Guide to the Weaver Social History Collection, 1913-1970 AIS.1964.19
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Weaver Social History Collection
Creator
Weaver, John C.
Collection Number
AIS.1964.19
Extent
115 Linear Feet(104 boxes)
Date
1913-1970
Abstract
The Weaver Social History Collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, newspapers and pamphlets of discussion and action groups interested in economic, social, and labor problems in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania within a national and international scope from 1913 to 1970.
Language
English
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Author
Wendy Pflug from existing inventory.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman) Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Acquisition Information
Gift of John Weaver on February 26, 1964, April 22, 1969, and August 23, 1977.
Previous Citation
Weaver Social History Collection, 1913-1970, AIS.1964.19, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Weaver Social History Collection, 1913-1970, AIS.1964.19, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged into nine series:
Series I. Hungry Club
Series II. University Extension Service
Series III. Council for Peace and Social Action
Series IV. Joint Committee on the Social Crisis
Series V. League for Social Justice
Series VI. ACLU
Series VII. Weaver Correspondence
Series VIII. Assorted Publications
Series IX. Allegheny Roundtable
Scope and Content Notes
The Weaver Social History Collection was created by John C. Weaver, a former social worker turned peace activist. Weaver's active interest in social issues, politics, and world events led him to accumulate a massive amount of research material during his lifetime. This collection reflects his interest in economic, social, and labor issues and problems in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
The Weaver Social History Collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, and publications of organizations devoted to these causes. The collection represents groups that Weaver was actively involved such as the Hungry Club, which contains a voluminous amount of correspondence from 1913 to 1951; University Extension Service; Council for Peace and Social Action; Joint Committee on the Social Crisis; League for Social Justice; American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); and the Allegheny Roundtable. This collection also contains John C. Weaver's personal correspondence.
The Weaver Social History Collection is only minimally processed. Many series have retained the original order of the creator, John C. Weaver, and is not organized chronologically or by subject. The Assorted Publications and Allegheny Roundtable series contain only a box level inventory. Each series is further described in the scope and content notes for that series.
Biography
John C. Weaver was a peace activist devoted to promoting social justice. He documented these important issues in regards to Pittsburgh's and Western Pennsylvania's history, along with activism in the social and political scene. John C. Weaver was born in Rochester, Pennsylvania in 1896. He was raised in a Methodist household and his father was a minister. Weaver received his education at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania where he majored in Latin and Greek. Soon after graduating, he joined the U.S. Medical Corps in 1917 and served in France during World War I. After returning from the war in 1920 Weaver moved to Pittsburgh and became a social worker. His first employment in Pittsburgh was as an assistant director of the Kingsley Settlement House in East Liberty. He was employed as a social worker who helped Italian-Americans move and settle in Pittsburgh. It was here that he met and married Elsa Stringaro, an Italian translator at the house.
After being frustrated by the limitations of social work at Kingsley, Weaver joined the Hungry Club in the early 1920s. The Hungry Club, named for its members who were hungry for ideas, as well as ideas, was a public forum in Pittsburgh where people from all backgrounds would meet and discuss the leading issues of the day. Weaver joined as a participator but quickly became the executive director of the club. As executive director, Weaver organized the discussions, panels, and brought in speakers. He chose the topics of discussion, which varied from Pittsburgh politics to animal rights. Although interested in many issues, Weaver mostly advocated for single land tax reform and peace activism. He helped to elect William McNair, Pittsburgh's first single tax mayor of the 1930s. Weaver was also McNair's Secretary of Welfare for a brief time, but resigned because of the "dirty" politics that played out in city hall at that time.
In the late 1940s Weaver helped found the Allegheny Roundtable, a panel discussion program that aired on WQED radio and later became a WQED television program. The Allegheny Roundtable resembled the Hungry Club, as it was a forum to discuss affairs in Pittsburgh and world news. His status in Pittsburgh was heightened during the 1960s because of his opinions of the steel industry, unemployment, and the Vietnam War. In addition, Weaver also wrote a commentary column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the East Liberty Tribune. He also taught courses at the Henry George School of Social Sciences in New York City as an adjunct professor. Weaver remained active even at the age of 79 when he demonstrated against the Vietnam War during a weekly Vigil for Peace at the Gateway Center in 1973. In addition to his politics, Weaver was a lifelong vegetarian, a Catholic, and an active member of the Society of Friends. Weaver moved from Pittsburgh in the late 1970s to live with his three sons in New York City. He died there in 1985 at the age of 86.
Related Material
Kingsley Association Records, 1894-1980, AIS.1970.05, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was inventoried by ASC staff in 1964, 1969, and 1977. The preliminary finding aid was written by Wendy Pflug in September 2010.
Subjects
Corporate Names
American Civil Liberties Union
League for Social Justice
Joint Committee on the Social Crisis
University Extension Service (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Council for Peace and Social Action
Hungry Club
Personal Names
Weaver, John C.
