E. G. Trimble collection on Kentucky Labor Unions
Abstract
The E. G. Trimble collection on Kentucky Labor Unions (dated 1862-1965; 4.47 cubic feet; 11 boxes) consists of correspondence and printed materials concerning labor unions in Kentucky.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- E. G. Trimble collection on Kentucky Labor Unions
- Date
- 1862-1965 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 4.47 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Labor unions -- Kentucky.
- Labor unions -- Kentucky -- Records and correspondence.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 73m5: [identification of item], E. G. Trimble collection on Kentucky Labor Unions, 1862-1965, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Dr. Ernest Greene Trimble was a professor in the Political Science department at the University of Kentucky from 1922 until he retired in 1966.
- Scope and Content
- The E. G. Trimble collection on Kentucky Labor Unions (dated 1862-1965; 4.47 cubic feet; 11 boxes) consists of correspondence and printed materials concerning labor unions in Kentucky. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence between the Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council and its locals. Because union districts do not necessarily follow state lines some material relating to Kentucky locals also involves areas in adjacent states of Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. Additionally, the collection includes correspondence of Dr. Ernest G. Trimble of the University of Kentucky who gathered information about the growth of the union movement in Kentucky for a planned history of organized labor in Kentucky. In addition, there are copies of articles about the labor movement from Cincinnati, Covington, Louisville, and Lexington newspapers. The collection also includes documents concerning wage scales, contracts, and agreements.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council official correspondence, 1920-1960
Asbestos Workers, Locals (# 8, 37, 51, 80), 1940-1956
Building Trades Councils, Lexington, 1937-1955
Building Trades Councils, Louisville, 1939-1952
Building Trades Councils, Ashland, Cincinnati, 1941-1951
Building Trades Councils, Owensboro, Paducah, 1941-1955
Boilermakers, Locals (# 40, 105), 1940-1953
Bricklayers, Locals (# 1), Evansville, IN. and (# 2, 4, 6), Louisville, 1938-1960
Bricklayers, Locals (# 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), 1938-1955
Carpenters, Local (# 64), Louisville, 1942-1952
Carpenters, Local (# 437), Portsmouth, OH., 1950-1953
Carpenters, Local (# 442), Hopkinsville, KY., 1938-1954
Carpenters, Locals (# 468, 472), 1938-1954
Carpenters, Local (# 559), Paducah, 1939-1953
Carpenters, Locals (# 560, 601, 646, 661, 697, 698), 1938-1955
Carpenters, Locals (# 712, 723, 785, 887), 1937-1953
Carpenters, Locals (# 1092, 1270, 1341, 1367, 1650), 1938-1955
Carpenters, Locals (# 1734, 1737, 2049, 2058), 1934-1953
Carpenters, Locals (# 2156, 2310, 2494, 2496), 1938-1954
Four Rivers District Council of Carpenters, Paducah, KY, 1954-1955
Falls Cities Carpenter District Council, Louisville, KY, 1920-1954
Ohio Valley Carpenters District Council, Cincinnati, 1938-1954
Construction and General Laborers' Local (# 671); Electricians, Locals (# 16, 183, 212), 1939-1954
Electricians, Locals (# 317, 369), 1938-1955
Electricians, Locals (# 429, 575), 1947-1955
Electricians, Locals (# 816, 1701), 1941-1954
Elevator Constructors, Locals (# 11, 20); Glaziers, Locals (# 251, 387), 1940-1953
Glaziers, Locals (# 649, 1413, 1529, 1701), 1940-1955
Hod Carriers and Laborers, Locals (# 28, 86, 128, 189), 1937-1955
Hod Carriers and Laborers, Locals (# 265, 306, 561), 1943-1956
Hod Carriers and Laborers, Local (# 576), 1938-1955
Hod Carriers and Laborers, Locals (# 586, 661, 671, 1214), 1938-1955
