Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Joseph A. Curtis papers (1921-1990) contain correspondence, articles, songbooks of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), and a typescript of a book entitled The Right Man? The Tragic Saga of Joe Hill by Joseph A. Curtis. Most of the collection deals with Joseph A. Curtis' research on Hill, as well as photocopies of various articles and correspondence that Hill wrote and received.