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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 774 (Wichita, Kan.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1992-20

Abstract

International Association of Machinists, Local Lodge 774 (Wichita, Kan.) represented employees of the Cessna Aircraft Company. Its records, 1961, 1973, 1980, undated, consist of a folder of news clippings, contracts, one newsletter, and other publications.

Dates

  • Creation: 1961, 1973, 1980, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions 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 off-site. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

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.

Members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 774 (Wichita, Kansas) worked at the Cessna Aircraft Company, one of the highest-volume manufacturers of aircraft in the world. In the twenty-first century, Cessna became a Textron Aviation brand.

Extent

11 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Location

Off-site storage.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Daryl Glamann, 23 October 1992.

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.

Processing Information

This collection has not been processed fully. Inventory by Special Collections and Archives staff, circa 1992; finding aid by William W. Hardesty, 2023.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 774 (Wichita, Kan.)
Subtitle
A Guide to Its Records in the Georgia State University Library
Status
Unprocessed
Author
William W. Hardesty
Date
January 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

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