Records, 1962-1990; 3 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Correspondence, minutes, political material, newsletters, newspaper clippings, convention material, printed material, and a photograph. Most of the records in this collection center around the political activities of the Sabine Area Central Labor Council. The collection contains ten years of newsletters, 1962-1972, from the Committee on Political Education (COPE), the political subdivision of the AFL-CIO. Letters to Emmett Sheppard, president of the Sabine Area Central Labor Council, deal with political matters. Also the minutes for the regular meetings and executive board meetings primarily describe the political activities of the organization.

Gift, 1992.

Finding aid available.

AR366

Records, 1953-1968; 3 boxes (3 linear ft.)

Newly organized members of the Distributive, Processing, and Office Workers of America, Local 85, Port Arthur, Texas, received their charter, October 22, 1953. Employers were Port Arthur retail and distributing stores. Due to alleged Communist domination of the union, the membership voted to sever connections and became an individual union affiliated directly with the CIO, November 27, 1953. A strike, which began during this time over recognition of the union as a collective bargaining agent by retail merchants in Port Arthur, was resolved in 1955. The Sabine Area Industrial Union, Local 1814, affiliated with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), AFL-CIO on August 1, 1956, and continued to be known as the Sabine Area Industrial Union.

Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, labor agreements, reports, and photographs. Records of the Sabine Area Local Industrial Union 1814, Port Arthur, Texas, include shop meeting minutes, 1954-1968; executive board minutes, 1956-1967; correspondence; employer agreements with the union, 1953-1967; records of grievance cases, 1953-1956; the local’s bank statements, checks, ledgers, and financial reports, 1954-1967; annual labor organization reports to state and federal agencies, 1954-1964; monthly per capita reports to the RWDSU, 1956-1967; and records of contract negotiations, dues deductions, and other matters relating to the union’s dealings with Port Arthur employers. Correspondence consists of the local’s general correspondence, 1954-1966; and that of DPOWA-CIO, regional director Harry Bush, 1953; AFL-CIO representative Paul G. Fourcade, 1954-1962; and local president R. Z. Dutton, 1954-1966. Included are a few files relating to Dutton’s work in support of the 1962 gubernatorial campaign of Don Yarborough. Organizations represented in the records are Bluestein’s Department Store, Holsum Baking Company, Lane’s Clothing Store, Plettman’s Grocery, the Cooperative Association, and the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union, Local 23. There are also photographs of local union officers and meetings; the local’s charter application, certificate of affiliation, and constitution and bylaws; and the 1954 publication, The Port Arthur, Texas, Story, which maintains that the DPOWA’s interest in Port Arthur centered on its oil industry rather than its retail workers.

Gift, 1971.

Finding aid available.

AR53

Scrapbook Collection, 1953-1955; 8 volumes in 4 boxes (1.6 linear ft.)

Newly organized members of the Distributive, Processing, and Office Workers of America, Local 85, Port Arthur, Texas, received their charter, October 22, 1953. Employers were Port Arthur retail and distributing stores. Due to alleged Communist domination of the union, the membership voted to sever connections and became an individual union affiliated directly with the CIO, November 27, 1953. A strike, which began during this time over recognition of the union as a collective bargaining agent by retail merchants in Port Arthur, was resolved in 1955. The Sabine Area Industrial Union, Local 1814, affiliated with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), AFL-CIO on August 1, 1956, and continued to be known as the Sabine Area Industrial Union.

Scrapbooks comprised of photocopies of newspaper clippings which trace the formation of the union and describe the strike, 1953-1955. Also includes The Port Arthur, Texas, Story by Thomas Goodfellow and Matthew O’Brien which contains a chronological history of the Distributive, Processing, and Office Workers of America Union and a leaflet, "The Strikers’ Story," by Local 1814.

Provenance unknown.

Finding aid available.

AR90

Records, 1935-1961; 4 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

The Port Arthur Trades and Labor Council, Port Arthur, Texas, and the Sabine Area Industrial Union Council, Port Neches, Texas, merged in 1958 to form the Sabine Area Trades and Labor Council, Beaumont, Texas.

Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, and reports of the Port Arthur Trades and Labor Council, 1938-1958; minutes of the Sabine Area Industrial Union Council, 1940-1956; minutes, correspondence, and constitution of the merger, 1957-1958; correspondence of the Sabine Area Trades and Labor Council, 1958-1961; and financial records of the Port Arthur Building Trades Council, 1935-1960. Includes material on the Jefferson County PAC as well as other political activities. Also includes the Port Arthur Trades and Labor Council official labor directory, 1939.

Gift, 1969.

Finding aid available.

AR62

Records, 1903-1955; 6 boxes (2.2 linear ft.)

The San Antonio AFL-CIO Council was formed on November 14, 1957, by the merger of the San Antonio Trades Council of the American Federation of Labor and the local CIO central body. The Bexar County Non-Partisan Political Conference was formed in 1920 and attempted to unite various unions in Bexar County, Texas, for the purpose of electing candidates friendly to labor.

Minutes, financial records, and correspondence of the San Antonio AFL-CIO Council and one of its predecessors, the San Antonio Trades Council; and constitutions and minutes of the Bexar County Non-Partisan Political Conference.

Collection also known as: AFL-CIO Council, San Antonio, Texas, Records.

Deposit, 1977.

Finding aid available.

AR142

Collection, 1887-1974, bulk 1937-1974; 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Fred H. Schmidt worked as a representative for the Oil Workers International Union and was executive secretary of the Texas State CIO Council, 1955-1957. When the council merged with the Texas State Federation of Labor in July 1957, he became secretary-treasurer of the merged organization, the Texas AFL-CIO, and served in that position, 1957-1961. In later years, Schmidt was a professor, researcher, and writer for the Institute of Industrial Relations at the University of California in Los Angeles. Fred Schmidt described himself as a social democrat and is considered to be one of the intellectuals in the labor movement.