Geographic Names
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Politics and government
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Economic conditions
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Social conditions
Occupations
Activists
Genres
Publications
Correspondence
Memorabilia
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Other Subjects
Personal papers
Politics
Social action
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Social action -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Social workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
University extension -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Allegheny Roundtable (Television program)
Depressions -- 1929 -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Container List
Scope and Content Notes
The University Extension Service was an organization for the presentation of low cost public lectures so that everyone may have the opportunity to obtain accurate information on vitally important subjects. The majority of material in this series is further divided into 2 subseries correspondence and club administrative materials. The material in this series ranges in date from 1917 to 1928.
Scope and Content Notes
This subseries contains correspondence regarding the University Extension Service. The material in this subseries dates from 1917 to 1928 and is organized mostly chronologically.
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box 10, folder 1
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box 10, folder 2-12
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box 10, folder 13-24
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box 10, folder 25-34
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box 11, folder 1-12
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Scope and Content Notes
This subseries contains assorted administrative materials of the organization, such as, financial information and annual reports. The material dates from 1917 to 1928 and is in the original order of the creator.
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box 12, folder 1
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Scope and Content Notes
The Council For Peace and Social Action was considered a central clearing house through which social organizations could pool and exchange ideas. The series contains correspondence of the organization and information on its history and purpose. The material in this series is from 1933 to 1936 and is arranged in somewhat chronological order.
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box 13, folder 1
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box 13, folder 2
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Scope and Content Notes
The purpose of the Joint Committee on the Social Crisis was to provide a clearing house for religious, civic, and other organizations of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to deal with problems arising out of the Great Depression. This series contains correspondence, statements and committee proposals, along with the organization's constitution. The material in this series dates from 1933.
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box 13, folder 7
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box 13, folder 8
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box 13, folder 9
Scope and Content Notes
The aim of the League for Social Justice was to "work toward the formulation and realization of a program which will promote social and economic justice." The material in this series includes correspondence of the organization along with information on its history, lectures, and educational programming. The material in this series dates from 1932 to 1937 and retains the arrangement of the collection's creator.
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box 13, folder 10
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Scope and Content Notes
This series, which contains the correspondence of John C. Weaver regarding the various social causes and organizations of which he was a member. There is also a limited amount of assorted material on addresses and articles written by Weaver. The correspondence in this series dates from 1916 to 1950, with the bulk of the material from 1931 to 1950. The John C. weaver Correspondence series is arranged chronologically.
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box 14, folder 1
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Scope and Content Notes
The American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." The organization works through litigation, legislation, and community education. The material in this series contains the national organization's Bulletins along with clippings and booklets related to the ACLU's mission. Some correspondence related to the Pittsburgh branch is found this series. The dates of the material in the series is from 1931 to 1941. The arrangement of the series retains the original order of the collection's creator.
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box 14, folder 11
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Scope and Content Notes
The Assorted Publications and Materials series ranges in date from 1930 to 1970, with a majority of material marked as undated. This series contains mainly publications and some correspondence, along with assorted material from organizations interested in economic, social, and labor issues. Most of the material in the Assorted Publications and Materials series is only semi-processed. Boxes 14 to 27 have folder listings, while boxes 28 to 88 are described only to the box level. The Assorted Publications series retains the original order of the collection's creator.
