Labor, A-L

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Labor, A-L

Labor, M-Z

The collection consists mainly of newspaper clippings and photographs documenting the history of Milwaukee's A. Gettelman Brewing Company. The clippings, which also include articles from various brewing-related publications, document not only the history of the Gettelman brewery, but also the history of the brewing industry in Milwaukee and in general. These clippings, which mainly date from the 1950s through the 1960s, include material on the Schlitz, Miller, Pabst, Blatz, and Heileman brewing companies, as well as information about unions and strikes by brewery workers; the beer lobby and the legal drinking age; beer sales; marketing; and company buyouts. Articles about prohibition and members of Milwaukee's brewing families are also found in the collection. The clipping files also contain memoirs and histories, advertising, beer bottle labels and packaging materials, information about the Froedtert Malt Corp, as well as some Gettelman family history and miscellaneous items of a more personal nature. Also included in the collection are photographs of the Gettelman brewery and the Gettelman family; individuals and employee celebrations; brewers conventions, conferences, and various meetings; as well as photographs from a number of outings, including several fishing trips. Some photographs of the Froedtert Malt Corporation are also included in the collection. Photographs identified as "personal" include photographs of Thomas Gettelman at brewery association and other business functions, hunting and fishing, with his airplane, as well as several photographs of his family and residence. Finding aid available in the Archives.

This collection contains records of the A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company, a manufacturer of stoves, as well as some personal papers of A. J. Lindemann and his family. The majority of the records date from the mid-1930s through the late 1950s. Earlier items include catalogs from 1888 and 1904. Some of the more interesting items in the collection are the newspaper clippings documenting the company's labor strike which lasted from 1935 to 1937. A number of newspaper clippings and other items also pertain to the company's 1940s wartime production. The collection also includes financial information and materials about the company's organization. The personal papers contain materials pertaining to A. J. Lindemann's estate and also document the 1958 sale of the company. Other personal materials include army and family photographs and a 1942 Army War Show

AFSCME. District Council 48 (Milwaukee County, Wis.).
Records, 1967-1978.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 141
Collection includes umpire rulings numbered 1-407 along with various agreements between District Council 48 and the State of Wisconsin and others. District Council 48 represents employees of Milwaukee County government. Finding aid available in the Archives.

AFSCME. Local 55 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1945-1946, 1948.
Milwaukee Small Collection 65
Correspondence with the Wisconsin State Traffic Officers of Milwaukee regarding the word "Police" in the officer's insignia; and brief financial records.

