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L. Southern Labor Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: L

Found in 556 Collections and/or Records:

Frank E'Dalgo papers

 Collection
Identifier: L2001-08
Abstract:

Frank E'Dalgo (1912-2001) was a union organizer and leader for the AFL and the IAMAW. His papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings and two agreements related to his work for the International Association of Machinists.

Dates: 1969-1997

Frank Herbert "Pug" King papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-16
Abstract: Frank Herbert "Pug" King (1899-1974) was born in Fulton County and attended Capital View and Adair Schools. He joined the International Association of Machinists on August 28, 1917 and later served 25 years as the business manager for District 46. King, served on various governmental boards and commissions and as was vice-president of the Georgia Federation of Labor for seven years. His papers, 1937-1974, are composed of correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs and artifacts...
Dates: 1937-1974

Freddie Elmer Halstead papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-41
Abstract:

Fred Halstead worked as an organizer for the Textile Workers Union of America throughout the South during the 1950s and 1960s, and took part in strikes in South Georgia and Alabama. Halstead's papers include Textile Workers Union of America activity reports relating his various organizing campaigns, 1959, 1961-1967. The papers include histories of strikes in South Georgia and Alabama, minutes of the Los Angeles Joint Board, correspondence and printed material.

Dates: 1953-1967

Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1985-19
Abstract:

Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill was formed from the dissolution of a business partnership between Jacob Elsas and Isaac May in 1889. In 1978, the mill was shut down. The collection includes a May 1964 issue of Fulton Cotton Mills News, negatives, photographs, product catalogue, and correspondence, 1881, 1978, undated.

Dates: 1881, 1964, 1978

Furniture and Bedding Workers Union (of United Furniture Workers of America), Local 18-B (Chicago, Ill.), contracts collection

 Collection
Identifier: L-Contracts_Furnitur
Abstract:

The collection consists of 11 agreements, 1948, 1960-1969, between the Furniture & Bedding Workers Union (of United Furniture Workers of America), Local 18-B (Chicago, Ill.), and manufacturers.

Dates: 1948-1969; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

Gary M. Fink papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1998-06
Abstract

Research files and conference planning materials, circa 1972-1998, created and gathered by Gary M. Fink, historian of the American Labor movement. This collection is unprocessed.

Dates: Majority of material found in circa 1972-1998

Gene Russo collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1998-02
Abstract:

The Gene Russo collection, 1998, includes printed materials regarding the work of the Communications Workers of America, District 3.

Dates: 1955, 1970, circa 1994

George L. Googe papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-80
Abstract:

The papers, 1946-1961, reflect primarily the work of George L. Googe (1900-1961) as secretary-treasurer of the International Printing Pressmen's Union and as director of AFL operations in the South. The bulk of the collection consists of printed reports, articles, clippings, and organizing information.

Dates: 1946-1961

George Pearlman collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1975-08
Abstract:

The George Pearlman collection, 1975, undated, consists primarily of photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles regarding Thomas Talbot and writings on the first Labor Day celebration.

Dates: 1973, 1975

Georgia AFL-CIO Journal of Labor photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2004-01A
Abstract: Founded in Atlanta in 1898, the Journal of Labor documented the labor movement in Georgia. The Journal of Labor Photograph Collection, 1974-1992 (bulk 1980-1992), consists of photographic prints and negatives depicting labor functions, political events, pickets, strikes, conventions, social events, and campaigns. During the period covered by the collection, The Journal was the official newspaper of the Georgia State AFL-CIO, which ceased its publication in...
Dates: 1974-1992; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1992

Georgia Association of Educators records

 Collection
Identifier: L2015-34
Abstract: The Georgia Association of Educators is a component member of the National Education Association which acts as a professional organization for educators in the state of Georgia. The GAE provides legal services, professional support and learning, and political lobbying to its members in Georgia. The Georgia Association of Educators records (1921-2015) consist of convention materials, meeting minutes, membership materials, newspaper clippings, audio-visual materials, photographs, periodicals,...
Dates: 1832, 1883-1901, 1921-2015; Majority of material found within 1961 - 2015

Georgia Democratic Party Forum records

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-40
Abstract: The Georgia Democratic Party Forum, a splinter group of the state Democratic Party, originated in 1966 and supported former Governor Ellis Arnall in his unsuccessful write-in bid for governor. The Forum gained national attention in 1968 when it sent a slate of delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Chicago, and ultimately succeeded in getting half of the group seated to cast half of Georgia's votes. The collection, 1959-1972 (bulk 1967-1971) consists of 2 series. Series I,...
Dates: 1959-1972; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1971

Georgia Labor Management Conference collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2013-33
Abstract:

Established in 1990, Georgia Labor Management Conference has the mission to enhance productivity and quality at the workplace through cooperation and mutual respect between labor and management. The collection documents the governance of the organization and planning of its annual conferences, 1990s-2000s.

Dates: circa 1990-2000s

Georgia Library Media Association records

 Collection
Identifier: L1991-11
Abstract:

The collection is comprised of documents kept by President Merchurea Chase Williams, and include policies, minutes, bylaws, articles, correspondence, applications, and directories, 1988-1994, describing the association's activities to insure the quality of library and media resources in public schools, throughout Georgia.

Dates: 1988-1994

Georgia Nurses' Association records

 Collection
Identifier: L1976-39
Abstract: The Georgia Nurses' Association (GNA) was founded in 1907 as a professional organization to unite nurses in Georgia, to advocate for high standards for nurses and nursing education, and to improve patient care. Minutes and proceedings, correspondence, reports, constitutions, bylaws, articles of incorporation, printed material, notes, financial records, scrapbooks, legal documents, photographs, sound recordings, and artifacts make up the records of the Georgia Nurses' Association and document...
Dates: 1903-1998

Georgia State AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L2004-01
Abstract:

The Georgia State AFL-CIO was created in 1957 by the merger of the Georgia State Industrial Union Council (CIO) and the Georgia Federation of Labor (AFL). The bulk of the records of the Georgia State AFL-CIO (1980s-1990s) consist of minutes, correspondence, campaign and political materials, convention materials, photographs, newsletters, VHS and cassette tapes.

Dates: 1980s-1990s

Georgia State AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-95
Abstract:

The Georgia State AFL-CIO was created in 1957 by the merger of the Georgia State Industrial Union Council (CIO) and the Georgia Federation of Labor (AFL). The bulk of the records of the Georgia State AFL-CIO, 1957-1972, consist of minutes, correspondence, and financial records. Financial and other records document the Georgia State Industrial Union Council and Georgia Federation of Labor, 1916-1957.

Dates: 1916-1972

Georgia State Council of Machinists records

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-90
Abstract:

The Records, 1956-1971, of the Georgia State Council of Machinists consist of correspondence, minutes, financial documents, and printed material, the bulk being correspondence and minutes.

Dates: 1956-1971

Georgia State Council of Machinists records

 Collection
Identifier: L1990-09
Abstract

The Georgia State Council of Machinists records consist of one folder of materials from the Centenial Convention Committee, 1988 and a photograph of the Atlanta Labor Temple.

Dates: 1988, undated

Georgia State Firefighters Association records

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-30
Abstract:

The Georgia State Firefighters Association (GSFA) services the work-related needs of its members. Its records, 1955-1972, includes financial records, minutes, constitution and by-laws materials, notes, resolutions, and correspondence.

Dates: 1955-1972