Correspondence, newsletters, photographs, minutes, booklets, reports, newspaper clippings, the Atlanta Constitution (July 29, 1891), quarterly report of the Galveston Building Trades Assembly (1900), organizer’s receipts (1887), and the National Labor Relations Board decision concerning the Ford Motor Company v. United Automobile Workers (1940).

Gift, 1988.

Finding aid available.

AR296

Papers, 1936-1972, bulk 1936-1966; 3 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Hardy Scott was born in Llano, Texas. He was an organizer for the International Fur and Leather Workers Union in North Carolina and for the Food, Tobacco, and Agricultural Workers Union in Houston in the 1930s and 1940s.

Correspondence, convention material, CIO and International Fur and Leather Workers Union pamphlets, autobiography, handbook, songbooks, Henry A. Wallace pamphlets, Workers Alliance material, constitutions, and agreements. The materials consist largely of material from the International Fur and Leather Workers Union and Scott’s autobiography, which is replete with political and social commentary.

Gift, 1983.

Finding aid available.

AR355

Records, 1870-1983; 22 volumes, 2 boxes (3.83 linear ft.)

The Screwmen’s Benevolent Association of Galveston, Texas, Local 317, was founded on September 11, 1866. It affiliated with the International Longshoremen’s Association in 1914, and on September 19, 1924, amalgamated with Longshoremen’s Benevolent Association, Local 310 to form Local 307. In March 1954, Local 307 pulled out of the International

Longshoremen’s Association, Independent and became a local of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL. In November 1955, the local again joined the ILA, Independent. On April 1, 1983, in compliance with an order from Federal District Judge Norman W. Black, Local 307 merged with two Galveston African American locals (Local 851 and Local 329) and a Galveston Mexican American local (Local 1576) to form Local 20.

Minutes, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal documents, membership lists, constitutions and by-laws, and history excerpts. Included are records of Local 317, 1870-1923 (act of incorporation, amended charter, and financial records); Local 310, 1902-1924 (correspondence, reports, petition, minutes, and financial records); and minutes of the merger committee, 1982.

Collection is also known as: International Longshoremen’s Association (Screwmen’s Benevolent Association), Locals 310, 317, and 307 Records.

Deposit, 1983.

Finding aid available.

AR268, OS167

Papers, 1970-1992; 10 boxes (4 linear ft.)

Arthur B. Shostak is professor of sociology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has written and edited several books and numerous articles on working class issues and has also served as a consultant to several labor unions. His book, The Air Controllers’ Controversy: Lessons from the PATCO Strike, published in 1986, is recognized as a major work in the area of labor relations.

Correspondence, memos, reports, typescripts, interviews, articles, union and government publications, rosters, newspaper clippings, notes, and research materials. The collection focuses on research materials used by Arthur B. Shostak in writing his book, The Air Controllers’ Controversy: Lessons from the PATCO Strike. The correspondence consists of letters from universities, labor unions, and individuals concerning the PATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization) strike of 1981. The newspaper and magazine articles, union and government publications, personal interviews, reports, and research papers produced by others concentrate on air traffic control issues, the air traffic control industry, the aviation industry, the 1981 PATCO strike, and the aftereffects of the strike on the airline industry. The interviews are with former air traffic controllers, 1984-1985, and a roster of air traffic controllers, 1985, is included. Printed materials include publications of PATCO, NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association), USATCO (United States Air Traffic Controllers Organization), and MEBA (Marine Engineers Beneficial Association), as well as those of the AFL-CIO. Government publications include those of the U.S. General Accounting Office, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the U.S. Congress, House of Representatives. There are also excerpts from Shostak’s book mentioned above.

Gift, 1993.

Finding aid available.

AR374

Collection, 1934-1980; 2 boxes (.63 linear ft.)

The Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union was organized in 1934 in Tyronza, Arkansas, to serve the interests of tenant farmers on cotton plantations in the South. The headquarters moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1935. The union affiliated with the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America, 1937-1939. In 1946, it affiliated directly with the AFL and changed its name to National Farm Labor Union.

Correspondence, clippings, convention proceedings, guides, lectures, transcripts of interviews, articles, and books. Printed material is primarily about the founding and early history of the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union and H. L. Mitchell’s part as co-founder. Includes transcripts of interviews by and with H. L. Mitchell and photocopies of the Share-Croppers Voice, 1935-1937.

All photocopy. Originals are at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.

The UT Arlington Oral History Collection contains two transcribed interviews with H. L. Mitchell (OH29 and OH51).

Newspaper clippings and scrapbooks, 1934-1970, are available on microfilm (M17).

Gift, 1974.

Finding aid available.

AR164

Papers, 1944-1975; 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)

Robert Staley was a Communications Workers of America representative for District 6 (Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas) until 1976. He served the thirty-three local unions in Texas and Oklahoma.

Correspondence, newsletters, reports, agreements, clipping, proceedings, NLRB case briefs, manuals, handbooks, and pamphlets. The office files of Robert W. Staley while representative for the CWA, District 6, Dallas, Texas, office. Primarily printed material including the CWA Newsletter, 1970-1975; the District 6 Newsline, 1970-1974; the District 6 Coordinator, 1965-1967; and scattered issues of other district and local newsletters. Includes proceedings and reports of CWA annual conventions; copies of insurance and pension plans of telephone companies; and pamphlets on various topics such as collective bargaining, labor and politics, organizing, automation, public relations, and CWA history.

Gift, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR143

Papers, 1943; 1 box (.21 linear ft.)

Coke R. Stevenson served as Governor of Texas, August 1941-January 1947.

Correspondence, lists, bill analysis, and copy of bill. The materials relate exclusively to House Bill 100 of the 48th session of the Texas Legislature, known as the Manford Act, which requires all labor unions in Texas to register and make annual financial reports to the Texas Secretary of State. Includes a copy of Senate Bill 264 passed by the Kansas Legislature in 1943.

