International Association of Machinists, District 4 records
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Records, 1901-1974 of District 4 (Southeastern), International Association of Machinists, consist of correspondence, legal documents, minutes, financial documents, grievance cases, data prepared for contract negotiations, and various printed items. The primary correspondents for District 4 are its two General Chairmen, George R. Beauchamp and Roy H. Meeks, both of whom assumed office in the mid-1950s. Other correspondents include J. J. Bridges, Chairman of the Central of Georgia Railway Lodge 8 (Atlanta) of the IAM, and Michael Fox, President of the AFL-CIO's Railway Employees Department. Most of the remainder of the correspondence is between District 4 and the various railroad systems with which it had contracts: Atlantic; Central of Georgia; Gulf, Mobile and Ohio; and the Southern. The outstanding concerns illustrated in the Records are seniority matters, layoffs, unemployment, and disagreements over craft jurisdiction lines, particularly with the Electrical Workers. The Records also reflect the participation of District 4 in the Railway Employees Department of the AFL-CIO and the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League.
Dates
- 1901-1974
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 United Machinists and Mechanical Engineers of America was founded in 1888. In 1889, the name was changed to National Association of Machinists. Two years later, it became known as the International Association of Machinists and in 1965, this was changed to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Extent
11.3 Linear Feet (in 24 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The collection consists of records of District 4 (Southeast) of the International Association of Machinists (IAM), and its successor the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers from 1901-1974. The records include correspondence (1928-1974), printed material (1933-1974), grievance claims (1944-1974), legal documents (1948-1973), financial documents (1939-1940; 1951-1974), minutes (1901-1905; 1939-1966; 1973), and contract negotiations. The correspondence is mainly of various district officers, the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League, the Railway Employers Dept. of the AFL-CIO, and various railroads which the union held contracts with including the Atlantic Coast Line, the Central of Georgia Railway, the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad, and the Southern Railway System.
Arrangement
The records are arranged into seven series:
- Series I: Correspondence, 1928-1974
- Series II: Printed Material, 1933-1974
- Series III: Grievance Claims, 1944-1974
- Series IV: Legal Documents, 1948-1973
- Series V: Financial Documents, 1939-1940, 1951-1974
- Series VI: Minutes, 1901-1905, 1939-1966, 1973
- Series VII: Contract Negotiations, 1944-1972
Off-Site Storage
Oversized Materials stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by International Association of Machinists, District 4, courtesy of Richard Westbrook, July 19, 1977.
Separated Materials note
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 photographs, see the Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection finding aid. For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection finding aid or catalog. For directories, contracts, proceedings, and constitutions consult Special Collections for access.
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Proceedings Collection
- IAM - Delegate List, 26th Convention, 1964
- District 4, 1905, 1920, 1927-1930, 1938-1965
- Federation of Shop Crafts, Southern Railway System, 1920-1930
- Georgia State Council of Machinists, 1965
- Railway Employees Dept., 1951-1972
- System Federation 21, 1936-1961
- System Federation 22, 1957
- Wage Negotiations with Southern Railway, 1928
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Photographs Collection
- 2 Photographs (1948 ) Machinist J. W. Robertson
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Agreements and Contracts Collection
- International: AFL-CIO, Railway Employees Dept., 1919, 1923, 1935-1973, 1973
- International: IAM, 1921-1927, 1936-1974
- International: Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America, 1932-1942, 1953
- International: Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 1942, 1968
- International: International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, 1952
- International: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 1968
- International: Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees, 1941-1947, 1968
- International: Sheet Metal Workers, 1936
