Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title United States Steel Corporation National-Duquesne Works Records Creator
United States Steel Corporation
Collection Number AIS.1991.06 Extent
379 Linear Feet
(303 boxes, 98 reels of microfilm, 23 ledgers, 5 binders, 2 oversized items, 22 video cassettes)
Date 1890-1985 Abstract The National Tube Works was started by John H. and Harvey K. Flagler in East Boston, Massachusetts in 1868 and in 1871 they opened a mill in McKeesport, Pa. The company become a subsidiary of U.S. Steel in 1900 and merged with the Duquesne Works in the late 1960s before closing in 1987. The USX National-Duquesne Works records offer an unusual richness of documentation on the workforce at a major steel producer which was in operation for over a century. Digital reproductions of selected material are available online. Language
English
. Author Zach Brodt. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of selected material are available online.
History
John H. and Harvey K. Flagler established the National Tube Works Company in East Boston, Massachusetts in 1868. In 1872, the Flaglers opened a mill in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in order to be closer to the Pennsylvania oil fields which used their piping. A few months after the mill opened, it was destroyed by a fire. It was rapidly rebuilt, and, by 1890, the plant employed approximately 3,000. In 1891, the company purchased the Monongahela Furnace Company, allowing them to control the production of their pipes from ore to finished product. Subsequently, they built a steel mill so that they could use steel for tubing. In 1899, the National Tube Company was formed as a consolidation of the majority of pipe and tube mills in the United States. The company became a subsidiary of U.S. Steel in 1900, allowing the McKeesport plan t to expand to over 150 acres. In 1937, production and maintenance workers won union recognition and bargaining rights as Local 1408 of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee (later United Steelworkers of America). Salaried workers formed a separate USWA local as did other categories of employees. In the early 1940s, the works became part of the National Tube Division of U.S. Steel in a realignment designed to help rationalize war-related production. In the late 1960s, as demand for their products declined, U.S. Steel merged the National Tube Works with the Duquesne Works to form the National-Duquesne Works. Both plants were downsized in the early 1980s, and the Duquesne plant closed in 1985. National Works was then merged with the U.S. Steel Mon-Valley Works and continued to produce tubing until the plant closed its doors for good in 1987.
Scope and Content Notes The USX National-Duquesne Works Records offer an unusual richness of documentation on the workforce at a major steel producer in operation for over a century. Inactive pension files reflect job and wage progressions of native and immigrant workers, as far back as the 1870s. Statistical breakdowns of mill accidents according to occupation, nationality, department, severity, cause, and part of the body affected are present for the 1912-1918 period, while individual case files as well as periodical statistical reports of injuries commence in 1930. An extensive set of grievance records documents shop floor relations from the 1930s to 1980s.
Also of interest are the more than 12,000 employee National Defense cards from the 1940s and a smaller set for the 1950s. Approximately 30% of the early 1940s card series contain thumbnail photographs of the employees. Ledgers dating from 1941 to 1966 recorded citizenship verification information and address listings. Management and clerical personnel are also documented in the collection in various ways.
There are binders which contain photographs of supervisory personnel at National Works (1950s) and Duquesne Works (1980), and employment records for foremen and other salaried workers. Videotape safety programs, safety posters and numerous primarily safety-related 35 mm slides, document the company approach to accident prevention, while minutes of company-union safety meetings, along with grievance records, show the points of contention and correspondence in the approach to plant safety. Corporate public relations films are also of interest.
A microfilmed set of company-filmed employment records provides additional demographic information on employees, while some other employment related files, including some pension files, which were water damaged when accessioned, have been microfilmed by the University Library System for the Archives. Finally, company subject files on strikes and work stoppages from the post-union period are significant in their detail, while some manuscript narratives from pre-union period strikes at National Tube (1891, 1904, and 1919) are colored by their author's management perspective.
Arrangement
Series I. History of National Tube Works Series II. Employee Relations Series III. Accounting Series IV. Union Check Offs Series V. Ledgers Series VI. Presentations Series VII. Photographs, 1943-1957
Access Restrictions
Medical and personnel records in the collection (Boxes 77-90, 208-232 and Reel 65, 67-93) are restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Until this restriction is lifted, researchers must sign a confidentiality agreement if wishing to access this information. Please contact the Archives Service Center for more information.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Regional Industrial Development Corporation, 1991.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Microfilm is mostly 16mm.
Preferred Citation
United States Steel Corporation National-Duquesne Works Records, 1890-1985, AIS.1991.06, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
United States Steel Corporation National-Duquesne Works Records, 1890-1985, AIS.1991.06, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Records, 1916-1980 and U.S. Steel Corp. National-Duquesne Works Records, 1890-1985, uelab199106, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Archives Service Center staff after its accession and by Zachary L. Brodt in January 2007.
