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Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Southern Region records

 Collection
Identifier: L1977-03

  • Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Records

Southern Region, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America records are made up of office files, including correspondence; files documenting the activities of some local unions; and court hearings related to two cases.

Dates

  • 1939-1980

Creator

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 Southern Region administrative unit of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was founded in 1914.

Extent

4.59 Linear Feet (in 11 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Southern Region, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America records are made up of office files, including correspondence; files documenting the activities of some local unions; and court hearings related to two cases.

Arrangement

  1. Part One (Accession L1977-03): Southern Region records, 1939-1976
  2. Part Two (Accession L1981-18): TWUA locals records, 1955; 1961-1979
  3. Part Three (Accession L1984-16): National Labor Relations Board cases, 1974

Off-Site Storage

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

Acquisition Information

Acquired in three accessions, 1977 (accession L1977-03), 1981 (L1981-18), and 1984 (L1984-16).

Online Availability

Most of the photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available online at Georgia State University Library Digital Collections.

Related Archival Materials

The Southern Labor Archives contains numerous collections created by various unions representing workers in the textile industry. These collections include union records from the International Ladies Garment Workers (ILGWU), Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers (ACTWU), United Textile Workers of America (UTWA), Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA), Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Workers (UNITE), and its successors UNITE HERE and Workers United.

Separated Materials

During processing various materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Collections. For contracts See Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union contracts collection. Issues of Amalgamated News and Views and other labor and textile related periodicals are available. See Southern Labor Archives periodicals collection finding aid or library catalog for access. 12 pamphlets were separated to the Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection finding aid (note that this collection has been weeded over time). Several photographs were separated to the Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection. For audiovisual materials, constitutions, and other printed materials consult Special Collections for access.

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Constitutions and Bylaws Collection

  1. UMWA-District 50, 4/7/65 [L1977-03]
  2. Bruceton Labor and Farmers Association, 1/19/47 [L1977-03]
  3. Local 1833 (Anderson, South Carolina), undated [L1981-18]
  4. Local 1950 (Belton, South Carolina, 1976 [L1981-18]
  5. North Carolina State Industrial Union Council, undated [L1981-18]
  6. North Central Joint Board, TWUA [L1981-18]

Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Audiovisual Collection

  1. The Story of Henderson (LP), 1959 [L1981-18]
  2. Filmstrip -- Guard Our Funds, TWUA, 1958 [L1981-18]
  3. Filmstrip -- TWUA Henderson Story, 1959 [L1981-18]

Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Printed Collection

  1. Fourth Annual Mississippi Education Conference manual, ACWA, August 18-20, 1961 [L1977-03]
  2. 28th Biennial Convention Proceedings, ACWA, May 29-June 2, 1972 [L1977-03]

Processing Information

Originally processed by Southern Labor Archives staff as three separate collections. Multiple finding aids combined into a single collection guide.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Southern Region:
Subtitle
A Guide to Their Records at Georgia State University
Status
Completed
Author
Georgia State University Library
Date
1977, 1981, 1984
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

https://library.gsu.edu/special-collections/
Contact:
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
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