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David Kanes Papers

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Call Number:
934
Repository:
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Extent:
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], David Kanes Papers, Accession 934, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1915-1996 (inclusive)
Creator:
Kanes, David
Form:
Books, Bylaws (administrative records), Clippings, Correspondence, Ephemera, Financial records, Manuscripts, Objects, Photographs, Publications (documents), and Reports
Abstract:

David Kanes, union organizer and labor mediator, was born in 1909 in Belarus. He came to Philadelphia at age 11, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1930 He served as the first National Secretary Treasurer of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Workers in Lansing Michigan in the 1930s. In 1939 he was involved with local unions during the first successful hospital strike in Pennsylvania at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. In World War II, Kanes was appointed to the War Labor Board in the Cleveland, Ohio region after which he went to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Upon returning to Philadelphia, he spent several years as a contractor. In 1973, Governor Schapp appointed Kane as Director of the Bureau of Mediation. After his retirement, Kanes worked as an Independent Arbitrator. He died in 1996.

This collection include correspondence, subject files, clippings, publications, and other records related to Kanes's activities as a mediator and arbitrator, issues related to strikes, as well as personal papers.

The collection is arranged into 7 series as follows:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1927-1999, undated
Series 2: Finance, 1927-1930
Series 3: Legal Information. 1971-1979
Series 4: Memorabilia, 1939-1999, undated
Series 5: News clippings, 1939-1999, undated
Series 6: Photographs, undated
Series 7: Publications, 1942-1996, undated

Donated by Lelage G. Kanes on December 6, 2000.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015.

Photographs have been removed to the Miscellaneous Photographs Collection, box 9.

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Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Finding Aid Author
Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
Finding Aid Date
January 2024
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The David Kanes Papers are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1: Correspondence. This series include information regarding Mr. Kanes's activities as a mediator and arbitrator, issues related to strikes, as well as views from associates regarding Kanes's service.