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Scope and Content Notes
The Center Information and Speakers' Bureau Bulletin; Speakers' Bureau Bulletins
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box 29
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Numerous pamphlets on social issues; newspaper clippings
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box 30
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Correspondence; newspaper clippings on WWII, Communism, Socialism, and Fascism
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box 31
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Numerous pamphlets on social issues; newspaper clippings on FDR and politics
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box 32
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The Militant; The Pittsburgh Record; numerous pamphlets; newspaper clippings
Numerous pamphlets on social issues, economics, politics, world events, philosophy
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box 36
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Numerous pamphlets on nuclear war, disarmament, peace activism, Soviet Union, newspaper clippings
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box 37
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Fellowship, Peace Action, numerous pamphlets and journals on nuclear war, peace, newspaper clippings
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box 38
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Numerous pamphlets on religion, social issues, and newspaper clippings
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box 39
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Journals and publications on steel industry, unions, strikes, and labor
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box 40
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Arts and entertainment in Pittsburgh newspaper clippings, newsletters, journals, pamphlets
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Scriber's Commentator; Information Service; The Standard; Friday
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The Pittsburgh Daily Reporter,
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Town Crier; University of Pittsburgh Graduation Bulletin
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Newspaper clippings on WWII, U.S. Policies, World News, Economics, Politics
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The Bulletin Index
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Freedom and Union
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Numerous pamphlets on America First Committee, anti-war movement, WWII, Charles Lindbergh
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box 48
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The Freeman; numerous pamphlets, newspaper clippings
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Numerous pamphlets on commerce, economics, politics, newspaper clippings
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Weekly Shopper, newspaper clippings on Soviet Union, anti-war nuclear disarmament
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box 51
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Numerous pamphlets and newspaper clippings on urban planning in Pittsburgh, subway sewage, new
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The Survey; Time; Homewood Brushton News; Weekly People; Collier's The National Weekly; Survey Graphic
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box 53
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Newsletters, journals, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets on religion, social issues, and education
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Fellowship; The Christian Century; The Reporter
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Jewish Pictorial Leader; New America, correspondence, letters, newspaper clippings and pamphlets on League of Nations, Wilson's 14 points, War, Conscription, Nuclear War
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The Attendant: A Civic Clinic for Better Living by Allegheny Conference on Community Development, journals and newsletters on WWII, Aid to Allies, Aid to England, religion, Pittsburgh politics, local government
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Note cards with names and addresses of Fellowship of Reconciliation members, speaker note cards, social issues
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Causes and Effect: Municipal Record, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and books on business, economics, Pittsburgh City Council
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Various publications on politics, world news, communism in Latin America, Urban planning in Pittsburgh
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The World Tomorrow; UNA News; Peace Action; World Alliance Newsletter
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box 61
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Correspondence and reports on Pittsburgh Public Schools, Allegheny County Taxes, politics in the City of Pittsburgh
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Fellowship; pamphlets, envelopes
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Fellowship; pamphlets, envelopes
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box 63
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March of Progress, subject files on politics, world events, economics, and social issues
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Henry George News; correspondence, reports, books, and newsletters on politics, economics, world news
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Various publications on politics, socialism, world news, post-WWII Europe, Pittsburgh business, electric, steel
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New York Times coverage of JFK Assassination; Allegheny Round table
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New York Times coverage of JFK Assassination; Allegheny Roundtable
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box 67
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Various publication on economics, animals, Allegheny Roundtable
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box 68
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Reports, photos, newsletters, pamphlets, various publication on Friends Committee on National Legislation, ART Financial records, photographs of politics in Pittsburgh
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box 69
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New York Times coverage of LBJ, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, reports, newsletters on Vietnam, abortion, alternative education, civic club, Skybus, and transportation
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box 70
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Newspaper clippings, newsletters, and correspondence on George McGovern campaign
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box 71
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Fellowship; newspaper clippings, journals, newsletters, and books on Anti-war movement, disarmament, draft, and Vietnam
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box 72
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Newsletters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, subject files on Japan, Czech Republic, India, Soviet Union, and Vietnam
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box 73
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Correspondence and pamphlets related to Europe, racial issues, 1960s, Britain, and U.S. Economic Policy
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box 74
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Correspondence and pamphlets related to Vietnam, pacifism, labor
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box 75
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Personal correspondence, note cards with names and addresses
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box 76
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Personal correspondence to groups and schools organized by subject
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box 77
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Friends Committee on National Legislation; American Friends Service Committee; Steel Facts. Correspondence and pamphlets on Allegheny Roundtable, labor, politics, world news
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box 78
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American Friends Service Committee; Council Against Communist Aggression. Note cards on various subjects
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box 79
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Pittsburgh Personnel Association; Correspondence to clubs and schools in subject order
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box 80
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American Friends Service Committee, Correspondence to schools
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box 81
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East Liberty Tribune; The Christian Advocate. Newspaper clippings and pamphlets relating to peace activism before and after WWII, temperance movement, U.S. foreign policy, education, and economics
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box 82
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The CIO News; Pennsylvania Federalist; Interpreting the Labor News; Analysis. Newsletters, reports, pamphlets, newspapers relating to civil rights, world news, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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box 83
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Colonial Supply Co; industrial catalog. Books and scrapbooks relating to juvenile delinquency, peace activism in Europe, World News, index cards
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box 84
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Slavic Review; World Politics; Midwest Journal of Political Science Review; Graphic; Survey; The Atlantic; The Voice of Austria. Books relating to Europe and politics
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box 85
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World Politics; Midwest Journal of Political Science Review; Monthly Review
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box 86
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Slovakia; Slavic Review; World Politics; International Affairs; Minvera
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box 87
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Correspondence, note cards, and subject files
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box 88
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In the late 1940s John C. Weaver help found the Allegheny Roundtable, a panel discussion program that aired on WQED radio and later became a WQED television program. The Allegheny Roundtable resembled the Hungry Club, as it was a forum to discuss affairs in Pittsburgh and world news. His status in Pittsburgh was heightened during the 1960s because of his opinions of the steel industry, unemployment, and the Vietnam War.
The Allegheny Roundtable contains correspondence of the organization and is unprocessed. The material dates from 1948 to 1970.