{"value"=>"<p>Articles and related material arranged in this series consist of Federated Press news sheets, several copies of Labor's News, published articles by O'Connor, drafts for articles, and a small amount of working notes.</p> <p>The Federated Press (FP) news sheets range from 1930 to 1934 and contain numerous articles by both of the O'Connors. This news service focused on labor issues in the United States, featuring articles on labor unions and strikes, exposes on industry and its leaders, Socialism, and concerns particular to workers. Among the issues included were the standard of living, occupational health and safety requirements, social programs, and the possibility of another war. The sheets present in the collection include reports put out by the FP's Washington and Eastern Bureaus, and the Pittsburgh Weekly Letter.</p> <p>Labor's News materials consist of four copies of the publication, advertised as \"The News Magazine of the Labor Movement,\" and published in New York City. The editions in question contain articles by Jessie Lloyd O'Connor on the Gastonia, N.C. strike; strikes in New York and unemployment in Manhattan; Marxism; and Soviet aviation. The magazine also featured numerous articles from the Federated Press and articles by Harvey O'Connor.</p> <p>Other published articles by Jessie O'Connor include clippings from such sources as The New York Times Magazine, The Nation, the journal Labor Age, The Milwaukee Leader, The Moscow Daily News, and a pamphlet on labor organization in Gastonia, N.C. The articles present in these publications focus upon workers' and miners' conditions and strikes, and various political, social, economic and cultural aspects of the Soviet Union. Also included is a flyer Jessie Lloyd O'Connor helped design for the Metropolitan Housing Council of Chicago, that advises renters of health and safety requirements for rental dwellings, and how to obtain compliance from landlords.</p> <p>Completing the subseries, O'Connor's writings also include a folder of drafts for articles, and research notes. The article drafts include such disparate topics as a 1926 story on the government of Syria, a 1936 article on dental hygiene, a short item from 1937 on the improvement of life for national minorities in the Soviet Union, and a 1943 report on the Chicago Housing Authority. Research notes include an item containing a list of workers' names and outlining what appear to be infractions on the part of management of a factory or company.</p> <p>A small amount of the newspaper clippings present in this subseries are fragile, and are arranged in an envelope following photocopies of the originals. Please refer to the photocopies before consulting originals.</p>"}