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'''Order of the Knights of St Crispin''' was an [[ | '''Order of the Knights of St Crispin''' was an [[Labor Unions, U.S., History|American labor union]] comprised of shoeworkers in the Northeast. Founded in 1867 it claimed 50,000 members by 1870, by far the largest union in the country. But it was poorly organized and soon declined. They fought encroachments of machinery and unskilled labor on autonomy of skilled shoeworkers. One provision in the Crispin constitution explictly sought to limit the entry of "green hands" into the trade. But that failed because the new machines could be operated by semi-skilled workers and produce more shoes than hand sewing. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* Commons, John R. "American Shoemakers, 1648-1895: A Sketch of Industrial Evolution," ''Quarterly Journal of Economics'' 24 (November, 1909), 39-83. | * Commons, John R. "American Shoemakers, 1648-1895: A Sketch of Industrial Evolution," ''Quarterly Journal of Economics'' 24 (November, 1909), 39-83. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-5533(190911)24%3A1%3C39%3AAS1ASO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V in JSTOR] | ||
* Commons, John R. ''History of Labour in the United States'' - Vol. 2 1860-1896 (1918) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=22784998 online edition] | |||
* Dawley, Alan. ''Class and Community: The Industrial Revolution in Lynn'' (1976) | |||
* Hall, John P. "The Knights of St. Crispin in Massachusetts, 1869-1878," ''Journal of Economic History'' 18 (June, 1958), 161-175. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0507(195806)18%3A2%3C161%3ATKOSCI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8 in JSTOR] | * Hall, John P. "The Knights of St. Crispin in Massachusetts, 1869-1878," ''Journal of Economic History'' 18 (June, 1958), 161-175. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0507(195806)18%3A2%3C161%3ATKOSCI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8 in JSTOR] | ||
* [http://www.albany.edu/history/ej/origins/ Gerald Zahavi, "The Endicott Johnson Corporation:19th Century Origins" (2001)] | * [http://www.albany.edu/history/ej/origins/ Gerald Zahavi, "The Endicott Johnson Corporation:19th Century Origins" (2001)] | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Labor Unions, U.S., History]] | |||
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Revision as of 00:49, 12 November 2007
Order of the Knights of St Crispin was an American labor union comprised of shoeworkers in the Northeast. Founded in 1867 it claimed 50,000 members by 1870, by far the largest union in the country. But it was poorly organized and soon declined. They fought encroachments of machinery and unskilled labor on autonomy of skilled shoeworkers. One provision in the Crispin constitution explictly sought to limit the entry of "green hands" into the trade. But that failed because the new machines could be operated by semi-skilled workers and produce more shoes than hand sewing.
Bibliography
- Commons, John R. "American Shoemakers, 1648-1895: A Sketch of Industrial Evolution," Quarterly Journal of Economics 24 (November, 1909), 39-83. in JSTOR
- Commons, John R. History of Labour in the United States - Vol. 2 1860-1896 (1918) online edition
- Dawley, Alan. Class and Community: The Industrial Revolution in Lynn (1976)
- Hall, John P. "The Knights of St. Crispin in Massachusetts, 1869-1878," Journal of Economic History 18 (June, 1958), 161-175. in JSTOR
- Gerald Zahavi, "The Endicott Johnson Corporation:19th Century Origins" (2001)