Metal Trades Council of Milwaukee and Vicinity.

Minutebook [microform], 1908-1915.

Milwaukee Micro Collection 49

Minutebook documenting the initial years of the council of local unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.

Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council.

Records, 1905-1956.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DE

Minutes (1911-1923); officers minutes (1907-1925); roll call books (1909-1934); ledger (1912-1922); receipts and disbursements book (1905-1923); and member locals' contacts with employers (1936-1956).

Milwaukee County Industrial Union Council.

Records, 1938-1948.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DU

Collection contains the records of the county council, primarily arranged in a chronological correspondence file, regardless of the type of document. Thus, meeting minutes, trial committee records, resolutions, and correspondence with the membership and other organizations are found together. Among the materials found in the correspondence files are numerous newsletters and reports of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and the Wisconsin State Industrial Union Council. The MCIUC was also actively involved in the war effort during World

War II, and the files contain materials from the Milwaukee County Council of Defense, and resolutions condemning Nazism and demanding the start of a second front.

The correspondence includes documentation on efforts to promote more housing in Milwaukee County, and a confidential memorandum on differences between the MCIU and Wisconsin State Industrial Union Council (18 November 1947), which discussed charges of Communist influence and improper representation of Local 1533 at the Fairbanks, Morse and Company. There are some materials on strikes by the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers Local 1111 strike against the Allen-Bradley Company (1938-1939) and the United Auto Workers Local 248 strike against the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company (1946). The collection contains other membership and financial records, including delegate and attendance records, union ledger cards, and various financial records including audit records, bank books, receipts, tax forms, and strike fund disbursements. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee Independent School.

Course materials, 1970.

Milwaukee Small Collection 58

A labor history curriculum prepared by students at the Milwaukee Independent School, concerning the United Auto Workers (CIO) Local 248 strike of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, West Allis, Wisconsin (1946-1947).

Milwaukee Solvay Quarter Century Club.

Records, 1912-1983.

UWM Manuscript Collection 57

Records of the Milwaukee Solvay Quarter Century Club (1943-1983), an association of veteran employees of Milwaukee Solvay Coke Company, a manufacturer of coke and coke by-products. The records document the club's activities and development, and include constitutions and by-laws, correspondence between club directors, membership lists, membership death notices, minute books, photographs of club activities and company facilities, secretary's reports, Christmas cards and Christmas party programs, company histories, and a small quantity of the papers of club historian Herbert Hinz. The club was devoted mainly to social activities and to the recognition of longtime company employees. The collection contains publications issued by Milwaukee Solvay and its parent companies, including the Schlesinger Interests' Conveyor (1914-1921), the Koppers Company's Koppers News (1928-1930), the Milwaukee Solvay News (1942-1962), the Pickands, Mather and Company Producer (1966-1972), and a catalog of the Newport Company (1921). The publications provide limited documentation regarding the operations of Milwaukee Solvay and its parent companies. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee Typographical Union, No. 23. Records, ca. 1859-1900. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DZ Holdings include financial records (1859-1867); constitution and by-laws (1881); and miscellaneous membership lists, convention programs, and other materials. The union was originally called Cream City Typographical Union No. 23.

National Association of Women in Construction. Milwaukee Chapter (Wis.).

Records, 1955-1980.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 113

Records of an association for women office workers in the construction industry, containing mostly committee files (1966-1980), but also including by-laws, minutes, national convention reports, newsletters, and other records. Also contains a number of publications issued by the national, regional, and Milwaukee chapters. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Otte, Carl, 1923- .

Papers, 1970-1986.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 124

Papers, mainly 1983-1986, of a former Democratic legislator (Assembly 1967-1982; Senate, 1982-1986) consisting of alphabetical subject files and files on problems of individual constituents. The subject files contain correspondence and memoranda from constituents, colleagues, advocacy groups, and staff members; speeches and statements; policy papers and reports; minutes; and clippings. They relate to legislative issues such as education, nursing homes, and taxes and to committees on which Otte served including the Senate Transportation Committee, the Migrant Labor Council, and the Legislative Council's Special Committee on Primary Prevention. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Padway, Joseph A., 1891-1947.

