MSS-54
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | McCluskey, Henry S. (Henry Stanley), 1887-1968 |
| Title: | Henry S. McCluskey Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1911-1956 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1916-1935 |
| Quantity: | 11 Boxes (5.5 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | The Henry S. McCluskey Papers consist of correspondence, reports, speeches, newsclippings, notebooks, and indexes. |
| Identification: | MSS-54 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: |
Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Henry Stanley McCluskey, attorney and union organizer, was born on July 1, 1887 at Goshen, New York to James and Mary Finn McCluskey. He was educated in the public schools and attended the New York Garr Institute and the Rand School for Social Science in New York City.
McCluskey arrived in Arizona in 1912, already associated with the American Federation of Labor. In 1918 he became a member of the Arizona Board of Regents. In 1921 McCluskey was appointed associate editor of the Arizona Daily Silver Belt and in 1922 he was elected president of the Arizona State Federation of Labor. McCluskey was appointed private secretary to Governor George W. P. Hunt, member of the Colorado River Commission and member of the Arizona Industrial Commission, in 1923. He served with both of these commissions until 1928.
McCluskey was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 1927 and practiced law through the 1930s, specializing in labor law and workman compensation cases. McCluskey served as chief legal adviser to the Arizona Industrial Commission from 1942 to 1952, when he retired from the commission due to ill health. McCluskey died in Phoenix on March 22, 1968. He was survived by his wife, Helen M. (Budrek) McCluskey (1902-1986).
The Henry S. McCluskey Papers consist of correspondence, reports, speeches, newsclippings, notebooks, and indexes. Although the materials date from 1911 to 1956, the bulk of the collection concerns McCluskey's efforts to organize mine laborers from 1916 to 1935. The collection has been divided into five series.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Interested researchers may also wish to consult CP MCC: Henry S. McCluskey Photographs (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/cp_mcc.xml).
Miscellaneous Papers on Colorado River was separated from this collection and cataloged into the Greater Arizona Collection stacks as as HD1695 .C7 M5.
[Identification of item], Henry S. McCluskey Papers, MSS-54, Arizona State University Library.
Mr. and Mrs. McCluskey donated these papers to Archives and Special Collections in 1967 (ACC #1967-00048).
| Series I: Biographical Materials, General Correspondence, and Publications | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Biographical File, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | First World War Record, 1918 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Union Organizer, 1916-1938 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Appointments and Recommendations, 1922-1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence: McCluskey (Hunt's Secretary), 1922-1928 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence from Gov. Hunt, 1920-1922 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Miscellaneous Publications by McCluskey, 1916-1928 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1914-1936 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Board of Regents, 1918-1936 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence: Railroad policeman, 1911 | |||||||||
| Series II: Labor Relations: Miner's Union | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Arizona Mines: Wage Scales, 1916-1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Jerome Strike against United Verde Copper Co., 1917-1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Labor Relations: Mine Union Bisbee Deportation, 1916-1921 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Contributions from Union to Governor's Campaign Fund, 1916-1917 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Correspondence: International Union Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (IUMMSW), 1918-1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Correspondence: Political (McCluskey), 1918-1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Correspondence: Assessment Controversy Local Union, 1919-1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), 1917-1918 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Arizona State Federation of Labor: Thomas French, 1917-1921 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Correspondence to McCluskey from Charles Moyer, 1918-1921 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Correspondence to Ernest Mills, Secretery/Treasurer, IUMMSW, 1918-1920 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Correspondence to McCluskey from Ernest Mills, 1918-1921 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Correspondence: Local Unions in Metcalf, Douglas, and Clarkdale, 1918-1921 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Correspondence to Executive Board, IUMMSW from Charles Moyer, President, 1919-1921 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Morenci, Miami, and Globe Miner's Union, 1919-1921 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Samuel Gompers: Correspondence Regarding the Pan American Federation of Labor, 1920-1921 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Correspondence: Various Legislative Matters, 1920-1921 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Labor Relations: Nevada, Central Labor Union, 1919-1922 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | "Subsidy Ship Bill": Correspondence to Ashurst from McCluskey, 1922 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Newspaper clippings, Ventana Mine, Article by Albert Atwood for Saturday Evening Post, "Where Have The Miners Gone?", 1919, 1923 | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 4 | President's Mediation Commission Session, 1917 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Arizona Industrial Commission, 1926-1928 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Letters, Memorandums, Court Cases, Medical Opinions: Dr. R.F. Palmer, Medical Advisor, 1936-1951 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Arizona Industrial Commission: Speeches and Articles by McCluskey, 1945-1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Letters, Published Materials Regarding Workmen's Compensation, 1948-1956 | |||||||||
| Series III: Colorado River Water Commission | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Correspondence: Colorado River, 1921-1923 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Correspondence: Colorado River Compact, 1925-1927 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Correspondence: Swing-Hayden, 1926 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Correspondence: Boulder Dam, 1927 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Correspondence, Statistics, Papers and Published Items: Colorado River Hydro-Electric Power, 1927-1928 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1-1/OV | Colorado River Power Site Withdrawals, Maps, Correspondence, 1928 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Swing-Johnson Bill Correspondence, 1923-1928 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Articles, Speeches, Resolutions, 1928-1930 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Colter Water Project Association, Sydney Kartus, 1952-1953 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Statement by McCluskey ..., 1925 | |||||||||
| Series IV: Newspaper Clippings and Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Clippings: Flood Control, 1926-1927 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Clippings: Flood Control and Boulder Dam, 1928 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Clippings: General, 1928-1930 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Compilation of Charles McKnight Sain's weekly column, "Sain's Weekly Letter Book", 1927 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Correspondence: Labor Relations: Oatman District, 1918-1921 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Absentee Capitalists; Menace Popular Government in Arizona, 1921 (30 Pages) | |||||||||
| Reprint of a number of articles appearing in the Miami Daily Silver Belt from August 27 to October 4, 1921. | |||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Report on Investigation of the Arizona Highway Department from July 3, 1917 to December 31, 1922, 1917-1922 (27 Pages; Photostatic Copy) | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | The Law of Necessity as Applied in State of Arizona vs. H. E. Wooton, Undated (104 Pages) | |||||||||
| Discusses an I.W.W. deportation case in Bisbee, Arizona. | |||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | U.S. vs. H. S. McCluskey and George Eberle, 1925 | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Notebook of Informational Notes by McCluskey on the Colorado River and Dams, Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | H. S. McCluskey and Helen B. McCluskey vs. C. L. Sparks, County Assessor, et al., 1956 | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | Transcript of Proceedings of the Showlow-Silver Creek Water Conversation and Power District (Navajo County, Arizona), 1933-1934 (270 Pages) | |||||||||
| Series V: Reference Materials | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | Address/Account Book, 1928, Undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Acts of the Eleventh Arizona Legislature, 1933 (Typescript; Includes Index) | |||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Industrial Commission of Arizona: Supreme Court of Arizona Decisions, 1943-1947 (Includes Index) | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Industrial Commission of Arizona: Supreme Court of Arizona Decisions, 1949-1950 (Includes Index) | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Industrial Commission of Arizona: Supreme Court of Arizona Decisions, 1950-1951 (Includes Index) | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Industrial Commission of Arizona: Supreme Court of Arizona Decisions, 1951-1952 (Includes Index) | |||||||||