Hoffa, James R. ; Labor Leader; Groups; Misc. with Owen Brennan

Description:

View of Jimmy Hoffa and another man (Owen Brennan?) in an automobile. "Jimmy Hoffa began his union career as a teenager in the 1930s, a grade school dropout, he almost single handedly built the Teamsters union into an awesome national power, his hammer-handed negotiating techniques, his alleged links to organized crime, and his bitter feuds with John and Robert Kennedy made Hoffa the prototypical labor leader of his day ... Hoffa stayed in touch with his constituents, he spent only one-third of his time in the office, he mostly worked the fields attending mass demonstrations, showing up on the picket lines and signing up new members," from Detroit News article.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1946-05-13T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

Labor leaders

Subject Name:

Hoffa, James R. and (James Riddle)

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc8319_4