Summary Information

Title: UE District 11 Records
Collection Number: UE.15.11
Creator: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. District 11.

Collection Dates: 1940s-1990s
Extent: 255.0 linear feet (204 boxes)

Language: English

Abstract:

District 11 of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) included locals in the Chicago and Milwaukee area. This subgroup contains correspondence, subject files, membership cards, and publications regarding District 11 locals, companies, and research.

Publisher:

ULS Archives Service Center
University of Pittsburgh Library System
7500 Thomas Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA, 15260
412-648-3232
archives-ref@mail.pitt.edu

Date Published:

April 2009

Author:

Finding aid prepared by Zachary Brodt.

Collection Scope and Content Notes

This subgroup contains correspondence, subject files, membership cards, and publications regarding District 11 locals, companies, and research. Files include information on local contracts, organization efforts, and district council meetings. Membership cards and lists are also present, as well as copies of the Chicago UE News.

Arrangement

This subgroup has not yet been arranged, however approximately half of the collection has been inventoried at the box level and the collection is open for research. Please contact the Archives Service Center for more information.

Subject Terms

Topics

• Electric industry workers -- Labor unions -- Middle West -- History
• Electric industry workers -- Labor unions -- United States -- History
• Labor unions -- Middle West -- History -- 20th century
• Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Corporate Names

• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. District 11.
• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America.

Personal Names

• DeMaio, Ernest
• Rosen, Frank

Locations

• Chicago (Ill.)

Genres/Forms

• Correspondence
• Membership cards
• Publications

Category

• Labor

Access and Use

Access Restrictions:

Records of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) are closed for a period of twenty-five years after their creation.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America, District 11 in 1994, 1997, 2006.

Preferred Citation:

UE District 11 Records, 1940s-1990s, UE.15.11, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Processing Information:

A processing plan for this collection was written by Zachary Brodt in July 2008.

Copyright:

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Related Material:

UE National Office Records Relating to District 11 and District 11 Locals, 1936-1990s, UE.4.1.11, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh