Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection

The photograph is double sided. The front side of the photograph depicts a line of seated men in chairs at the CIO Founding Convention held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 1938. The men, from left to right, are Phil Murray, Mayor Scully, John L. Lewis, Sidney Hillman, Rev, Charles O. Rice. The back side has two sections of wording. The bottom section says CIO FOUNDING CONVETION, DEC., 1938. LEFT TO RIGHT: PHIL MURRAY, MAYOR SCULLY, JOHN L. LEWIS, SIDNEY HILLMAN, REV. CHARLES O. RICE. The second section says PLEASE RETURN TO: Msgr. Charles O. Rice St. Anne's Church 400 Hoodridge Dr. Pgh., Pa 15234.

The photograph is double sided. The front side of the photograph depicts Monsignor Charles Owen Rice standing next to a plaque commemorating Philip Murray on a brick wall. The back side has the number 17 written in pencil. The bottom of the photograph says Eilat March '65 in blue ink.

The following form is a nomination for a historical marker to commemorate the 1909 McKee's Rocks Strike. The strike, undergone by immigrant worker, was against the Pressed Steel Car Company. Animosity between strikers, replacement laborers, and the state police caused a Riot in August of 1909 resulting in 11 deaths. The form outlines the history of the event, the biographical data, the location, and the marker itself.

This poster advertises the 2007 conference of The Pennsylvania Labor History Society commemorating the Cotton Mill Striker of the 1840s and honoring Crystal Eastman, workplace safety pioneer. The event was held in Old Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA on Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29, 2007.

The following artwork was created by artist Bill Yund for use in Charles McCollester's book, Point of Pittsburgh.

This program is for the dedication event for the Jazz on Bryant Street Historical Marker honoring Billy Eckstine. The event was held on Sunday, July 31, 1994 at 3 PM.

The following letter is from the Black Political Empowerment Project and the Regional Equity Monitoring Project to the Trade Union Equity Force regarding ways to improve conditions for local laborers. The letter overviews the two groups sending the letter, community workforce agreements, project labor agreements, labor models, meetings to attend, and direct action methods.

The Black Political Empowerment Project pamphlet outlines who the group is, what projects they commit to, how to get involved in the group, and their supporters.

The photograph is double sided. The front side of the photograph depicts a line of seated men in chairs at the CIO Founding Convention held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 1938. The men, from left to right, are an unknown man, Phil Murray, Mayor Scully, John L. Lewis, Sidney Hillman, Rev, Charles O. Rice and an unnamed priest. The back side has two stamps of Monsignor Rice's address with the words return to written above the address. At the bottom of the photograph, Aug 2, 1954, is stamped with unintelligible wording above.

This testimony speech was given by Charles McCollester to Allegheny County Council regarding the short coming of UPMC and their decision to close Braddock hospital. The council meeting was held on December 16, 2009.

The program for the commemoration event in 2012 for the Lawrence Strike of 1912 held at the Pump House. The strike of immigrant garment workers occurred in Lawrence, Massachusetts led by Industrial Workers of the World.

This comic strip type depiction of the Allegheny Textile Strikes of 1945 and 1948 that occurred in Allegheny, Pennsylvania show cases the effects of the strikes and the aftermath years later, impacting Pittsburgh labor history.