Local Union Financial Records, Accession 1990-044-LBR, 1923-1989, bulk: 1960-1985
This series consists of records pertaining to defunct locals of the Tobacco Workers International Union and the Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union. It includes financial records, meeting minutes, membership information, correspondence, and contract materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1923-1989
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1960-1985
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections Reading Room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
This collection is unprocessed. This means that materials are in the same state we received them and have not been reviewed for content or condition. The collection may need to be screened prior to use. Please contact us before visiting the Special Collections reading room to view this collection. A preliminary inventory is available under the Inventories/Additional Information section.
This collection contains restricted material. Please check the series and folder listings for additional information.
Conditions Governing Use
Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.
Archival materials may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during our processing. If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the special collections reading room staff.
Extent
57 Linear Feet (38 record storage boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Processing Information
This material was received by the University of Maryland on September 5, 1989. There are several preliminary inventories in the control files related to this accession including a PDF of the original box list and an updated box list. In 2023, Rosemarie Fettig and Jasper Nash conducted an inventory of this accession. The original box list included 110 boxes and the current accession consists of 38 boxes. No records were found that documented the appraisal review to indicate which boxes were kept or discarded according to the original box list. The updated box level inventory was created based on review of the boxes with reference to the original box list, and probable matches to the original box list were recorded. During the inventory creation, boxes which contained personally identifiable information (e.g., lists with members’ social security numbers) were marked as restricted. In 2024, Jasper Nash incorporated the updated inventory into the existing collection resource record using the ArchivesSpace bulk import spreadsheet feature.
At the time of the updated inventory creation, materials were left in the same order and housing that they were found in. The materials are not foldered or organized well in the boxes. It is uncertain to what extent the original order may have been maintained, as two-thirds of the boxes were removed without documentation. Before creation of a folder level inventory, a new appraisal of the remaining 38 boxes is needed. This work was deemed out of scope for the resources available in 2023-2024.
Library Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives
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