Guide to the United Steelworkers of America Local 1397 (Homestead, Pa.) Records, 1937-1972 AIS.1993.17
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
United Steelworkers of America Local 1397 (Homestead, Pa.) Records
Creator
United Steelworkers of America. Local 1397 (Homestead, Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1993.17
Extent
6.5 Linear Feet(7 boxes)
Date
1937-1972
Abstract
This collection contains documents once in the possession of John McManigal, president of United Steelworkers of America Local 1397, 1964-1970. Included are minute books, union contracts and pension agreements, the Local 1397 newspaper The Sentinel, union election materials, and other documents.
Language
English
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Author
Jessica Mirasol. It was updated by Zach Brodt in March of 2007.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman) Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
History
United Steelworkers of America Local 1397 was chartered in 1937 as a local of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee. The history of unionism at the Homestead works prior to this had been a storied one. The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of America first unionized skilled workers there in the 1880s, but the Amalgamated lodge suffered a monumental defeat at the hands of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and the Pennsylvania National Guard in the months following the famous Battle of Homestead in 1892. Thereafter, notwithstanding a dramatic attempt at organization in 1918, unionism at the Homestead works was moribund or underground, until the 1930s, when a new wave of industrial unionism carried the day in the steel, automotive, electrical, and other industries. John McManigal was president of Local 1397 from 1964 to 1970. His contributions to the union also included editorship of the local's award winning newspaper, The Sentinel.
Scope and Content Notes
The collection is made up of records generated by the officers and members of Local 1397. Materials include: minute books kept by the executive committee and shop stewards; local union publications and print plates used in these publications; election materials; papers collected by John McManigal during his presidency of the union and as editor of The Sentinel; and union agreements, including: contracts, pension agreements, etc.
Arrangement
Missing Title
Series I. Minute Books, 1937-1944
Series II. The Sentinel
Series III. Election Materials, 1956-1970
Series IV. Publications, 1950-1969
Series V. Contracts, Benefit Booklets, and Related Union Materials, 1949-1970
Series VI. John McManigal, 1958-1972
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of John McManigal, son of the collector of the records, 1933.
Existence and Location of Copies
The Sentinel, located in Series II, is available on microfilm. (Microfilm-cabinet 3, Drawer 7)
Preferred Citation
United Steelworkers of America Local 1397 (Homestead, Pa.) Records, 1937-1972, AIS.1993.17, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
United Steelworkers of America Local 1397 (Homestead, Pa.) Records, 1937-1972, AIS.1993.17, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers of America Local 1397 (Homestead, PA) Records, 1937-1972, UE/Lab 199317, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jessica Mirasol in February 2006.
Copyright
Property rights reside with the University of Pittsburgh. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Archives Services Center.
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