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Charles L. Ross papers
Collection
Identifier: L1985-09
Abstract:
Charles "Lewis" Ross (1914-1984) worked as a textile mechanic and was very active in the organization efforts of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) at the Celanese (before 1947, the Tubize) Corporation in Rome, Georgia. The papers consist of: union constitutions (CIO, Georgia State Industrial Union Council, TWUA local 689), contracts, grievances and memoranda from TWUA Washington Representative, John W. Edelman, to all Union Members, 1948-1950; pamphlets pertaining to racial and...
Dates:
1943-1953
Found in:
Special Collections
International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers, Local 191 (Rome, Ga.) records
Collection
Identifier: L1998-11
Abstract:
International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers, Local 191 of Rome, Georgia, originated the significant 1969 strike against GE that led to an eventual federal lawsuit. Its records, 1953-1997, include documentation covering the daily operations, communications, and organization of the union.
Dates:
1953-1997
Found in:
Special Collections
Textile Workers Union of America, Northwest Georgia Joint Board records
Collection
Identifier: L1980-22
Abstract:
The collection consists of the records of the Northwest Georgia Joint Board of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) from 1949-1976. The records primarily document the activities of the TWUA Locals 689 and 789 located in Rome, Georgia, and include correspondence, minutes, subject files, financial records, grievances, arbitration cases, photographs, and printed materials. Officials in both locals corresponded with TWUA officers including presidents Emil Rieve and William Pollock,...
Dates:
1949-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1977 (Rome, Ga.) collection
Collection
Identifier: L1985-08
Abstract:
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Local 1977 (Rome, Georgia) collection, 1921, 1968-1969, includes correspondence, insurance documents, a member passbook, and an AFL-CIO license plate.
Dates:
1921, 1967-1968
Found in:
Special Collections