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"UTWA (United Textile Workers of America) Rep. Joe Pedigo congratulates W.P. Rushton President of Local 1881 UTWA on its endorsement of UTWA Organizing Fund." ; no date

 File — Box 79: Series VI, Folder: 9
Identifier: 197.
Scope and Content of the Series From the Series:

The Jacobs's photographs document his work related to the Workmen's Circle and the labor movement, especially images from local union functions and national conferences. Most of the photographs are in black and white. Some of the photographs have preservation negatives. Includes 445 images.

Dates: 1935-1996

Spartan Mills, Spartanburg, SC and United Textile Workers of America [UTWA](AFL-CIO) Local No. 1881

 Item — Box 3343: Series II, Folder: 1
Identifier: II
Scope and Content of Part Two From the Series: This series contains the typescript hearings of approximately 500 cases, covering the above years and employing the following format: "In the Matter of Arbitration Concerning [X] Between Company [X], City, State and Union, Local No. [or other identifier], Arbitrator: [Crane], Re: [specific legal code], Hearing: [date, location, city and state], Post Hearing Brief Filed by the Company on: [date], Grievance [number], Filed: [date], Appearances: For the Union [list, typically containing...
Dates: 1970-1974

"W.P. Rushton, President of Local 1881 UTWA (United Textile Workers of America) in Spartanburg makes report to South Carolina Textile Council delegates.";, no date

 File — Box 79: Series VI, Folder: 9
Identifier: 215.
Scope and Content of the Series From the Series:

The Jacobs's photographs document his work related to the Workmen's Circle and the labor movement, especially images from local union functions and national conferences. Most of the photographs are in black and white. Some of the photographs have preservation negatives. Includes 445 images.

Dates: no date

"UTWA (United Textile Workers of America) Rep. Joe Pedigo in front of Union Hall of Local 1881 UTWA congratulates W.P. Rushton, President of Local 1881 on its endorsement of UTWA Organizing Fund." - no date.

 File — Box 79: Series VI, Folder: 8
Identifier: 189.
Scope and Content of the Series From the Series:

The Jacobs's photographs document his work related to the Workmen's Circle and the labor movement, especially images from local union functions and national conferences. Most of the photographs are in black and white. Some of the photographs have preservation negatives. Includes 445 images.

Dates: 1935-1996

UTWA (United Textile Workers of America) Rep. Joe Pedigo Addresses meeting of Local UTWA. On far left Pres. W.P. Rushton Presiding and Paul Taylor, Recording minutes of meeting."; no date.

 File — Box 79: Series VI, Folder: 9
Identifier: 198.
Scope and Content of the Series From the Series:

The Jacobs's photographs document his work related to the Workmen's Circle and the labor movement, especially images from local union functions and national conferences. Most of the photographs are in black and white. Some of the photographs have preservation negatives. Includes 445 images.

Dates: 1935-1996

"John Townsend, Business Agent, Ina Nell Harrison, Sec-Treas and Dottie Howell, President reading returns of election of officers of Local 2207 in Elizabethton which returned them to the three top offices of the UTWA (United Textile Workers of America) Watauga Rayon Local."; no date

 File — Box 79: Series VI, Folder: 8
Identifier: 185.
Scope and Content of the Series From the Series:

The Jacobs's photographs document his work related to the Workmen's Circle and the labor movement, especially images from local union functions and national conferences. Most of the photographs are in black and white. Some of the photographs have preservation negatives. Includes 445 images.

Dates: 1935-1996

General correspondence, United Textile Workers of America correspondence, UTWA convention notes, schedules, contract negotiations materials, job classification, seniority info, grievances and arbitration, contract negotiations with Shelby-Williams, union bylaws, officer election notes, and protest and strike organization materials, 1970s-1990s

 File — Box 1
Scope and Contents of the Records From the Collection:

The United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 815T (Morristown, Tenn.) records, 1970s-1990s, consist of meeting minutes, strike and protest organization materials, union membership and leadership rosters, member resignation records, union election records, business contracts, grievances, arbitration, and negotiations, benefits information, trial records, and records of the union local’s history with both the UFCW and the UTWA.

