Special Collections & University Archives
Ancient Order of United Workmen. Deerfield Valley Lodge No. 150
Deerfield Valley Lodge No. 150 Records, 1895-1920.
1 box (0.25 linear feet).
The Ancient Order of United Workmen, a fraternal benefit society, was originally founded in Pennsylvania in 1868. The Massachusetts lodge was founded in 1879 with the Deerfield Valley Lodge incorporated in 1880.
The collection consists of records dating from 1895–1920, including financial documents, membership information, and correspondence.
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Subjects- Fraternal Aid Association
- Fraternal organizations--Massachusetts
- Shelburne Falls (Mass.)--History
Contributors- Ancient Order of United Workmen. Deerfield Valley Lodge No. 150
Types of material- Letters (Correspondence)
- Receipts (Financial records)
Call no.: MS 453
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Hampshire Community United Way Records, 1969-1985.
8 boxes (4 linear feet).
Nonprofit organization with representatives from sixteen Western Massachusetts towns that raised funds for and distributed funds to local and national social service organizations in their communities. Records include minutes of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, financial and other standing committees; annual reports, correspondence, ledgers, budget worksheets, agency reports, campaign materials, including solicitation lists and letters, campaign studies and reports; brochures and surveys; and printed materials and photographs.
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Subjects- Charities--Massachusetts--Easthampton--History--Sources
- Federations, Financial (Social service)--History--Sources
- Hampshire County (Mass.)--Social conditions--Sources
- Human services--Massachusetts--Hampshire County--History--Sources
- United States. Combined Federal Campaign
- United States. Combined Federal Campaign--Correspondence
Contributors- Hampshire Community United Way (Hampshire County, Mass.)--Archives
- Hampshire United Fund (Hampshire County, Mass.)--Archives
- United Way of America
Types of material
Call no.: MS 047
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UAW District 65 Collection, ca.1985.
1 folder (0.2 linear feet).
The decision of clerical and technical workers at Boston University to organize with District 65 of the UAW was as rooted in the labor movement as it was in the womens movement. By the early 1970s, office workers at B.U. were dissatsified with working conditions that included — among other grievances — sexual harassment and a classification system that did not value “women’s work.” In 1979 after an intense struggle with the administration, B.U. finally recognized the union and signed their first contract.
The collection includes a printed history and videotape documenting unionization activities at Boston University’s Medical Campus.
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Subjects- Boston University. Medical Campus
- Collective bargaining--Professions--Massachusetts--Boston
- Collective labor agreements--Medical personnel --Massachusetts--Boston--History
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors- United Automobile, Aircraft, and Vehicle Workers of America. District 65
Types of material
Call no.: MS 320
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UBCJA Holyoke District Council Records, 1906-1978.
10 boxes (4 linear feet).
Minutes, correspondence, membership lists, ledgers, and daybooks of the the Holyoke District Council and the local affiliates of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (Locals 656, 390 and 1503). Together with the records of the Pioneer Valley District Council and the Massachusetts State Council, this collection offers comprehensive documentation for the UCBJA in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts.
Subjects- Carpenters--Labor unions
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Call no.: MS 108
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UBCJA Massachusetts State Council Records, 1892-1980.
2 boxes (1 linear feet).
One of the largest building trade unions in the U.S., the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was established in 1881 by a convention of carpenters’ union. Only five years after the union’s formation, the group joined with other unions to form the American Federation of Labor. Despite their early association with the AFL, the union left the now merged AFL-CIO more than a century later in 2001.
The collection consists of the records of the Massachusetts State Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, including by-laws, handbooks, reports, and the history of the union.
Subjects- Carpenters--Labor unions
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Call no.: MS 015
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UBCJA Pioneer Valley District Council and Affiliates Records, 1899-1978.
7 boxes (3 linear feet).
By-laws, minutes, and correspondence of the Pioneer Valley District Council and Affiliates of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Together with the records of the Massachusetts State Council and the Holyoke District Council, this collection offers comprehensive documentation for the UCBJA in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts
Subjects- Carpenters--Labor unions
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Call no.: MS 231
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UFCW Local 1459 Records, 1977-1985.
1 box (0.5 linear feet).
Representing employees in western Massachusetts since 1935, Local 1459 belongs to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Their records include the 1979 constitution and merger agreement with UFCW, contracts with local businesses, and issues of their publication, Union Leader, both before and after they chartered with UFCW.
Subjects- Food industry and trade--Labor unions--Massachusetts
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors- United Food and Commercial Workers
Call no.: MS 046
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United Paperworkers International Union Records, 1915-1968.
8 boxes (4.5 linear feet).
The collection contains the records of the United Paperworkers International Union as well as their predecessors including the International Brotherhood of Papermakers; United Paperworkers of America; United Papermakers and Paperworkers; and the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers.
Subjects- Labor unions--Massachusetts
- Paper industry workers--Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors- United Paperworkers International Union
Call no.: MS 294
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United Paperworkers International Strike Support Group Collection, 1988.
1 folder (0.1 linear feet).
By February 1988 members of of United Paperworkers International Union Local 14 of Jay, Maine, had been on strike for seven months. With the support of their state officials and officials of Massachusetts and Northampton AFL-CIO, a caravan of strikers traveled to Northampton to inform the public of their struggle. Collection is limited to a city of Northampton resolution and a brief report of the strikers position and their trip to the city.
Subjects- Paper industry workers--Labor unions--Maine
- Strikes and lockouts--Paper industry--Maine
Contributors- United Paperworkers International Union. Local 14
Call no.: MS 322
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United Steelworkers of America Local 3654 Records, ca. 1940-1979.
11 boxes (5.5 linear feet).
Local 3654 of the United Steel Workers of America was organized in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. Records include Minutes, by-laws, newsletters, grievances, company reports, and publications.
Subjects- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors- United Steelworkers of America. Local 3654
Call no.: MS 316
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