International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 702 (Hialeah, Fla.) records
Content Description
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 702 (Hialeah, Fla.) records contain one book, "The History of Local Lodge 702," by Sam S. McGee, 1985, and one Eastern Airlines commemorative paperweight, 1978.
Dates
- 1978, 1985
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.
Biographical / Historical
Originally founded in Atlanta in 1888 as a trade union for railroad machinists, today the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) 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.
IAM Local Lodge 702 was chartered in May 1939. It represented the mechanics, helpers, specialists, and apprentices employed by Eastern Air Lines in Miami, Florida.
Extent
2 Item(s) (in 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 702 (Hialeah, Fla.) records contain onee book, "The History of Local Lodge 702," by Sam S. McGee, 1985, and one Eastern Air Lines commemorative paperweight, 1978. The local represented Eastern Air Lines workers.
Arrangement Note
Single folder collection.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Charlie Micallef, IAMAW Winpisinger Center Education Center, during Local Lodge History Project, 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Hal Hansen, 2018. Descriptions by William Hardesty, 2022.
- Title
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 702 (Hialeah, Fla.)
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William W. Hardesty
- Date
- 4 April 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
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