Dates: 1970s-1990s

Constitutions and Bylaws, 1900-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents of the Subseries

In Subseries A: Constitutions and bylaws, the majority of the materials span almost ten years, from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Constitution of the International Union of Textile Workers and Rules for Local Unions Under it's Jurisdiction is one of the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA)'s earliest constitutions. Sub-subseries 1: UTWA/TWUA is arranged alphabetically and Sub-subseries 2: Other unions is arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1900-1972

Correspondence, 1937-1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: A
Scope and Content Note of the Subseries The series of Presidential correspondence spans the administrations of three United Textile Workers of America presidents: Francis Gorman, 1937-1939, 1941-1944; C.M. Fox, 1939-1941; and Anthony Valente, 1944-1957. The series contains only a small number of letters from 1937 to 1941, and none form the years 1947-1949.This correspondence series documents UTWA's vast organizing efforts in New England, particularly New Bedford and Lawrence, as TWOC-CIO in 1937-1938 and as the...
Dates: 1937-1957

Handbooks, 1947-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: B
Scope and Contents of the Subseries

Subseries B: Handbooks includes an assortment of publications by various authors, including: the American Arbitration Association, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA), the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA), the International Association of Machinists (IAM), and the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Folders are arranged alphabetically.

Dates: 1947-1959

Numbered legal cases, 1973-1988, 1991-1996

 Series
Identifier: I
Scope and Content of the Series This first and largest series consists of sequentially numbered (from 499 to 5163, with gaps) legal case files reflecting Shine's representation of the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA) locals and joint boards; Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers (OCAW); teachers'unions; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and other public employee unions; Retail Clerks; Communications Workers of America (CWA); and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW); and other...
Dates: 1973-1988, 1991-1996

Solomon Barkin Interview 3

 Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0070
Abstract

Barkin discusses union organizing in the South done by the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA), the impact of paternalism on textile workers willingness to organize, the role of women in the textile workers strike of 1934, the pressures the strikers faced and how that affected their ability to strike, the reason the UTWA chose to strike and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Joe Jacobs, Roy Wade, Don Rodgers, Angie Rodgers Interview 2, 29 December 1991

 Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0516
Abstract

Jacobs, Wade, Don Rodgers and Angie Rodgers discuss United Textile Workers of America (UTWA) activity after the textile workers' strike of 1934, how the union did not leave various Southern towns, and the legal struggles that the UTWA faced.

Dates: 29 December 1991

Joe Jacobs, Roy Wade, Don Rodgers, and Angie Rodgers Interview 1, 29 December 1991

 Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0514
Abstract

Jacobs, Wade, Don Rodgers and Angie Rodgers discuss United Textile Workers of America (UTWA) activity after the textile workers' strike 1934, how the union did not leave various Southern towns,and the legal struggles that the UTWA faced.

Dates: 29 December 1991

Labor Cases, 1939-1975

 Series
Identifier: IX
Scope and Content of the Series This series is comprised of legal cases and related matters of labor unions and labor-related organizations. The United Textile Workers of America (UTWA), 1939-1973 constitutes the largest series of the records, but there are also case files pertaining to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in several Southern cities; Laundry Workers Local 218 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee; Atlanta's Painter & Allied Trades District Council No. 38; Plumber Local No....
Dates: 1939-1975

Administrative files, 1900-1976

 Series
Identifier: I
Scope and Content of the Series The administrative files of the United Textile Workers of America-Local 257 include constitutions and bylaws, union and non-union handbooks, correspondence, union membership rosters, minutes, ledgers and payroll books. Series I is divided into 5 subseries: A. Constitutions and bylaws; B. Handbooks; C. Correspondence; D. Union membership rosters; E. Minutes, and F. Ledgers and payroll books. Subseries A: Constitutions and bylaws, is further divided into two sub-subseries: 1....
Dates: 1900-1976

Robert Donahue Interview 3

 Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0068
Abstract

Donahue discusses how he became involved with United Textile Workers of America (UTWA), his work as an organizer, the organization of African American locals, the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Separated to Southern Labor Archives Contracts and Agreements Collection

 Sub-Series
Identifier: VIII
Scope and Contents note International: Merger Agreement Between Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers, June 6, 1968. District of Columbia: Laborers' International Union Local 1211, Nov. 1, 1971. Georgia:...
Dates: 1917-1921, 1948-1975