Collective Bargaining: Disputes, undated.
Box 1 Folder 1
Directors, undated.
Box 1 Folder 2
Glossary, undated.
Box 1 Folder 3
Inquirer editorial, undated.
Box 1 Folder 4
Lamb Electric, undated.
Box 1 Folder 5
Misc. Notes, undated.
Box 1 Folder 6
Personal Qualification, undated.
Box 1 Folder 7
Questions, undated.
Box 1 Folder 8
Award: University of Penn Scholarship, February 1927.
Box 1 Folder 9
Letters: Scholarship to Penn, October 1927.
Box 1 Folder 10
Award: University of Penn Scholarship, September 1928.
Box 1 Folder 11
Diploma, June 1930.
Box 1 Folder 12
Letter: Confirmation of BA Degree, September 1930.
Box 1 Folder 13
Handwritten, July 1930.
Box 1 Folder 14
Items of Citizenship, June 1933.
Box 1 Folder 15
Record of School of Social Work, July 1936.
Box 1 Folder 16
University of Penn Undergraduate Record, July 1936.
Box 1 Folder 17
Minutes from Exec. Board of AFSCME, September 1936.
Box 1 Folder 18
Executive Board Meeting of AFSCME, May 1937.
Box 1 Folder 19
Convention: Penn Industrial Union Council, March 1938.
Box 1 Folder 20
Proceedings: Penn Industrial Union Council, May 1939.
Box 1 Folder 21
Letter: John Lewis, September 1940.
Box 1 Folder 22
Letter: John Lewis, November 1940.
Box 1 Folder 23
Letter: SCM Workers of America, July 1942.
Box 1 Folder 24
Notice: Employment, May 1944.
Box 1 Folder 25
Notice: Employment, August 1944.
Box 1 Folder 26
Notice: Employment, September 1945.
Box 1 Folder 27
Letter: Views of Lamb Electric Election, December 1945.
Box 1 Folder 28
Travel Notes, August 1963.
Box 1 Folder 29
Letter: Facts about resignation, June 1964.
Box 1 Folder 30
Letter: Mr. Leo Kramer, October 1964.
Box 1 Folder 31
Letter: AAA Interest, November 1964.
Box 1 Folder 32
Letter: Mr. Leo Kramer, November 1964.
Box 1 Folder 33
Letter: Mr. David Cohen Esq., December 1964.
Box 1 Folder 34
Reference: National Panel of Labor Arb, December 1964.
Box 1 Folder 35
Letter: Application for AAA, February 1964.
Box 1 Folder 36
Letter: Mr. Leo Kramer, February 1965.
Box 1 Folder 37
Letter: Mr. Leo Kramer, March 1965.
Box 1 Folder 38
Letter: Membership of AAA, March 1965.
Box 1 Folder 39
Letter: Mr. Leo Kramer, April 1965.
Box 1 Folder 40
Letter: Mr. Leo Kramer, May 1965.
Box 1 Folder 41
Letter: Mr. Leo Kramer, August 1965.
Box 1 Folder 42
Service and Salary Record, December 1971.
Box 1 Folder 43
Letter: Henry W. Balka, February 1972.
Box 1 Folder 44
Letter: Jack D. Lawrie, April 1972.
Box 1 Folder 45
Letter: William J. Focht, May 1972.
Box 1 Folder 46
Letter: Ronal Smith, September 1972.
Box 1 Folder 47
Letter: Mediation Appreciation, October 1972.
Box 1 Folder 48
Letter: Philip M. Curran, October 1972.
Box 1 Folder 49
Letter: Richard Phelps, November 1972.
Box 1 Folder 50
Letter: Vacant Position, January 1973.
Box 1 Folder 51
News Release-Appointment to Post, March 1973.
Box 1 Folder 52
Letter: Jerome Melamed, April 1973.
Box 1 Folder 53
Letter: Ronald M. Smith, April 1973.
Box 1 Folder 54
Letter: Mr. W.J. Usery, Jr., April 1973.
Box 1 Folder 55
Contributed Paper: Public Sector Disputes, May 1973.
Box 1 Folder 56
Letter: Patricia A. Crawford, June 1973.
Box 1 Folder 57
Letter: James H. Jordan, June 1973.
Box 1 Folder 58
Letter: Ronald E. Smith, June 1973.
Box 1 Folder 59
Letter: Harry J. Dworkin, July 1973.
Box 1 Folder 60
Article: Conflict Resolution, October 1973.
Box 1 Folder 61
Letter: Comments on "Your Paper", February 1974.
Box 1 Folder 62
Letter: Yasuhiko Matsuda, April 1974.
Box 1 Folder 63
Observation: Mediation Experience, July 1974.
Box 1 Folder 64
Impasse Resolution Under Act 195, December 1974.
Box 1 Folder 65
Grievance-AFSCME, February 1975.
Box 1 Folder 66
Letter: Floyd N. Keim, March 1975.
Box 1 Folder 67
Letter: Department of Labor, April 1975.
