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Press Associates, Inc., originally called Press Associates—PAI, was organized in June, 1954 in Washington, D. C. as an independent news, feature, and photo service for the American labor press under the direction of veteran newspaperman Alexander Uhl and labor journalist Harry Conn. It drew heavily upon the resources of the Public Affairs Institute (PAI), a nonprofit research and information agency founded in 1947 and largely supported by the nation’s labor unions.

The collection consists entirely of the weekly news release packets issued by Press Associates, Inc.

Transfers

A large number of news photographs and editorial cartoons have been placed in the Archives Audiovisual Collection.

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1-Box

News releases, 4 Jun 1954 - 10 Oct 1955

2-Box

News releases, 17 Oct 1955 - 28 Jan 1957

3-Box

News releases, 4 Feb 1957 - 12 May 1958

4-Box,

News releases, 19 May 1958 - 20 Jul 1959

5-Box,

News releases, 27 Jul 1959 - 7 Nov 1960

6-Box,

News releases, 14 Nov 1960 - 11 Jun 1962

7-Box,

News releases, 18 Jun 1962 - 20 Jan 1964

8-Box,

News releases, 27 Jan 1964 - 13 Sep 1965

9-Box,

News releases, 20 Sep 1965 - 10 Jul 1967

10-Box,

News releases, 17 Jul 1967 - 30 Dec 1968

11-Box,

News releases, 6 Jan 1969 - 6 Apr 1970

12-Box,

News releases, 13 Apr 1970 - 26 Jul 1971

13-Box,

News releases, 2 Aug 1971 - 25 Dec 1972

14-Box,

News releases, 1 Jan 1973 - 29 Apr 1974

15-Box,

News releases, 6 May 1974 - 30 Jun 1975

16-Box,

News releases, 7 Jul 1975 - 18 Oct 1976

17-Box,

News releases, 25 Oct 1976 - 27 Feb 1978

18-Box,

News releases, 6 Mar 1978 - 24 Dec 1979

19-Box,

News releases, 31 Dec 1979 - 29 Dec 1980

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