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Francis J. Murnane (1914-1968) was a labor leader in the ILWU Local 8, a historical preservationist, Progressive candidate for the Oregon State Legislature in 1948, and secretary of the Harry Bridges Defense Committee.
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Francis J. Murnane papers, Mss 1438, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection includes correspondence and documents relating to Murnane's work with the International Longshoreman's Association, 1923-1938; Maritime Federation of the Pacific minutes, 1935-1941; minutes, resolutions, correspondence, and financial papers, 1936-1941, of the Columbia River District Council #3 branch of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific; International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union reports, correspondence, and other documents, 1938-1963; Committee for Maritime Unity minutes and correspondence regarding the strike of 1946; Bridges-Robertson-Schmidt Defense Committee correspondence, 1940-1955; and International Woodworkers of America correspondence, 1938-1949. Also included are personal correspondence, 1936-1937; business and financial correspondence and records, 1938-1961; miscellaneous documents relating to Portland Public Docks, Citizens for Dock Development and Oregon Port Authorities Commission, 1956-1968; newspaper clippings, circa 1930-1967; and a scrapbook, 1 volume.
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