ROBLEY D. CRAMER:
An Inventory of His Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical
Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Cramer, Robley D.,
1884-1966.
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| Title: | Robley Cramer and family
papers. |
| Dates: | 1687-1973. |
| Language: | Materials in English.
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| Abstract: | Genealogical and biographical data as well as correspondence
and subject files, newspaper clippings, and other personal and family papers of
Robley D. Cramer, editor of the "Minneapolis Labor Review" and a member of the
Upholsterers' Union. |
| Quantity: | 6.0 cubic feet, (6 boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
Collection includes genealogical and biographical data; legal documents of the Van
der Werken and related families of New York State (1687-1873); a small collection of
correspondence of the Hardenbrook and Cramer-Raynesford families (1847-1893),
including some Civil War correspondence; as well as extensive correspondence and
subject files, newspaper clippings, and other papers of Robley D. Cramer, editor of
the "Minneapolis Labor Review" and a member of the Upholsterers' Union.
The papers also include financial records of the Upholsterers' International Union,
Local No. 61 (1906-1931); a scrapbook with news clippings and pictures relating to
the death of Floyd B. Olson (1936); information on the Socialist, Communist, and
Farmer-Labor parties; the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party; the Minneapolis Central
Labor Union; Minneapolis City charter reform; and the AFL-CIO and other union
groups.
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Correspondent
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Decade | | | | Baer, John | 1950s | | |
| Barkley, Alben W. | 1940s | | |
| Beck, Dave | 1950s | | |
| Bell, James Ford | 1960s | | |
| Benson, Elmer A. | 1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s | | |
| Biddle, Francis | 1940s | | |
| Budenz, Louis F. | 1920s | | |
| Carpenter, Florence Welles | 1940s/1950s | | |
| Casey, Eugene | 1940s | | |
| Davis, Elmer | 1940s | | |
| Day, Vince A. | 1930s/1940s | | |
| Debs, Eugene V. | 1920s | | |
| Dunne, Miles B. | 1930s | | |
| Early, Stephen | 1930s | | |
| Eaton, Cyrus S. | 1950s | | |
| Evjue, William | 1940s/1950s | | |
| Farley, James A. | 1940s | | |
| Foshay, Wilbur B. | 1920s/1940s/1950s | | |
| Fraser, Donald M. | 1960s | | |
| Freeman, Orville L. | 1950s/1960s | | |
| Gallagher, William | 1940s | | |
| Green, William | 1930s | | |
| Harriman, Averill | 1950s | | |
| Hathaway, Clarence | 1930s | | |
| Heffelfinger, Elizabeth | 1940s/1950s/1960s | | |
| Howe, Louis McHenry | 1930s | | |
| Johnson, Lyndon B. | 1960s | | |
| Johnson, Magnus | 1920s | | |
| Kennedy, John F. | 1950s/1960s | | |
| Langer, William | 1950s | | |
| Lewis, John L. | 1940s | | |
| McCarthy, Eugene J. | 1960s | | |
| Mooney, Tom | 1930s | | |
| Olson, Floyd B. | 1930s | | |
| Olson, Mrs. Floyd B. | 1950s | | |
| Pepper, Claude | 1940s | | |
| Petersen, Hjalmar | 1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s | | |
| Pinchot, Gifford | 1930s | | |
| Rerat, Eugene A. | 1940s/1950s/1960s | | |
| Rolvaag, Karl F. | 1960s | | |
| Roosevelt, Eleanor | 1930s | | |
| Roosevelt, Franklin D. | 1930s | | |
| Truman, Harry S. | 1940s | | |
| Wier, Roy W. | 1950s/1960s | | |
| Willkie, Rosalie Heffelfinger | 1960s | | |
| Winton, David | 1950s | | |
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Robley
D. Cramer and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 11,616; 12,678; 12,869
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project
grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
(NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 001735081
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | |
| 149.B.9.2F | | Family Papers, 1687-1966. |
| | | Genealogical and biographical data about Cramer and his family, undated, 1936-1966. 2 folders. |
| | | R.D. Cramer school papers. |
| | | Legal documents, undated, 1687-1873, 2 folders. |
| | | | Contains deeds and legal papers documenting the land transactions of the
Van der Werken family of New York State of which Mrs. Robley D. Cramer
is descended. |
| | | Cornell C. Hardenbrook Civil War Papers, 1862-1867. |
| | | Cramer-Raynesford family correspondence, 1847-1893. |
| | | | Includes five letters written by Charles W. Cramer of New York from
August-November 1864 while he
was a prisoner of war in Columbia Jail, South Carolina. |
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| | Robley D. Cramer correspondence by date. |
| | | Correspondence files contain many letters from prominent Minnesotans and
individuals of national importance. |
| | | Undated, 1904-1919. 2 folders. |
| | | 1920s. 2 folders. |
| | | 1930s. 2 folders. |
| | | Cramer vs. Citizen's Alliance libel trial, 1932-1937. 2 folders. |
| | | 1940s. 3 folders. |
| | | 1950s. 4 folders. |