Copyright
Copyright and property rights reside with the University of Pittsburgh. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the Archives Service Center
Existence and Location of Originals
Most of the material that has been microfilmed by ULS was destroyed due to prior damage.
Related Material
United States Steel Corporation Duquesne Works, Industrial Relations Department Records, 1904-1980, AIS.1987.03, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Separated Material
Microfilm made by USX and of documents that were too damaged to be salvaged can be found in the Reading Room at the Archives Service Center.
Ledgers from the National-Duquesne Works are located in Range 1/12/2.
Oversize posters are located in map-case 3 drawer 12.
Subjects Corporate Names United States Steel Corporation Other Subjects Business and Industry Labor Iron and steel workers Steel industry and trade -- United States Container List Series I. History of National Tube Works Scope and Content Notes This series provides a general introduction to the National Tube Works in McKeesport, Pa. Present in the series are U.S. Steel publications including brochures designed for the public and policy manual books designed for supervisors, as well as job descriptions and documents on topics such as strikes and work stoppages. Box 1 contains rare reports of the industrial relations department of the plant, 1920 to 1921, with tabulation of ethnic origins of workforce and associated social/demographic facts. Box 1 also contains a manuscript history of three early strikes at the Tube Works and a set of photographs taken in and around the plant during the 1936 flood.
Early Documents Related to National Tube Works , 1890s-1940s Miscellaneous Manuals Rosters and Manuals Books and Pamphlets on Management and General Brochures about National Tube Works Containers box 4 Item 1. United States Steel National Plant, National-Duquesne Works , c. 1970 Item 2. United States Steel Duquesne Plant, National-Duquesne Works , c. 1970 Series II. Employee Relations , 1930-1985 Scope and Content Notes The Employee Relations department at National-Duquesne Works covered a variety of concerns surrounding workers' daily lives. This is reflected in the diversity of files within this series. Some documents of interest include employee grievances and minutes of Step 3 meetings, both of which outline the grievance process within U.S. Steel. Compensation, pension, and injury files, as well as National Defense cards, all provide information about employees' nationalities and city residences. Other records in this series illustrate how employees were trained for various jobs around National-Duquesne Works.
Series arrangement: This series reflects the diversity of actions within the National Works' Employee Relations Department as it was defined in 1980. At that time, the scope of the Employee Relations Department extended to personnel; labor relations; health, hygiene, and safety; and employee benefits. The names of some of the subseries, such as "Pensions, Insurance, and Workman's Compensation" and "Employment, Placement, and Employee Activities," reflect a different organization of departments prior to 1980 and they have been arranged to reflect the 1980 paradigm. In the 1950s, many of these divisions were part of a large Industrial Relations Department.
Subseries 1. Labor Relations Scope and Content Notes The grievances listed in this subseries are predominantly arranged by their original coding system. It is unknown to us what the letters in the title stand for. The year and case number are separated by a dash. Grievances cover a variety of topics including seniority disputes, wrongful firings, benefits, duty reassessment, and other breaches of union contracts. The Step 3 meeting minutes include information regarding the grievance process used by U.S. Steel and the United Steelworkers of America. Files regarding affirmative action detail how National-Duquesne Works strove to become more of an equal opportunity employer. Matters covered in the subject files include Civil Rights committee meetings, employee complaints, monthly USX and National-Duquesne Works grievance reports, and incentive plans, among others.
Grievances: Closed Wage Cases , 1937-1954, 1956-1960 Closed Salary Cases , 1942-1950 Closed Job Description and Class Grievances , 1960-1970 Closed Salary Cases , 1962-1970 Closed Grievances , 1962-1964 Closed Production & Maintenance Grievances , 1965-1970 Salaried and Production & Maintenance National Plant Grievances , 1971-1972 Closed Production & Maintenance National Plant Grievances , 1973-1974 Closed Grievances , 1975-1982 Step 3 Minutes (Wage Grievances) , 1937-1950 Step 3 Minutes (Salary Grievances) , 1942-1967 Step 3 Minutes (Wage Grievances) , 1951-1968 Work Stoppages and Strike Files , 1945-1956 Strike and Contract Negotiations , 1959-1964 Affirmative Action Compliance Program , 1970-1979 Labor Relations Subject Files Employee Relations , 1969-1971 Publicity and Policy , 1960s-1970s Arbitrations (Organized by sections of the contract) , 1970-1982 Binders: Consent Decree, Savings and Vacation Plan, Local Issues , 1960 Subseries 2. Pensions, Insurance, and Workman's Compensation Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains information regarding injured and deceased employees. The compensation files contain plant compensation forms, as well as details of worker injuries and plant hospital treatments. Pension files spanning forty-four years include completed forms, interoffice correspondence, and documents regarding company policy.
