John Herling papers, 1952-1970 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This collection contains research notes and manuscripts of Herling's books The Great Price Conspiracy: the Story of the Antitrust Violations in the Electrical Industry (1962), which details the 1961 price fixing cases by electrical manufacturing companies in conjunction with the U.S. Government and Right to Challenge: People and Power in the Steelworkers Union (1972), pertaining to the history of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) from 1952 to 1969, highlighting the election for international president in 1965 between I.W. Abel and David J. McDonald. Also included for the latter project are 50 audiotapes and corresponding transcripts of post-election interviews of many luminaries of the USWA and the steel industry, as well as 68 photographs pertaining to that presidential campaign