Eula McGill papers
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Not requestable
Scope and Content of the Papers
Scrapbook material, composed of newspapers, clippings, and programs, pertaining to her organizing activities for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in Tennessee, particularly the ACWA's jurisdictional dispute with the United Mine Workers, and her work with the price control and rationing program during the 1940s. Photographs, 1938-1943, record conventions of both the ACWA and of the Tennessee State Industrial Union Council.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1964
Creator
- McGill, Eula, 1911-2003 (Person)
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.
Oversized materials stored off-site. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Biography of Eula McGill
Eula McGill, born in 1911 in Dalton, Georgia, was a member of the Women's Trade Union League and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. She was an organizer in the Southern textile factory worker movement of the 1930s.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (in 4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
Eula McGill was an organizer in the Southern textile factory worker movement of the 1930s. Her papers contain scrapbook material, composed of newspapers, clippings, and programs, which pertains to her organizing activities for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in Tennessee and other topics.
Off-Site Storage
Oversized materials stored off-site. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Eula McGill, July 11, 1972.
Online Availability
There are numerous photographs and oral histories featuring Eula McGill available at Georgia State University Digital Collections.
Separated Materials note
During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. For photographs, see the Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection.
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection
- Photographs collection, 1938, 1940-1941;,1943-1944 (5 leaves)
Processing Information
Processed by E. L. Eltzroth at the file level, August 1972.
Subject
- Tennessee State Industrial Union Council (Organization)
- United Mine Workers of America (Organization)
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (Organization)
- Title
- Eula McGill:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to Her Papers at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- August 1972
- 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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