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J. W. Giles papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-29
Abstract: James William Giles, labor leader, served as an official of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 84 and as Secretary, Georgia State AFL-CIO. The collection consists of papers of J.W. Giles from 1920-1978. Includes correspondence, financial statements, legal documents, minutes, motion pictures, and printed materials. The bulk of the records relate to Giles' work with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 (1920-1972) and the Georgia State AFL-CIO...
Dates: 1920-1978

Jimi Richards collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2004-09
Abstract:

Jimi Richards served as the Secretary-Treasurer and Manager of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 728, Atlanta (Ga.). The Jimi Richards collection, 1988-2003, contains correspondence, organizing materials, agreements, bylaws, local newsletters, election materials, printed materials, videocassette tapes, and case documents of Locals 728, 528, and 928 (Atlanta, Ga.)

Dates: 1988-2003

Marc R. Levinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1983-01
Abstract: Marc R. Levinson was a journalist and news editor of Creative Loafing, an Atlanta weekly. His papers, 1975-1979, contain three series. The AFSCME Local 1644/City of Atlanta series includes correspondence, news clippings, news releases, and printed materials relating to a strike by Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.) of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) against the City of Atlanta in 1977. The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile...
Dates: 1975-1978

Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 21 (Atlanta, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1986-14
Abstract:

The Office and Professional Employees International Union was formed in 1965 from the Office Employees International Union (1945-1965). Local 21's (Atlanta, Ga.) membership is comprised mainly of clerical workers employed in the offices of trade unions. The records of Local 21, 1958-1979, consist of correspondence, financial records, minutes, grievances, organizing files, contracts, pamphlets, and periodicals.

Dates: 1958-1979

Scripto strike records

 Collection
Identifier: L2003-01
Abstract:

The collection documents the strike (1964-1965) at Atlanta's Scripto Corporation manufacturing plant. The records of the Scripto strike, 1963-1968, 1996, 1999 consist of contemporary legal and union documents, newspaper articles, and photographs. Transcripts of interviews conducted in 1996 and a published article round out the collection.

Dates: 1963-1968, 1996-1999

Service Employees International Union, Southern Region records

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-40
Abstract: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) represents health care workers, government workers, and property services workers (food, janitorial and security services). Formed in 1921 as the Building Service Employees International Union (BSEIU) as part of the AFL, the union changed its name in 1968. The Service Employees International Union, Southern Region records (1940-1945; 1951-1975) consists of correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, legal documents, contract...
Dates: 1940-1945, 1951-1975

Thomas D. Archer collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1984-37
Abstract:

Mr. Thomas D. Archer joined The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 926 in 1946 and was elected the Business Manager of the local in 1950. The Thomas D. Archer Collection includes correspondence, photographs, Archer's IUOE membership booklet (1943-1947) and a brief history of his life and achievements.

Dates: 1946, 1968, 1973

Tom Backus papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1982-16
Abstract:

The papers of Tom Backus, 1966-1981, contain both personal and professional information regarding his affiliation with the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, Local 72, and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry.

Dates: 1966-1981

United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada, Local 72 (Atlanta, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-33
Abstract:

The records of the United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada, Local 72 (Atlanta, Ga.), 1952-1972, consist of correspondence dealing primarily with disputes with other unions over jurisdictional limits and with the entrance requirements, training, examination, restriction and certification of apprentices.

Dates: 1952-1972

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 225 (Atlanta) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1986-16
Abstract:

The records, 1946-1985, of Carpenters Local 225 (Atlanta, Ga.) contain correspondence, minutes, financial statements, legal papers, work rules, contracts, bylaws, and pamphlets. The primary correspondents for Local 225 are Recording Secretaries T.D. Harper (1946-1949) and J.V. Edmonson (1950-1985).

Dates: 1946-1985

United Farmworkers of America, Atlanta Office records

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-33
Abstract: The collection consists of the records of the Atlanta Office of the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA) from 1967-1978. Includes minutes (1974), international office memos and reports (1968-1978), and pamphlets (1967-1977). The bulk of the records are printed materials mass-produced by UFWA International and the National Worker Ministry. Contains publicity and fund-raising materials, boycott materials relating to the nation-wide boycott of non-UFWA lettuce, table grapes, Gallo wines, and...
Dates: 1967-1978

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Names
AFL-CIO. Atlanta Labor Council 3
AFSCME. District Council 14 (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Atlanta Federation of Trades 3
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 3
United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada 3
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AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education 2
AFSCME. Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Archer, Thomas D. 2
General Electric Company 2
Giles, J. W. (James William), 1925- 2
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 2
International Union of Operating Engineers. Local 926 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
J.P. Stevens & Co. 2
North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council 2
Scripto (Firm : Atlanta, Ga.) 2
United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada. Local 72 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
United Steelworkers of America 2
AFL-CIO 1
AFL-CIO. Region 5 1
AFL-CIO. Region 6 1
AFSCME 1
AFSCME. Local 3 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
AFSCME. Local 92 (Birmingham, Ala.) 1
Adkins, Herman B. 1
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America. Local 732 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union 1
American Flint Glass Workers' Union 1
American Postal Workers Union 1
American Postal Workers Union. Atlanta Local 32 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Arkwright, Preston S. (Preston Stanley), 1871-1947 1
Atlanta Building Trades Council 1
Atlanta Fire Fighters Union 1
Atlanta Housing Authority 1
Backus, Tom (Thomas H.) 1
Beirne, Joseph A. 1
Building Service Employees' International Union 1
Cagle (Firm : Camilla, Ga.) 1
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (U.S.) 1
Communications Workers of America. Local 3290 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Cox, Val 1
Creative Loafing (Firm) 1
Democratic Socialists of America 1
Georgia Electrical Workers Association 1
Georgia Federation of Labor 1
Georgia Power Company 1
Georgia Railway & Power Company 1
Georgia State AFL-CIO 1
Georgia State Council of Carpenters 1
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Haley, Benjamin Franklin 1
Hoffa, James P., 1941- 1
Hoffman, H. M. 1
Hotel & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union 1
International Association of Fire Fighters. Local 1460 (Marietta, Ga.) 1
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers. Local 48 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers. Local 55 (Mobile, Ala.) 1
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers. Local 67 (Tampa, Fla.) 1
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Local Lodge 2 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 528 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 728 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
International Chemical Workers Union 1
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union 1
International Union of District 50, Allied and Technical Workers of the United States and Canada 1
International Union of Operating Engineers. South Atlantic Conference 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Keller Industries (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 1
Laborers' International Union of North America 1
Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union 1
Levinson, Marc R. 1
Lucia, Carmen, 1902-1985 1
Mathias, Charles, 1913- 1
Meany, George, 1894-1980 1
Nance, A. Steve, 1895-1938 1
National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. District 1199 1
Office and Professional Employees International Union 1
Office and Professional Employees International Union. Local 21 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Overnite Transportation Company 1
Ray, Richard, 1941- 1
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union 1
Richards, Jimi (James E.) 1
Service Employees International Union. Local 554 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Service Employees International Union. Southern Region 1
Shanker, Albert 1
Sickles, C. W. (Carlton W.), 1898-1973 1
Singleton, Oliver W., 1908-1989 1
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1
Stamey, E. Leon 1
Tennessee Valley Authority 1
Textile Workers Union of America 1
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America 1
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 225 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee 1
United Farm Workers of America. Atlanta Office 1
United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union 1
United Mine Workers of America 1
United Mine Workers of America. District 50 1
United Parcel Service 1
United States. National War Labor Board (1918-1919) 1
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