Papers, 1916-1940, 1946.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 6 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 40

Papers of a labor lawyer, Progressive, Socialist, Wisconsin state senator, and Milwaukee County judge. Padway became chief counsel for the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor in 1915 and for the American Federation of Labor in 1938. The papers contain subject files pertaining primarily to Padway's political activities, personal interests, and travel; and scrapbooks of clippings on his legal interests and more noteworthy cases. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Patrick Cudahy Strike and Plant Closing of 1987-1989 Oral History Project.

Records, 1994.

UWM Manuscript Collection 123

Collection consists of oral history interviews with administrators and workers at the Patrick Cudahy meatpacking plant in Cudahy, Wisconsin who were on strike from 1987-1989. Students in Dr. Michael Gordon's history class at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee conducted the interviews in 1994. For each interviewee there is a cassette recording and abstract of the interview. The topics discussed include family background; job history at Patrick Cudahy; working conditions; attitudes towards the company, the strike, and scab labor; and how the strike lasted for two years. Of particular interest for details about the financial and working conditions of the plant, and strike strategies are the interviews with Cudahy President Roger Kapella, Director of Human Resources Daniel Habighorst, and United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local P-40 President, Mark Rosenbaum. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Professional Policemen's Protective Association of Milwaukee.

Records [microform], 1909-1971.

Milwaukee Micro Collection 11

The PPPA papers span the years 1909-1971 and include the constitution and by-laws, minutes (1909-1971), and financial journal (1942-1963). Because earlier editions were unavailable, only a 1968 copy of the constitution and by-laws is included in the collection. This edition documents the purpose of the organization, how it is governed, duties of officers and members, and other characteristics of the association. The minutes are complete from the organization's formation and include a record of general and special meetings. Subjects covered include general business, election of officers, financial information, and decisions on payment of fees and claims submitted on behalf of members. For early years, the minutes also include summaries of alleged offenses for which members were taken to court. The journal records the association's receipts and disbursements and show the source or recipient, amount, and purpose of the transaction. It also includes annual statements of the association's assets for the years 1942-1956. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Rubin, William Benjamin, 1873-1959.

Papers, 1908-1950.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection P

Papers of a Milwaukee Jewish lawyer who was chief counsel for the American Federation of Labor for twenty-five years. Most of the collection consists of correspondence with labor and political leaders, and contains no legal briefs and very little information on cases. The correspondence reveals Rubin's own attitude toward labor, his belief in democratic processes, and his political philosophy. Also contains copies of many of Rubin's articles and speeches, and newsclippings of his own writings. Includes ten letterbooks containing copies of letters sent out by Rubin's law firm, usually sent by his associates. Finding aid available in the Archives.

United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union. Local 50 (Milwaukee, Wis.).

Records, 1934-1968.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 194 and PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 194

Records, mainly 1934-1956, of a Milwaukee local that represented employees of the Slocum Hat Company, many of whom were women. The local was formed in 1934 as Local 51 and rechartered in 1936 as Local 50. Included are minutes; agreements; correspondence with employers, Alex Rose and other officers of the international union, local members, and officials of the National Labor Relations Board and the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board; membership applications and cards; and documents concerning a 1942 arbitration and strikes during the 1930s and the 1950s. In addition, the collection includes a set of index cards that refer to an attempt to organize the employees of the Reliable Knitting Company in 1968. A few photographs housed with the collection document strikes and general union activities. Finding aid available in the Archives.

United Migrant Opportunity Services. Records, 1974-1975. Milwaukee Small Collection 67 Miscellaneous records of a Milwaukee organization formed to help migrant workers resettling into other work and to assist them in adjusting to nonmigratory life. Includes a planning document; a summary of UMOS projects; a project budget; publications; and notes.

United Steelworkers of America. Local 1173 (Milwaukee, (Wis.).

Records, 1937-2004.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 210

Records of a union representing workers at the Nordberg Company, Milwaukee, Wis., consisting of minutes of monthly union meetings from March 1937 to May 2004. The minutes record the local union financial statements, member and officer lists, and discussions of union issues and social events. The union was originally organized as Lodge 1137 of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee on behalf of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America in May of 1937. On July 25, 1940 the local was officially chartered with the United Steelworkers of America. In 1970, the Nordberg Company was sold to Rex Chainbelt and became Rexnord in 1973. The name was changed again in 1987 to Nordco Inc., and is now known as Metso (Nordberg).Finding aid available in the Archives.

