International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers collection

Collection

Identifier: L2010-23

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Collection of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Materials consists of items of historical interest that were forwarded to IAMAW headquarters or its educational center. The items include videocassettes, published books, photographs, and manuscripts, 1915, 1942, 1953, 1958, 1986-1995, 2010. They are related only in general subject matter, not provenance or creation (i.e., form an artificial collection).

Dates

Creation: 1915, 1942, 1953, 1958, 1986-1995, 2010

Creator

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (Organization)

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 about the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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.

Extent

0.35 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Collection consists of items of historical interest that were forwarded to the IAMAW headquarters or its educational center, including videocassettes, published books, photographs, and manuscripts, 1915, 1942, 1953, 1958, 1986-1995, 2010. They are related only in general subject matter.

Arrangement Note

Unarranged.

Provenance Information

Provenance prior to donation to International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers unknown, except that the Eastern Airlines materials in box 2113 orginated with Robert Haynes.

Acquistion Information

Donated by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, 2009, 2010.

Related Archival 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.