Photocopy. Originals are in the Texas State Archives, Coke Stevenson Papers, Austin, Texas.

This collection is also known as: Manford Act-Coke Stevenson Papers.

Gift, 1975.

Finding aid available.

AR107

Articles, 1939-1976; 1 folder (20 items)

Philip Taft, professor of economics at Brown University, was a well-known specialist in the U.S. labor movement.

Reprinted journal articles. The articles cover topics in labor history, including various aspects of the labor movement especially during the twentieth century. One article is about the history and development of trade unionism in Germany and two articles are about Selig Perlman.

This collection is also known as: Philip Taft Collection.

Gift, 1978.

Finding aid available.

AR205

Records, 1956-1971; 11 boxes (4.58 linear ft.)

The Tarrant County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO was created August 15, 1957, by the merger of the Fort Worth Trades Assembly, AFL and the Tarrant County Industrial Union Council-CIO.

Correspondence; minutes, council and executive board meetings; financial records; constitutions and by-laws; membership lists and directories; photographs; and printed material. The collection includes records from several civic groups, especially the Community Action Program Committee, in which members of the council were active. Correspondents include George Meany, Hank Brown, Roy Evans, and Jim Wright. The collection also includes material from the Tarrant County Committee on Political Education and the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee’s efforts in the Rio Grande Valley and California and its grape boycott.

Gift, 1967 and 1972.

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AR4

Records, 1957-1976, bulk 1966-1976; 9 boxes (3.54 linear ft.)

The Tarrant County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO was created August 15, 1957, by the merger of the Fort Worth Trades Assembly, AFL and the Tarrant County Industrial Union Council-CIO.

Correspondence; minutes, council and executive board; newsletters; and printed material. Correspondents include George Meany, Jim Wright, Ralph Yarborough, and Lloyd Bentsen. Includes material on the Farah strike; the strike newsletter, Viva la Huelga; and the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee’s efforts in the Rio Grande Valley and California and its grape boycott.

Gift, 1977 and 1979.

Finding aid available.

AR237

Records, 1953-1988; 2 boxes (.83 linear ft.)

The Tarrant County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO was created on August 15, 1957, by the merger of the Fort Worth Trades Assembly, AFL and the Tarrant County Industrial Union Council-CIO.

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and printed material. Memoranda and minutes of regular and executive board meetings of the Tarrant County Central Labor Council are included, 1976-1985. Other materials are pamphlets on right-to-work laws, booklets on labor history, wage rate schedules, rules handbooks, labor law brochures, AFL-CIO leaflets and brochures, manuals, resolutions, and miscellaneous printed materials, 1953-1983. Correspondence is with Nicholas Kurko, Director Region 17, 1966-1983; the Office and Professional Employees International Union Welfare Plan, 1964-1988; the Texas Senior Citizens Association, 1977-1983; and the Union Optical Company, 1978-1981.

Finding aid available.

Gift, 1989.

AR412

Records, 1950-1957; 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)

The Tarrant County Industrial Union Council-CIO, chartered in 1947, was a local, central organization of CIO affiliated unions in Tarrant County, Texas. It merged with the Fort Worth Trades Assembly of the AFL, August 15, 1957, to form the Tarrant County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

Correspondence, financial records, minutes, membership lists, newspaper clippings, and printed material. Included is material on the 1954 Ralph Yarborough campaign and various Tarrant County elections.

Gift, 1967.

Finding aid available.

AR3

Records, 1949-1954; 1 box (.4 linear ft.)

The Tarrant County Social and Legislative Conference is a local affiliate of the Texas Social and Legislative Conference which was organized in 1944. It is composed of representatives from various types of organizations, such as labor unions, religious organizations, and social and welfare organizations. Its purpose is to serve as a medium through which organizations can meet, exchange ideas, and work for legislation beneficial to the people of Texas.

Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, clippings, newsletters, bulletins, constitutions, reports, programs, membership and mailing lists, state convention programs and minutes, election statistics, precinct workers kits, legislative bills, resolutions, and proposals. These are the files of Blanche Wells, secretary of the organization, and Mabel M. Kuykendall, who served as secretary before Wells. The collection includes correspondence and other records of the Texas Social and Legislative Conference as well as material on Tarrant County and Texas politics.

Gift, 1975.

Finding aid available.

AR120

Convention Proceedings Collection, 1961-1987; 3 boxes (2.4 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from across Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Finding aid available.

Gift, 1989.

AR418

Convention Proceedings Collection, 1974-1988; 2 boxes (.83 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from across Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Finding aid available.

Gift, 1989.

AR419

Miscellany Collection, 1888-1985; 2 boxes (.62 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from across Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Letters, biographies, histories, photographs, lists, and printed materials. This collection of materials is related to labor history, projects, and issues and contains biographical information on individuals, histories of specific unions, and labor related memorabilia collected and preserved by Ruth Ellinger, Director of Education and Research, Texas AFL-CIO. Information about the following unions is included: Amalgamated Clothing Workers; International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union; International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers; Pecan Shellers; Southern Tenant Farmers Union; and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. Biographies and subjects include: Ruth Allen, Samuel Gompers, Paul Montemayor, and Nicholas A. Zonarich; African Americans and labor, Labor Day, legal aid, Texas labor laws, solidarity day, right-to-work laws, political activism, and protest songs. Special items include a copy of the American Machinist, 1888; May Day posters, 1913-1936; and a Texas State Federation of Labor convention photograph, 1947.

Finding aid available.

Gift, 1988.

AR413

Records, 1918-1975, bulk 1950-1969; 320 boxes (133.2 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from all over Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Correspondence, financial records, legal records, minutes, reports, speeches, biographical sketches, lists, convention records, constitutions, newsletters, photographic material, posters, agreements, radio scripts, newspaper clippings, films, audio recordings, scrapbooks, statistical data, notes, pamphlets, manuals, and booklets. These are the files of the officers and department directors. They include personal papers of some of the officers. Also included are records of the pre-merger organizations: Texas State Federation of Labor, Texas State Industrial Union Council, and the Texas State CIO Council.

