
James B. Carey: Labor's Boy Wonder
Digital Exhibition
The following is a digital exhibition commemorating the life and career of the legendary labor leader and first president of the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers. The exhibition was co-curated in 2006 by Bob Golon, Labor Archivist with Special Collections and University Archives at Rutgers University Libraries; and Constance Finlay, Director of the James B. Carey Library at the School of Management and Labor Relations.
Title: Meeting Credential Medal, IUE-CIO 2nd Convention, worn by "Chairman"
Date: December 4-8, 1950
Description: The bottom medal displays the IUE-CIO logo.
Event: IUE-CIO 2nd Annual Convention, Milwaukee, WI, December 4-8, 1950
Format: Ephemera--Meeting Credential Medals
Subject: IUE-CIO--Annual Conventions, Logos
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): DSCN3116.JPG, DSCN3120.JPG, DSCN3119.JPG
Title: Meeting Credential Medal, IUE-CIO 2nd Convention, worn by "Distinguished Guest"
Date: December 4, 1950
Description:
Event: IUE-CIO 2nd Annual Convention, Milwaukee, WI, December 4-8, 1950
Format: Ephemera--Meeting Credential Medals
Subject: IUE-CIO--Annual Conventions, Logos
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): DSCN3063.JPG, DSCN3064.JPG
Title: Syndicat General de la Construction Electrique gives Carey a medal of appreciation
Date: November, 1950
Description: Medal inscriptions reads, "To Mr. James B. Carey in appreciation of the kind welcome you gave our mission in November 1950."
Event: n/a
Format: Ephemera--Awards/Certificates
Subject: James B. Carey--Awards/Certificates, International Labor Activities
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): DSCN3104.JPG, DSCN3105.JPG, DSCN3106.JPG
Title: Carey at meeting with labor leaders from France
Date: 1950s
Description: Carey was active in international labor programs, such as the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Federation of Trade Unions. Here Carey sits with a French labor delegation during the 1950s, his remarks being translated through headsets.
Event: n/a
Format: Photograph
Subject: James B. Carey--Images, International Labor Activities
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): carey_photo22
Title: Carey and Frank Blair of NBC
Date: 1950s
Description: James Carey was a frequent guest on radio and television news talk programs in the 1950s. Here is Carey with NBC news anchor Frank Blair. Blair was the newsman on the "Today" show as well as one of the hosts of radio's "Monitor."
Event: n/a
Format: Photograph
Subject: James B. Carey--Images
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): carey_photo19
Title: Carey with Local 201 women
Date: 1950s
Description: Carey and the IUE-CIO were at the forefront of Social Action initiatives and were early champions of women's rights in the workforce. Here, Carey meets with Lynn. Mass. Local 201 women: Jennie Papuchis, Marlene "Chickie Bunny" Barnes, and Lorraine Thiesselbaum.
Event: n/a
Format: Photograph
Subject: James B. Carey--Images, Women, IUE-CIO--Locals, Social Action
Collection: SMLR
Location: Carey Ephemera Boxes
ID Number(s): carey_photo21
Title: Carey with unidentified students
Date: 1950s
Description:
Event: n/a
Format: Photograph
Subject: James B. Carey--Images, Education, African Americans, Students
Collection: Library Annex. IUE International Photo Collection
Location: Box 1, Folder 27
ID Number(s): photo_0100