Battle of Homestead Foundation - Mike Stout Collection

The Fight Against Overtime Drop the United Way letter is addressed to the employees of the 160' mill from Ronald Weisen, the President of the USWA Local 1397 and Mike Stout, the grievance chairman of the USWA Local 1397. The letter warns the workers of working overtime as it is a ploy by the company to overwork their employees. The letter also instructs employees to boycott the United Way as an act of protest against the overtime.

This photograph is a sampling of Pittsburgh social movements buttons collected by Mike Stout. These buttons come from bag one of one. The top left button is white and depicts a stop sign at the top. In red lettering the button reads STOP TREASON by U.S. Steel. The bottom left button is white with blue lettering that reads SAVE OUR VALLEY. The top center button is white and depicts a man, Joe Hill, in the center. The black lettering on the button reads DON’T MOURN ORGANIZE. I.W.W. JOE HILL MURDERED NOV. 19, 1915. The bottom center button is yellow with black lettering that reads EXTEND AND EXPAND THE G.I. BILL. FREE ASHBY LEACH. V.V.A.W. The top right button is white and green with the depiction of Duquesne University at the top. The button reads DUQUESNE SEPTEMBER 1991 CENTENNIAL. The bottom right button is green with brown lettering that reads TRI-STATE CONFERENCE ON STEEL. Solidarity.

This is a photograph of the Stout family posed in front of a house. The photo appears to be from the late 1800's based on the color and the clothing. The back side lists names of those pictured in the photo. The names read from left to right, William Henry Sout 1853-1917, Eliza Ellen Stout (Hickman) 1859-1927, Henry Homer Stout, Miley Stout Collins, Mary Ann Stout (Stickrod) 1825-1919, Lorenzo Dow Stout 1828-1910.