United Steelworkers of America. Local 1258 (Milwaukee, Wis.).

Records, 1937-1998.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 209

Records of a union that represented employees of the George J. Meyer Manufacturing Company (Milwaukee, Wis.) consisting of minutes of the executive board, night shift, and day shift meetings (1937-1941 and 1953-1985). The minutes include discussion of union labor issues and social events, financial statements including dues reports, and member and officer lists. The last volume (1982-1998) is a record of the Retirees Club of local 1258 which includes discussions concerning health insurance and planned social events of the club. Finding aid available in the Archives.

United Steelworkers of America. Local 1302 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
United Steelworkers of America Local 1302 records, 1937-1965.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 215
Records of a USWA local representing workers at the Evinrude Motors Company (Milwaukee, Wis.) consisting of chapter correspondence as well as correspondence between the local and the national organization; records concerning Evinrude Motors’ defense contracts with the National War Labor Board; election ballots and results; financial records; labor agreements with Evinrude Motors; grievances filed with the company; and membership rolls. The chapter began as the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as part of the Amalgamated Association of Iron & Steel Workers of North America and was formally recognized by Evinrude Motors on March 25, 1937. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. American Association of University Professors.

Records, 1935-1984.

UWM Archival Collection 149

Collection contains miscellaneous records of the Milwaukee chapter of an organization formed as a voice speaking to and for the American academic community with respect to essential standards of professional life and behavior. Included are case files, corespondence and meeting minutes. Most of the material is from the 1970s. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Vanishing Art of Barbering Oral History Project.

Records, 1994.

UWM Manuscript Collection 105

Transcripts and audio records of interviews conducted as a 1994 class oral history project at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. The collection documents the remembrances of six Milwaukee barbers about their personal background, apprenticeship, changings in barbering, role of female barbers, clientele, unionism, and the future of barbering. Finding aid available in the Archives.

West Allis (Wis.). Police Dept.

Criminal complaints registers, 1928-1963.

Milwaukee Series 13

Contains the criminal complaints registers of the West Allis Police Department. Each volume contains a table of contents on the inside front cover with complaints listed in two categories: a property index and an offense index. The property index includes entries for personal property thefts, i.e., automobile, clothing, jewelry, etc. The entries list the complainant, location where theft occurred, the item which was taken, and the name or description of offender when known. The offense index includes assaults, burglaries, and complaints of indecent or immoral behavior in the early volumes. In later volumes, the registers were expanded to include gambling and liquor offenses, labor disputes, public gatherings and riots, counterfeiting, fires (generally false alarms), and business transaction complaints. Labor disputes, public gatherings, and riots were usually related and involved strikes, picketing, and violence against employees and employers. The record also came to include entries for neglected children, narcotics use, and requests received from other law enforcement agencies. The individual entries for the previous offenses include the person or agency filing the complaint, where the offense occurred, and a description of the offense and offender if available. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin Drivers' Conference.

Records, 1936-1948.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DV

Records of an affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, including correspondence (1936-1943, 1947); and agreements between Wisconsin teamsters unions and employers (1946-1948). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Women's Trade Union League of Milwaukee.

Records, 1948-1956.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 26

Records of an organization formed to support trade unionism and to promote equality of women within the unions; including correspondence, minutes, financial and membership records; and bulletins, newsletters, and similar materials from other labor and social organizations. The records document efforts to obtain a medical health plan, securing equal rights in industry and government, and supporting local unions on strike. Finding aid available in the Archives.

World Affairs Council of Milwaukee.
Records, 1953-1978.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 153

Administrative and program records of the World Affairs Council of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a non-profit, non-partisan organization established by Milwaukee civic leaders to stimulate interest in current international issues and to provide a forum for both obtaining information about foreign affairs and exchanging opinions with policy makers. Collection includes correspondence, program flyers and brochures, program planning materials, board and committee meeting minutes, newsclippings, press releases, Council Courier newsletters, membership lists, by-laws and statements of purpose, biographical information on speakers, notes, and miscellaneous materials. Finding aid available in the Archives.

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