Labor leaders
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:
Herb Mabry Tribute album collection
Collection
Identifier: L2000-11
Abstract:
Herb Mabry Tribute album collection, 2000, consists of photographs taken during the event to honor the former president of the Georgia AFL-CIO, who served 1972-1999. The collection consists of photographs of Mabry and his family, and Georgia labor and political leaders.
Dates:
circa 2000
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
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers records
Collection
Identifier: L1992-14
Abstract:
The United Machinists and Mechanical Engineers of America was founded in 1888. In 1889, the name changed to the National Association of Machinists. Two years later, it became known as the International Association of Machinists and in 1965, this was changed to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Collection documents the growth of a machinists union, founded in Atlanta, into an international union....
Dates:
1891-2002; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1989
International Association of Machinists, Southeastern Regional Office of Education records
Collection
Identifier: L1972-02
Abstract:
Manuals, correspondence, printed material, and notes describe political, vocational, and labor education in the Southern and Mid-Western states, Panama and Puerto Rico, 1947-1971.
Dates:
1947-1971
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.) records
Collection
Identifier: L1986-21
Abstract:
The records of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84, 1923-1986 (bulk 1971-1986), consist primarily of the administrative, office, and reference files of J.W. Giles, documenting the day-to-day operations of the union as well as Giles' interactions with the executive and international boards of the IBEW.
Dates:
1923-1986; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1986
Iron Workers Tennessee Valley and Vicinity District Council records
Collection
Identifier: L1996-12
Abstract:
Donated by John "Joe" Ward Merritt, President of the District Council of Iron Workers of Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council, this collection contains speeches, expense reports, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) materials and bound copies of the unions' periodical The Ironworker.
Dates:
1959-1995
J. B. Pate collection
Collection
Identifier: L1972-22
Abstract:
The J. B. Pate collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence and other printed materials about the work of J. B. Pate, former president of the Georgia Federation of Labor.
Dates:
1939-1962
Found in:
Special Collections
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J. B. Pate collection
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
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J. W. Giles papers
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
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James F. Barrett papers
James O. Moore papers
Collection
Identifier: L1972-94
Abstract:
The James O. Moore Papers, 1965-1972, consist primarily of printed material produced by the various civic and political boards, commissions and committees on which Moore served as president of the Georgia State AFL-CIO. Government structure, Atlanta-Fulton County consolidation, and apprenticeship programs are the principal subjects.
Dates:
1965-1972
Found in:
Special Collections
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James O. Moore papers
John E. Jervis papers
Collection
Identifier: L1974-44
Abstract:
John Elwood Jervis (1909-1984), born in Marshall, North Carolina, was President Asheville Central Labor Union (1950-1976) and member, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 384. The collection, 1888-1974 (bulk 1958-1974), contains minutes (1917-1919, 1961, 1965), legal documents, printed flyers, handbills, photographs, and correspondence relating to the activities of the Asheville Central Labor Union (Asheville, N.C.). Also included in the collection are the original...
Dates:
1888-1974; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1974
Found in:
Special Collections
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John E. Jervis papers
John G. Ramsay papers
Collection
Identifier: L1980-05
Abstract:
John Gates Ramsay, born 1902, was a steelworker early in his career, serving as a vice-president and president of local unions. He joined the new Steel Workers Organizing Committee of the CIO in 1936. From 1940 he was a member of the organizing staff of the USWA, serving in their Southern organizing drive in 1946-1953. He then worked in the national CIO office in Washington. Ramsay's unique emphasis was to develop contacts with religious leaders and groups that might be useful in the labor...
Dates:
1928-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
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John G. Ramsay papers
Joseph Jacobs papers
Collection
Identifier: L1998-07
Abstract:
The collection contains materials related to attorney and union organizer Joseph Jacobs's work in the labor and civic community. Specifically, the papers cover his activities in the fields of labor, the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), the Georgia Humanities Council and the Georgia Democratic Party.
Dates:
1929-1998
Found in:
Special Collections
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Joseph Jacobs papers
Józef J. Drozdowski collection
Collection
Identifier: L2014-13
Abstract:
In 1917, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) was established at a convention in Washington, DC. Florence Ethridge presented the resolution to form NFFE as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). A week later AFL issued NFFE's charter. Józef J. Drozdowski has served has NFFE National Vice President and has been involved in the organization for over twenty years. The Józef J. Drozdowski collection (1990s; 2000s) includes sixteen National Federation of Federal...
Dates:
circa 1990s-2000s
Found in:
Special Collections
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Józef J. Drozdowski collection
Labor and Employment Relations Association, Atlanta chapter records
Collection
Identifier: L2013-34
Abstract
Labor and Employment Relations Association, Atlanta chapter records (1983-2006) consits of correspondence and meeting materials. The Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) is the singular organization in the country where professionals interested in all aspects of labor and employment relations network to share ideas and learn about new developments, issues, and practices in the field.
Dates:
1983-2006
Louis M. Nunn papers
Collection
Identifier: L1977-20
Abstract:
Louie Matthew Nunn was a member of the Carpenter's Local Union No. 256 (Savannah, Georgia) and served as the local's business manager for 31 years. His papers include correspondence, invitations and programs, newspaper clippings, and speeches, 1956-1957.
Dates:
1956-1975
Found in:
Special Collections
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Louis M. Nunn papers
Matt Lynch collection
Collection
Identifier: L1988-10
Abstract
The Matt Lynch collection consists of materials regarding Lynch's history of labor organization and reform throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, including his presidency of the Tennessee Labor Council.
Dates:
1950-1980
Found in:
Special Collections
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Matt Lynch collection
National Planning Association collection
Collection
Identifier: L1988-05
Abstract:
The National Planning Association (NPA) was established in 1934 to engage in research in policy formation for the United States private sector. The collection contains a photograph, press release, and correspondence related to the presentation of the NPA's Gold Medal Award to former Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) General President Murray Finley.
Dates:
February 1988
Oliver Singleton papers
Collection
Identifier: L1972-83
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches, and printed material collected and created by Oliver Singleton (Assistant Director, AFL-CIO Region 4) document organized labor, 1946-1971.
Dates:
1946-1971
Found in:
Special Collections
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Oliver Singleton papers
Paul L. Styles, Sr. collection
Collection
Identifier: L1973-57
Abstract:
The collection of Paul L. Styles Sr., 1950-1972, is composed primarily of his correspondence and speeches during his three years as a member of the National Labor Relations Board and his eleven years as the chief labor relations officer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Dates:
1950-1972
Found in:
Special Collections
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Paul L. Styles, Sr. collection