MS 751 - Millwrights & Piledrivers Local Union 1393 (Toledo, Ohio)
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| Title | MS 751 - Millwrights & Piledrivers Local Union 1393 (Toledo, Ohio) |
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| Introduction | The records of Millwrights and Piledrivers Local Union 1393 of Toledo, Ohio were donated to the Center for Archival Collections in November 1997 through the cooperation of Mr. Dwight Smith, Business Manager of Local 1393, and Kristin Dusseau, graduate archives assistant, in 1997. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted for the purpose of preservation and scholarly research. The records of Millwrights and Piledrivers 1393 includes one half linear feet of By- laws, District Council minutes, strike photographs, printed histories of the union, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, dating from the union's inception in 1944 to 1994. These records are scattered. |
| Agency History | The Millwrights and Piledrivers began with a group of men, and their desire to form a new local union in Toledo. After petitioning the General President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, they received a charter on December 13, 1944. In the early years of its development, the union struggled to maintain stability. By 1964, Harold Hauter was elected the Business Agent for Local 1393 and the union was thriving. Millwrights and Piledrivers has grown into a fine and productive union since 1944. According to the history printed for their twenty-fifth anniversary: "In the ensuing years we have become apprentice oriented and have continually strove to upgrade our journeymen in the new methods of the trade because our trade changes with the times, and we cannot stand still." Currently, Millwrights and Piledrivers Local Union 1393 is located at 1217 Prouty Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43609. Further inquiry about Local 1393 made be made to Dwight Smith, Business Manager. |
| Scope and Content | The collection of the Millwrights and Piledrivers Local Union 1393, while limited, is important for its documentation of the rise of a local union in northwest Ohio. The records are scattered from 1944 to 1994, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1940s to the 1970s. Most important to the researcher, are the revision drafts of the by-laws, dating from 1960 with the original draft, to 1978 and the final draft. Through these subsequent drafts, the interplay between a local union and the National Executive Board of Carpenters becomes evident. Similarly, the job referral procedures are important in documenting the way in which a local Building and Trades Union handles on the job concerns,and the system of checks the union implements in order to divide up jobs equally among its members. While the strength of the collection lies in its documentation of union procedures and laws, the researcher might find the original charter application, correspondence concerning the chartering of the Millwrights, and the printed histories that supplement these records helpful in documenting the rise of a prominent labor organization in Toledo, Ohio. Completing the collection are interesting photographs of the local's strike of the Sohio company, and printed programs of their anniversary celebration. |
| Series Description | PROCEEDINGS MINUTES - MAUMEE VALLEY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS MEMBERSHIP ROSTER CORRESPONDENCE CORRESPONDENCE - NATIONAL U. B. C. and J. of AMERICA LITERARY PRODUCTIONS PRINTED HISTORIES LEGAL DOCUMENTS CHARTER APPLICATION BY-LAWS (DRAFTS) UNION REFERRAL PROCEDURES PRINTED MATERIAL NEWSPAPER CLIPPING PHOTOGRAPHS PRINTED PROGRAMS |
| Inventory | Box 1 Folder
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