Transportation - Railroads: Correspondence, 1926-1933, 1947
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_045_1_1_7_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.
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
- 1926-1933, 1947
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