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Robert Haynes International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2015-22

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Robert Haynes International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Collection, 1970-1996, consists of legal documents, pamphlets, periodicals, training materials, and benefits plans.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-1996

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

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.

Historical Note

Originally founded in Atlanta in 1888 as a trade union for railroad machinists, today the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers represents workers in a large and diverse number of fields. Over the course of the 20th century the machinists moved from representing railroad workers to machinists and others working for airlines and the aerospace industry.

International Association of Machinists, Local Lodge 1650 was chartered on May 5, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri. Its members worked in the airline industry.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (in 3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Robert Haynes International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Collection, 1970-1996, consists of legal documents, pamphlets, periodicals, training materials, and benefits plans. Robert Haynes was a labor leader within both the IAMAW, Local Lodge 1650 and IAMAW and Air Transport District Lodge 142 with managed the workers for TWA airlines.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Robert Haynes, September 2015.

Related Materials

Georgia State University Library is the official repository for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the collection includes the Grand Lodge records as well as numerous Local and District Lodges. Please see the IAMAW Research Guide for more collections. In addition, GSU Digital Collections includes complete, full-text runs of the Machinist Monthly Journal and the Machinists Newspaper available in GSU Digital Collections as well as numerous photographs and local publications from both the US and Canada.

Related Materials In Other Repositories

  1. A Selection of TWA materials from this collection were transferred to the University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center

Separated Materials

During processing, issues of Air Transport District 142 Observer, 1650 Newsletter, and 1650 Base Line Sentinel were separated to the Southern Labor Archives Periodical Collection. See the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection finding aid or catalog.

Processing Information

Proccessed by Hal Hansen at the file level, November 2018.

Related Names

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Robert Haynes
Subtitle
A Guide to His International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Collection at Georgia State University Library
Status
Completed
Author
Hal Hansen
Date
November 2018
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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