Harry B. Dynes collection
Collection
Identifier: L256
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises correspondence, programs, papers, clippings, periodicals, pamphlets, ribbons, broadsides, ephemera, and loose scrapbook pages from Harry B. Dynes in Indianapolis, Indiana and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1873 to 1954 and undated, regarding the Dynes family's political and social lives; club and union activities; the visit of David Lloyd-George to Indianapolis (1923); a 1927 Indianapolis trolley-truck accident; and the first and second world wars.
Much of the correspondence and papers from 1913 to 1917 originates from the United Mine Workers (UMW) in Indianapolis and its publicity director, K. C. Adams, concerning organizing activities of UMW; strikes and other labor conflicts in coalfields in Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other places; the role of UMW in the 1916 presidential election; the involvement of UMW with the American Committee on War Finance and other groups regarding labor’s role in World War I; and correspondence with the Committee on Industrial Relations, the National Labor Defense Council, and other pro-labor groups.
Correspondents include: Dante Barton, Samuel W. Gompers, William P. Harvey, Edward Keating, John L. Lewis, Frank Morrison, Phillip Murray, Scott Nearing, Paul Paulsen, Amos Pinchot, George P. West, John P. White, and Thomas J. White.
Much of the correspondence and papers from 1913 to 1917 originates from the United Mine Workers (UMW) in Indianapolis and its publicity director, K. C. Adams, concerning organizing activities of UMW; strikes and other labor conflicts in coalfields in Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other places; the role of UMW in the 1916 presidential election; the involvement of UMW with the American Committee on War Finance and other groups regarding labor’s role in World War I; and correspondence with the Committee on Industrial Relations, the National Labor Defense Council, and other pro-labor groups.
Correspondents include: Dante Barton, Samuel W. Gompers, William P. Harvey, Edward Keating, John L. Lewis, Frank Morrison, Phillip Murray, Scott Nearing, Paul Paulsen, Amos Pinchot, George P. West, John P. White, and Thomas J. White.
Dates
- 1873-1945
Creator
- Dynes, Harry B., 1884-1968 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Harry Blaine Dynes was born on July 15, 1884 to Joel A. and Sarah A. (Childers) Dynes in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had at least three siblings: Anna (1875-1936), William L. (1879-1898), and Ina Ruth (1889-1982). Dynes was an executive with the Equitable Life Assurance Society of America in Indianapolis, Indiana. He served as a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1917; secretary of the Indiana Selective Service Association in 1921; and conciliator for the U.S. Labor Department in the 1920s and 1930s. Dynes died on April 7, 1968 in Indianapolis and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
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K. C. Adams (d. 1956) served as an official with the United Mine Workers of American until 1948, including service as publicity director for the UMW, based in Indianapolis (1913-1918), and editor of the United Mine Works Journal until 1948.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Findagrave.com. "Harry Blaine Dynes." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45887388/harry-blaine-dynes.
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K. C. Adams (d. 1956) served as an official with the United Mine Workers of American until 1948, including service as publicity director for the UMW, based in Indianapolis (1913-1918), and editor of the United Mine Works Journal until 1948.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Findagrave.com. "Harry Blaine Dynes." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45887388/harry-blaine-dynes.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject, then chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Harry B. Dynes on 1955/11/14.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2004/08 by Jennifer Duplaga and 2016/06/08 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/06/08 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid revised 2016/06/16; 2018/08/28 by Laura Eliason. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/12/03 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/12/03 by Brittany Kropf.
- Ancient Order of United Workmen
- Broadsides
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Democratic Party (Ind.)
- Ephemera
- Fraternal organizations
- Indiana -- Politics and government
- Indiana -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Indiana -- Societies and clubs
- Labor laws and legislation -- United States
- Labor unions
- Labor unions -- Indiana
- Periodicals
- Politics and government
- Presbyterian churches
- Presbyterians
- Programs
- Republican Party (Ind.)
- Ribbons
- Scrapbooks
- Societies and clubs
- United Mine Workers of America
- United States. Bureau of Selective Service
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
Creator
- Dynes, Harry B., 1884-1968 (Person)
- Title
- Harry B. Dynes collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
