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International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, Local 48 (Atlanta, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1979-31

Scope and Content of the Records

The records, 1919-1979, of International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers (HFIA), Local 48 (Atlanta, GA) comprise primarily correspondence and financial documents. The chief correspondent is H.M. Hoffman, Business Agent and Financial Secretary, who communicated with employers concerning all issues subject to collective bargaining agreements. Correspondence with International Secretary-Treasurer and President C.W. Sickles concerns joint trade agreements, the chartering of new locals in the South, and jurisdictional disputes with the Plumbers and Steamfitters in 1940 and 1948, and with HFIA Locals(Mobile) and 67 (Tampa) in 1937 and 1947, respectively. The Records show that Local 48 sought wage scales, jobs, and the prevention of legislation unfavorable to labor by participating in the States Conference of Asbestos Workers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1919-1979

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (in 3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Correspondence, financial documents, and other items, relating to collective bargaining agreements, wages, joint trade agreements, chartering new locals in the South, jurisdictional disputes with Local 55 (Mobile, Ala.), Local 67 (Tampa, Fla.), and United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada, and International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers. Correspondents include H.M. Hoffman and C.W. Sickles.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Phillip A. Williams, October 1979.

Online Availability

Most of the photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available online at Georgia State University Library Digital Collections

Separated Materials

During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. For photographs, see the Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection finding aid. For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection finding aid or catalog. For oversize materials, artifacts, constitutions, contracts, and proceedings, consult Special Collections for access.

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Oversize Location

  1. Photograph of the 16th annual convention of the International Association of Heating and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers. Hollenden Hotel; Cleveland, Ohio, 1942

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection

  1. Photographs (11), 1958, 1973, undated
  2. Henry Hoffman, business agent of Local 48, 1958
  3. Local 48, 40th anniversary banquet, 1973

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Artifacts Collection

  1. 2 badges, employee and citizenship

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Constitutions Collection

  1. Georgia AFL-CIO, 1959
  2. Atlanta Building and Construction Trades Council, undated
  3. Chattanooga Building Trades Council, 1951
  4. International Association of Asbestos Workers, 1926, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1942, 1952, 1957, 1962. undated

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Contracts Collection

  1. AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department, 1936
  2. International Association of Asbestos Workers International, undated
  3. International-Jurisdictional with Sheet Metal Workers, 1939
  4. International-Jurisdictional with 5 Internationals: Bricklayers, Painters, Sheets Metal Workers, Boilermakers, and Carpenters, 1954, 1956-1957
  5. Southeast States Welfare Fund, 1956
  6. Local 48--Atlanta, circa 1930s, 1937-1940, 1942, 1945, 1947-1948, 1953, 1958
  7. Local 83--Atlanta, 1928
  8. Local 22--Houston, 1955

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection

  1. The Asbestos Worker, 1919, 1933-1938, 1944-1979
  2. Asbestos Worker Executive Newsletter, 1973-1979

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Proceedings Collection

  1. AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department, 1969
  2. International Association of Asbestos Workers, circa 1951, 1952, 1967, 1972. undated

Processing Information

Processed by Alice Gernazian at the file level, August 1980.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, Local 48 (Atlanta, Georgia):
Subtitle
A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University Library
Status
Completed
Author
Georgia State University Library
Date
August 1980
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

https://library.gsu.edu/special-collections/
Contact:
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
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