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History Senior Seminar Papers Collection, 1992-1993 (S0723)
0.25 cubic foot, 12 folders
This collection contains the academic papers of 12 students of the 1992 and 1993 History Senior Seminar 393, taught by Dr. Gerda Ray of the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Topics vary from broad historical perspectives to studies of specific St. Louis ethnic communities.
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Gottlieb A. Hoehn Papers, 1895-1945 (C0347)
0.16 cubic feet (8 folders)
Papers of Gottlieb A. Hoehn, a journalist and labor organization supporter from St. Louis, MO. The papers consist of printed minutes, anniversary booklets, and programs pertaining to labor organizations. They also include articles written by Hoehn and some miscellaneous materials.
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Charles H. Horstmann Papers, 1943-1998 (K0569)
0.4 c.f.
The papers of Charles H. Horstmann contain collected information about Trans World Airlines (TWA) and Horstmann's career with TWA. In addition to Horstmann's biographical material, there are training manuals for new employees and management, correspondence between TWA and various employees, as well as newspaper clippings and other documents chronicling moments of TWA's history.
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Margaret Howie Papers, no date (CA5705)
2 cubic feet
Papers relating to organization and functioning of Stephens College Federation of Teachers organization. Also includes a few papers relating to librarianship at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri.
Human Resources Development Institute Records, 1980-1986 (S0903)
11 cubic feet
The Human Resources Development Institute Records contain administrative files, reports, and seminar materials. The materials in this collection date from 1979 to 1986.
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Organizational records include printed and published materials, bylaws, agreements, awards, plaques, signs, flags, and photographs.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 9 Records, 1901-1965 (S0238)
3 cubic feet, 74 folders, 14 volumes, 2 microfilm rolls
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 9 Records document the district's growth, campaigns for an eight-hour workday, strikes and strike benefits, labor grievances, employment in St. Louis, jurisdictional disputes with other unions, and national union policy. Railroad machinists founded Locals 41, 85, and 394 of the International Association of Machinists in 1888-1889. They were chartered, along with Local 121, as District 9 of the International Association of Machinists in 1902.
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International Ladies Garment Workers Union in St. Louis Collection, 1933-1978 (S0779)
0.4 cubic feet, 1108 photographic images
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) organized local garment workers in St. Louis in 1933 and was active until 1995. The ILGWU in St. Louis Collection is an artificial collection combining small acquisitions pertaining to the history of the ILGWU Southwest Regional Office, the St. Louis Joint Board, and its affiliated locals. The collection contains photographs and film negatives, a contract, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and theatrical programs.
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International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Local 323 (Higginsville, Mo.) Records, 1956-1983 (C3870)
3.6 cubic feet
Records of a labor union local which include correspondence, grievance reports, shop meeting notes, manuals, and production figures and other employee data.
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International Order of Good Templars, Lodge No. 513 (Fredericktown, Mo.) Minutes, 1874-1878 (C3011)
1 roll of microfilm
Minutes of Lodge 513 of the Good Templars. Contains membership information and notes election of officers.
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Minute book of a local barber union, 1958-1980, along with a constitution and miscellaneous records. The union transferred membership to St. Louis in 1980 before merging with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655.
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Journeymen Tailors' Union of America Local No. 64, Kansas City Records, 1892-1914 (K1276)
0.1 c.f.
Meeting minutes, issues of "The Tailor," the official journal of the union, a bill of prices, and an advertisement for the Custom Tailors Union Label.
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Vance Julian Scrapbooks, 1943-1950 (C3486)
1 roll of microfilm
Newspaper clippings about the Missouri constitutional convention of 1943-1944 and about the first five years of transactions of the Missouri State Board of Mediation, a board which acted in public utility labor disputes.
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Esther Kaiser Collection, 1896, 1945 (C0208)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Three letters on the early life of Richard Parks Bland and Hartford Academy, Ohio County, Kentucky. Copy of letter by Bland from Lebanon, Missouri, about his defeat in the Democratic presidential primary, 1896.
