Robert Kaplan papers

Collection

Call Number: MS 879

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, research materials and unpublished writings of Robert Kaplan. The research materials and writings document John L. Lewis, the UMWA Welfare and Retirement Fund, and Josephine Roche, retirement fund director.

Dates

1918-1971
Majority of material found within 1945 - 1959

Creator

Kaplan, Robert

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Grace Kaplan, 1978.

Associated Materials

Forms part of the Contemporary Medical Care and Health Policy Collection.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0879

Additional Description

Overview

Biographical / Historical

Robert Kaplan was the research director for the United Mine Workers Union of America (UMWA) from 1942 to 1967. He also served as the archivist in charge of documenting American labor leader John L. Lewis' term as president of the UMWA. As research director, Kaplan often contributed commentaries on economics and labor relations to the UMWA Journal.