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Colored Trainmen of America

 Organization

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Association of Colored Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen records

 Collection
Identifier: L1991-06
Abstract: Founded in 1912 as the Colored Trainmen of America, the union reorganized in 1918 as the Associated Colored Trainmen of America, and again in 1936 as the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen. The collection consists of records of the ACTA and its predecessors, 1918-1936. The collection includes correspondence pertaining to grievance and disciplinary cases; transcripts of accident investigations and misconduct proceedings; and minutes and summaries of meetings held...
Dates: 1918-1936