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 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.

The document summarizes the information pertaining to the Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate historical marker. It includes the nomination information, the location, and the process of the marker build.

This form covers the nomination for a historical marker identifying the Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes of 1845 and 1848 held by thousands of women in the Pittsburgh North Side that contributed to the passage of the first state legislation restricting the hours of work and child labor in Pennsylvania.

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

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 following speech was handwritten for the 2008 Workers Memorial Day program. The speech points out all of the key points of the event.

The program is for the celebration of Monsignor Charles Owen Rice's 50 years as a priest. The program includes information on Rice, photographs, and quotes.

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.

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.