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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers contracts collection

 Collection
Identifier: L-Contracts_IAMAW

  • Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Collection

The collection consists of 169 agreements, 1940-1992, between various local unions of the International Association of Machinists or the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and numerous manufacturing and transportation corporations, government facilities, labor unions, and other entities.

Dates

  • 1940-1992

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.

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Historical note about the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Originally founded in Atlanta in 1888 as a trade union for railroad machinists, today the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers represents workers in a large and diverse number of fields.

See the IAMAW Website for more information.

Extent

3.34 Linear Feet (in 8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of 169 agreements, 1940-1992, between various local unions of the International Association of Machinists or the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and numerous manufacturing and transportation corporations, government facilities, labor unions, and other entities.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series: contracts between the International Association of Machinists, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the International Associaiton of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 837 (St. Louis, Mo.).

Off-Site Storage

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Related Archival Materials

Georgia State University Library is the official repository for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the collection includes the Grand Lodge records as well as numerous Local and District Lodges. Please see the IAMAW Research Guide for more collections. In addition, GSU Digital Collections includes complete, full-text runs of the Machinist Monthly Journal and the Machinists Newspaper available in GSU Digital Collections as well as numerous photographs and local publications from both the US and Canada.

Processing Information

Processed by Robert Bexley, 2009.

Subjects

Record Groups

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers:
Subtitle
A Guide to the IAMAW Contracts Collection at Georgia State University Library
Status
Completed
Author
Traci JoLeigh Drummond and William W. Hardesty
Date
June 18, 2010
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/
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