Title: BLANCHE RINEHART COLLECTION Type: Papers Date: 1949-1966 Size: 1 linear foot ID#: 114 OCLC: ©Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs HEFA.01d.update |
Scope & Contents
The papers of Blanche Rinehart were placed in the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in May of 1972 by Blanche Rinehart and were opened for research in August of 1990.
Blanche Rinehart was born 23 January 1886 and was a long-time Detroit resident, teaching social studies at Northeastern High School in Detroit for many years. During her lifetime she served as executive secretary of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, president of the American Association of University Women, and president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Ms. Rinehart specialized in the history of Samuel Gompers, from his boyhood to his union activities. Over the years, she contributed many articles about him to labor papers. Her interests in education and Gompers continued after her retirement from teaching in 1950. She was instrumental in the naming of the Samuel Gompers School in Detroit and wrote books and pamphlets about his life specifically for young people.
This collection relates to her writings about Gompers and contains notes, correspondence, and manuscripts.
Samuel Gompers
Labor History
American Federation of Teachers
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Interview with Mary Anderson and Elizabeth Christman
Mary Erb
James T. Shotwell
Mark Starr
2 Manuscript Boxes
Series I. Box 1
Clippings, correspondence, notes related to Ms. Rinehart's manuscripts, and other topics of personal interest.
Series II. Box 2
Manuscripts on Samuel Gompers, and labor issues.