North Carolina State AFL-CIO records

Collection

Identifier: L1981-20

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Records

The collection consists of records of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO and its predecessor, the North Carolina State Federation of Labor from 1945, 1949-1981. It includes administrative files (1945, 1950-1981) consisting of correspondence, financial records, and files pertaining to the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, the AFL-CIO's Industrial Union Department, Public Employee Department, and Committee on Political Education. The collection also contains material regarding the North Carolina gubernatorial campaign of Wilbur Hobby, president of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO. Correspondents include William M. Barbee, E.A. Britt, and Christopher Scott. The name files (1957-1981) contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and printed materials relating to national, state, and local elected officials; civil rights; and labor activists. The subject files (1949-1981) include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reports pertaining to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Carolina Skills Advancement Center, the J.P. Stevens Company, the Equal Rights Amendment, voter registration, tax reform, the textile industry, and public employees. The collection also contains audio cassettes, reel to reel tapes, photographs, and slides.

Dates

1945-1981

Creator

North Carolina State AFL-CIO (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Historical Note

The North Carolina State Federation of Labor was organized in 1907 and held annual conventions until 1957. The North Carolina State AFL-CIO was then organized in 1958.

North Carolina State AFL-CIO Presidents, 1938-1981

1938-1955: Charles A. Fink, President of the North Carolina State Federation of Labor
1952-1955: William M. Barbee, President of the North Carolina (AFL)
1955-1969: William M. Barbee, President of the North Carolina State Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)
1969-1981: Wilbur Hobby, President of the North Carolina State Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)

Wilbur Hobby had served as President of the Durham (North Carolina) Central Labor Union, 1955 - 1958; Editor of the Durham Labor Journal, 1955-1958; and Area Director of AFL-CIO COPE (Committee on Political Education), 1959-1969.

Extent

112 Linear Feet (in 211 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The North Carolina State Federation of Labor was organized in 1907 and held annual conventions until 1957. The North Carolina State AFL-CIO was then organized in 1958. The collection consists of administrative files, 1945, 1949-1981, and also includes material regarding the North Carolina gubernatorial campaign of Wilbur Hobby, president of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO.

Acquisition Information

Donated by E.A. Britt on November 11, 1981 and March 18, 1982.

Separated Materials

During processing, a large body of printed items such as periodicals, constitutions and by-laws, contracts, pamphlets, and proceedings, as well as non-print items such as photographs, audio recordings, and artifacts, were separated to other Southern Labor Archives collections. See List of Separated Material following in the container list.

Processing Information

Processed by Anne L. Tilden, Charles Minihan, Rob Page, Robert Dinwiddie, Peter Roberts at the file level, May 1990; Jae Kim, Trish Raque Bogdan added the second accession, June 2005.