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Arthur L. Kalleberg Papers, 1961-1976 (C3597)
0.2 cubic feet (11 folders)
The papers of Arthur L. Kalleberg contain personal and departmental records and correspondence relating to the resignation of University President C. Brice Ratchford, the organization of the University of Missouri-Columbia Chapter of the National Educational Association, and the suspension of visiting associate professor of political science Patrick T. Dougherty. Kalleberg was a University of Missouri professor of political science.
Kansas City Branch, American Postal Workers Accident Benefit Association Records, 1927-1991 (K0110)
1 c.f.
Organizational documents including correspondence, bylaws, membership rosters and convention material, but primarily newsletters for the Kansas City branch.
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Kansas City Federation of Musicians Local 34-627 Records, 1889-1983 (K0431)
45 c.f.
Administrative records of two Musicians Unions in Kansas City: Local 34 and Local 627 (African-American), before and after their merger in 1970. Includes correspondence, financial and membership records, biographical information, case files, court cases, materials on wage and employment disputes, public relations files, and newspaper clippings.
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Kansas City Typographical Union (ITU) #80 Records, 1880-1994 (K0208)
44 c.f.
Minutes for regular and executive board meetings including financial statements, contracts the original Local 80 charter, dues-earnings ledgers, photographs, and a few artifacts Also the records of the Kansas City Mailers Union #7 and the Communication Workers of America #6325, which merged with the ITU.
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Knights of Labor, Phillipsburg, Missouri Records, 1888-1896 (R0198)
(1 roll)
The Knights of Labor, Phillipsburg, Missouri Records consists of a minute book and miscellaneous papers of the local chapter of the Knights of Labor at Phillipsburg in Laclede County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings, membership information, miscellaneous correspondence, and circulars.
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Labor for Peace Conference Records, 1972-1973 (S0426)
0.01 cubic foot, 5 folders
Labor for Peace was a voluntary organization of trade union leaders who joined together in 1972 to bring an end to the war in Vietnam. 985 delegates from 32 states and the District of Columbia attended the founding conference in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 23-24, 1972. The delegates represented 35 international unions and issued a statement of policy that outlined their perspective of the effects of the war on America. They demanded immediate withdrawal from Vietnam and a peace-oriented economy. The records include correspondence, memos, reports, a policy statement, and newspaper clippings.
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Laborvision Video Collection, 1991-1994 (S0913)
7 cubic feet
This collection contains video recordings of "Laborvision," a public access television series produced by the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition. The show focused on labor issues affecting Missouri workers.
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Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers Union, Local 108 Records, 1945-1977 (S0429)
0.01 cubic foot, 3 folders, 4 photographs
This collection consists of labor agreements, constitutions, photographs and bylaws of Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers, Local 108.
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Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers' Union Records, 1941-1970 (S0240)
0.15 cubic foot, 6 folders, 73 photographs
The collection contains photographs and newspaper clippings of the activities of the Leather Goods Union and its predecessor, the Fur and Leather Workers' Union. Included in the collection is a scrapbook on the successful 1941 strike against Gardner Pocket Book Company of St. Louis and photographs of the 1958 strike against Hartmann Luggage.
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Harrison J. Liebrum Papers, 1928-1972 (S0049)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection contains correspondence, labor agreements, union identification cards, ballots, and programs of Harrison J. Liebrum. Liebrum was an employee of Laclede Gas Company from 1925 to 1971, and a charter member of the Gas House Workers Union, Local 18799.
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Winifred Lippman Papers, 1930-2007, bulk 1954-2001 (S0188)
5 cubic feet, 377 photographs, 5 video tapes
The papers of Winifred Lippman contain correspondence, photographs, video tapes, an oral history interview, newspaper clippings, and organizational records documenting Lippman's seventy-year career as a Labor activist and her work for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
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Robert Logsdon Papers, 1939-1992 (S1070)
0.25 cubic foot
The Robert Logsdon Papers contain newspaper clippings and photographs relating to Logsdon's labor activism as a candidate for the governor of Missouri in 1948 and a member of the executive board of the Union District 8.