| Location | |
| 149.B.9.3B | | | 1950s (continued). 3 folders. |
| | | 1960s. 5 folders. |
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| | Cramer correspondence by name: |
| | | Byrne, William T., 1933-1952. |
| | | Davis, Tom, 1939-1960. |
| | | Horn, Charles L., 1934-1966. 2 folders. |
| | | Humphrey, Hubert H., 1940-1968. |
| | | Keating, Edward, 1938-1959. |
| | | Lundeen, Ernest, 1934-1940. |
| | | Shipstead, Henrik, 1930-1940. |
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| | Cramer correspondence by topic: |
| | | Cramer testimonial dinner, April 2, 1955. |
| | | Floyd B. Olson memorial luncheon, September 9, 1961. |
| | | Cramer retirement, 1962-1963. |
| | | Christmas cards from prominent individuals, 1930s-1960s. |
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| | Subject matter files: |
| | | AFL-CIO merger, 1955. |
| Location | |
| 149.B.9.4F | | | Articles, speeches, and notes, 1920s-1960s. 5 folders. |
| | | Farmer-Labor and Democratic-Farmer-Labor materials, undated, 1924-1965. |
| | | Minneapolis Central Labor Union and affiliated organizations, 1942, 1952-1965. 4 folders. |
| | | Minneapolis City Charter reform, undated, 1920s-1960s. 4 folders. |
| | | Minneapolis Labor Review, 1937-1964. |
| | | Report: National Labor Relations Board: Minneapolis Steel &
Machinery Case, 1940s. |
| | | Transcript of a Senate hearing, 1940. |
| | | Trial transcripts, miscellaneous, 1926-1962. |
| Location | |
| 149.B.9.5B | | | Trial transcripts: Flour City Fuel & Transfer Co. License, March 1926. 2 folders. |
| | | Trial transcripts: Guilford-Carpenter, 1918-1919. 2 folders. |
| | | Upholsterers' International Union: correspondence and
miscellaneous, 1919-1959. 2 folders. |
| | | Upholsterers' International Union: membership lists, 1924-1925. |
| | | Upholsterers' International Union: history. 3 folders. |
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| | Miscellaneous papers by subject: |
| | | Business groups including Citizen's Alliance, undated, 1920s-1951. |
| | | Labor, undated, 1921-1963. 3 folders. |
| | | Politics, undated, 1916-1964. 5 folders. |
| | | Politics: Left wing pamphlets, 1919-1960s. |
| | | Programs, 1936-1965. |
| Location | |
| 148.C.4.8F | | | Invitations, undated, 1924-1967. |
| | | Membership cards, certificates, and similar papers, 1937-1966. |
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| | Oversize items: |
| | | Financial record, dues paid, Upholsterers' International Union,
Local 61, 1906-1931. 2 volumes. |
| | | Scrapbook of clippings relating to the death of Floyd B. Olson,
as well as letters from Olson, 1936. |
| | | Charters, Upholsterers' Union, Local 23, Minneapolis, September 1, 1913. |
| | | Autographed picture of Tom Davis, 1938. |
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| Location | |
| 147.G.5.3B | | Genealogy information, 1882-1894. |
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| | Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1904-1970. |
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| | Robley D. Cramer, testimonial dinner, January 30, 1963. |
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| | Condolence letters, 1966. |
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| | Testimonial dinners, 1940-1973. |
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| | Awards, testimonials, etc. |
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| | Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council minutes, April 26 and May 10, 1962. |
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| | News clippings regarding the murder of Patrick J.
Corcoran 1937. |
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| | Robley D. Cramer diary, 1898. |
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| | Testimonial dinner scrapbooks for Robley D. Cramer, 1955. 2 volumes. |
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| | Plaque for Robley D. Cramer, 1955. |
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| | Guy Alexander scrapbook of newspaper clippings, circa 1928-1935. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Labor and laboring classes -- Minnesota.
- Labor unions -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis --
Periodicals.
- Newspaper editors.
- Persons:
- Olson, Floyd Björnstjerne, 1891-1936.
- Hardenbrook family.
- Raynesford family.
- Cramer family.
- Van der Werken family.
- Organizations:
- Communist Party of the United States of
America.
- Central Labor Union of Minneapolis and Hennepin
County.
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
- Farmer-Labor Party (Minn.)
- Upholsterers' International Union of North
America.
- Places:
- New York (State) -- History.
- United States -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865.
- Minnesota -- Politics and government.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Occupations:
- Newspaper editors.
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