papers],
[Series 2: Photographs and Negatives],
[Series 3: Audio- Visual Materials and Artifacts],
[All]