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Louisiana Central Lumber Company (Clarks, La.) Records, 1901-1956 (C3660)
72.0 cubic feet (3836 folders), 156 rolls of microfilm (268 volumes)
Records of the Louisiana Central Lumber Company and associated companies. Includes correspondence, financial records, company reports, maps, photographs, and other materials related to the southern lumber industry.
Gus Lumpe Papers, 1966-1990 (S1041)
1 cubic foot
This collection contains materials on the Missouri Teamsters and Ernest Calloway.
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Jack Dean MaGee Papers, 1957-1991 (K0463)
1 c.f.
Magee was a Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot. Includes flight manuals and union membership files,
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Ora Lee Malone Papers, 1940-1990, bulk 1973-1990 (S0670)
1.6 cubic feet (53 folders)
This collection documents activist and Labor leader Ora Lee Malone’s career from 1970 to 1990. Malone’s involvement in the Labor movement began in 1956 when she organized St. Louis workers to join the ACWA (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America). In 1970, the ACWA hired her as their first Black international business representative. Malone merged the interests of the civil rights movement and women’s rights movement into the Labor movement, and was foundational in the organization of national Labor unions dedicated specifically to the interests of female and Black workers. In the 1980s, she became a key figure in the transnational anti-apartheid movement. The Ora Lee Malone Papers include Malone’s personal notes and speeches, correspondence, organizational papers, and reference materials.
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Missouri Historical Society Union Organizing Drive Records, 1993-1995 (S1093)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains meeting minutes, newsletters, memoranda, and correspondence about the unionization movement at the Missouri History Museum (MHS). Of interest is the correspondence, which revealed the divisions within MHS over the attempt to establish a union for employees.
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Missouri Labor Agreements Collection, 1960s-1970s (CA6598)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Labor agreements between local Missouri unions and various industries including meat cutting and butchery, garments, breweries, and automobiles.
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Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Photographs, 1906-1916 (C3875)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Photographs of various Missouri Lumber and Mining Company operations in and around the Ozark town of Grandin, MO. Taken and collected by Harry M. Griffith, a company physician.
Missouri State Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO Records, 1938-1972 (C3700)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders, 169 folders on 6 rolls of microfilm)
The records of the State Council office of the secretary-treasurer, formed in 1938 by local unions to oversee union activities within the state, include weekly reports and other correspondence; photographs, printed material; and the proceedings of the annual council conventions.
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Missouri State Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO Records, no date (CA4406)
0.4 cubic feet
Addition of Xerox copies of materials. See also C3700.
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Missouri State Labor Council Pamphlets, 1959-1965 (C2355)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains pamphlets on the time-off-to-vote law; workmen's compensation law; unemployment insurance; Social Security amendments, 1965; and the Active Ballot Club.
Missouri State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, 1891-1975 (C0216)
21.6 cubic feet (1734 folders)
Correspondence, convention proceedings, financial and membership records, minutes, reports, and records of the Council and its Committee on Political Education, the Missouri State Federation of Labor, and Labor's League for Political Education. Subject file on topics of interest to labor including political, legislative, and civic activities of Council executive officers.
Missouri Teamster Photograph Collection, 1941-1975 (S0559)
2.4 cubic feet, 92 folders, 2117 photographs, 1551 negatives
The Missouri Teamstes is a labor newspaper published in St. Louis. The collection includes photographs of strikes, protests, union events, charity shows, and union officials.
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Allen Mitchell Records, 1859-1889 (R0583)
0.05 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Allen Mitchell Records consist of an account book kept by Allen Mitchell, a contractor and builder at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The entries record expenses and the time worked by stonemasons and laborers on construction projects.
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Viola Moss Papers, 1960-1984 (S0412)
0.25 cubic feet, 8 folders, 46 photographs
The Viola Moss Papers contain newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, and photographs related to Viola Moss’s involvement with the International Graphics Arts Union Auxiliary #505, the St. Louis Council of Women's Auxiliaries, the Missouri State Council of Women's Auxiliaries AFL-CIO, and the Mary Ryder Home.
