Description
The bulk of the collection is print material, primarily pamphlets and newsletters relating to the Industrial Workers of the
World (IWW). The earliest item is the pamphlet, "The Pullman Strike," by Rev. William H. Carwardine, 1894. The most contemporary
is the minutes of the Twenty-Second Constitutional Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World, Chicago, Nov. 9-16,
1936.
Background
Peo Monoldi was born in Naples, Italy. He immigrated to this country and became an active member of the Industrial Workers
of the World while living in Chicago, Montana and in California.The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was founded in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois and was the first racially integrated union
in the United States. IWW workers, also known as Wobblies, have organized across the textile, longshore, agriculture, and
mining industries, organizing socialist and anarchist syndicates. Representing 9,000 workers in North America, the IWW seeks
to empower the working class to seize "the means of production, abolish the wage system, and live in harmony with the earth."
Extent
1.75 Cubic Feet
(3 boxes)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research.