Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection

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About This Collection

The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical items and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980's into the 2000's. The collection's subjects vary from Pittsburgh steel and union history, the founding of the Battle of Homestead Foundation, Monsignor Rice, and Pennsylvania historical markers. Though the collection focuses primarily on the state of Pennsylvania, much of the collection has national significance as well.
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50th Anniversary Celebration of the Ordination of Monsignor Charles Owen Rice Invitation
50th Anniversary Celebration of the Ordination of Monsignor Charles Owen Rice Invitation
Pittsburgh History, Catholic Priest
This is an invitation to the 50th anniversary celebration of the ordination of Monsignor Charles Owen Rice. The event was held in Pittsburgh on Sunday, June 24, 1984. The mass was held at St. Anne Church in Castle Shannon at 2 pm and the reception was held at the Churchill Country Club at 4:30 PM.
The Black Political Empowerment Project Course of Action Letter 2010
The Black Political Empowerment Project Course of Action Letter 2010
Labor History
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.
Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate Historical Marker Correspondence
Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate Historical Marker Correspondence
Labor History, Pennsylvania History
The following correspondence details the recommendation for approval of the Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate marker nomination in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The letter details the importance of the historic event and the need for the historical marker. The letter is from Scott Doyle for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to Dr. Charles McCollester
Letter from Earl Browder to Monsignor Rice
Letter from Earl Browder to Monsignor Rice
Labor History, Communism, Catholic Priest
The letter is from Earl Browder, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the United States to Monsignor Charles Owen Rice. The letter suggests the rescheduling of their debate due to international issues.
Letter from Ed Yankovich Regarding the Windber Strike of 1922-1923
Letter from Ed Yankovich Regarding the Windber Strike of 1922-1923
Labor History
The letter from Ed Yankovich to a wide audience asks the readers to support the United Mine Workers of America by attending the Windber Borough Council meeting to argue for the creation of a historical marker for the Windber Strike of 1922-1923.
Letter from Millie Allen Beik to Robert Weible Regarding a Historical Marker for the Windber Strike for Union
Letter from Millie Allen Beik to Robert Weible Regarding a Historical Marker for the Windber Strike for Union
Labor History
The letter from Millie Allen Beik to Robert Weible argues for a Historical Marker for the Windber Strike for Union and New York City Inquiry. The letter details the delicate political climate of the town, but the need for the marker none the less.
Letter from Monsignor Rice to William Parrish
Letter from Monsignor Rice to William Parrish
Catholic Priest, Labor History, Pittsburgh History
The letter was written by Monsignor Rice to William Parrish concerning religion and unions in Pittsburgh. The letter is adamantly anti-communist in unions.
Letters from Monsignor Rice to Charles McCollester About Book Research
Letters from Monsignor Rice to Charles McCollester About Book Research
Labor History, Catholic Priest
The 5 letters are from Monsignor Charles Owen Rice to Charles McCollester sent during McCollester's writing process of the book Fighter with a Heart about Monsignor Rice. The letters touch on research, clarification, and those involved in the book.
Letters from United Steelworkers of America Concerning Duquesne Works
Letters from United Steelworkers of America Concerning Duquesne Works
Labor History, Pittsburgh History
These 4 letters from The United Steelworkers of America all discuss the saving the Dorothy II Blast Furnace at the Duquesne Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The letters detail the attempts at saving the structure and the jobs attached to it. All of the letters are from 1985
Letters to Charles McCollester Concerning the International Philosophical Symposium
Letters to Charles McCollester Concerning the International Philosophical Symposium
Labor History
The 3 letters all concern the International Philosophical Symposium held at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. Charles McCollester attended this event.
McCollester Correspondence on Fighter with a Heart Book
McCollester Correspondence on Fighter with a Heart Book
Labor History, Catholic Priest
The two letters of correspondence both concern Charles McCollester's book Fighter with a Heart. The first letter is to McCollester concerning the design of the book. The second is a memo from McCollester regarding fundraising for the book.
Monsignor Rice Correspondence Regarding Steel and Unions
Monsignor Rice Correspondence Regarding Steel and Unions
Labor History, Catholic Priest
The four letters of correspondence are between Rev. Benjamin L Masse and Rev. Charles Owen Rice regarding unionism within the steel industry. All of the letters are from 1946. These letters were used for research in the second chapter of Charles McCollester's book on Rice, Labor Priest.
Monsignor Rice Letter and Introduction Critique
Monsignor Rice Letter and Introduction Critique
Catholic Priest, Labor History
Letter from Monsignor Charles Owen Rice to Charles McCollester regarding McCollester's book, Fighter with a Heart. Attached to the letter are critiques of McCollester's introduction chapter.
Monsignor Rice Letter to Reverend Bishop
Monsignor Rice Letter to Reverend Bishop
Labor History, Pittsburgh History, Catholic Priest
This letter is from Monsignor Rice to the Most Reverend Bishop sent on June 11, 1937. The letter concerns striking efforts of locals in Youngstown and the support of Rice toward the strikers.
Railroad Shopman's Strike of 1922 Historical Marker Correspondence
Railroad Shopman's Strike of 1922 Historical Marker Correspondence
Labor History
The following is correspondence between Charles McCollester and Barbara Franco regarding the nomination of a historical marker for the Railroad Shopman's Strike of 1922.
Tri-State Conference on Steel Press Statement on the Failure to Save Dorothy 6
Tri-State Conference on Steel Press Statement on the Failure to Save Dorothy 6
Labor History, Pittsburgh History
The press statement put out by the Tri-State Conference on Steel addresses the failure of the efforts to save the Dorothy 6 Blast Furnace at Duquesne Works. The Tri-State Conference emphasizes that the failure does not mean all other industrial sites are next on the chopping block.