South Carolina AFL-CIO records
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents of the Records
South Carolina AFL-CIO records, 1963, 1976-2008, include correspondence, minutes, and other records of the president and executive board, 1976-1990, 1998-2001, 2008; files of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Labor Coordinator, 1963, 1977-1996; and files of the Industry Work Experience Program (IWEP) Coordinator, 1978-1990. Audio and audiovisual recordings document meetings and conventions, 1978-2008. A few files, mostly containing printed material, document the "Charleston Five," picketing members of the International Longshoremen's Association who were accused of inciting a riot in 2000.
Dates
- Creation: 1963, 1976-2008
Creator
- South Carolina State AFL-CIO (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use. The collection has not been fully processed and boxes 2, 3, and 4 contains material containing personally identifiable information that might be subject to restriction.
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
Formed in a merger between the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955, the AFL-CIO has represented organized labor nationally and internationally. The South Carolina AFL-CIO is the regional branch of the AFL-CIO that represents all of South Carolina’s AFL-CIO affiliated unions. In 1977, the AFL-CIO Appalachian Council established a Job Corps program, the Industrial Work Experience Program (IWEP), to provide training and transition services to workers. The South Carolina IWEP Coordinator worked out of the South Carolina AFL-CIO office, as did the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Labor Coordinator for the state, who worked with employers and local Private Industry Councils to assist workers with training and placement.
Extent
5.25 Linear Feet (in 5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
South Carolina AFL-CIO records, 1963, 1976-2008, document the president and executive board of the organization and the coordinators of two job programs in the state, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Labor Coordinator, and the Industry Work Experience Program (IWEP) Coordinator.
Arrangement
Unarranged.
Off-Site Storage
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by South Carolina State AFL-CIO, courtesy of Donna DeWitt, 2009.
Separated Materials
Early twentieth-century ribbon badge (textile workers' local in Augusta, Ga.) separated to Southern Labor Archives artifact collection.
Processing Information
Processed by John Thompson at the box level, Fall 2013. Inventory and descriptions revised by William W. Hardesty, Spring 2023.
- Title
- South Carolina AFL-CIO
- Subtitle
- A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Thompson
- Date
- Fall 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2023: Inventory created and descriptions revised.
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