Poets, American, Childhood and youth, Engle, Paul 1908-1991, United States -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids, 1910-1920, 1920-1930
Description
More than any other individual, Paul Engle was the spirited force behind the creative writing workshops now so abundant in America. His indomitable nature, enthusiasm, and great persuasive powers, coupled with his distinguished reputation as a poet, loomed large behind the founding of the influential Iowa Writers' Workshop more than half a century ago., Through all his travels, accomplishments, and experiences in his long career, Engle remained tied to the American heartland. A Lucky American Childhood is his warm and engaging account of his childhood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his grit and character originated., A Lucky American Childhood will appeal to people with memories of the small-town America that Paul Engle describes with such affectionate realism and to all those interested in the roots of this renowned man of letters.
Health & welfare, Railroad employees, Safety, Labor unions, Apprenticeship programs, Labor union meetings, Labor union members, Elections, Bricklayers, Construction workers, Technological innovations, Depressions, Building trades, Construction projects, Mexican Americans, World War, 1939-1945, Kelley, James J., 1904-, Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local 1, United States. Public Works Administration, University of Iowa, United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950
Labor unions, Amusement parks, Depressions, Strikes and lockouts, Floods, Cable cars (Streetcars), Work environment, Collective bargaining, Oglesby, William, Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America. Local 329, Union Electric Light & Power Company, Interstate Power Company, United States -- Iowa -- Dubuque, 1910-1920, 1920-1930
Health & welfare, Military service, Safety, Labor unions, Breweries, Wages, Work environment, Electricians, Pensions, Apprenticeship programs, World War, 1914-1918, Wirzbach, Herman, ca. 1890-, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 704, Dubuque Trades and Labor Congress, United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Dubuque, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Safety, Labor unions, Clothing trade, Depressions, Sex discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Wages, Strikes and lockouts, Collective bargaining, Layoff systems, Piecework, Plumbing fixtures industry, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, Byrne, Marge, 1901-, Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers & Helpers International Union. Local 78, United States -- Iowa -- Dubuque, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor unions, Race relations, Company unions, Battery industry, Depressions, Strikes and lockouts, Wages, Plumbing fixtures industry, Political activity, Sit-down strikes, Woodworking industries, Work environment, Vorwald, Elmer, 1919-, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, International Molders and Allied Workers Union. Local 263, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Lodge 1238, Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque Trades and Labor Congress, United States. National Recovery Administration, United States -- Iowa -- Dubuque, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor unions, Child labor, Coal mines and mining, Company stores, Work environment, Depressions, Immigrants, Foreign workers, Labor movement, Strikes and lockouts, Packing-houses, Labor union members, Labor union meetings, Wildcat strikes, Provenzano, James, 1905-, Gross, H. R. (Harold Royce), 1899-1987, Henry, Ben A., 1899-1976, Lewis, John C., United Mine Workers of America. District 13, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 74, Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.), United Packinghouse Workers of America, Deere & Company, Maytag Corporation, John Morrell & Co., United States. National Guard Bureau, Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Ottumwa, United States -- Iowa -- Buxton, United States -- Iowa -- Newton, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Labor unions, Depressions, Discrimination in employment, Sex discrimination, Electronic industries, Grievance procedures, Strikes and lockouts, Time study, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, French, Gilbert 1908-1990, Collins, Arthur Andrew, 1909-1987, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 1362, Collins Radio Company, F.W. Woolworth Company, United States -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor unions, Automobile repair shops, Grievance procedures, Boards of trade, Janitors, Depressions, Labor Day, Packing-houses, Plant shutdowns, Railroads, Traveling sales personnel, School employees, Teamsters, Political activity, World War, 1939-1945, Bybee, Al, 1904-, Hughes, Harold E. (Harold Everett), 1922-1996, Building Service Employees' International Union. Local 228, United States -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs, United States -- Iowa -- Honey Creek, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Labor unions, Amusement parks, Child labor, Depressions, Machinists, Teamsters, Collective bargaining, National Railroad Shopmen's Strike, U.S., 1922, Strikes and lockouts, World War, 1939-1945, Buttery, Howard, 1913-, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.), International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 554, Omaha Steel