Guide to the Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 Records, 1836-1975 AIS.1991.08
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 Records
Creator
Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1991.08
Extent
80 Linear Feet(44 boxes and 21 oversize items)
Date
1836-1975
Abstract
Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 is the oldest continually existing labor union in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh union was one of the fourteen founding locals of the International Typographical Union (ITU) in 1852. This collection contains meeting minutes, dues ledgers, publications and correspondence from Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7.
Language
English
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Author
Zachary Brodt and Allison Homulka.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman) Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of James C. Lowen, President of Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7, in 1991.
History
Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 can trace its history back to the Journeymen Printers of Pittsburgh, which was founded in 1836. It is the oldest continually existing labor union in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh union was one of the fourteen founding locals of the International Typographical Union (ITU) in 1852. Newspapers resisted the unionization of printers, resulting in several strikes. Workers who broke the strike were blacklisted by the union and called "rats." Union shops, or "chapels" in the union's terminology, were also the subject of strikes when they did not adhere to their agreement with the union or hired non-union printers all of which appear in the rat book. The ITU was a powerful early member of the American Federation of Labor and was ejected from the AFL as part of the Committee for Industrial Organization in 1938. The ITU rejoined the AFL in 1944 under the condition of autonomy. In 1986, the local affiliated with the Communication Workers of America to form its Printing, Publishing, and Media Workers Sector. Even though the Pittsburgh local was designated the number CWA 14827, it is still known as Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Previous Citation
Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 Records, 1836-1975, AIS.1991.08, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 Records, 1836-1975, AIS.1991.08, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Allison Homulka, an undergraduate history major, during the fall 2010 semester.
Scope and Content Notes
This collection contains meeting minutes, dues ledgers and correspondence from Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7. Also present is financial information of the local union and publications of the Typographical Union. The local union by-laws and information regarding strikes are also included.
Separated Material
Oversize materials can be found in Range 1/12/3 and in map-case 3 drawer 12.
Related Material
100 Years as a Chartered Union, 1852-1952: History of Pittsburgh Typographical Union No.7, International Typographical Union and Pittsburgh Central Labor Union by John A. Feigel, 1952.
Allegheny County Labor Council Records, 1939-1998, AIS.1997.28, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into seven series as follows:
Series I. Minutes
Series II. Correspondence
Series III. Publications
Series IV. Finances
Series V. Membership
Series VI. Contracts and Arbitration
Series VII. Officer and Committee Reports
Subjects
Corporate Names
International Typographical Union
Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
This series contains the correspondence of the Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 from 1899 to 1902 and from 1927 to 1976. These letters range from brief to comprehensive, and contain information regarding both personal and business matters. These letters represent incoming and outgoing messages of various officials, members, and committees within Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7. The series is broken into six subseries arranged by Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 presidential terms.
Scope and Content Notes
Contained within this subseries are the correspondence received and sent by Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 during the presidency of William A. Klinger from 1899 to 1900. These letters include business matters pertaining to various union strikes and controversies. The majority of communications in this subseries are incoming correspondence from other unions to Klinger pledging their support to Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 during the strike of 1900. Also included in this subseries are letters to various officers, including the Vice-President and Secretary of Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7.
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box 4, folder 1
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box 4, folder 2
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box 4, folder 3
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box 4, folder 4
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box 4, folder 5
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box 4, folder 6
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box 4, folder 7-8
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box 4, folder 9
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box 4, folder 10
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box 4, folder 11
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box 4, folder 12
Scope and Content Notes
Contained within this subseries are the correspondence received and sent by Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 during the presidency of George R. Dabney in 1902. These letters are the business correspondence of Secretary Edward E. Paget from March to December of 1902.
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box 4, folder 13
Scope and Content Notes
Contained within this subseries are the correspondence received and sent by Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 during the presidency of Maurice Bloomington from 1926 to 1927. This subseries includes incoming and outing correspondence regarding business matters of not only President Bloomington, but also other officers and members of the Pittsburgh union local.
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box 4, folder 14
Scope and Content Notes
Contained within this subseries are the correspondence received and sent by Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 during the presidency of Franklin A. Riefer from 1928. The letters include those written and received by Riefer regarding personal and business matters. Also present are letters written and received by William B. Clark secretary of Pittsburgh No. 7.
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box 4, folder 15
Scope and Content Notes
Contained within this subseries are the correspondence received and sent by Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 during the presidency of Howard L. Woodmansee from 1929 to 1936. These letters detail the business matters Woodmansee confronted during his term, including a large number of job scale correspondence received by the President from 1933 to 1935. Other letters are incoming and outgoing to officers of Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7. The correspondence of the locals' secretaries, William B. Clark from 1930 to 1934 and George Bradley from 1934 to 1937, are also present.
