Florida State AFL-CIO records

Collection

Identifier: L1974-36

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Records

The Records, 1945, 1965-1968, of the Florida State Federated Council, AFL-CIO, consist of correspondence, minutes, financial documents, and printed material. Correspondents for the Council are William Allen, Secretary-Treasurer; Art Hallgren, Vice-President; and Frank Roche and Charlie Harris, Presidents. The correspondence, consisting of a general subject file and files of affiliated local unions and central labor unions, illuminates such primary concerns as labor's role in education; national, state and local legislation; and civic affairs. Illustrative of these concerns are the Council's opposition to the Taft-Hartley Act and the Landrum-Griffin Bill and its support of Congressman Claude Pepper, whom it considered a friend of labor. Other topics of continuing interest are voter registration, increasing the number of local unions affiliated with the Council, and the Dedicated Dollar Fund, which financed the Council's political, legislative and educational activities.

Dates

1965-1968

Creator

Florida AFL-CIO (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.

Biography of William E. Allen, Secretary-Treasurer of the Florida AFL-CIO

William E. Allen, born in 1913, served as Financial Secretary and Business Agent of Carpenters' Local 696 and Secretary-Treasurer of the Florida AFL-CIO. In 1974, he was serving actively as a member of the Hillsborough County Licensing and Zoning Board; Florida Industrial Safety Code Committee; Florida Textbook Committee; Secretary-Treasurer of the Florida Apprenticeship Conference; and Vice-President of the Southern Labor School, AFL-CIO.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (in 8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Florida AFL-CIO was formed in 1958 with the merging of the Florida American Federation of Labor and the Florida Congress of Industrial Organizations. The collection, 1965-1968, consists of correspondence, minutes, financial documents and printed materials. Correspondence illustrates such primary concerns as labor's role in education; state and national legislation; opposition to the Taft-Hartley Act and the Landrum-Griffin Bill, and its support of Congressman Claude Pepper.

Arrangement

The records are arranged into four series: Series I: Correspondence, 1954-1968, Series II: Minutes, 1962-1968, Series III: Financial Documents, 1952-1968, Series IV: Printed Material, 1945, 1952-1968

Off-Site Storage

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by William E. Allen, July 25, 1974.

Online Availability

The photographs in this collection may have been digitized and are available online at Georgia State University Library Digital Collections.

Related Archival Materials

Related Materials in This Repository

Florida State AFL-CIO records, 1955-1975 (L1979-19)

Separated Materials

During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. For pamphlets, see the Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection finding aid (note that this collection has been weeded over time). For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives periodicals collection finding aid or catalog. For photographs, see the Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection finding aid. For contracts, constitutions and bylaws, proceedings, manuals, and directories, consult archivist.

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Photographic Collection

William Allen, Peggy Chandler, 1967 (2 photographs)

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Pamphlets Collection

60 pamphlets, 1956-1968, concerning: Unionization; Union-made Products; Louisiana; Georgia and Montana AFL-CIOs; 1960 CLU COPE Program; Southern Scholarship and Research Foundation; Training Institutes; Job Training; Labor-Management Terms; Working Conditions; Safety and Health Laws; Federal Programs; Labor; Red Cross; Libel; Press Relations; Extremism; Voting; Tampa Fire Department: Fifth Annual Convention of the Florida State Federated Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Directories Collection

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, 1963
International Association of Machinists, 1966
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, 1966
Switchmen's Union of North America and Ladies' Auxiliary to the Switchmen's Union, 1966

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Proceedings Collection

Florida Federation of Labor, Conventions, 1947-1949, 1957
Florida State Industrial Union Council, CIO, 1953
Florida State Federated Labor Council, annual conventions, annual reports, 1959-1967

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Constitutions and By-laws Collection

Suggested Constitution for Local Central Bodies, AFL-CIO, 1966
Arkansas COPE, 1958
Florida AFL-CIO and Florida State COPE, undated
Broward County Central Labor Union, 1967
Hawaii State Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, 1966
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, 1965-1966

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Agreements Collection

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 824, Florida, 1965
Florida State Building and Construction Trades Council, Dade Country, undated
Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 277, Fort Worth, Texas, 1968

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Manuals Collection

Florida AFL-CIO Labor School, 1968

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection

AFL-CIO Legislative Action Bulletin, 1968
AFL-CIO Legislative and Economic Conference, Get America Back to Work, Fact Sheets 1-8, 1962
AFL-CIO Legislative Dept. Fact Sheets, 1-5, 1968
COPE Action Bulletin, 1961
IUD News and Views, 1966-1968
Connecticut Legislative Bulletin, Nos. 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 1967
Florida AFL-CIO newsletter, 1965, 1968
Florida Legislative Newsletter, 1963-1967
News form the Louisiana AFL-CIO, Vol. 3, Nos. 8, 9, 12, 1966
Ohio AFL-CIO News and Views, Vol. 15, No. 25, 1966
Building and Construction Trades Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 10, 1960
Clerks Mail, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1967
Current Information (Carpenters), No. 151, 1968
Florida State Road Department Employees, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1965
Local 754 Observer, (Florida Fire Fighters), 1966
Newscope, Vol. 9, No. 8, 1966
News from the USWA, June 1966
Tampa Mailbag News, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1964
Associated Industries of Florida, 1966-1967
Florida Vocational Association Newsletter, 1967
Homefront, Vol. 1, No. 2, 3, 1967
In the Capitol, Vol. 4, No. 8, 1966
Intercom, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1967
News from the Florida Industrial Commission, February 1966
News from the U.S. Dept. of Labor, undated
The Rehab Reporter, Vol. 1, No. 9, 1967
District Labor News, (Sarasota) Vol. 1, Nos. 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 1967
Labor Union Advocate, (Sarasota), 1966-1967
CLU News, (Jacksonville) August 1967
Labor News, (West Palm Beach), Vol 39, Nos. 39, 47, 1966
Labor Union News, (Mobile, Alabama) Vol. 1, No. 7, November 1967
The Government Standard, (AFGE) No. 3, February 1968
Southern Labor Journal, (Tampa): 1963, 1966-1967
Labor News, (Cocoa) Vol. 1, No. 1, September 1966
Labor News, (Tallahassee): 1966
Labor Reporter, (Brevard County), Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1966
Labor Tribune, (Miami), Vol. 6, No. 9, September 1965
Tallahassee Labor News, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1965
Kentucky Labor News, (Louisville, Ky), Vol. 27, No. 15, July 1967
Observer, (Charleston, W.Va.), Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1967