Works, International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America, United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor unions, Strikes and lockouts, Political activity, Trucking, Collective labor agreements, Tweedell, Roy, 1911-, Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 218, Showers Brothers Company, United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, United States -- Iowa -- Burlington, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Safety, Labor unions, Apprenticeship programs, Collective bargaining, Depressions, Immigrants, Foreign workers, Bricklayers, Markley, Ward, 1908-, Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local 15, Curtis Companies, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Clinton, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor unions, Boards of trade, Strikes and lockouts, Clothing trade, Collective bargaining, Voter registration, Packing-houses, Piecework, Political activity, Railroads, Apportionment (Election law), Teamsters, Time study, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, Oltmanns, Alice, 1913-, Culver, John C., 1932-, Hughes, Harold E. (Harold Everett), 1922-1996, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 303, Swift & Company, American Federation of Grain Millers. Local 6, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Swift & Company, United States -- Iowa -- Clinton, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Coal mines and mining, Coal miners, Blacklisting, Labor, Strikes and lockouts, Work environment, Communism, Labor unions and communism, Farm Equipment, Collective bargaining, Collective labor agreements, Grievance procedures, Immigrants, Foreign workers, Piecework, Steel industry and trade, Time study, Mergers, Political campaigns, Wildcat strikes, World War, 1939-1945, Industrial relations, Hoskinson, Lawrence, 1904-, Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965, United Mine Workers of America. District 13, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 1116, United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America. Local 104, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 1304, Maytag Corporation, International Harvester Company, United States. National Guard Bureau, United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Albia, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Iowa -- Buxton, United States -- Iowa -- Newton, United States -- Iowa -- Bettendorf, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Truck drivers, Labor leaders, Communism, Labor unions and communism, Newspapers, Labor unions, Right to labor, United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, Teamsters, Corruption, Elections, Collective labor agreements, Jurisdiction, Trucking, Hughes, Elvin, 1916-, Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-, Rose, Jasper, 1930-, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 371, United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Safety, Mergers, Brickworks, Communism, Labor unions and communism, Depressions, Farm equipment, Work environment, Foundries, Labor unions, Grievance arbitration, Grievance procedures, Labor leaders, Labor union members, Grogg, Sam, 1902-, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Deere & Company, AFL-CIO, Industrial Workers of the World, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Illinois -- McComb, United States -- Illinois -- East Moline, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Cement industry workers, African American labor union members, Union dues, Labor unions, Work environment, Communism, Labor unions and communism, Company unions, Depressions, Strikes and lockouts, Solidarity, Quarries and quarrying, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, Industrial relations, Roe, Reuben, 1911-, Hutchison, William H., 1910-, United Cement, Lime, and Gypsum Workers International Union. Local 6, American Federation of Labor, International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945), United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Iowa -- Buffalo, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950
Ordnance industry, Labor unions, Machinists, Laundry workers, Work environment, Stewart, Freel, 1909-, Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 81, Rock Island Arsenal (Ill.), United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Indiana -- Terre Haute, United States -- Illinois -- Rock Island, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor leaders, Labor unions, Collective bargaining, Collective labor agreements, Baseball, Communism, Labor unions and communism, Mergers, Meat industry and trade, Packing-houses, Jurisdiction, Competition, Skinner, Clarence, 1910-, Gorman, Patrick Emmet, 1892-1980, Rose, Jasper, 1930-, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. Local 431, Oscar Mayer Foods, United Packinghouse Workers of America, International Fur and Leather Workers Union of the United States and Canada, H.J. Heinz Company, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Agricultural laborers, Farm equipment, Communism, Labor unions and communism, Work environment, Labor unions, Piecework, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, Collective labor agreements, Parmley, James, 1907-, United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America. Local 104, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 814, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Lodge 2045, International Harvester Company, Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.), International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Illinois -- Anna, United States -- Illinois -- East Moline, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Labor unions, Depressions, Immigrants, Foreign workers, Work ethic, Plasterers, Apprenticeship programs, Work environment, Schilling, Ralph, 1900-, Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local 26, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Illinois -- East Moline, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Railroad employees, Labor unions, Company unions, Depressions, Telephone companies, Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919, Strikes and lockouts, Labor union meetings, Labor union members, Railroads, Electric cables, World War, 1939-1945, Stiles, Glen, 1898-, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, National Federation of Telephone Workers, Communications Workers of America. Local 7117, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Health & welfare, Labor leaders, Labor unions, Apprenticeship programs, Collective bargaining, Collective labor agreements, Carpenters, Communism, Labor unions and communism, Depressions, Building trades, Teel, Wilbur, 1904-, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 166, Deere & Company, United States. Public Works Administration, Rock Island Plow Company, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Illinois -- Rock Island, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Teamsters, Labor unions, Labor leaders, Automobile industry, Immigrants, Lumber trade, Pavlat, Ed, 1910-, Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 371, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 15, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Michigan -- Carney, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Depressions, Electricians, Apprenticeship programs, Jurisdiction, Immigrants, Labor unions, Packing-houses, Meat industry and trade, Hansen, Wesley, 1906-, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 231, Swift & Company, United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950
Military service, Safety, Labor leaders, Depressions, Farmers, Tramps, Work ethic, Apprenticeship programs, Collective bargaining, Collective labor agreements, Jurisdiction, Competition, Labor union members, Labor union meetings, Elections, Iron and steel workers, Labor unions, Packing-houses, Meat industry and trade, Rendering industry, Employee selection, Work environment, Strikes and lockouts, Hartnett, William C., 1907-, International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 773, Industrial Workers of the World, Swift & Company, United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Military service, Labor leaders, Elections, Fire fighters, World War, 1914-1918, Herman, James, approximately 1894-, International Association of Fire Fighters. Local 7, United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950
Military service, Business agents (Labor union officials), Depressions, Labor unions, World War, 1939-1945, Plumbers, Elections, Labor leaders, Political activity, Open and closed shop, Strikes and lockouts, World War, 1914-1918, Building trades, Hogan, Bill, 1898-, Short, Wallace M. (Wallace Mertin), 1866-1953, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry. Local 18, Democratic Party (Iowa), United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City, United States -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Labor unions, Depressions, Farm equipment, Mergers, Machinists, Wildcat strikes, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, Hoeft, Clarence, 1900-, Short, Wallace M. (Wallace Mertin), 1866-1953, Hart-Parr Tractor Co., United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America. Local 115, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 1315, United States -- Iowa -- Charles City, United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Safety, Labor unions, Depressions, Electric utilities, Electric industry workers, Farmers, Strikes and lockouts, Manufacturing industries, Billings, Harry, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 931, Iowa Manufacturing Company, United States -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Military service, Labor leaders, Company unions, Incentives in industry, Plant shutdowns, Packing-houses, Meat industry and trade, Labor unions, World War, 1939-1945, Strikes and lockouts, Work environment, Ethnic neighborhoods, Labor union members, Elections, Wildcat strikes, Women employees, Women in the labor movement, Mann, Ray, 1910-, Mann, Louise, 1909-, United Packinghouse Workers of America. Local 70, Armour and Company, United States. National Guard Bureau, Swift & Company, United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City, United States -- Iowa -- Sergeant Bluff, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Military service, Maintenance workers, Labor leaders, Depressions, Farmers, Building trades, Labor Day, Labor unions, World War, 1914-1918, Collective bargaining, Collective labor agreements, Labor union members, School employees, Women employees, Janitors, Sex discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Milner, Howard, approximately 1896-, International Union of Operating Engineers. Local 773, United States -- Iowa -- Sioux City, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950
