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John P Boland Papers (BOL), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Correspondence, extensive newspaper clippings on labor activities of the 1930s and 1940s, notes on cases heard by the New York State Labor Relations Board (1939-1942), speeches and essays by Boland, records from his postwar trips to Europe and Japan, and photographs.
Diocesan priest and labor activist. He served in several Buffalo parishes before being named the first chairman of the New York State Labor Relations Board, a position he held until 1942. He helped found the Buffalo Diocesan Labor College in 1938 and was active in many labor organizations, including the Catholic Industrial Conference of America.
Following World War II, Monsignor Boland worked for War Relief Services (National Catholic Welfare Conference) in Europe and the Middle East and served as a labor relations consultant to General Douglas MacArthur in Japan. He was pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Buffalo from 1943 until his retirement in 1967.
Throughout his career, Monsignor Boland wrote and spoke extensively on the labor movement and the Catholic Church.
Index :
Boland, John P., 1888-1968. MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. New York (State). State Labor Relations Board. Buffalo Diocesan Labor College. Catholic Industrial Conference of America. National Catholic Welfare Conference. War Relief Services. Labor Movement. -- Religious aspects.
Correspondence, clippings, notes, and copies of Boland's essays, speeches, editorials, and sermons. Also included are two articles by other writers and a biography of Boland entitled Go to the Workingman. Boland's writings consist primarily of short essays on the labor movement and the Catholic Church. Many of works are not dated. Some speeches and essays have been filed with other papers relating to Boland's work with the New York State Labor Relations Board (see CIVIC AND LABOR COMMITTEES SERIES Box 3). 2.25 ft.
One folder of correspondence between Boland and civic leaders, labor groups, fraternal organizations, and others. Subjects covered include Boland's labor activities and speaking engagements. .1 ft.