American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 3 (Atlanta, Ga.) records
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Records, 1951-1974, of Local 3, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, consist of correspondence, minutes, financial documents, legal files and printed material. Included are minutes of Greater Atlanta Public Employees District Council 14, 1966-1967, 1972. The records illuminate the local's daily concern with group insurance policies, membership maintenance, pensions, organizing in greater Atlanta area (particularly DeKalb County), legislative interests and support of strikes by the United Steelworkers (1959), AFSCME Local in Birmingham (1960), United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (1968-1969), and the boycott of General Electric products by the Electrical Workers (1969-1970).
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1974
Creator
- AFSCME. Local 3 (Atlanta, 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
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) was chartered by the AFL in 1936 and merged with the Government and Civic Employees Organizing committee in 1956.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (in 4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 3 (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1951-1974, consist of correspondence, minutes, financial documents, legal files and printed material. Included are minutes of Greater Atlanta Public Employees District Council 14, 1966-1967, 1972. The records illuminate the local's daily concern with group insurance policies, membership maintenance, pensions, organizing in greater Atlanta area (particularly DeKalb County), legislative interests and support of strikes.
Arrangement
The records are arranged into four series: Series I: Correspondence, 1953-1973, Series II: Financial Documents, 1951-1974, Series III: Minutes, 1952-1953, 1966-1972, Series IV: Printed Material, 1953-1973
Off-Site Storage
Oversized Materials stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by L.E. Williams and Stephen W. Thompson, November 18, 1974.
Separated Materials
During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Printed Collections. For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives periodicals collection finding aid or catalog. For artifacts and constitutions and bylaws, consult archivist.
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Constitutions and By-laws Collection
- International: AFSCME AFL-CIO, 1958, 1960, 1965-1966
- Georgia: Georgia State AFL-CIO, 1962
- Atlanta: City and County Public Service Employees Local 17212, 1920
- Atlanta: Greater Atlanta Public Employees District Council 14, undated
- Atlanta: AFSCME Local 3, 1937
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection
- AFSCME Insight, Vol. 2, No. 4, May, 1968
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Artifacts Collection
- Ribbon
- Stamp
Processing Information
Processed by Robert Dinwiddie at the file level, November 1975.
Subject
- AFSCME. District Council 14 (Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)
- United Steelworkers of America (Organization)
- General Electric Company (Organization)
- United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (Organization)
- AFSCME. Local 92 (Birmingham, Ala.) (Organization)
- Title
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 3 (Atlanta, Georgia):
- Subtitle
- A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- November 1975
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu