Frank W. McCulloch papers

  • Creator Names McCulloch, Frank W., 1905-1996.
  • Title Frank W. McCulloch papers [manuscript], 1931-1988, bulk 1931-1948.
  • Physical description
    • 7 linear ft. (15 boxes)
    • 3 sound recordings.
  • Access and usage restrictions For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available).
  • Collection summary
    • Correspondence, notes, articles, reports, minutes, newsletters, and other papers of Frank W. McCulloch about his activities in Chicago on behalf of unemployment relief in the 1930s and labor education in the 1940s. Except for a few miscellaneous items, the collection does not extend beyond late 1948, when McCulloch accepted a staff appointment with Senator-elect Paul Douglas (Democrat; Illinois). Large portions of the collection pertain to the Council for Social Action of the Congregational and Christian Churches and the James Mullenbach Industrial Institute (Chicago) and reflect McCulloch's basic Christian humanism in his advocacy for worker-oriented educational programs and labor/management dialogues. Specific topics include the 1937 Republic Steel strike; the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters drive for recognition by the Pullman Car Company; the 1936-1937 General Motors sit-down strike; the 1938 Maytag Company strike; the World War II-era labor dispute at Montgomery Ward; and National War Labor Board reports on disputes at International Harvester, Albert Pick Company, and the Western News Company, 1943-1944.
    • Includes sound recording of an interview of Lea Taylor, head resident of the Chicago Commons settlement house, and a short biography of her. Also includes 2 reel-to-reel audio tapes entitled "McCulloch Luncheon, Sept. 11, 1970."
  • Acquisition information Gift of Frank W. McCulloch (1989.0342).
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online. Omits box 15.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include collections from people and organizations with which McCulloch worked, such as the Paul H. Douglas papers and the Independent Voters of Illinois records.
  • Names
    • McCulloch, Frank W., 1905-1996 Archives.
    • Horner, Henry, 1878-1940.
    • Mullenbach, James, 1870-1935.
    • Taylor, Lea Demarest, 1883-1975 Interviews.
    • Albert Pick Corporation.
    • Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
    • Chicago Workers' Committee on Unemployment.
    • Chicago Workers' Security Federation.
    • General Council of the Congregational and Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action.
    • General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action.
    • Illinois Workers' Alliance.
    • Independent Voters of Illinois.
    • International Harvester Company.
    • James Mullenbach Industrial Institute (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Labor Party of Chicago and Cook County.
    • Maytag Company Strike, 1938.
    • Montgomery Ward.
    • Roosevelt College of Chicago. Labor Education Division.
    • Union for Democratic Action.
    • United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945)
    • Western News Company.
    • Workers Alliance of America.
    • Workers' Security Federation of the U.S.A.
    • Horner, Henry, 1878-1940.
    • Taylor, Lea Demarest, 1883-1975, interviewee.
    • Chicago Workers' Committee on Unemployment.
    • Chicago Workers' Security Federation.
    • General Council of the Congregational and Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action.
    • General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action.
    • Illinois Workers' Alliance.
    • Independent Voters of Illinois.
    • James Mullenbach Industrial Institute (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Labor Party of Chicago and Cook County.
    • Roosevelt College of Chicago. Labor Education Division.
    • Union for Democratic Action.
    • United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945)
    • Workers Alliance of America.
    • Workers' Security Federation of the U.S.A.
  • Subjects
    • Church and education Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Church and labor Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Communism United States 20th century.
    • Department stores Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Depressions 1929 United States.
    • General Motors Corporation Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937.
    • Industrial relations United States 20th century.
    • Labor-management committees Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Lawyers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Progressivism (United States politics)
    • Public welfare Illinois 20th century.
    • Republic Steel Corporation Strike, Chicago, Ill., 1937.
    • Socialism Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Socialism, Christian Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Strikes and lockouts United States 20th century.
    • Working class Education Illinois Chicago.
    • Unemployment Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Economic conditions 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Articles. aat
    • Audiotapes. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Clippings. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Newsletters. aat
    • Speeches. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-M/McCullochF-inv.htm