American Federation of Teachers. Local 79 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1919-1972.
UWM Archival Collection 163
Records of the local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers representing faculty of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee and its predecessor institutions. The collection documents the union's activities concerning working conditions, compensation, tenure, civil rights, and academic freedom. The records consist of general correspondence, minutes, and salary lists and studies, records of the executive committee, memos, and announcements. Included also are the original 1919 charter from the parent organization, the American Federation of Teachers (organized April 15, 1916) and constitutions and by-laws dating from 1920. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Association of Black Professionals at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
Records, 1973-1974.
UWM Archival Collection 159
Collection consists of minutes and correspondence documenting the activities of the Association, which was formed on April 6, 1973, to address issues of concern to African American students, faculty, and staff. Included is correspondence surrounding the appointment of Chancellor Werner A. Baum. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Bragarnick, Harry, 1879-1960.
Papers, 1930-1960.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 140
Papers of a dry goods retailer and freelance arbitrator who immigrated from the Ukraine in 1878 and resided in Milwaukee from 1913 to 1960. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous legal records which document Bragarnick's role in settling labor disputes, especially during the milk strikes of 1933, and in the hosiery and garment industries during the 1930s and 1940s. Also documented are his philanthropic activities in Milwaukee and efforts to mediate civil cases such as divorce and property disputes. The photocopies of photographs include images of Harry Bragarnick and Elizabeth Bragarnick; Harry Bragarnick with labor leaders; Harry Bragarnick's seventieth birthday celebration, May 9, 1948; and an exterior view of his dry goods store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ca. 1930. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Brennan, James B., 1926- .
Constituent correspondence, 1959-1960.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EL
Constituent correspondence of a Democratic State Senator from Milwaukee on a wide variety of topics, including the family law code, the drinking age, labor, marijuana, and mental health. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union of America. Local 14 (Waukesha, Wis.).
Records, 1902-1937.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DS
Records consist of correspondence and circulars from the national office (1902-1927, 1937); minutes (1902-1920); a roll book; monthly reports (1912-1916, 1923-1925); indentures; receipts; and other materials. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Lodge 191 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1886-1968.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EW
Records include minutes of meetings, attendance registers (1919-1968), and a financial record book. The local established its headquarters in Fort Howard in 1886, moved to Fond du Lac circa 1891, and moved to Milwaukee in 1901. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Carpenters' District Council of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee Counties (Wis.).
Minutes, 1887-1926.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DX
Minute books of the Council, an affiliate of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. There are no records for 1922. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Christoffel, Harold, 1912- .
Oral history interview, 1987.
UWM Manuscript Collection 40
An oral history interview with Harold Christoffel, president of the United Automobile Workers Union, Local 248 at the Allis-Chalmers Corporation (ACC) plant in West Allis, Wisconsin from the late 1930s until February 1945, when he entered military service, at Christoffel's home outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 23 June 1987. The interview deals with the founding and operations of the CIO News (Wisconsin) [CNW] and West Allis plant newspapers and the role of these publications in labor relations at ACC and in the rise of the CIO in Wisconsin. Also contains information about conflicts between ACC and Local 248 and the rise and internal operations of the Milwaukee County Industrial Union Council (MCIUC) and the Wisconsin State Industrial Union Council (WSIUC). The interview deals with the founding, purposes, effectiveness, editorial policy, story sources, and distribution of the Allis-Chalmers Workers' Union News, the CNW, and the Local 248 page and Local 248 edition of the CNW. Notable in the interview are Christoffel's comments on the purposes of the publications as information and organizing arms of Local 248 and the MCIUC and WSIUC; on race relations at ACC and in Local 248; on aspects of labor relations at the West Allis plant and the CNW coverage of the 1939 and 1941 strikes; on friction between the labor movement in Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Journal; on the coverage of union elections and John L. Lewis by the CNW; and on the stand of Local 248 on American entry into World War II before 7 December 1941 and attitudes toward the war effort after December 7. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Citizens Law and Order League of Milwaukee County (Wis.).
Records, 1934-1937.
Milwaukee Small Collection 181
Circular letters, a pamphlet, and a newsletter published by a conservative anti-communist organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin formed in August 1934 largely in reaction to labor unrest. In addition to pressuring public officials to uphold and enforce the laws, this non-partisan group also urged its membership to support anti-sedition legislation, and attempted to expose and counter local Communist organizations and their activities. Also included is a reprinted article from The Iron Age titled "Rule by Riot: Organized Labor Extends Its Sway by Violence."

Elsner, Richard, 1859-1938.
Papers, 1854-1967.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 193

Federated Trades Council of Milwaukee.
Records, 1900-1950.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DR
Records consist largely of correspondence of General Secretary Frank J. Weber to affiliated member unions (1923-1933) concerning trade unionism, old age pensions, collective bargaining, conscription and wages during World War II, socialism and capitalism, interunion disputes, and labor legislation. Also contains minutes of the executive board (1923-1939); minutes of meetings (1900-1903); and some material on the Milwaukee Laundry Strike of 1934-1935. Weber founded the Council in 1887 to organize craft unions in Milwaukee, and was its secretary until 1934. Herman Seide was secretary from 1934-1943. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Federated Trades Council of Milwaukee. Special Education Committee.
Milwaukee Labor College hearing transcripts, 1939.
Milwaukee Small Collection 66
Transcripts of hearings which investigated alleged infiltration of the Milwaukee Labor College by communist or radical influences.

Fitzgerald, M. Eleanor (Mary Eleanor), 1877-1955.
Papers, 1915-1974.
UWM Manuscript Collection 13

Friedrick, Jacob F., 1892-1978.
Papers, 1931-1968.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection CT and Milwaukee Tape 1

Correspondence, legal documents, newsclippings, photographs, and speeches (largely dating 1940-1968) concerning Friedrick's career as a Socialist labor and civic leader. Of special interest are materials on the Industrial Commission of Wisconsin Advisory Committee on Workmen's Compensation (1953-1961). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Harry Bridges Victory Committee.
Records, 1936-1945.
UWM Manuscript Collection 61
Miscellaneous pamphlets and newsletters produced by the San Francisco-based committee which led the effort to assist Harry Bridges. Between 1940-1945, the U.S. government attempted to deport Bridges, a leader of the International Longshoremen's Association, and the Committee organized labor and political support in his defense. The collection also contains some newsclippings concerning the case. The Committee was originally known as the Harry Bridges Defense Committee. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Heymanns, Charles, 1901-1993.
Papers, 1885-1990.
Papers, mainly 1934-1990, of a Wisconsin labor leader which document his organizing work (1937-1963) for the Wisconsin AFL and later for the AFL-CIO, and two lengthy strikes at the Kohler Company. In addition to his weekly organizers reports, the collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs of commemorative marches, minutes, appeals for donations, financial records, picket rolls, and other records from the strike (1934-1941) of Federal Labor Union 18545 against the Kohler Company.

Hirsch, Alfred, 1908- .
Oral history interview, 1982.
UWM Manuscript Collection 39
An oral history interview with Alfred Hirsch, a labor newspaper journalist who was editor of the CIO News (Wisconsin) from August 1942 to March 1944, conducted in 1982 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The interview covers Hirsch's early life and education; his work with the International Labor Defense, the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners, and the Sunday Worker; his affiliation with the Cafeteria Employees Union and his editorship of the Cafeteria Call; and his editorship of the CIO News. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Independent Order of Rechabites (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1848-1850.
Milwaukee Small Collection 215
Records of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, branch of an international fraternal temperance organization founded in Salford, England in 1835; consisting of minutes and officer member lists. Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada. Local 18 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1893-1994.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DQ

Records include proceedings of the national conventions (1893-1926); minutes (1903-1933); a constitution; minutes of the Wage Scale Committee (1927-1933) and the Executive Board (1913-1933); agreements, correspondence, applications for membership, and reports (1894-1944), and combined convention proceedings (1893-1926); and a history of theater in Milwaukee (1994). Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Association of Machinists. Local 251 (Sheboygan, Wis.).
Records, 1922-1994.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 201
Records of Local 251 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, consisting of eighteen minutes books (1922-1994), two roll books (1926-1942), and four treasurer's cash books (1947-1950, 1954-1966). The minutes document the local's monthly and bimonthly meetings including lists of officers, treasurer's report, and reports on activities. The roll books contain member lists and attendance at meetings, and the Treasurer's cash book book lists receipts and disbursements of the Local. Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. District 10.
Records, 1903-1943.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 48
Minutes (1903-1943) and a record book (1934-1936) for special ticket distribution. The District covered the areas of Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. Also includes an attendance record book of the Junior International Machinists Lodge 3 (1903-1908). Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 1169 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1934-1987.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 175 and Tape UC1345A
Records, mainly 1955-1981, of a Milwaukee local of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) established in 1939 to represent workers at two Milwaukee area plants of the Square D Company. In 1991 the local was amalgamated into Local 2336; Local 2336 in turn became defunct in 1998. Included are by-laws and charter documents; minutes, 1934-1939, of the local's predecessor, the Federal Labor Union Local 19926; minutes of general membership, executive board, and other administrative meetings, 1939-1981; membership and election information; correspondence of leaders such as Arthur Jaraczewski and Walter Scanlan; newsletters; and other administrative records. Several special meetings are documented only by tape recordings. Incomplete files of printed contracts, letters of agreement, background information and detailed minutes of bargaining sessions document collective bargaining dating from 1939 to 1985, and transcripts, correspondence, briefs, and background information partially represent grievances from 1960 to 1981. Subject files document social gatherings, charitable support, union solidarity, the construction of the union hall, and the Square D Company. Financial records consist only of check stubs, 1972-1983. Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Longshoremen's Association. Local 815 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1935-1949.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DY
Correspondence (1941-1949), minutes (1935-1947), work and membership lists, and treasurer's records. Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Socialist Sunday School (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Scripts, ca. 1915.
Milwaukee Small Collection 76
Scripts from plays presented by the International Socialist Sunday School in Milwaukee. Includes Up Caesar's Creek: A Play For Boys by Seymour S. Tibbals.

International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen. Local 8 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1880-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 106
Correspondence, financial records, minutes, and reports, written in both German and English (1880-1930); a 1930 and 1980 history of the local; and minutes (1883-1889) of Local 7 in Milwaukee. The name of the organization from 1880-1896 was the Mason and Bricklayer Union No. 1. Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO. Local 1131 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1938-1998.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 181 and PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 181

Records, mainly 1979-1998, of a Milwaukee union formed in 1937 that represented the employees of the Louis Allis Company during the period of its ownership by the Allis Family, and later by Litton Industries and Magnetek, Inc. Prior to 1950 the Local was affiliated with the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America. The Local dissolved after the Louis Allis division was sold to a new investor group in 1994 and its headquarters were moved to Alabama. Although the records cover only the last 20 years of the Local's existence, they provide excellent information including civil court documents, depositions, exhibits, and extensive background information on the mishandling of its pension funds by Magnetek and and the Executive Life Insurance Company during the "junk bond" era. Also included for this period are minutes of executive board and membership meetings; officer's correspondence; treasurer's reports; and additional minutes, proposals, and final contracts. Files relating to grievances and arbitrations highlight cases concerning seniority and job classification. Additionally, there is a 1950 constitution, the year the Local began its affiliation with the IUE; clippings; miscellaneous subject files; and a history written by steward Lee Gierke. Photographs, which are housed with the papers, present the strongest documentation in the collection of the era of the Allis family ownership. Included are views of union activities, retiree groups, health and safety programs in the plant, and individuals at work. Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Union of Operating Engineers. Local 311 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1906-1967.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DA
Mostly correspondence (1930-1959) with firms that employed union members. Companies include A. O. Smith, Armour, Koehring Company, Layton Park Dairy, and others. The correspondence concerns contract negotiations, strikes, and cases before the National Labor Relations Board and the Wage Stabilization Board during World War II, and transcripts of hearings. Also contains minutes of the regular and executive board meetings, by-laws, and committee reports. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Jackamonis, Edward G., 1939- .
Papers, 1970-1982.
Legislative papers of a Democrat from Waukesha, Wisconsin, who served as Speaker of the Assembly from 1977 through 1982. Included are correspondence, legislative bill files, subject files, and microfilmed biographical clippings. The subject files contain a wide range of documentation on Jackamonis' involvement with most of the prominent issues of the period, such as state and federal budgets, economic development of Wisconsin, taxation, and public employee labor issues, and on his opposition to Governor Lee S. Dreyfus. There are numerous files on his role on many standing and special committees concerned with regulation of cable television, legislative oversight of executive agencies, lobbying, occupational licensing, and many other issues. There is also extensive information on the improvements in internal Assembly operations for which Jackamonis was responsible, and on his administration of the committee structure. Included in the subject files are press releases and newsletters. The correspondence includes indexed exchanges with constituents and others, and policy-level letters to and from executive agency administrators. The legislative bill files contain correspondence and materials distributed by lobbyists and others to influence voting on specific legislation. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America. Local 50 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Minutes, 1915-1919.
Milwaukee Small Collection 68
Minutebook, dating 5 August 1915 to December 1919.

King, Anthony J., 1894-1965.
Papers, 1892-1965.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BE

King, Gordon A.
Scrapbooks, [microform], 1938-1970.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 44
Scrapbooks (1938, 1945, 1952-1970) of chronologically arranged newsclippings concerning Local 75 of the Plumbers and Gasfitters Union, King and his father Anthony King, and topics of interest to labor.

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Drivers. Local 360 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1936-1947.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DT
Records include correspondence, day and cash books, and a dues book, documenting union membership, contract negotiations, wage scales during World War II, and strikes in 1939 and 1940 mostly including lists of picketers. Also includes minutes of meetings and other records (1937-1946) of the Auto Truck Drivers Joint Council No. 50, and news releases of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor (1942-1946). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Labor, M-Z