Atlanta Labor Council records
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Atlanta Labor Council records consist of alphabetical office files, 1984-1991 and Committee on Political Education (COPE) materials, 1979-1990.
Dates
- Creation: 1976-1991
Creator
- AFL-CIO. Atlanta Labor Council (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but may contain material subject to restriction. Allow at least 10 working days for evaluation by Special Collections and Archives staff.
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 about the Atlanta Labor Council
The Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, consists of local unions from the metropolitan area including Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb, Clayton, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Henry, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Cherokee, and Forsyth counties. The Atlanta Labor Council was formed following the 1955 merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Prior to the merger, the functions of a local central labor body were performed by the Atlanta Industrial Union Council and the Atlanta Federation of Trades.
The full-time staff of the Atlanta Labor Council includes the president and an office secretary. In addition to the president, the officers include the recording-corresponding secretary, the financial secretary-treasurer, the chairman of the board of trustees, and 15 vice-presidents. These 19 officers make up the council's executive council. All of these officers come from the leadership of the affiliated local unions.
The Atlanta Labor Council undertakes many projects for the benefit of organized labor including political education, lobbying, organizing the unorganized, coordinating funds drives, conducting union education, public relations, and numerous community involvement programs.
Extent
17 Cubic Feet (in 17 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Atlanta Labor Council records consist of alphabetical office files, 1984-1991 and Committee on Political Education (COPE) materials, 1979-1990. The Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, consists of local unions from the metropolitan area including Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb, Clayton, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Henry, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Cherokee, and Forsyth counties.
Location
Off-site storage.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Mr. Stewart Acuff, President, Atlanta Labor Council, March 1996
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed. This guide is based on information recorded at the time of accessioning.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Atlanta Labor Council
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Hal Hansen
- Date
- May 2020
- 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