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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

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

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

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

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

Southern Labor Archives biography files

 Collection
Identifier: L-Biography Files
Abstract:

The Southern Labor Archives Biography Files are an artificial collection of printed material, such as clippings, programs, and flyers amalgamated by the Southern Labor Archives staff to provide information on local, state, and national labor leaders important to the various holdings in the Southern Labor Archives.

Dates: circa 1970s-1990s

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

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AFL-CIO. Atlanta Labor Council 2
Christopher, Paul R. 2
Haigler, Carey 2
Kirkland, Lane 2
Schnitzler, F. William (Frank William), 1904- 2
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AFL-CIO 1
AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education 1
AFL-CIO. Region 8 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
AFL-CIO. Tennessee State Labor Council 1
AFSCME. District Council 14 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
American Federation of Labor 1
Atlanta Building Trades Council 1
Atlanta Federation of Trades 1
Baldanzi, George 1
Barrett, James F. 1
Beirne, Joseph A. 1
Caldwell, Sam, 1929- 1
Carter, Jimmy 1
Chandler, Henry W. 1
Chattanooga Central Labor Union 1
Clement, Frank Goad 1
Clitheroe, William E. 1
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation 1
Fink, Gary M. 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Gay, Joel 1
General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division 1
Georgia Electrical Workers Association 1
Georgia Federation of Labor 1
Georgia State AFL-CIO 1
Georgia State University. Southern Labor Archives 1
Giles, J. W. (James William), 1925- 1
Gordon, Irving 1
Gorman, Patrick Emmet 1
Gossett, Albert W. 1
Green, Herb (Herbert C.) 1
Green, Irene 1
Halstead, Freddie Elmer 1
Handler, Jack G. 1
Hobby, Wilbur 1
Houk, Charles M. 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1
Hutcheson, Maurice A. 1
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 1
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1
Jenkins, William N., 1923-2002 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Kefauver, Estes 1
Kehrer, E. T. 1
Kennedy, Stetson 1
King, Frank Herbert 1
Kuettner, Alfred G. 1
Lucia, Carmen, 1902-1985 1
Machinists Non-Partisan Political League 1
Manning, Miriam 1
Mason, Lucy Randolph, 1882-1959 1
McDevitt, James L. (James Lawrence), 1898-1963 1
McElroy, Andrew P., 1863-1921 1
McGill, Eula, 1911-2003 1
Mitchell, H. L. (Harry Leland), 1906-1989 1
Moore, James O., 1905-1972 1
Nance, A. Steve, 1895-1938 1
Pate, J. B. 1
Playthings, Jewelry, and Novelty Workers' Union. Local 32 (Asheville, N.C.) 1
Pollard, William Edward, 1915- 1
Ramsay, Claude E., 1916-1986 1
Rieve, Emil, 1892-1975 1
Sala, James 1
Shanker, Albert 1
Smith, Stanton E. (Stanton Everett), 1905- 1
Southern Labor School 1
Sparks, George M., 1889-1958 1
Styles, Paul (Paul Lefayette), 1907-1980 1
Talbot, Thomas W. (Thomas Wilson), 1842-1892 1
Tennessee Committee on Political Education 1
Tennessee Federation of Labor 1
Tennessee League for Political Education 1
True, Martha, 1924-2008 1
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1
Usery, W. J., Jr., 1923-2016 1
Via, Emory F. (Emory Franklin), 1925-2003 1
Williams, Elijah H. (Elijah Henson), 1895-1972 1
Winpisinger, William W. 1
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