Local Union -- No. 25 -- Curtis Sims and Amos Miller records, Accession 1986-163-LBR, 1934 - circa 1988, and undated, bulk: 1942-1971
Material in this accession was collected by BC and T Local 25 of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is largely centered around the ABC officials of Secretary-Treasurer Curtis Sims and International Vice President Amos Miller. Box 1 of this accession consists of bound volumes, textual records, and small artifacts pertaining to B and C and ABC Constitutional Conventions, the B and C / ABC separation, correspondence of Amos Miller, and strikes or agreements from Locals (mostly Local 25). This box also contains photographs of Union events and officials, likely collected by Curtis Sims and Amos Miller, who are also represented in these photographs. 16 large photographs in this box are rolled, and need assessment by preservation. Box 2 consists of unbound Bakers' Journal volumes between 1942-1948, though the volumes are not all complete. Some oversized materials, listed in the preliminary inventory, are part of a multi-accession box. Oversized folders consist of newspaper scrapbook clippings pertaining to Amos Miller, B and C Executive Board portrait prints, promotional material for Presidential Candidate Michael Dukakis, and oversized union label posters.
Dates
- 1934 - circa 1988, and undated
- Majority of material found within 1942-1971
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (1 record storage box and 1 oversized flat box)
4 Folders (4 oversized folders placed into multi-accession box )
Processing Information
This accession was received by the University of Maryland on March 7, 1986. Some materials became disassociated from their original accessions and most of the original order was lost. Material determined to be part of this accession was incorporated at the time of processing. The material was organized into topical folders, arranged chronologically where possible inside the file unit, and given descriptive titles. Small bound volumes were housed in acid free envelopes. Assorted pins and badges were placed into smaller boxes housed in the record storage box. Smaller photographs were rehoused into acid-free envelopes. The photographs are mostly unlabeled, and were left in their original order, and given descriptive titles. Volumes were rehoused into oversized acid free folders and given a descriptive title, while the original order was maintained. The oversized materials were arranged into topical folders, given descriptive titles, and placed into a multi-accession oversized box.
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