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Carpenters -- Labor unions

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Franklin Haley collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-10
Abstract:

The Benjamin Franklin Haley collection, 1964-1967, contains weekly reports of Haley's work as an organizer of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Southern States Organizing Office. These reports describe metropolitan Atlanta's construction activity in terms of union employment and growth.

Dates: 1964-1967

Davy Paul Laborde, Sr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1991-18
Abstract:

Davy Paul Laborde, Sr. (1917-1991) was a fifty-year member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1846, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The papers include membership cards, dues books, photographs, newspaper articles, centennial anniversary mementos, an assortment of books on labor unions, and artifacts.

Dates: 1884-1987; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1983

Florida State Council of Carpenters records

 Collection
Identifier: L1979-06
Abstract: The Florida State Council of Carpenters was established in 1926. Its records, 1952-1978, include material relating to organizing efforts at thirty-five companies located throughout Florida (1960-1973); contract negotiation files (1958-1974); correspondence (1952-1974); records relating to apprentice training (1963-1978); financial records (1956-1974); files of state organizer, Warren P. Connary (1957-1974); and minutes (1952-1974). The records especially highlight the activities of three...
Dates: 1952-1978

James A. Parker papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1981-01
Abstract:

The James A. Parker papers, 1948, 1975 contain a news clipping regarding the dedication of a union hall in Hampton, SC, named for Mr. Parker and the 1948 year book of the South Carolina Federation of Labor as well as a copy of the membership application to Local 1992.

Dates: 1948, 1975

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

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

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America contract collection

 Collection
Identifier: L-Contracts_UBC
Scope and Content of the Collection

The collection contains one-hundred thirty-two collections dated 1919-1988.

Dates: 1919-1988

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 144 (Macon, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1983-22
Abstract

The records, 1937-1983, of Carpenters Local 144 (Macon, Ga.) consists of correspondence, financial records, printed material, photographs, and audio cassette tapes.

Dates: 1937-1983

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 144 (Macon, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-44
Abstract:

United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Local 144 (Macon, GA) Records, 1887-1970, consist of minutes, correspondence, financial documents and printed material. The collection, which includes the original minutes of the founding of the local in 1887, bulks in the 1940s and 1950s.

Dates: 1887-1970

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 225 (Atlanta) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1986-16
Abstract:

The records, 1946-1985, of Carpenters Local 225 (Atlanta, Ga.) contain correspondence, minutes, financial statements, legal papers, work rules, contracts, bylaws, and pamphlets. The primary correspondents for Local 225 are Recording Secretaries T.D. Harper (1946-1949) and J.V. Edmonson (1950-1985).

Dates: 1946-1985

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 256 (Savannah, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1977-19
Abstract:

Formed in 1899, Carpenters Local 256 (Savannah, Ga.) would later absorb Local 1847 in 1921 and Local 1826 in 1939. The collection consists of minutes, financial documents, legal papers, correspondence and printed items. The papers reflect the local's concerns including full employment for its members, advising members not to go to Tampa, Fla. in 1904 to break a strike, attempts in 1943 by the War Manpower Board to freeze carpenters on the job and other union concerns and activities.

Dates: 1899-1956

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 384 (Asheville, N.C.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1976-27
Abstract:

The Records, 1934-1959, of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 384 (Asheville, N.C.) concern the meetings, elections, salary increase requests, and violation charges against members, as well as the proposed affiliation of Local 384 with the North Carolina State AFL-CIO.

Dates: 1934-1959

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 396 (Newport News, Va.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1976-35
Abstract:

The records, 1901-1968, of United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 396, Newport News, Virginia, consist of financial ledgers and minute books. The records include those of Local 887, Hampton, and a minute book from the Peninsular District of Virginia.

Dates: 1901-1968

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 531 (St. Petersburg, Fla.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1978-13
Abstract:

United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Local 531 was chartered in 1900, the first trade union organized in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. Its records, 1900-1977, of United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Local 531 (St. Petersburg, Florida), comprise mostly minutes and financial documents.

Dates: 1900-1977

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 627 (Jacksonville, Fla.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-33
Abstract:

The records of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Local 627 (Jacksonville, Fla.), 1937-1971, include correspondence, newsclippings, and printed material pertaining to Local 627's relations with the Florida State AFL-CIO, its predecessor the Florida State Federated Council AFL-CIO, the Florida State Building and Construction Trades Council, and the Jacksonville Metal Trades Council.

Dates: 1937-1971

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 696 (Tampa, Fla.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1979-03
Abstract:

Records document the increase in union membership due to the huge shipbuilding industry in Tampa during World War II. Documentation includes minutes; financial ledgers and statements; apprenticeship training files; and printed items.

Dates: 1892-1971

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1275 (Tampa, Fla.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1979-04
Abstract: The collection consists of records of Local 1275 (Tampa, Fla.) of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America from 1941-1978. The correspondence (1957-1978), minutes (1960-1978), and financial documents (1941-1978) pertain to other organizations besides Local 1275. These organizations include the Gulf Coast District Council of Carpenters, the Florida West Coast Carpenters' Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund, the Pinellas County Building Trades Council, the Florida Building...
Dates: 1941-1978

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

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2139 (Tallahassee, Fla.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1976-18
Abstract:

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 2139 (Tallahassee, Fla.) records, 1951-1969, consist primarily of minutes and dues ledgers.

Dates: 1951-1969

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2261 (Ft. Myers, Fla.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1979-05
Abstract

Records of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2261 (Ft. Myers, Fla.), 1925-1978, consist of financial documents, minutes, journeyman carpenter examinations, correspondence, and miscellaneous printed material. Local 2261 absorbed Local 2895, of nearby Punta Gorda, Florida, in 1967.

Dates: 1925-1978