00834.xml ROBLEY D. CRAMER: An Inventory of His Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by J. Huebscher. National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by J. Huebscher, January 2011. Finding aid written in English OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Cramer, Robley D., 1884-1966. Robley Cramer and family papers. 1687-1973. Materials in English. 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. 6.0 cubic feet, (6 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

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. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

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.

CORRESPONDENTS Correspondent 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

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Robley D. Cramer and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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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

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 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.

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. 149.B.9.3B 1950s (continued). 3 folders. 1960s. 5 folders. 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. 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. Subject matter files: AFL-CIO merger, 1955. 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. 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. 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. 148.C.4.8F Invitations, undated, 1924-1967. Membership cards, certificates, and similar papers, 1937-1966. 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. 147.G.5.3B Genealogy information, 1882-1894. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1904-1970. Robley D. Cramer, testimonial dinner, January 30, 1963. Condolence letters, 1966. Speeches. Olson, Floyd B. Testimonial dinners, 1940-1973. Christmas cards. Cramer libel suit, 1934. Cramer law suit, 1958. Awards, testimonials, etc. Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council minutes, April 26 and May 10, 1962. News clippings regarding the murder of Patrick J. Corcoran 1937. Newspaper clippings. Robley D. Cramer diary, 1898. Testimonial dinner scrapbooks for Robley D. Cramer, 1955. 2 volumes. Plaque for Robley D. Cramer, 1955. Guy Alexander scrapbook of newspaper clippings, circa 1928-1935. Photographs. 2 folders.