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box 4, folder 16
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box 4, folder 19
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box 4, folder 20
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box 4, folder 21
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box 4, folder 23
Scope and Content Notes
Contained within this subseries are the correspondence received and sent by Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 during the presidency of John A. Fiegel, dating from 1937 to 1976. The majority of letters in this subseries are the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Fiegel. The correspondence includes some personal and a large number of business matters, with letters to and from the other officers of Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7, the International Typographical Union, and several other Pittsburgh unions, as well as the Apprentice, Union Label, and Joint Standing Committees. Also included are a large number of communications of the Secretary and the Secretary-Treasurers from 1949 to 1956. The correspondence of Secretary George Bradley, dating from 1938 to 1942 and 1949 to 1950, are contained in this series as well.
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box 4, folder 24
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box 4, folder 25
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box 4, folder 27
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box 5, folder 1-2
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box 7, folder 1
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box 10, folder 8-9
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box 10, folder 10-11
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box 10, folder 12
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box 10, folder 13
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box 10, folder 14
Scope and Content Notes
This series contains publications concerning the Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 from 1915 to 1959. The majority of these publications are the monthly bulletins of the International Typographical Union and Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7. Contained in the series are also monthly issues of the Typographical Journal from 1915 to 1959 published by the International Typographical Union. Also present are many pamphlets and booklets written by various labor union figures or organizations concerning labor and union issues.
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box 11, volume 1-19
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box 12, volume 1-22
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box 13, volume 1-8
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box 13, folder 1-15
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box 14, folder 1-23
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box 15, folder 1-42
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box 16, folder 1-30
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box 17, folder 1-25
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box 20, folder 53
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microfilm-cabinet 3, drawer 4
microfilm-cabinet 3, drawer 4, reel 4
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oversize 3
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Scope and Content Notes
This series contains the financial records of Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 from 1875 to 1972. Included within the records are dues ledgers dated from 1875 to 1918, records of relief given to workers from 1930 to 1942, and pension reports dated from 1940 to 1953, as well as the 1960s. This series also contains financial records such as Job and Newspaper Chapel books dated from 1911 to 1928. Also present are various financial reports, such as annual reports and the secretary's monthly itemized reports from 1925 to 1970. Cash receipt books and various bank statements from 1954 to 1970 are also included.
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box 21, volume 1-4
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box 21, volume 5
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box 22, volume 1-2
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box 22, volume 3-8
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box 23, volume 1-7
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box 24, volume 1-3
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box 24, volume 4-9
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box 25, volume 1-8
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box 26, volume 1
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box 26, volume 7
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box 27, volume 1
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box 27, volume 6
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box 27, folder 11
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box 28, volume 1
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box 28, volume 5-12
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box 29, volume 1-4
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box 30, volume 1
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box 32, volume 1
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box 35, folder 4-10
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box 36, volume 1
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box 36, folder 2-7
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box 36, folder 8-13
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box 36, folder 15
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oversize 6-7
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map-case 3, drawer 12
Scope and Content Notes
This series contains membership records and information of Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7. Included are membership roll books with annual membership and monthly dues lists from 1927 to 1949. Also included are records of members suspended or expelled from local union No. 7, as well as those blacklisted from the years 1884 to 1889. This series also contains membership applications and applications to receive mortuary benefits from the years 1915 to 1944. Lists of members receiving a pension from 1922 to 1937 are also included.
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map-case 3, folder 16
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map-case 3, volume 2
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map-case 3, item 1
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map-case 3, volume 4
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map-case 3, volume 5
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map-case 3, folder 17-19
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box 37, folder 1-6
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box 37, folder 7
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box 37, folder 9-12
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box 37, volume 1-7
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box 37, volume 8
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box 37, folder 14
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box 37, folder 15
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oversize 9
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map-case 3, drawer 12
Scope and Content Notes
This series contains contract negotiations and proposals, as well as signed and approved contracts between Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 and other organizations such as the Pittsburgh Courier, the Pittsburgh Newspaper Publishers' Association, and the Union Employing Printers Association of Pittsburgh from 1914 to 1970. The contracts between Pittsburgh No. 7 and its members are also contained within this series along with price, wage, and newspaper scales used in contract negotiations from the years 1836 to 1956. This series contains arbitration matters involving Pittsburgh Typographical Union No. 7 and other parties such as members of No. 7, the organizations that have entered into contract agreements with No. 7, and the Joint Union Committee from the years 1901 to 1968. Case briefs, rebuttals, and rebuttal briefs are also included.
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Scope and Content Notes
This series contains reports and records of officers and committees of the Typographical Union No. 7, as well as reports from sources other than the Typographical Union. President's reports from 1938 to 1951, as well as reports of the Joint Standing Committee from 1939 to 1947, are present. Many other reports written by committees of the Pittsburgh local are included. This series also contains materials from 1940 to 1970 that include pamphlets from annual conferences, programs from anniversary banquets, and reports from conventions with organizations such as the Allied Printing Trades Council, the Union Label Department, and the International Typographical Union.