Deposit, 1970-1973, 1975.

Finding aid available.

AR110, 29 Series

Executive Board Office Records, 1952-1973, bulk 1957-1971; 17 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, lists, speeches, newspaper clippings, biographical sketches, photographs, manual, applications, printed material, and memorabilia. These are office files of the executive board (officers and department directors) and district vice presidents. Included are personal papers of President Hank Brown, 1958-1969, and material on right-to-work laws.

Deposit, 1970-1971, 1973.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 1

Reading Files, 1957-1973; 33 boxes (13.8 linear ft.)

Carbons of outgoing correspondence, memos, and telegrams produced by officers and department directors. The bulk of the material was produced by presidents Hank Brown, Roy R. Evans and Jerry R. Holleman and Fred H. Schmidt, secretary treasurer.

Deposit, 1975.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 2

Records, 1952-1972, bulk 1957-1969; 9 boxes (3.75 linear ft.)

The Education Department sponsored a labor law institute, a young trade unionist school, and a summer youth leadership conference. It also coordinated a scholarship program for Texas high school seniors and aided in developing educational programs on the local level.

Correspondence, minutes, reports, constitution, rosters, clippings, and manuals. These are files of various education department directors with materials of labor schools, labor law institutes, labor leadership institutes, youth and women’s conferences, and workshops. Included are records from the Texas State Federation of Labor, Workers Education Department.

Deposit, 1970, 1973.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 3

Legal Records, 1941-1970, bulk 1952-1970; 6 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

The law firm of Mullinax, Wells of Dallas represented the Texas State Federation of Labor and later the Texas AFL-CIO, from the late 1940’s until 1958 when Sam Houston Clinton, Jr., who had left Mullinax, Wells, took over as legal counsel. Winning favorable court determinations on issues important to the labor movement and keeping Texas current on rulings which affected organized labor was the legal counsel’s primary function.

Correspondence, legal documents, newspaper clippings, and printed material. These are the files of the president’s office containing material on various cases from legal counsel. Also included are legal records of the Texas State Federation of Labor, 1952-1956.

Includes an alphabetical cross-index to cases.

Deposit, 1970.

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AR110, Series 4

Records, 1952-1972, bulk 1957-1972; 9 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

The Legislative Department analyzed bills introduced in the Texas Legislature, prepared legislation for introduction, testified before committees, discussed measures with legislators, and published weekly bulletins and voting records during sessions.

Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, workshop and conference materials, questionnaires, surveys, handbooks, copies of Texas House and Senate bills with analyses, booklets, and pamphlets. These are the files of legislative department directors, Sherman A. Miles, 1957-1965, and Harry Hubbard, 1966-1972. Included are officers’ and other staff correspondence regarding legislative issues; records of the United Labor Legislative Committee, 1963-1971; and surveys and other materials on right-to-work laws, 1957-1958. The Legislative Department newsletters in the collection are: Legislative Bulletin and Operation Legislation.

Deposit, 1970-1971.

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AR110, Series 5

Records, 1951-1973, bulk 1951-1965; 10 boxes (4.2 linear ft.)

The public relations director assisted local unions and central bodies to plan and develop their own public relations programs and carried on an active program for improving the public’s attitude toward organized labor.

Correspondence, reports, press releases, newspaper clippings, essays, minutes, lists, radio and film scripts, manuals, speeches, debate kits, newsletters, and a constitution. These are the files of directors, John McCully, 1951-1961, and Lyman Jones, 1961-1965. Included are records of the Texas State Federation of Labor, Public Relations Department, 1951-1957; records of the Texas Labor Press Association, 1951-1961; and a variety of materials on right-to-work laws. Also included is the department’s newsletter: Texas State AFL-CIO Report.

Deposit, 1970, 1972.

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AR110, Series 6

Records, 1951-1971; 6 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

The Mexican-American Affairs Committee, formerly the Latin-American Affairs Committee, was a convention committee until August 1961, when it was set up as a permanent committee. The name was changed to Mexican American Affairs Committee in 1967.

Correspondence, legal documents, minutes, reports, newsletters, photographs, lists, essays, notes, newspaper clippings, and booklets. Included are correspondence and reports to officers from various international affairs advisors, notably Andrew C. McLellan, author of What Price Wetbacks?, and photos of Mexican workers used in his publication; records of committee directors; and additional materials which document labor’s efforts to combat the Mexican commuter worker problem, particularly the case that the Texas AFL-CIO brought against Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Also included are reports and correspondence from Texas AFL-CIO public information officers regarding organizing efforts throughout the state.

Deposit, 1970-1971.

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AR110, Series 7

Committee on Political Education Records, 1947-1972; 10 boxes (4.16 linear ft.)

The Committee on Political Education (COPE) was an official committee of the AFL-CIO and served as its political arm. The committee was the result of the merger between the AFL’s Labor’s League for Political Education and the CIO’s Political Action Committee on the national level in 1955 and in Texas in 1957.

Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, reports, news releases, constitutions, newsletters, clippings, voting records, surveys, convention records, political campaign materials, lists, and miscellaneous printed material. The correspondence is between the officers and department directors of the Texas AFL-CIO and members of the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, and various COPE organizations on the local level. Included is material on the national pre-merger organizations: the CIO Political Action Committee, 1947-1953; Labor’s League for Political Education, 1951-1954; and state pre-merger organizations: the Texas State Political Action Committee, 1947-1956; and the Texas Labor League for Political Education, 1950-1956. Scattered records of the Women’s Activities Department of the Texas Committee on Political Education are also included. Although there is some material on the AFL-CIO’s interest in legislative activities, the main thrust of COPE relates to the candidates and getting out the vote in elections. Notes from COPE, 1956-1964, and COPE Reports, 1962-1967, are included.

Gift, 1970, 1971.

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AR110, Series 8

W. Don Ellinger Papers, 1946-1961; 1 box (.42 linear ft.)

W. Don Ellinger was a CIO field representative, 1946-1950; CIO Political Action Committee national representative and field director, 1950-1956; and AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education area director, 1956-1961.

Correspondence, reports, speeches, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and notes. These are Ellinger’s office files during the years he worked for the CIO, the CIO Political Action Committee, and the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education in Areas 8 and 9, which encompassed Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Also included are materials on the right-to-work law.

Deposit, 1973.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 9

Convention Records, 1956-1975; 10 boxes (4.2 linear ft.)

Texas AFL-CIO conventions were held annually beginning in 1957, and biennially from 1965.

Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, reports, proceedings, agreements, resolutions, constitutions, convention rolls, handbooks, pamphlets, clippings, brochures, and convention packets. The collection includes merger and founding convention records of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council, 1956-1957; convention programs, convention reports, committee reports, roll calls, and delegate handbooks.

Deposit, 1973, 1975.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 10

Personalities Collection, 1928-1973; 32 boxes (12.9 linear ft.)

Correspondence, speeches, biographical sketches, voting records, clippings, newsletters, reports, campaign materials, booklets, pamphlets, and government publications. The materials are from and about national, state, and local personalities associated with politics and organized labor in Texas.

Deposit, 1970-1971.

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AR110, Series 11

Printing Pockets, 1952-1972; 24 boxes (10 linear ft.)

Correspondence, memos, minutes, financial documents, newsletters, press releases, reports, campaign and convention materials, clippings, posters, photographs, lists, booklets, and pamphlets. These are copies of materials printed for distribution, including political posters. Also included are some materials produced by the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council, 1952-1957, and a chronological listing of all printing jobs completed from 1958 to 1969.

Deposit, 1970-1971, 1973.

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AR110, Series 12

Directories, 1955-1969; 5 boxes (2.1 linear ft.)

Directories, constitutions, merger agreements, and convention roll call brochures. The directories are comprised of lists of affiliated and non-affiliated locals, state associations, central councils, current board and staff, membership statistics, international representatives, Committee on Political Education committees, and auxiliaries. Included are Texas State Federation of Labor directories, 1955-1957.

Deposit, 1970.

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AR110, Series 13

Newspaper Clippings Collection, 1937-1972; 17 boxes (6.9 linear ft.)

Newspaper clippings. Included are clippings on a variety of subjects involving labor on national, state, and local levels, such as braceros and illegal aliens, child labor, industrial safety, the labor movement in Texas cities, women in industry, the right-to-work law, political campaigns, and the activities of the Texas AFL-CIO.

Deposit, 1970, 1971, 1973.

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AR110, Series 14

Texas State Federation of Labor Records, 1932-1957; 6 boxes (2.7 linear ft.)

Organized in January 1900, under a charter from the American Federation of Labor, the Texas State Federation of Labor merged in 1957 with the Texas State CIO Council to form the Texas AFL-CIO.

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, legal documents, annual convention records, clippings, newsletters, reports, radio scripts, speeches, press releases, photographs, historical data, brochures, and booklets. Included are their newsletters: Monthly Roundup and Weekly Newsletter.

Deposit, 1970.

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AR110, Series 15

Texas State CIO Council Records, 1937-1957; 13 boxes (5.4 linear ft.)

Organized June 20, 1937, as the Texas Federation of C.I.O. Unions, the name changed twice in 1938, first to Texas Council of C.I.O. Unions, then to Texas State Industrial Union Council. In 1953, the organization became the Texas State CIO Council which merged in 1957 with the Texas State Federation of Labor to form the Texas AFL-CIO.

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, newspaper clippings, lists, newsletters, manuals, directories, national and state convention materials, booklets, and pamphlets. Included is correspondence with affiliated local unions; with John L. Lewis, 1937-1940; and materials on the AFL-CIO merger in 1955.

Deposit, 1970.

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AR110, Series 16

Texas State Industrial Union Council Records, 1952-1968, bulk 1961-1967; 10 boxes (4.75 linear ft.)

Formal establishment of the organization began in May 1961, when delegates from twenty-one Texas industrial unions decided to form an industrial union council. In August 1961, the organization was formalized under the temporary name, Texas Industrial Union Conference, and was chartered by the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO, June 29, 1962, as the Texas State Industrial Union Council.

Correspondence, financial documents, reports, minutes, constitutions, annual convention materials, mailing lists, clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, notes, audio recordings, slides, and film strips. These are the office files of the president, Paul G. Gray, and A. N. Slough, secretary-treasurer. Included are some of Slough’s personal papers and materials on a wide variety of labor and political subjects. Recordings and film materials show annual conventions, political speeches, Democratic Party presentations, 1952-1967.

Deposit, 1970.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 17

Correspondence with Texas Central Labor Councils, 1936-1972, bulk 1957-1967; 6 boxes (2 linear ft.)

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, news releases, mailing lists, pamphlets, and brochures. These are the files of officers and department directors.

Deposit, 1970, 1972.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 18

Correspondence with Texas Labor Associations, 1944-1969, bulk 1952-1964; 2 boxes (.83 linear ft.)

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, convention proceedings, manuals, handbooks, and a photograph. These are correspondence files with Texas labor associations. Also included is correspondence of the Texas State Industrial Union and the Texas State Federation of Labor with various state labor associations.

Deposit, 1970.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 19

Correspondence with Other State AFL-CIO Organizations, 1944-1971; 4 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

Correspondence, statements, brochures, newsletters, and leaflets. These are the files of the officers and executive board with AFL-CIO organizations of other states. Included is scattered correspondence to the Texas State Federation of Labor, 1944-1957; and correspondence to the Texas State Industrial Union Council, 1944-1953, from other state AFL-CIO organizations.

Deposit, 1971, 1973.

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AR110, Series 20

Correspondence with AFL-CIO National Headquarters, 1952-1972; 7 boxes (2.9 linear ft.)

Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, programs, reports, agreements, statements, news releases, newspaper clippings, transcripts, handbooks, newsletters, congressional bills, kits, catalogs, and pamphlets. These are the files of the officers and executive board. Included are several folders of material on the Republican Party, 1952-1964; AFL-CIO pre-merger materials; and correspondence from George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO.

Deposit, 1970-1971, 1973.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 21

Correspondence with International Unions, 1936-1972, bulk 1938-1969; 19 boxes (7.9 linear ft.)

Correspondence, reports, news releases, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and brochures. The correspondence dates back to pre AFL-CIO mergers. Included is Texas State Federation of Labor, Texas State CIO Council, and Texas State Industrial Union Council correspondence with international unions, 1936-1957. Also included are several letters from labor union organizer, George Lambert, when he was with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.

Deposit, 1970, 1973.

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AR110, Series 22

Correspondence with Federal Agencies, 1937-1972, bulk 1957-1969; 6 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

Correspondence, reports, agendas, newsletters, lists, newspaper clippings, transcript, and pamphlets. These are the files of officers and department directors; correspondence between Hank Brown and officials of the U.S. Department of Labor dominates the series. Included is the pre-merger correspondence of officials of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State Industrial Union Council, and also material on the Mexican Farm Labor Program. Most of the material before 1957 is newspaper clippings and printed material.

Deposit, 1970-1971, 1973.

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AR110, Series 23

Correspondence with State Agencies, 1934-1971, bulk 1949-1968; 6 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

Correspondence, minutes, reports, clippings, legal documents, newsletters, studies, pamphlets, directories, and statistics. These are the files of the officers. The bulk of the material is from the Texas Employment Commission and the Texas Industrial Accident Board. Also included are state general and special election returns, 1957-1962, and poll tax statistics, 1959 and 1962. There is some pre-merger correspondence of Texas State Federation of Labor and Texas State Industrial Union Council officials. Informative materials are included about elections, labor safety, migrant workers, taxation, and unemployment compensation.

Deposit, 1970-1971.

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AR110, Series 24

Correspondence with Non-Union Associations and Organizations, 1935-1969, bulk 1952-1969; 21 boxes (8.75 linear ft.)

Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, bulletins, clippings, reports, lists, directories, pamphlets, and booklets. These are the correspondence files of officers and department directors communicating specifically with business, civil rights, educational, political, religious, social welfare, and labor related interest groups. Early materials consist primarily of clippings and published items. There are several files on the University of Texas at Austin. Also included is correspondence of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State Industrial Union Council.

Deposit, 1970.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 25

Correspondence with Democratic Party Organizations, 1943-1972, bulk 1952-1966; 11 boxes (4.6 linear ft.)

Correspondence, financial documents, minutes, speeches, press releases, convention materials, reports, campaign materials, voting records, party platforms, precinct organization materials, delegate statistics, clippings, booklets, lists, biographical data, constitutions, newsletters, and pamphlets. These are the files of officers and department directors involved in Democratic Party politics, especially Hank Brown, Fred H. Smith, and Jerry R. Holleman corresponding with national, state, county, and local Democratic Party organizations, namely the Democratic Executive Committee of Texas, Democratic Coalition, Texas Liberal Democrats, Texas Democratic Women’s State Committee, Democrats of Texas, Young Democratic Clubs of Texas, and Loyal Democrats of Texas. Correspondents include Lillian Collier, Lyndon B. Johnson, Kathleen Voigt, and Jack Carter among others.

Deposit, 1970, 1972.

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AR110, Series 26

Records from the Texas Constitutional Revision Commission, 1962-1968; 2 boxes (.83 linear ft.)

Governor John Connally appointed a commission in 1967 to make a one-year study of the state constitution. Hank Brown, president of the Texas AFL-CIO, was a member of the commission, 1967-1968. He served on both the Legislative Branch and Bill of Rights committees.

Correspondence, constitutions, minutes, reports, agendas, speeches, copies of amendments, and brochures. The records were collected by Hank Brown while a member of the commission. Included are documents produced by the commission and five of the eight committees.

Deposit, 1970.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 27

Tape Recordings Collection, 1952-1972, bulk 1956-1972; 7 boxes (2.7 linear ft.)

Tape recordings (reel to reel and cassette). Included are recordings of annual conventions, meetings, and conferences; debates; political speeches by and about national and state candidates; excerpts of radio broadcasts; and discussions, lectures, and commentary on a variety of labor topics. Also included are tapes of some Texas State Federation of Labor and Texas State Committee on Political Education conventions.

Deposit, 1970, 1973.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 28

Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1918-1969, bulk 1950-1969; 25 boxes (10 linear ft.)

Photographs, negatives, slides, and scrapbooks. Photographic material includes portraits of labor union members and officials as well as prominent individuals in Texas and the nation, conventions, institutes, meetings, buildings, and political events. Scrapbooks include photographs and clippings, 1941-1957. Also included are photographs of Texas State Federation of Labor members and conventions, 1918, 1950-1957.

Deposit, 1973.

Finding aid available.

AR110, Series 29; OS157-OS159, OS161

Records, 1948-1973; 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from all over Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, charts, voting records, speeches, news releases, booklets, and pamphlets. These are the files of Roy R. Evans, secretary-treasurer and president; and W. Don Ellinger, AFL-CIO, Committee on Political Education, Area No. 8 director. Included are reports of field representatives, voting records of Texas and national political figures, and printed materials issued by the Committee on Political Education and other groups concerning a variety of national and international political issues.

Gift, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR256

Records, 1957-1975, bulk 1969-1973; 14 boxes (5.6 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from all over Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Correspondence, minutes, reports, constitutions, audio recordings, films, newspaper clippings, newsletters, notes, speeches, photographs, and printed materials. These are the files of Roy R. Evans, president. Included are records of the Texas Constitution Revision Commission produced and collected by Faye Holub, member of the finance committee, 1973; and records of the Texas State AFL-CIO, Committe on Political Education, 1970-1972.