Hod Carriers and Laborers, Locals (# 1392, 1445), 1948-1955
Ironworkers, Locals (# 44, 70), 1938-1953
Ironworkers, Locals (# 103, 301), 1942-1953
Ironworkers, Locals (# 372, 384, 595), 1940-1954
Lathers, Locals (# 18, 47, 277, 340, 524), 1938-1953
Linoleum Layers, Local (# 873); Millwrights, Locals (# 1454, 2209), 1948-1954
Operating Engineers, Locals (# 18, 181, 935, 936, Miscellaneous), 1938-1954
Painters, District Councils (# 12, 47), 1939-1955
Painters, Locals (# 118, 156), 1940-1954
Painters, Locals (# 238, 251), 1938-1952
Painters, Locals (# 456, 500), 1938-1953
Painters, Locals (# 768, 1008, 1072, 1089, 1367, 1414), 1937-1955
Pipefitters, Locals (# 392, 399, 522), 1944-1955
Plasterers, Cement Finishers, and Cement Masons, Locals (# 524, 566, 694, 776, 896), Madisonville, Middlesboro, 1939-1954
Plasterers, Cement Finishers, and Cement Masons, Locals (# 1, 27, 120, 123, 125, 193, 232, 292), 1939-1954
Plumbers, Local (# 107), 1940-1954
Plumbers, Locals (# 184, 248), 1940-1954
Plumbers and Steamfitters, Locals (# 452, 522), 1939-1955
Plumbers and Steamfitters, Locals (# 535, 633), 1940-1954
Roofers, Locals (# 38, 42, 147, 208), 1940-1955
Sheet Metal Workers, Locals (# 96, 98, 110, 141, 232), 1940-1953
Sign Writers, Local (# 512); Stone and Marble Masons, Local (# 63), 1940-1953
Teamsters, Locals (# 89, 100, 236, 505), 1939-1954
Teamsters, Local (# 779); Terrazzo Workers, Locals (# 18, 96), 1939-1960
General correspondence, 1917, 1937-1956
1917, 1937-1938
1939 January-June
1939 July-December
1940
1941-1943
1944
1945-1946
1947
1948
1949-1950
1951-1952
1953
1954
1955-1956
Undated
Assorted printed materials, 1862-1965, undated
Petitions, Resolutions, Minutes of Meetings, and Miscellaneous Agreements, undated
Proceedings of the Kentucky State Federation of Labor; Auditor's Report, 1909, 1910
Kentucky State Building and Construction Trade Council, Convention material, 1946
Report on Harlan County Coal Miners' War, undated
Southeastern Building Trades Conference; Information on Taft-Hartley Act, 1946-1953
Maps and Jurisdiction of Unions, 1950-1951, 1953
Receipted Bills, 1942-1949
State of Kentucky, Announcement for bids, Majority highway construction, 1945-1946
KY. State Building and Construction Trades Council, Wage Scales, 1941-1948
KY. State Building and Construction Trades Council, Wage Scales, 1949-1952
KY. Trade Union, Miscellaneous, 1940-1961
KY. State Building and Construction Trades Council, Wage Scales, 1953-1957
KY. State Building and Trades Council, Wage Scales, 1958-1961
Card index box: Roster of Kentucky unions affiliated with American Federation of Labor, 1937-1940
Industrial Workers of the World, Songs, undated
Miscellaneous KY Union Publications, 1960-1962
KY. State Building and Trade Council, Wage Scales, 1962-1965
Newspaper Search Record, 1831-1941
Cincinnati Enquirer, 1887
Cincinnati Commercial, 1870-1874
The Covington Daily Commonwealth, 1877, 1879
Cincinnati Enquirer, 1862-1886
The Covington Daily Commonwealth, 1880-1881
The Covington Daily Commonwealth, 1882-1884
The Covington Ticket, 1876-1877
The Covington Courier, 1902-1903
The Covington Kentucky Post, 1903-1904
Lexington Herald, 1903-1936
Lexington Leader, 1903-1906
Lexington Leader, 1901
Lexington Daily Press, 1871-1887
Lexington Press & Morning Transcript, 1886-1887
Louisville Courier Journal, 1874-1913
Lexington Leader, 1907
Lexington Leader, 1908-1910
Louisville Courier Journal, 1914
Lexington Leader, 1913-1915
Lexington Leader, 1916-1925
Louisville Courier Journal, 1915
Louisville Courier Journal, 1916
Louisville Courier Journal, 1917
Louisville Courier Journal, 1918
Newspaper clippings, 1939-1955, 1948-1955
Souvenir Program: Kentucky State Federation of Labor Convention, 1951 September
Photographs from Postal Workers (# 4), postcard, 1954-1956
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