- International: American Railway Supervisors Association, 1966
- International: Central of Georgia Railway Metal Trades and Carmen's Organizations, 1922-1930
- International: Employees National Conference Committee - Cooperating Railway Labor Organizations, 1941-1944, 1953-1972
- International: Railway Labor Executives Association, 1936, 1968
- Georgia-Atlanta: IAM District 4, 1968 - Savannah
- Georgia-Atlanta: IAM District 4, 1956
- Virginia - Norfolk: Federated Shop Crafts, 1949
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Constitutions and By-laws Collection
- AFL-CIO - IUD, undated
- AFL-CIO - Railway Employees Dept., 1908, 1926-1930, 1938, 1951-1956, 1964
- AFL-CIO - Railway Employees Dept., System Federation #21, 1936, 1970
- AFL-CIO - Railway Employees Dept., System Federation #26, 1933, 1948
- AFL-CIO - Railway Employees Dept., System Federation #29, 1957
- AFL-CIO - Railway Employees Dept., System Federation #41, 1913, 1940
- AFL-CIO - Railway Employees Dept., System Federation #116, 1959
- AFL-CIO - Railway Employees Dept., System Federation: Sample, 1957
- IAM, 1934, 1936, 1945, 1960-1967, 1974
- Machinists Non-Partisan Political League, 1967
- IAM District Lodge #4, 1938-1961
- IAM District Lodge #16, 1947, 1948
- IAM District Lodge #18, 1952
- IAM District Lodge #35, 1949, 1957
- Alabama: Alabama Labor Council, 1956, 1962
- Georgia - Atlanta: Oglethorpe Lodge No. 655 (Masons), 1923, 1959
- Relief Association (Southern Railway and Atlanta Terminal Co. Employees) 1947, 1956
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Directories Collection
- IAM, undated
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Pamphlets Collection
- 56 pamphlets concerning: AFL-CIO; AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan; Apprenticeship; Civil Rights; Economics; Elections - Government and Union; Employee Handbooks; Energy; Health Insurance; Hotel and Restaurant Employees; Insurance; "Labor's Decisive Decade," James B. Carey; Labor History; Labor Laws; Labor Legislation; Labor-Management Relations Act; Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Machinists; Non-Partisan Political League; Manpower; Morse, Wayne, Officers; Organizing; Pensions, Peterson, Eric; Politics; Railway Employees; Railway Industry; Religion and Labor; Right-To-Work Laws; Rituals; Safety; Security; Senior Citizens; Stewards, Strike Manual, Strikebreakers; Union Meetings; Union Shop; Veterans; Vocational Education; White Collar Workers; and Workmen's Compensation.
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection
- Memo From Cope, AFL-CIO, 1956-1967
- IUD Bulletin, 1956-1962, 1972-1973
- IUD Congressional Alert, 1967-1968
- IUD Fact Sheet, 1958-1962
- IUD Spotlight on Health and Safety, 1972-1973
- Legislative Dept. Fact Sheet, Vol. 1, No. 6 (October 1957)
- Action (MNPL), 1970-1974
- Air Transport Lodge 1894 Bulletin (IAM), (July 1966)
- Diesel Lines (IAM), (February, May-August 1971)
- Education Bulletin (IAM), 1959-1972
- Explaining the IAM (May 23, 1957)
- Hot Line (Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers, Vol. 6 (March 1971)
- Jet Age News (Airline Employees District 141), 1972-1973
- National Legislative Report (IAM), 1957, 1959
- News (MNPL), No. 5 (July 1957)
- Rail Review and Report, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-2 (January-February 1959)
- Railway Labor Executives Association, Vol. 1, Nos. 3-8 (June, August, November 1959)
- Research Report, 1973-1974
- Washington Newsletter (National Farmers Union), Vol. 17, No. 3 (January 1970)
- Washington Report (UAW), Vol. 11, No. 14 (April 1971)
- Your Union In Action (Machinists, District a), No. 123 (March 1966)
- Group Research Report, April 1964, July 1965
- Highway Newsletter (Association of American Railroads), 1957-1959
- Monthly Review (Railroad Retirement Board), 1956-1966
- I. undated Digest, 1956-1960
- Railway Age, 1957, 1972
- Labor (Washington, D. C.), 1961-1973
- The Machinist (Washington, D. C.), 1964-1974
Processing Information
Inventoried by Alice Gernazian at the file level, March 10, 1978.
- AFL-CIO. Railway Employes' Department
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
- Central of Georgia Railway
- Collective bargaining
- Grievance arbitration
- Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
- Industrial relations
- Labor union locals
- Labor unions -- Jurisdictional disputes
- Labor unions -- Political activity
- Machinists -- Labor unions
- Machinists Non-Partisan Political League
- Southern Railway (U.S.)
- Southern States
Creator
- Title
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 4:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- 1978
- 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