Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly records

Collection

Identifier: L1972-91

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Records

Records concern both Savannah's AFL Council in its opposition to local organizing activity of the CIO, and the subsequent AFL-CIO Council's concern for promoting labor's goals in the city. Political and civic issues important to the labor community - fluoridation, taxes, housing - are discussed, as well as Savannah and Chatham County strikes such as that of the Public Employees, 1967-1970.

Dates

1946-1970

Creator

Trades and Labor Assembly (Savannah, Ga.) (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.

Oversized materials stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Historical Note about the Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly

The Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly was organized in 1899.

Extent

0.63 Linear Feet (in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Records concern both Savannah's AFL Council in its opposition to local organizing activity of the CIO, and the subsequent AFL-CIO Council's concern for promoting labor's goals in the city.

Off-Site Storage

Oversized materials stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Acquisition Information

Records donated by W. N. Crawford, October 1972.

Separated Materials

During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. Oversized materials are stored offsite, allow 24 hours for access. For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives periodicals collection finding aid.

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodicals

Georgia State AFL-CIO News, 1963

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Oversized Material

Minute books, 1957-1970
Membership book, 1959

Processing Information

Processed by E. L. Eltzroth at the file level, 1972.

This collection guide was created from a legacy finding aid. The inventory's contents and storage locations of separated materials (if applicable) were not verified at that time.