Gift, 1977.

Finding available.

AR275

Records, 1956-1972, bulk 1965-1971; 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from all over Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Correspondence, financial documents, minutes, constitutions, reports, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, legal documents, lists, manuals, pamphlets, booklets, and articles. These are the subject correspondence files of officers and department directors, especially presidents Hank Brown and Roy R. Evans, and public information officer and education director Henry Munoz, Jr., with Texas organizations, federal agencies, and AFL-CIO headquarters. Included is a variety of material on civil rights, especially as related to migrant labor in Texas and Mexican Americans. Also included are records of the Texas Farmers Union, 1964-1972.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR276

Records, 1947-1973, bulk 1965-1972; 12 boxes (4.8 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from all over Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, reports, minutes, news releases, newsletters, constitutions, maps, newspaper clippings, photograph, resumes and biographical sketches, certificates, lists, notes, and printed material. These are the correspondence files of Hank Brown, president; Roy R. Evans, secretary-treasurer; and department directors, especially Henry Munoz, Jr., primarily with labor councils and community groups. Included are several files of correspondence and documents from legal counsel, Sam Houston Clinton.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR277

Records, 1938-1976, bulk 1957-1972; 96 boxes (40.6 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from across Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, financial records, legal documents, reports, news releases, photographs, speeches, newsletters, radio scripts, constitutions, manuals, handbooks, surveys, lists, newspaper articles and clippings, pamphlets, sound recordings, and miscellaneous printed materials. These are the files of the officers and department directors of the Texas AFL-CIO, Austin, Texas, primarily from 1957-1972.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, 20 Series

Correspondence with Non-Union Associations, Organizations, and Councils, 1957-1972; 11 boxes (4.6 linear ft.)

Correspondence, photographs, lists, manuals, reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, press releases, testimonies, and resolutions. This series contains correspondence and other records from non-union groups with which the Texas AFL-CIO had dealings.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO Associations, Organizations, and Councils Files.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 1

Committee on Political Education Records, 1957-1972, bulk 1963-1972; 6.5 boxes (2.75 linear ft.)

The Committee on Political Education (COPE) is an official committee of the AFL-CIO and serves as its political arm. The committee is the result of the merger between the AFL’s Labor’s League for Political Education and the CIO’s Political Action Committee on the national level in 1955, and in Texas in 1957.

Correspondence, minutes, resolutions, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters, speeches, press releases, opinion surveys, convention material, and questionnaires. The series contains information on COPE’s Get-Out-the-Vote campaigns, on the Women’s Activities Department of the AFL-CIO, the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Party, Democrats of Texas, and also extensive correspondence with Al Barkan, national director of COPE.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) and Related Political Material Records.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 2

Convention Records, 1957-1971, bulk 1965-1971; 5 boxes (2.08 linear ft.)

Conventions were held annually beginning in 1957 and biennially from 1965.

Correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, lists, programs, resolutions, constitutions, amendments, transcripts, and tape recordings of Texas AFL-CIO conventions.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 3

Records, 1957-1972, bulk 1963-1972; 4 boxes (1.7 linear ft.)

The Department of Equal Opportunity was formed in 1964. Its name was changed to the Department of Human Resources in April 1969. Henry Munoz, Jr. was the director of this department from its formation until September 1971, when Andres Sandoval became the director.

Correspondence, statements, statistics, programs, and newspaper articles. In addition to the files of Henry Munoz, Jr. and Andres Sandoval, this series contains information on the Human Resources Institute and the War on Poverty program.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 4

Records, 1963-1973; 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

Correspondence, programs, newspaper articles, radio scripts, speeches, minutes, news releases, applications, reports, lists, newsletters, proposals, and printed material. This series contains files on various programs in which the Education Department was involved, such as the Scholarship Program, Summer School, and the Young Trade Unionist Conference. There is also extensive material on the Leadership Training Program, which was funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity and conducted by the Center for Human Resources at the University of Houston. The objective of this project was to involve labor union members in the War on Poverty.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 5

Correspondence with Federal Agencies, 1958-1972; 3 boxes (1.2 linear ft.)

Correspondence, statements, reports, testimonies, summaries of developments affecting the labor situation, statistics, copies of acts, news releases, minutes, lists, and wage data.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO Federal Agencies Records.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 6

Film Collection, 1963-1972; 1 box (1 linear ft.)

Ten films. The films deal with popular labor and political subjects produced by various companies outside the Texas AFL-CIO. Included are: Challenge of Change (a history of the U.S. Department of Labor); Labor Language; Labor Year of Challenge; Nixon: Broken Promises; People, Precincts, and Power; Propaganda Techniques; Revolt of a Generation; Scandals in Texas; Victims of the Veto; and Voter Education Project.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO Films.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 7

General Office Records, 1943-1973; 12 boxes (5 linear ft)

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, statements, and financial records. This series contains a wide variety of material about the general affairs of the Texas AFL-CIO produced primarily by its executive board officers.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 8

Correspondence with International Unions, 1938-1946; 10 boxes (4.1 linear ft.)

Correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, agendas, press releases, statements, speeches, newspaper clippings, resolutions, copies of acts, programs, reports, newsletters, fact sheets, and log.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 9

Records, 1950-1972; 4 boxes (1.7 linear ft.)

Correspondence, news releases, newsletters, copies of bills, fact sheets, amendments, and resolutions produced by the Legislative Department of the Texas AFL-CIO.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 10

Records, 1951-1971, bulk 1967-1970; 3 boxes (1.2 linear ft.)

The Mexican American Affairs Committee, formerly the Latin American Affairs Committee, was a convention committee until August 1961, when it was set up as a permanent committee. It was renamed as the Mexican American Affairs Committee in 1967.