Box 1 Folder 68
Letter: Harry Boyer, May 1975.
Box 1 Folder 69
Letter: Joel Weisberg, May 1975.
Box 1 Folder 70
Letter: David E. Koff, July 1975.
Box 1 Folder 71
Letter: William P. Kelly, August 1975.
Box 1 Folder 72
Letter: Yasuhiko Matsuda, August 1975.
Box 1 Folder 73
Letter: William J. McCallum, August 1975.
Box 1 Folder 74
Letter: Joe P. Schuck, August 1975.
Box 1 Folder 75
Professor Yasuhiko Matsuda, September 1975.
Box 1 Folder 76
Seminar: Bargaining Statue, September 1975.
Box 1 Folder 77
Letter: Gerald W. McEntee, October 1975.
Box 1 Folder 78
Letter: Harry C. Herman, November 1975.
Box 1 Folder 79
Memo: Pittsburgh Teachers Strike, January 1976.
Box 1 Folder 80
Letter: John C. Pittenger, February 1976.
Box 1 Folder 81
Letter: Donald E. Ziegler, February 1976.
Box 1 Folder 82
Letter: Mark L. Brown, April 1976.
Box 1 Folder 83
Handwritten: Log Session #7, April 1976.
Box 1 Folder 84
Letter: Helmut J. Golatz, April 1976.
Box 1 Folder 85
Letter: Edward R. Purcell, April 1976.
Box 1 Folder 86
Letter: Robert Howlett, June 1976.
Box 1 Folder 87
Handwritten Note: School of Business, October 1976.
Box 1 Folder 88
Letter: Harry C. Herman, November 1976.
Box 1 Folder 89
Letter: Yasuhiko Matsuda, November 1976.
Box 1 Folder 90
Letter: John C. Pittenger, November 1976.
Box 1 Folder 91
Letter: John Canestraight, December 1976.
Box 1 Folder 92
Letter: Raymond Crawford, December 1976.
Box 1 Folder 93
Letter: Francis X. Quinn, January 1977.
Box 1 Folder 94
Letter: Sauers, Bowser, Johnson, January 1977.
Box 1 Folder 95
Letter: Robert G. Howlett, February 1977.
Box 1 Folder 96
Letter: Yasuhiko Matsuda, March 1977.
Box 1 Folder 97
Letter: Wayne L. Horowitz, April 1977.
Box 1 Folder 98
Lettter: Martin J. Morand, April 1977.
Box 1 Folder 99
Letter: Michael A. Sand, May 1977.
Box 1 Folder 100
Letter: Upper Darby, January 1978.
Box 1 Folder 101
Letter: James Ellenberger, March 1978.
Box 1 Folder 102
Letter: Richard J. Sterner, April 1978.
Box 1 Folder 103
Presentation: The Limited Right to Strike, June 1978.
Box 1 Folder 104
Certificate: New York University, July 1978.
Box 1 Folder 105
Letter: Bruno Stein, July 1978.
Box 1 Folder 106
Letter: Robert G. Howlett, August 1978.
Box 1 Folder 107
Letter: Harold R. Newman, October 1978.
Box 1 Folder 108
Letter: Saul Waldbaum, November 1978.
Box 1 Folder 109
Letter: Corrected birth date, December 1978.
Box 1 Folder 110
Remarks: Delegate Assembly of AFSCME, February 1979.
Box 1 Folder 111
Retirement, February 1979.
Box 1 Folder 112
Letter: Myron J. Joseph, June 1979.
Box 1 Folder 113
Paper: Public Sector Strikes, July 1979.
Box 1 Folder 114
Letter: 224th Commencement, May/June 1980.
Box 1 Folder 115
Flaxer Interview, April 1981.
Box 1 Folder 116
Letter: Air Controller, August 1981.
Box 1 Folder 117
First Interview, December 1982.
Box 1 Folder 118
Second Interview, December 1983.
Box 1 Folder 119
Speech, September 1988.
Box 1 Folder 120
Chapter 1 & 2, January 1990.
Box 1 Folder 121
Notes, April 1990.
Box 1 Folder 122
Letter: Ron Kent, January 1993.
Box 1 Folder 123
Letter: Roy E. Kulista, January 1993.
Box 1 Folder 124
AFSCME, February 1993.
Box 1 Folder 125
Letter: Robert C. Kent, January 1994.
Box 1 Folder 126
Views from Lani Guinier, February 1994.
Box 1 Folder 127
Chapter 2-Journey Home, October 1994.
Box 1 Folder 128
Written History, October 1994.
Box 1 Folder 129
Comments, January 1995.
Box 1 Folder 130
Note addressed to Ron, April 1995.
Box 1 Folder 131
Notes: David's Memorial, May 1996.
Box 1 Folder 132
Ron Kent-AFSCME Letterhead, July 1996.
Box 1 Folder 133
Ron Kent-AFSCME Letterhead, May 1997.
Box 1 Folder 134
Ron Kent-AFSCME Letterhead, June 1997.
Box 1 Folder 135
Note to Ron, August 1999.
Box 1 Folder 136

Scope and Contents

Series 2: Finance. This series include receipts of student bills from the University of Pennsylvania.

Student Bill-University of Penn, 1927-1930.
Box 2 Folder 1

Scope and Contents

Series 3: Legal Information. This series include information regarding mediation and arbitration activities, collective negotiations, and legal relations.

Collective Negotiations, April 1971.
Box 2 Folder 2
Mediation Agencies, 1976.
Box 2 Folder 3
Mediation Activity, January-December 1977.
Box 2 Folder 4
Settlement in Teacher Negotiation, October 1977.
Box 2 Folder 5
News-State & Local, July 1978.
Box 2 Folder 6
Labor Relations Agencies, 1978.
Box 2 Folder 7
Grievance: Tamaqua Area School District, April 1979.
Box 2 Folder 8

Scope and Contents

Series 4: Memorabilia. This series contains buttons, emblems, postcards, pins, awards and membership cards belonging to David Kanes.

Fact-finding (CV Case), undated.
Box 2 Folder 9
Guest Speaker at Erie Maennerchor, undated.
Box 2 Folder 10
James J. Matles, undated.
Box 2 Folder 11
West Penn Hospital Strike, undated.
Box 2 Folder 12
SCMWA Convention, October 1939.
Box 2 Folder 13
Article: My Favorite War Story, December 1944.
Box 2 Folder 14
"Soldier", August 1945.
Box 2 Folder 15
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1972.
Box 2 Folder 16
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, October 1973.
Box 2 Folder 17
What goes on behind closed doors?, March 1975.
Box 2 Folder 18
The Ambler Gazette, October 1975.
Box 2 Folder 19
Meadville Tribune, January 1976.
Box 2 Folder 20
Philadelphia Bulletin, January 1976.
Box 2 Folder 21
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, January 1976.
Box 2 Folder 22
State Top Mediator, January 1976.
Box 2 Folder 23
Pittsburgh Press, December 1976.
Box 2 Folder 24
School Disputes, November 1977.
Box 2 Folder 25
School Negotiations, December 1977.
Box 2 Folder 26
FAA, August 1977.
Box 2 Folder 27
FAA, September 1981.
Box 2 Folder 28
Monsignor Charles Owen Rice, June 1989.
Box 2 Folder 29
David's Memorial, May 1996.
Box 2 Folder 30
David Kane (Union Officer), May 1996.
Box 2 Folder 31
AFSCME, June 1996.
Box 2 Folder 32
Loose News clipping, September 1999.
Box 2 Folder 33

Scope and Contents

Series 5: News clippings. This series includes clippings from various newspapers regarding strikes, negotiations, mediation, conventions, etc. involving Kanes and labor union relations.

Buttons, emblems, postcards, pins, awards and membership cards, undated.
Box 2
Series 6: Photographs, undated.
Scope and Contents

Series 6: Photographs. Photographs have been removed to the Miscellaneous Photographs Collection, box 9.

Scope and Contents

Series 7: Publications. This series includes various pamphlets, booklets, books, articles, and handouts regarding labor unions, state and employee rights, negotiations and politics.

A Chronicle of Unionism in U.S., undated.
Box 2 Folder 34
Home Builder, undated.
Box 2 Folder 35
Labor History vs. Labor Historiography, undated.
Box 2 Folder 36
Foreword by Victor Navasky, undated.
Box 2 Folder 37
Pamphlet: CIO, undated.
Box 2 Folder 38
Pamphlet-S.S. Lamb-UE-CIO, undated.
Box 2 Folder 39
Poems: Grievance, undated.
Box 2 Folder 40
Program: General Assembly, undated.
Box 2 Folder 41
Request form for (Schdid), undated.
Box 2 Folder 42
Retirement Cards, undated.
Box 2 Folder 43
To Swing a Union Election by Tom Quinn, undated.
Box 2 Folder 44
Yearbook-Penn Industrial Union Council, May 1942.
Box 2 Folder 45
Tribute to Harry Block, October 1972.
Box 2 Folder 46
Pamphlet: School of Industrial & Labor, March 1973.
Box 2 Folder 47
Program: 14th Constitutional Convention, June 1973.
Box 2 Folder 48
The Role of the Neutral and the Public, October 1973.
Box 2 Folder 49
Newsletter: LMRS, January 1974.
Box 2 Folder 50
Synopsis: 15th Constitutional Convention, March 1974.
Box 2 Folder 51
Magazine: Pennsylvania, April 1974.
Box 2 Folder 52
Pamphlet: Public Sector Bargaining, January 1976.
Box 2 Folder 53
17th Constitutional Convention, April 1976.
Box 2 Folder 54
Program: Pennsylvania Public Employee, November 1977.
Box 2 Folder 55
Conference on Labor Pamphlet, 1978.
Box 2 Folder 56
Invitation-AFL-CIO Dinner, June 1979.
Box 2 Folder 57
Book: Int'l Labor & Working Class History, 1985.
Box 2 Folder 58
National Labor Relations Act, 1985.
Box 2 Folder 59
Book: Labor History, 1989.
Box 2 Folder 60
Documents on Labor History, 1989.
Box 2 Folder 61
Book: Labor's Heritage, July 1989.
Box 2 Folder 62
Book: Labor's Heritage, October 1989.
Box 2 Folder 63
Book: Labor's Heritage, January 1990.
Box 2 Folder 64
Book: Labor's Heritage, April 1990.
Box 2 Folder 65
Sympathy Card, May 1996.
Box 2 Folder 66
Magazine: Public Employee, May 1996.
Box 2 Folder 67

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