Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection

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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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2007 Conference for The Pennsylvania Labor History Society Poster
2007 Conference for The Pennsylvania Labor History Society Poster
Labor History
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.
First Friday Action Poster
First Friday Action Poster
Labor History
The poster advertises the First Friday Action event to be held on October 2, 2009 at noon at Mellon Square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The point of the rally was to argue for good jobs for all. The rally was held by Mon-Valley Unemployed Committee.
Make It Our UPMC Union Poster
Make It Our UPMC Union Poster
Labor History
The poster advertises, "Make It Our UPMC," the slogan of a union of healthcare workers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The union was called UPMC Employees United. The poster is orange and has 3 people depicted as healthcare workers.
March for Jobs in Pittsburgh 2009
March for Jobs in Pittsburgh 2009
Labor History
This poster advertises for the march for jobs in Pittsburgh on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 2pm. The march was to occur before the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh and was a nationwide event. The march was to begin in the Pittsburgh Hill District. The march was sponsored by the United SteelWorkers and Bail Out the People Movement. The poster has a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. marching.
McKeesport City Meeting Poster
McKeesport City Meeting Poster
Pittsburgh History, Labor History
The poster advertises for the McKeesport City Meeting held on March 25, 1985 at 6pm at McKeesport High School. At the meeting, the Steel Valley Authority presented on saving jobs associated the Dorothy 6 Blast furnace and McKeesport pipe and tube.
The Peoples' March to the G-20 Poster and Article
The Peoples' March to the G-20 Poster and Article
Labor History
The poster advertises the Peoples' March to the G-20 on Friday, September 25, 2009. The poster gives time information and what the marches should do before joining. The accompanying article explains what the G-20 was, the importance of the march, and encourages people to join the march. The article also contains a cartoon.
Save Braddock Hospital
Save Braddock Hospital
Labor History
The Save Braddock Hospital flyer advertises different events on December 11th, December 12th, and December 18th rallying against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The flyer also encourages people to contact their political representatives.
Save Dorothy 6 Rally Poster
Save Dorothy 6 Rally Poster
Labor History, Pittsburgh History
The poster advertises for the Save Dorothy 6 rally held at Duquesne Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1985. The rally is not only to save the blast furnace from being "turned" off, but saving the jobs of those working the blast furnace and subsequently the families and communities attached to those jobs. The event was sponsored by United Steelworkers of America and Tri-State Conference on Steel.
Save the Duquesne Mill Town Meeting Poster
Save the Duquesne Mill Town Meeting Poster
Labor History, Pittsburgh History
The poster advertising the town meeting on saving the Duquesne Mill, i.e. the Dorothy 6 blast furnace, was held on January 28, 1985 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The meeting was sponsored by the United Steelworkers of America Local 1256 and the Tri-State Conference on Steel.
Who is Lyndon LaRouche? Flyer
Who is Lyndon LaRouche? Flyer
Labor History, Pittsburgh History
The who is Lyndon LaRouche flyer informs the public as to who the Tri-State Conference on Steel and the United Steelworkers of America see Lyndon LaRouche to be. The flyer labels LaRouche as a neo-fascist, antisemite, and racist. The flyer points to the relation of LaRouche to the Duquesne Mill shut down of Dorothy 6. The flyer was dispersed by the Tri-State Conference on Steel and the United Steelworkers of America Local 1256.
Workers' Memorial Day 2012 Poster
Workers' Memorial Day 2012 Poster
Labor History
The poster indicates Workers' Memorial Day on April 28, 2012. The art in the poster is created by Bill Yund and depicts a woman and a child along a stone path covering their faces from a fire. The poster says, "May we never have to bear the chime of the bell again."