Communications Workers of America, Southern Georgia District (Atlanta, Ga.) records
Scope and Content of the Records
The Communications Workers of America records, Southern Georgia District (Atlanta, Ga.), 1947, 1968-1978 consist of sound films and manuscripts regarding Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company's attempt in 1947 to remove professional employees from the union's bargaining unit. Most of the associated films pertain to Communications Workers of America, Southern Georgia District (Atlanta, Ga.) political action interests.
Dates
- 1947, 1968-1978
Creator
- Communications Workers of America. Southern Georgia District (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.
History of Communications Workers of America, Southern Georgia District (Atlanta, Ga.)
The Communications Workers of America began in 1939 as a group of unaffiliated unions in the telephone industry organized under the name of the National Federation of Telephone Workers. In 1947, the group changed its name to the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The CWA affiliated with the CIO and merged with the Telephone Workers Organizing Committee in 1949.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (in 2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The Communications Workers of America records, Southern Georgia District (Atlanta, Ga.), 1947, 1968-1978 consist of sound films and manuscripts concerning a 1947 attempt by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company to remove so-called professional employees from the union's bargaining unit.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Gene Russo, Southern Georgia Director, June 1979.
Separated Materials
During processing, audio-visual material was separated to other Southern Labor Archives collections. Material must be requested separately; consult archivist for access.
Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Audiovisual Collection
- Labor's Year of Challenge, 1968
- CWA on the Move, 1970
- CWA in Action, undated
- Carter-COPE, 1976
- Reform at Last, 1977
- We Come to Bat (COPE), 1970
- Hubert H. Humphrey, 1978
- CWA Membership Meeting of the Air, undated
- Fraternally Yours, undated
- Joe Beirne (CWA President), speech, undated
- When Day's Work is Done, undated
- The Green Card, undated
- Don Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate, undated
Processing Information
Processed by Robert Dinwiddie at the file level, 1979. 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.
Creator
- Communications Workers of America. Southern Georgia District (Organization)
- Title
- Communications Workers of America, Southern Georgia District (Atlanta, Ga.):
- Subtitle
- A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- 1979
- 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