Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Tennessee Joint Board records
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents of the Records
The records of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Tennessee Joint Board (Knoxville, Tenn.), 1940s-1970s, contain correspondence, grievances, financial records, wage agreements, death benefit data, and audits. The bulk of the records reflect the operations of the ACTWU Locals 185, 2202, and 2094 as well as the operations of The American Federation of Hosiery Workers and TWUA.
Dates
- Creation: 1940s-1970s
Creator
- Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Tennessee Joint Board (Knoxville, Tenn.) (Creator, Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use. Access to some items is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Box 3 contains 5 folders of restricted access materials, grievances.
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.
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Historical Note
The Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) formed in 1939 in an attempt to organize Southern workers who up until then had failed to join the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA). In 1976 the two unions merged to form the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), which represented textile workers throughout the United States and Canada until 1995 when ACTWU merged with the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE).
The ACTWU Tennessee Joint Board was an administrative support unit for the smaller locals within its region and was based out of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Extent
3.75 Linear Feet (in 3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), which represented textile workers throughout the United States, was formed in 1976 out of the merger of The Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA). The Joint Board served as an administrative support unit for locals in Tennessee and the southeastern United States. The records of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Tennessee Joint Board (Knoxville, Tenn.), 1940s-1970s, contain correspondence, grievances, financial records, wage agreements, death benefit data, and audits.
Organization of the Records
This collection has not been organized into series. The box level inventory was created using minimum standards processing techniques. Please contact Special Collections and Archives with questions regarding the content of this collection.
Offsite Storage
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Mark Pitt, Business Manager ACTWU Tennessee Joint Board, 1982.
Processing Information
Processed by Carley Henderson at the box level, July 2013.
Subject
- American Federation of Hosiery Workers (Organization)
- Textile Workers Union of America (Organization)
- Title
- Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Tennessee Joint Board:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- July 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu