MS 733 - United Steelworkers of America. Local 190, District 27 (Globe Steel Company, Mansfield, Ohio)
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| Title | MS 733 - United Steelworkers of America. Local 190, District 27 (Globe Steel Company, Mansfield, Ohio) |
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| Introduction | The records of the United Steel Workers Union, Local 190-District 27, Globe Steel Company located in Mansfield Ohio, were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections on January 4th, 1997 by Eric Honneffer. The collection is small, measuring approximately.5 linear foot and covering the years of 1942-1967. The collection focuses mainly on union activities from 1961-1966. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and scholarly research. Audrey Swartz, a graduate student enrolled at Bowling Green State University, processed this collection in April of 2009. |
| Agency History | Information on the history and development of the Local 190 Union is currently unavailable. Local Union 190 in a part of the large United Steelworkers International Union and was Globe Steel Company's union. The United Steelworkers Union was established May 22, 1942. The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (United Steelworkers or USW) is the largest industrial labor union in North America. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United Steelworkers represents workers in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The United Steelworkers is currently affiliated with both the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Canadian Labor Congress (CLC), as well as several international union federations. The Globe Steel Company, located in Mansfield Ohio, is a location of owned by AK Steel Holding Corporation, formerly ARMCO. AK Steel is a major American steel company founded in 1900 as the American Rolling Mills Corporation. Today the company is located in West Chester, Ohio. The company has locations in: Ashland, Kentucky; Butler, Pennsylvania; Coshocton, Ohio; Mansfield, Ohio; Middletown, Ohio; Rockport, Indiana; and Zanesville, Ohio. |
| Scope and Content | The Local Union 190 collection documents multiple aspects of the union's activities during the years 1961-1966. The collection, however, does contain a secretary's minute book documenting union activities from 1942-1967. The Bulk of the records address financial documents, contacts and the Union's treasury balance. These records include monthly financial statements from 1964-1965, audits reports from the USW International Union from 1965-1966 and the summary of audits for Local 190 from 1962 and 1966. Another record series is set of documents that show the activities of the Union's Committee on Political Education (COPE). Including a certificate that was received do to their COPE efforts and a summary of their COPE collections. A third record series includes various items from the USW International Union, including changes in the elections manual, by-laws for local unions, ballots, tally sheets, and lection results. A very small record series deals with the establishment of Local Union 190's Committee on Civil Rights. A second small record includes correspondence on the change in union representation to A.J. Clark. |
| Series Description | PROCEEDINGS MINUTES. MEMBERSHIP RECORDS. BYLAWS. CORRESPONDENCE CORRESPONDENCE. SUBJECT/CASE FILES INDIVIDUAL FILES, COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL FILES, COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS. REPORTS FINANCIAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS CONTRACTS LEGAL DOCUMENTS, TAX NOTICE SCRAPBOOKS SCRAPBOOKS. PRINTED MATERIALS NEWSLETTERS—THE WOOD WIND. AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES. PROGRAMS. PRINTED MATERIAL BULLETIN. |
| Inventory | Box 1 Folder
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