Box 4

Collection Overview Correspondence (1900s) to and from local No.1 Union of Charleston, SC and Members (subjects including paying membership fees, receiving travelling cards, levying charges against other union members; information on jobs); executive board of the international union including a few to the judiciary board re: charges against Local No. 2 of SC; other subordinate unions including one from local No. 2 of Georgia and one (1903) from No. 2 of Illinois requesting financial aid due to a "lockout".;...

Collection Overview Correspondence (ca. 1920s) to and from local No.1 Union of Charleston, SC and Members (including applications for admission, notes to members, agreements for apprenticeship; wedding invitation; ); calls from other unions and national organizations for social justice including two blank ballots (1919) re the willingness of the local union to join in a general strike to protest the jailing of Tom Mooney and Warren Knox Billings, a petition (ca. 1924) demanding the release of political...

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Correspondence (1930s) Applications for membership, receipts, correspondence b/w local and exec re: finances, building jobs and union members hired for them, delinquent members, etc.

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Correspondence (1940s) to and from local union and intl exec board re: membership; to and from members of the local and local exec re: applications of membership, receipts; one letter from United Mine Workers' of America local 1421 of Christopher, Ill re: financial assistance for Ed McGinniss.

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Correspondence (1940s) to and from local union and intl exec board re: membership; to and from members of the local and local exec re: applications of membership, receipts; one letter from United Mine Workers' of America local 1421 of Christopher, Ill re: financial assistance for Ed McGinniss.

Collection Overview Correspondence (1950s) to and from local union and members with subjects including finding work after injury, appearing before union to answer violations charges, dues, resolutions voted on by local union, a thank you note, records on members/apprentices. Includes a letter (1953) from a local union member attending Hampton Institute to P.W. Robinson re not investing in stock market due to national financial instability; also includes a form letter (1955) re: raising funds for Labor's League...

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Correspondence (1960s) to and from local union and int'l exec board re pay scales and arbitrations; also to and from local union to companies re: use of union labor and wage increases. Includes a proposal (1969) from Charleston County Council re conditions for strikers of Hospital Workers' Strike returning to work. Also includes wage specs of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base construction project.

Collection Overview Correspondence (1970s) to and from local union and members re answering to charges brought against them, paying for a banquet, and an invitation to a social function; also one letter from local to Charleston Contractor Association (1974) re joining Health and Welfare Fund and pay increases; also includes correspondence to and from local union and intl re union contractors, wage scales, and 75th anniversary celebration of local; and correspondence from local to companies re disabilities of...

Collection Overview From the Collection: Five series make up the collection. Administration Records include constitutions, minutes, and reports submitted from the local union to the international executive board. They also include membership cards, dues booklets, and applications for membership. The series on correspondence is organized chronologically by decade and include applications for membership, receipts, correspondence b/w local and exec regarding finances, jobs, and members. Printed Materials consist of a variety of...

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Notes (1926-1927) on proposed and awarded building contracts in South Carolina stating project name, location, owner, architect, engineer, and sometimes general contractor.