L. Southern Labor Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: L

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Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
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Race relations 1
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Roanoke (Va.) 1
Roanoke Rapids (N.C.) 1
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Scotttsboro (Ala.) 1
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United Textile Workers of America 11
Textile Workers Union of America 10
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union 9
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union 4
Jacobs, Joseph, 1908- 4
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United States. National Labor Relations Board 4
Whitmire, Roy 4
AFL-CIO. Region 8 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 3
Baldanzi, George 3
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Southeast Region 3
Textile Workers Union of America. Local 689 (Rome, Ga.) 3
American Enka Company 2
Bonanno, Nicholas S. 2
Celanese Fibers Company (Rome, Ga.) 2
General Electric Company 2
Helfand, Judith 2
J.P. Stevens & Co. 2
McGill, Eula, 1911-2003 2
Stoney, George C. 2
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union 2
United Textile Workers of America. Local 2598 (Enka, N.C.) 2
United Textile Workers of America. Southern Region. Area B 2
Workers United. Southern Region 2
Aberle Hosiery Company (Columbia, Tenn.) 1
Alton Box Board Company 1
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America 1
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Southern Region 1
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Central North Carolina Joint Board 1
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama Joint Board 1
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Local 1716 (Rome, Ga.) 1
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Local 1836 (North Charleston, S.C.) 1
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Memphis-Jackson Joint Board 1
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Tennessee Joint Board (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
American Federation of Hosiery Workers 1
American Viscose Corporation 1
Barkin, Solomon, 1907-2000 1
Bemis Company 1
Brewton Fashions 1
Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local 8 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees 1
Cannon Mills Company 1
Christopher, Paul R. 1
Columbian Rope Company 1
Crown Cotton Mills Co. (Dalton, Whitfield County, Ga.) 1
Curlee Clothing Company 1
Dean, Everett 1
Dixie Manufacturing Company 1
Farah Manufacturing Company 1
Foote and Davies Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Groenert, Roy 1
Haberthear, Harry 1
Haigler, Carey 1
Halstead, Freddie Elmer 1
Handler, Jack G. 1
Hard Times Productions, Inc. 1
Harriet Cotton Mills (Henderson, N.C.) 1
Henderson Cotton Mills (Henderson, N.C.) 1
Highland Cotton Mills (High Point, N.C.) 1
Hollander Home Fashions 1
Holston Manufacturing Company (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
Industrial Rayon Corporation 1
Inman Mills (Inman, S.C.) 1
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 1946 (Augusta, Ga.) 1
International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America 1
Jacobs and Langford (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Jervis, John E. (John Elwood), 1909-1984 1
Kehrer, E. T. 1
Kenyon Southern (Rossville, Ga.) 1
Kirkland, Lane 1
Ku Klux Klan (1915-) 1
Langford, James T. 1
Lawson United Feldspar and Mineral Company (Spruce Pine, N.C.) 1
Loray Corporation 1
Marlene Industries Corporation 1
McKee, Don, 1916- 1
Meany, George, 1894-1980 1
Morand, Martin J. 1
Munsingwear, Inc. (U.S.) 1
Newberry Mills (Newberry, S.C.) 1
Oneita Knitting Mills (Andrews, S.C.) 1
P. Garvin (Firm : Spartanburg, S.C.) 1
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Washington, D.C.) 1
Rainbow Processing Company (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1
Research Consortium for the Southwide Textile Strike of 1934 1
Ridge Textile Company (Athens, Tenn.) 1
Rieve, Emil, 1892-1975 1
Ross, Charles L. (Charles Lewis), 1914-1984 1
Roxbury Southern Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1
Schaufenbil, Frances 1
Schnitzler, F. William (Frank William), 1904- 1
Sgambato, Frank J., 1900-2002 1
Southern Railway (U.S.) 1
T.I.L. Sportsware Company (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1
Tennessee State Industrial Union Council 1
Textile Workers Union of America. Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama Area Joint Board 1
Textile Workers Union of America. Local 1592 (Calhoun, Ga.) 1
Textile Workers Union of America. Local 1672 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1
Textile Workers Union of America. Local 1829 (Columbia, Tenn.) 1
Textile Workers Union of America. Local 185 (Dalton, Ga.) 1
Textile Workers Union of America. Local 202 (Covington, Va.) 1
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