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AFL-CIO Region 8 (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Region 5 records
Collection
Identifier: L1985-38
Abstract:
In 1955 when the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merged, it created AFL-CIO Region 8 encompassing Tennessee and Kentucky with Paul Christopher as Director. North and South Carolina became part of Region 5 directed by Carey Haigler. The 1964 reorganization of the AFL-CIO placed Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina in Region 8 with Christopher as Director and Haigler as Assistant Director. After Christopher's death in 1974, Region...
Dates:
1940-1974; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1974
Found in:
Special Collections
Atlanta Labor Council records
Collection
Identifier: L1972-12
Abstract:
The Atlanta Labor Council was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Atlanta Federation of Trades, AFL, and the Atlanta Industrial Union Council, CIO. Its records are composed of office files, financial documents, membership records, minutes, photographs, and printed material of the Atlanta Labor Council and affiliated organizations, 1915-1969 (bulk 1956-1969).
Dates:
1915-1969
Found in:
Special Collections
Chattanooga Area Labor Council records
Collection
Identifier: L1977-14
Abstract:
Chattanooga Area Labor Council Records includes correspondence, minutes, financial documents, legal papers, and printed materials, relating to the council, the merger of Chattanooga Industrial Union Council into it, politics, union elections, abolition of the poll tax, desegregation of public schools, Taft-Hartley Act, Tennessee laws concerning open and closed shops, Chattanooga Voters' Union, revision of the Tennessee State Constitution, and political education. Correspondents include Ross...
Dates:
1925-1972; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1972
Found in:
Special Collections
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: L1985-13
Abstract:
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Photograph Collection largely consists of black and white 8" x 10" photographs which were used in its publications, the Machinists Monthly Journal and later, the Machinist.
Dates:
circa 1890-1980; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1975
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Found in:
Special Collections
James F. Barrett papers
Collection
Identifier: L1997-05
Abstract:
James Festus Barrett (1882-1959) was a union activist for the American Federation of Labor. His papers, 1920, 1937-1959, consist of files related to AFL national officers, state federations, activity reports, organizing campaigns, and subject and name files.
Dates:
1920, 1937-1959
Found in:
Special Collections
Mississippi State AFL-CIO records
Collection
Identifier: L1986-26
Abstract:
The Mississippi State Federation of Labor was organized in 1918 and held its annual conventions until 1957, when it became known as the Mississippi AFL-CIO. The collection consists of the records of the Mississippi AFL-CIO and its predecessor, the Mississippi State Federation of Labor from 1947-1986. Records include President Claude Ramsay's correspondence (1959-1986); files relating to affiliated unions (1957-1983); records relating to the Congress of Industrial Organization and the AFL-CIO...
Dates:
1947-1986
Found in:
Special Collections
Stanton E. Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: L1976-30
Abstract:
Stanton E. Smith (born 1905) was a labor leader in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He served as President of the Tennessee Federation of Labor and of the Tennessee State Labor Council. Smith's papers, 1938-1973, are comprised primarily of correspondence and other documents relating to his duties in those organizations, the Chattanooga Central Labor Union, and the Southern Labor School. The papers also include photographs and printed material.
Dates:
1938-1973
Found in:
Special Collections
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