Correspondence, memoranda, news releases, newspaper clippings, and statements. The series contains material from many agencies and groups concerned with the problems faced by Mexican Americans in Texas. There are also files on specific problems, such as commuters, migrant workers, and runaway plants.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO Mexican Affairs Records.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 11

Correspondence with AFL-CIO National Headquarters, 1957-1973; 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

Correspondence, memoranda, proceedings, newsletters, statements, articles, speeches, pamphlets, lists, news releases, and minutes. The national AFL-CIO series consists of materials that were transmitted between the AFL-CIO office in Washington, D.C., and the Texas AFL-CIO headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO National AFL-CIO Records.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 12

Newspaper Clippings Collection, 1951-1971; 6 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

The subject matter of the clippings varies, but political news predominates. Other subjects include problems of Mexican Americans, boycotts, labor movement, minimum wage legislation, union conventions, and activities of union members.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO Newspaper Clippings.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 13

Personalities Collection, 1963-1972; 4 boxes (1.4 linear ft.)

Correspondence, leaflets, photographs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, lists, invitations, speeches, voting records, press releases, reports, printed materials, and programs. These are materials about various national, state, and local personalities that were associated with politics and organized labor in Texas.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 14

Photographs, 1958-1972; 3 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Photographs of particular interest in this series are the U. S. Department of Labor’s "Photographs of the American Worker at Work," Peyton Packing Company strikers, and photographs of the Tex-Son Strike.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 15

Printing Pockets, 1962-1972; 4 boxes (1.3 linear ft.)

This series contains copies of material printed for distribution by the Texas AFL-CIO.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 16

Records, 1965-1971; 1 box (.4 linear ft.)

Correspondence, memoranda, radio scripts, newspaper articles, labor Sunday messages, and handbook.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 17

Reading files of Henry Munoz, Jr.; 1964-1971; 3 boxes (1.2 linear ft.)

Henry Munoz, Jr. was director of the Texas AFL-CIO, Department of Equal Opportunity from its inception in 1964. The agency was renamed the Department of Human Resources in April 1969, and Munoz remained as its director until September 1971. He also worked with the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee of the Texas AFL-CIO.

Correspondence.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 18

Correspondence with State Agencies, 1958-1972; 6 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

Correspondence, charts, minutes, copies of acts, reports, memoranda, lists, and printed material. Series 19 is comprised of correspondence with Texas state agencies, boards, and governor’s committees, particularly the Texas Urban Development Commission, the Texas Employment Commission, and the Advisory Council for Technical/Vocational Education.

Note: The collection is also known as: Texas AFL-CIO State Agencies Records.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 19

Correspondence with State Associations, 1961-1974; 2 boxes (.83 linear ft.)

Correspondence, lists, reports, minutes, proceedings, proposals, newsletters, leaflets, maps, newspaper clippings, programs, resolutions, and statements. This series contains files created in association with the various Texas labor councils.

Deposit, 1976.

Finding aid available.

AR278, Series 20

Records, 1969-1990; 11 boxes (4.6 linear ft.)

The Texas State AFL-CIO was formed by the merger of the Texas State Federation of Labor and the Texas State CIO Council on July 29, 1957. The name was abbreviated to Texas AFL-CIO in 1963. The Texas AFL-CIO is an organization composed of organizations. Affiliated with it are city and area central labor councils and local AFL-CIO unions and auxiliaries from all over Texas. The Texas AFL-CIO is the policy-making, educational and legislative organization of AFL-CIO labor in Texas. It does not negotiate collective bargaining contracts for its members, but speaks for all Texas AFL-CIO labor in the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Correspondence, financial documents, agendas, minutes, reports, constitutions, and printed material. The collection consists of records concerning Texas AFL-CIO Executive Board meetings, Texas AFL-CIO conventions, and Texas COPE (Committee on Political Education) conventions and board meetings, 1969-1990. Also included are the papers of Texas AFL-CIO presidents Harry Hubbard, 1975-1989 (bulk 1975-1982), and Joe Gunn, 1979-1990 which document their activities within the organization. Correspondence, executive board meeting booklets, COPE records, itinerary and activity reports, reading files, and notebooks are a part of the presidents’ papers.

Deposit, 1996.

Finding aid available.

AR394

Records, 1900-1987, bulk 1957-1987; 15 boxes (9 linear ft.)

Organized June 20, 1937, as the Texas Federation of C.I.O. Unions, the name changed twice in 1938, first to Texas Council of C.I.O. Unions, then to Texas State Industrial Union Council. In 1953, the organization became the Texas State CIO Council, which merged in 1957 with the Texas State Federation of Labor to form the Texas AFL-CIO.

These are office files from the Texas AFL-CIO, Education and Research Office, located in Austin, Texas. The bulk of the materials were collected and created by Ruth Ellinger, who was director of the office, 1972-1987. They also include materials that were created before she became director. The collection includes: Reading files: correspondence, memos, activity/itinerary reports, seminars, fliers, and Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) materials, 1981-1987. Convention files: programs, reports, roll calls, agendas, speeches, resolutions and rules, 1900-1983. Education files: information pertaining to the Summer Youth Citizenship Conference (SYCC) and YLC, 1965-1988; We’re Involved Now (WIN); voter registration programs; the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW); and several labor studies programs. Miscellaneous files: agreements and by-laws, 1943-1953; executive board meetings, 1969-1973; financial statements, 1957-1961; council reports; policy resolutions, 1973-1983; and Farah Strike materials, 1972-1974. Photograph files: YLC photos, 1969-1988; convention photos, 1918-1985; politicians and ceremonies in Austin; photos of seminars, conferences, leadership schools and other meetings, awards, contests, AFL-CIO and labor personalities, community service and local unions, and AFL-CIO events, such as Labor Day and Solidarity Day. Movie reels: films concerning labor events and topics of interest to labor organizations.

Gift, 1989.

Finding aid available.

AR349