AFL-CIO Region 5 (Atlanta office) records
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Not requestable
Scope and Content of the Records
The collection consists of records of the AFL-CIO Region 5 (Atlanta, Ga.) and its predecessor, AFL-CIO Region 6 from 1947-1981. Includes correspondence, newsletters, memoranda, proceedings, reports, and printed materials. Materials document the activities of state and local union organizations, labor councils, the AFL, the CIO, and AFL-CIO departments pertaining to political issues, candidates for office, political campaigns, lobbying, the Don Luna case and trial, the J.P. Stevens organization and boycott, issues involving union and non-union business, and general business and includes correspondence of Region 5 Director James Sala (1976-1978). Printed materials consist chiefly of reports relating to the economic situations in Georgia from 1966-1974. Also contained in the collection are bound volumes of The American Federationist (1960-1981) and audio recordings and motion picture films pertaining to the AFL-CIO's national Committee on Political Education.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1981
Creator
- AFL-CIO. Region 5 (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 AFL was organized in 1881. In 1935, a group of AFL unions formed the Committee for Industrial Organization, were expelled by the AFL in 1937, and established the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1938. During the post World War II era, cooperation increased between the AFL and the CIO resulting in a 1955 merger of the two groups into the AFL-CIO. Restructuring in 1973 caused AFL-CIO Region 6 (Atlanta, Ga.) to be renumbered as Region 5. Region 5 of the AFL-CIO includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (in 6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The collection consists of records of the AFL-CIO Region 5 (Atlanta, Ga.) and its predecessor, AFL-CIO Region 6 from 1947-1981. Includes correspondence, newsletters, memoranda, proceedings, reports, and printed materials. Materials document the activities of state and local union organizations, labor councils, the AFL, the CIO, and AFL-CIO departments pertaining to political issues, candidates for office, political campaigns, lobbying, the Don Luna case and trial, the J.P. Stevens organization and boycott, issues involving union and non-union business, and general business and includes correspondence of Region 5 Director James Sala (1976-1978).
Arrangement
The records are arranged into three series:
- Series I: Labor Market Reports, Georgia, 1966-1967
- Series II: Economic Profiles, Georgia, 1966-1971
- Series III: Manpower Reports, Georgia, 1968-1974
Off-Site Storage
Oversized Materials stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by James Sala, November 10, 1982 (accession L1982-38) and December 14, 1982 (L1982-40).
Separated Materials
During processing, materials were separated to other Southern Labor Archives Collections. For pamphlets, see the Southern Labor Archives Pamphlet Collection finding aid (note that this collection has been weeded over time). For periodicals, see the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection finding aid or catalog. For constitutions, proceedings, artifacts, and audiovisual materials consult Special Collections for access.
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Constitutions and Bylaws Collection
- United Farmworkers of America, 1973
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Pamphlets Collection
- (2) Davis-Bacon Act, 1979; (3) Education, 1976; (4) Employment, 1975, 1976, 1981; (5) Executive Enterprises, Inc., 1981; (2) Handicapped Workers, 1977, 1979; Health Care, 1970; Hospital Employees, 1976; Labor Education, 1982; Labor History, 1981; Occupational Safety and Health, 1976; Plant Closures, 1980; Right Wing Groups, 1980; Sexual Harassment, 1981; Speakers Manual, National Health Security, circa 1973; Unemployment, 1976; Unemployment Insurance, undated; (5) United States Congress, 1958, 1968, 1972, 1977; United States Department of Labor; Labor-Management Services Administration, 1971; Workmen's Compensation, 1973
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection
- Monthly Labor Review 1968 (Vol. 91) No. 3; March 1968
- Social Justice No. 1, circa November 1976
- American Federationalist (Vol. 67-Vol. 88), 1960-1981 (22 volumes) [L1982-38]
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Proceedings Collection
- American Federation of Labor, 1955
- Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1947-1955 (7 conventions0
- American Federation of Labor-Congress Industrial Organizations, 1955, 1979, 1981
- Alabama Labor Council, 1975-1976
- Florida AFL-CIO, 1976
- Georgia State AFL-CIO, 1976-1977
- Mississippi AFL-CIO, 1976
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Artifacts Collection
- Jackson, Miss. Central Labor Union, embosser, undated
- Greater Orangeburg Central Labor Union, embosser, undated
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters, US Bicentennial License Plate, 1976
Transferred to Southern Labor Archives Library Collection
- Union Security: The Case Against the "Right to Work" Laws. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1958
- CIO: Industrial Democracy in Action. Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1955
- Lucy Randolph Mason, To Win These Rights. 1952
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Audio Recordings Collection
- 14 COPE Reports, July 1971-September 1972
- "All Things Considered," 1982
- "What is the AFL-CIO," undated
- Convention Speeches, Side 1: Monsignor George Higgins, Side 2: Tom Donahue, undated
Processing Information
L1982-38 and L1982-40 inventoried by James B. Murray at the file level, April 29, 1985.
Subject
- Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) (Organization)
- American Federation of Labor (Organization)
- Sala, James (Person)
- AFL-CIO. Region 6 (Organization)
- J.P. Stevens & Co. (Organization)
- AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education (Organization)
- Title
- AFL-CIO, Region 5 (Atlanta Office) [accession L1982-38]:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- 1985
- 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