Scope and Content of the Collection
This collection contains the surviving records of the American Federation of Women's Auxiliaries of Labor which were preserved primarily in the records of the Union Label Trades Department and the Organization and Field Services Department. Comprised of charters, proceedings, reports, correspondence and printed materials, the collection provides a view of the work and activities of trade union women during a long period when it was difficult for women to assume active leadership positions in the hierarchies of local and national unions. Materials are available here to trace the affiliation and disaffiliation of auxiliaries by state and by association with specific unions.