IUE Connecticut Locals Records, 1981-1992
18 boxes (27 linear feet).
Local chapters of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers representing workers in Connecticut. Records document a full range of union activities from elections and contract negotiations to arbitration and grievances. Also includes some union realia such as button, t-shirts, and bumper stickers.
Subjects- International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
- Labor unions--Connecticut
Types of material
Call no.: MS 559
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IUERMW Local 206 Records, 1936-1986
30 boxes (14.5 linear feet).
Union that represented workers at the American Bosch plant in Springfield, Massachusetts, affiliated with the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers after 1949.
Records include by-laws, minutes of the Executive Board, General Council, and Membership meetings, correspondence, membership reports, grievance and arbitration records, contract negotiation proposals and counter-proposals, strike materials, and publications documenting the administration, activities, and membership of Local 206. Effects of changing national economy and international trade on workers and union affairs, through time, are evident.
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Subjects- American Bosch--History
- Collective bargaining--Machinery industry--Massachusetts --Springfield
- Industrial relations--Massachusetts--Springfield
- International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. Local 206 (Springfield, Mass.)
- Labor unions--Massachusetts--Springfield
- Machinists--Labor unions--Massachusetts--Springfield
- Metal-working machinery industry--Massachusetts --Springfield
- Plant shutdowns--Massachusetts--Springfield
- Springfield (Mass.)--Economic conditions
- Springfield (Mass.)--Industries
- Strikes and lockouts--Machinery industry--Massachusetts --Springfield
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 206 (Springfield, Mass.)
Types of material
Call no.: MS 132
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IUERMW Local 278 Records, 1942-1984
4 boxes (2 linear feet).
Local chapter of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers that represented workers at the Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company of Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. Records include detailed minute books of general and executive board meetings as well as several ledgers that reflect the activities of the credit union and the Chapman Valve Athletic Association.
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Subjects- Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company
- Electricians--Labor unions--Massachusetts
- International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Call no.: MS 252
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International Women's Year Conference Collection, 1977
3 boxes (4.5 linear feet).
After 1975 was designated as the first International Women’s Year by the United Nations, later extended to a decade, President Carter created a National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year. A national women’s conference was proposed and funded by the U.S.Congress, the first and only time the federal government funded a nationwide women’s conference. A series of state meetings were held throughout 1977 to elect delegates to the national conference and to identify goals for improving the status of women over the next decade.
This collection consists of state reports prepared and submitted to the National Commission for the Observance of International Women’s Year. Reports include details about the election of national delegates, topics of workshops held at the meetings, and resolutions adopted by individual states.
Subjects- International Women's Year Conference
- Women's rights--United States
- Women--History
Call no.: MS 510
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Iron Trade Business Ledger, 1801-1810
1 vol. (0.25 linear feet).
In the ledger entitled “Petty Debts: B, Iron Accounts,” 1801-1810, the unidentified Northampton based owner kept track of the outstanding debts for iron he sold. Most of the entries simply refer to a page number in another, presumably more detailed, daybook, sometimes adding “to iron” or “to steel.” The title “Iron Accounts” suggests the possibility the owner kept books for other commercial accounts as well.
Subjects- Iron industry and trade--Massachusetts
Types of material
Call no.: MS 196 bd
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William M. Irvine Papers, 1969-2001
3 boxes (4.5 linear feet).
Beginning with his dissertation in theoretical astrophysics “Local irregularities in a universe satisfying the cosmological principle” (Harvard, 1961), William M. Irvine enjoyed a distinguished career as an astronomer and a role as one of the primary figures in developing astronomy at the Five Colleges. Arriving at UMass in 1966, Irvine helped build the graduate program in astronomy and beginning in 1969, he was a motive force in establishing the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory. Focussed largely on the chemistry of dense interstellar clouds and the physics and chemistry of comets, and with a broad interest in bioastronomy, Irvine has been a prolific contributor to his field, and has served as Vice President of the Commission on Bio-astronomy at the International Astronomical Union, a member of Federal Union, Chair of the Division for Planetary Sciences at the American Astronomical Society, and he has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Irvine Papers offer a thorough record of the establishment of the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory from 1969 through its dedication in Oct. 1976, along with insights into the growth of astronomy at UMass. Correspondence, memoranda, grant applications, and many dozens of photographs offer insight into the financial and political challenges of building the Observatory in the Quabbin watershed. The collection also includes notes for teaching Astronomy 101 and 223 (planetary science).
Subjects- Astronomy--Study and teaching
- Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory (New Salem, Mass.)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Astronomy
ContributorsTypes of material
Call no.: FS 157
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