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Neuer Brothers Picnic Panorama Photograph, 1930 (K1118)
1 f
Photograph of the Meat Company's annual employees and families picnic at Twin Springs.
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Rita Oberbeck Papers, 1939-1979 (S0198)
0.4 cubic feet, 26 folders, 2 photographs
The Rita Oberbeck Papers contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and writings relating to her career as Dramatics Director of the Southwest Region of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. In this position, Oberbeck produced plays, skits, and pageants for the union in St. Louis and the Southwest Region. Materials of interest include an unfinished biography about Meyer Perlstein, entitled Shortsnooping with Meyer.
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Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Records, 1933-1982 (S0479)
14 cubic feet, 3 microfilm rolls, 341 photographs, 3 oversize volumes
The Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, contracts and negotiations, grievances, and membership enrollments records documenting the union's day-to-day business activities, including contract negotiations with gas companies, union conventions, and labor strikes.
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Oliver and Oliver Law Firm Records, 1760-2004 (CG0010)
296 cubic feet
The Oliver and Oliver Law Firm Papers contain case files and correspondence of the firm from the 1880s to 1980s. This collection also includes the genealogy of the Oliver and Watkins families, family correspondence, and civic involvements with the Boy Scouts of America, Rotary Club, Sons of the American Revolution, and Presbyterian Church. In addition, this collection contains material related to the Little River Drainage District, Oliver Land and Development Company, and Mingo National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Agriculture
- Banking
- Business and Industry
- Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife
- Family and Personal Papers
- Geography and Maps
- Government and Politics
- Governors
- Korean War
- Labor
- Law and Judiciary
- Military
- Militia and National Guard
- Photographs
- Railroads and Railways
- Religion
- Social and Fraternal Organizations
- Social Customs and Daily Life
- Transportation
- University of Missouri
- US Representatives
- US Senators
- Womens Societies
- World War I
- World War II
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Charles K. Parsons Papers, 1904-1983 (K0117)
8 f
Material related to Parsons' career as a railway mail clerk. It includes photographs of a train derailment in 1914, copies of postal laws, regulations, and schemes, as well as some railroad passes and correspondence related to his retirement in 1950
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Dale Thomas Patton Papers, 1944-1994 (K1309)
0.25 c. f.
The collection contains the personal papers of Dale Thomas Patton, former Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training for the U.S. Department of Labor in Kansas City, Missouri. Included in this collection are letters of recommendation on behalf of Mr. Patton for the position of Deputy Director, correspondence, certificates, a military photograph of Dale Thomas Patton, travel expenses, employee records, pamphlets, a memoir of a World War II combat diver written by William J. Donath, and a 1944 U.S. Naval Aviation yearbook.
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Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture Collection, 1986-2003 (C3944)
0.3 cubic feet, 20 audio cassettes
Audio cassettes and transcripts of speeches, photographs, and advertisements documenting the Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture series at the University of Missouri.
Joseph Piatchek Papers, 1927-1976 (S0663)
0.4 cubic foot, 10 folders, 110 photographs
The Joseph Piatchek papers contain correspondence, certificates and newspapers pertaining to St. Louis area unions, including the Textile Workers Union of American (TWUA) and the St. Louis Cordage Mills Company.
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Paul William Preisler Papers, 1902-1971 (S0235)
22 cubic feet, 322 folders, 597 photographs
The Paul William Preisler Papers document Preisler's career as a union organizer, lawyer, photographer, and biochemist in St. Louis. They contain correspondence, legal papers, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Subjects of interest include civil liberties, legislative redistricting, and Socialism. Photographs include images of Hooverville, Labor leaders, strikes and protests, and political parties.
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Lawrence M. Raftery Papers, 1900-1983 (S0462)
0.8 cubic feet, 32 folders, 53 photographs
The Lawrence M. Raftery Papers contain correspondence, photographs, memos, and artifacts documenting Lawerence M. Raftery, a sixty-nine-year member of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Traders (IBPAT). Raftery later served as vice president, general secretary-treasurer, and president of the IBPAT.