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General, 1922-1945

 Series
Identifier: CAC_CC_045_1_0000_0000_0000
The Pine Collection occupies only 0.5 cubic feet and contains little related to his Senate career. There are a few reprints of Senate speeches and copies of printed materials that he made available to constituents. There also is limited correspondence regarding his opposition to the Federal Reserve System, which he blamed for causing the Depression. Otherwise, the political materials are few and relate to his 1934 and 1942 campaigns.

Most of the collection involves Pine's oil business. The largest and most important materials relate to attempts to unionize the company. In 1937, employees organized by the Oil Workers International Union engaged in a "sit-down" strike that lasted several months. Part of larger efforts by the unions associated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), the strike centered on his company's leases in the Seminole oil field. The collection contains legal briefs, newspaper clippings, and National Labor Relations Board materials regarding that strike.

Dates

  • 1922-1945

Language of Materials

English

Extent

From the Collection: 2.17 Linear Feet (2 containers)

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 202B
Norman Oklahoma 73109 United States