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Graphic Communications International Union, Local 8-M (Atlanta, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1985-24

Scope and Contents of the Records

The records of Atlanta Graphic Communications Local Union No. 8 [bulk date 1940s-1980s] include agreements, negotiations, financial documents, contracts, training materials, and election materials. A number of predecessors of the local are represented in the records, including Amalgamated Lithographers of America Local Union No. 51, Atlanta Printing and Pressmen & Assistants' Local Union No. 8, and Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union Local No. 251. Companies represented in this collection include Stein Printing, Foote and Davies and Crown, Cork and Seal.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930s-1980s

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use. Access to some items is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Access to certain folders in box 8 are restricted.

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

Members of the printing trades formed craft unions starting in the late nineteenth century, which combined starting in the 1960s. The Graphic Communications International Union formed in 1983 with the merger of the Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU) and the International Printing and Graphic Communications Union (IPGCU). GAIU had formed in 1972 with the merger of International Brotherhood of Bookbinders and the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union (created in 1964 by the merger between the Amalgamated Lithographers of America and the International Photoengravers Union). IPGCU had been created by the 1973 merger of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union with the International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union. In 2005, the Graphic Communications International Union merged with the Teamsters to form The Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (GCC/IBT).

Extent

12.5 Linear Feet (in 10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The records of Atlanta Graphic Communications Local Union No. 8 [bulk date 1940s-1980s] include agreements, negotiations, financial documents, contracts, training materials, and election materials. A number of predecessors of the local are represented in the records.

Offsite Storage

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Bill Stephens and Thomas H. Brumblelow, Jr., May 22, 1985

Processing Information

Processed by Carley Henderson at the box level, September 2013.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Graphic Communications International Union, Local 8-M (Atlanta, Ga.):
Subtitle
A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University
Status
Completed
Author
Georgia State University Library
Date
August 2014
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

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Contact:
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