Safety, Labor unions, Coal mines and mining, African American coal miners, Child labor, Strikes and lockouts, Longwall mining, Company stores, Race discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Farmers, Immigrants, Foreign workers, Buban, John, 1903-, Lewis, John C., United Mine Workers of America. District 13, Sunshine Mining Company, United States -- Iowa -- Centerville, United States -- Iowa -- Brazil, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950
Safety, Coal mines and mining, Labor unions, Child labor, Strikes and lockouts, Mining camps, Company stores, Immigrants, Railroads, Cortesio, Charles, 1891-, United Mine Workers of America. District 13, United States -- Iowa -- Centerville, United States -- Iowa -- Albia, 1900-1910, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940
Labor unions, Building trades, Dairy products industry, Depressions, Laundry workers, Apprenticeship programs, Cable cars (Streetcars), Strikes and lockouts, Croson, Earl, 1909-, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry. Local 464, United States -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor unions, Depressions, Farmers, Packing-houses, Meat industry and trade, Ewing, Harold, 1907-, Reno, Milo, 1866-1936, United Packinghouse Workers of America. Local 47, United Farm Workers of America, Swift & Company, United States -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs, United States -- Iowa -- Carson, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor leaders, Safety, Labor unions, Farm equipment, Company unions, Depressions, Work environment, Collective bargaining, Collective labor agreements, Piecework, Political activity, United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, Communism, Affidavits, Time study, Wildcat strikes, Woodworking industries, Boynton, John, 1908-, United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America. Local 109, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 109, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 1309, International Harvester Company, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.), United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Illinois -- Rock Island, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Labor leaders, Labor unions, Labor union members, Elections, Carpenters, Construction projects, Agricultural laborers, Barns, Newspapers, Stonemasons, World War, 1939-1945, Cost-plus contracts, Building trades, Wages, Brown, Wray, 1909-, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 772, United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa), United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Iowa -- Clinton, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Military service, Safety, Engineers, Tramps, Labor unions, World War, 1939-1945, Apprenticeship programs, Jurisdiction, Competition, Labor leaders, Elections, Work environment, Construction projects, Labor movement, Eley, James, 1905-, International Union of Operating Engineers. Local 426, International Union of Operating Engineers. Local 234, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 537, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Illinois -- Mount Carroll, United States -- Illinois -- Rock Island, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960
Military service, Safety, Truck drivers, Labor leaders, Labor unions, Teamsters, Collective bargaining, Labor laws and legislation, Public employees, World War, 1939-1945, Political activity, Expulsion, Mergers, Labor union members, Labor union meetings, Young, Raymond, 1923-, Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 388, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, United States -- Iowa -- Ottumwa, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor leaders, Safety, Labor unions, Communism, Depressions, Farm equipment, Foundries, Piecework, Political activity, Strikes and lockouts, United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, Teamsters, Time study, Grievance procedures, Labor union members, Wildcat strikes, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, Cost-plus contracts, Yellow dog contract, Carlsen, Ralph, 1906-, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 215, Case tractors, Caterpillar Tractor Company, United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America, AFL-CIO, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Iowa -- Bettendorf, United States -- Illinois -- Rock Island, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor leaders, Ordnance industry, Labor unions, Coal mines and mining, Immigrants, Foreign workers, Disabilities, Machinists, Jurisdiction, Political activity, Racism, Labor laws and legislation, United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, Right to labor, Women employees, World War, 1939-1945, Cost-plus contracts, Causemaker, Carl, 1916-, Gerlach, Ray, 1912-, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Lodge 548, American Machine and Metals, Inc., Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.), Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Illinois -- Peoria, United States -- Illinois -- East Moline, United States -- Illinois -- Sparta, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960, 1960-1970
Labor leaders, Safety, Labor unions, Collective bargaining, Cigar makers, Packing-houses, Communism, Depressions, Strikes and lockouts, Work environment, Dau, Harry, 1903-, Gorman, Patrick Emmet, 1892-1980, Rose, Jasper, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. Local 431, Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.), Oscar Mayer Foods, United States -- Iowa -- Quad Cities, United States -- Iowa -- Davenport, 1910-1920, 1920-1930, 1930-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1960