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A history of California labor legislation : with an introductory sketch of the San Francisco labor movement
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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238218
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Manuscripts
The bound typewritten copy of the thesis covers the history of labor in California from before statehood to the 1880s. Cross discusses in detail the following subjects: Indian labor and the Spanish missions; the increase of population during the Gold Rush; the eventual growth of business and the labor movement in California; labor unions including the National Labor Union, the Workingmen's Party of California, and the Workingmen's Party of the United States; labor leaders such as Dennis Kearney and San Francisco Mayor I. S. Kalloch; riots, demonstrations and strikes related to labor disputes; and the issue of Chinese labor. The copy has handwritten edits by the author as well as notes glued onto the pages.
mssHM 66769
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336783
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248639
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