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a. Note:   From Carl's son Carl Robert Berreitter: Birth Certificate states "Kennelbach, Judicial District, Rieden Report card for 1905/1906 states: Schulnachrict in Tim?br + Prudl uber Berreitter, Karl geboren am 7/5/1897 zu Prudl in Tirol, Ker?fol... could be Kertfol Listed on Enlistment Record for Navy: 5'7", 138 LBS, Brown eyes, Brown hair, Ruddy complexion. California Death Index states death was on 3/19/1976 CARL BERREITTER 1897-1976 The following autobiographical sketch of my father, Carl Berreitter, was submitted by him to the Chicago Historical Society pursuant to their request, and dated Sept. 17, 1958, referring to his donation of historically relevant material: �I give these facts which seem pertinent and which relate to the material in question, namely Chicago Typographical literature and books and pamphlets on Socialism, Anarchism and the I.W.W. I was born May 7, 1897, near Innsbruck, Austria. My father was an active Social Democrat and official (unpaid in those days) of the �Buchdrucker Verband� (printer�s union) of Tyrol and Voralberg. My family came to the United States in 1907. Father transferred his membership to the International Typographical Union and worked at the printing business successively in Pittsburgh, Penn; Davenport, Iowa; and Chicago. He was a pensioner member of the union at the time of his death in 1939.� I was admitted to membership in the I.T.U. in 1921, In Milwaukee. Transferred to the Chicago union about a year later. I served the Chicago union in organizational capacity from time to time. In 1939 I was elected delegate to the I.T.U. convention where I functioned as an opposition leader to the Independent Party administration. In 1944 I was again elected delegate. The Progressive Party having regained control of the administration, I was appointed chairman of the committee on laws which handles the greater part of the convention�s business. I served as labor member on the Newspaper Commission of the War Labor Board from late 1944 to the conclusion of the Board�s activities. Acted as I.T.U. representative of the union from 1945 to 1949. During this time established a daily newspaper in Trenton, NJ as competition for the Trenton Times which had locked out its printers. This union paper, The Trentonian, was sold by the I.T.U. after it had established firm roots and is still a profitable property in the hands of the purchaser who runs a 100% union plant. �The Social Democratic loyalties of my father developed my interest in what is called the radical movement. I was active in the Young Peoples Socialist League, 1916-1922; the Proletarian Party, 1922-1932: and various unemployed groups during the great depression. During the ???soap box� era, I spoke at open air meetings in Chicago and on tours throughout the country. Indoors I often lectured before labor groups on labor history and economics. Sincerely, Carl Berreitter�


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