Individual Compensation Files , 1930-1961 Non-inventoried Closed Compensation Cases , 1961 Non-inventoried Closed Compensation Cases , 1962-1964 Compensation Cases , 1980-1981 Unemployment Compensation Cards Individual Compensation Case Files and Pension Administration Plan Individual Pension Files of Workers Second Series Deceased , 1931-1946 Individual Pension Files of Workers Deceased , 1947-1958 Individual Pension Files of Workers Deceased , 1959-1966 Individual Pension Files of Workers Deceased , 1968-1975 Metropolitan Major Medical , 1966-1969 College Recruiting, Pensions, and Vicing , 1950s-1970s Pensions Microfilm U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Pension Files, Deceased and Pensioned, Kakaches-McMillan , 1940s Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 1 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Pension Files, Deceased and Pensioned, Maisoko-Metrovich , 1940s Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 2 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Pension Procedures; Memos and Correspondence, Richardson-Davis Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 3 Subseries 3. Personnel Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains information pertaining to individual employees. The National Defense Program cards were used for identification of workers and contain such personal data as ethnicity, height, and weight. Many of the cards contain a thumbnail-sized photograph of the employee. Insurance benefit cards and printouts detailing weekly employee benefits are also present.
National Defense Cards with Signature Only National Defense Cards , 1940s Preliminary Data Sheets and National Defense Cards , 1950s National Defense Cards , 1950s Employee Rosters (Broadcast Sheets) , 1963-1966 Employee Statistics , 1969-1977 Absenteeism at Duquesne and McKeesport , 1980-1982 Plant Labor Pools , 1983-1984 Absenteeism Printouts , 1984 Employment and Income Security and Seniority listings , 1984 Sub Register of Benefits , 1984 20 Year Employees on Layoff or Disability , 1985 Employee List Printouts , 1985 Policies and Printouts , 1980s Miscellaneous Printouts, Lists, and Vacation Eligibility Rosters Employee Records, Monthly Union Check Offs, and Pension Reports Cards of Salaried Workers, Clock S-1235-91796 Terminations Card File Rosters concerning Salary and Wages Rosters and Mailing List Pensions Microfilm Scope and Contents note The microfilm in this section details the career of employees at National-Duquesne Works. Personnel files include basic employee records sheets and changes to employee statistics, such as marital status and address, as well as papers outlining changes to employees' payroll and transfer slips.
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Personnel Services; Contract Admin.; Seniority; Plant Protection , January 1960-September 1971 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 4 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Personnel Services; Contract Admin.; Plant Protection; Daily Personnel Reports , 1951-1955 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 5 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Daily Reports, Personnel , 1956-1961 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 6 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Daily Reports, Personnel; Local Union Check Offs and Correspondence , 1958-1962 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 7 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Records) , April-June 1952 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 8 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Records) , July-October 1952 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 9-10 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Records) , October-December 1952 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 11-12 Personnel History Record Cards Inactive Salary and Active Wage Employees , 1952 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 95-96 Personnel History Record Cards Inactive Wage and Salary Terminated Employees , 1952 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 97-98 Chronological File (January-June) , January-March 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 13 Chronological File (January-June) , March-June 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 14 Chronological File (January-June) , June 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 15 Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active and Inactive , 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 16 Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Inactive (Terminated Employees) Abel-Zolas , 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 17 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , July-August 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 18 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , August-October 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 19 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , October-December 1953 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 20 Miscellaneous , 1954 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 21-22 Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active File-Wage Employees , January 1, 1954 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 23-24 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , January-March 1954 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 25 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , April-June 1954 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 26 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , July-December 1954 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 27-29 Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Inactive Files (Terminated Employees) Salary , 1954 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 30 Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active Files , December 31, 1954 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 31-35 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , January-February 1955 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 36 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , February-April 1955 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 37 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , April-June 1955 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 38 Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active and Inactive , 1955 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 39-44 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , July-December 1955 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 45-46 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , January-June 1956 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 47-48 Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active File-Wage Employees , 1956 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 49-50 Miscellaneous , 1956 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 51 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , July-December 1956 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 52-53 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , January-June 1957 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 54-55 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , July-October 1957 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 5 , reel 56 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , October-December 1957 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 57 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , January- June 1958 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 58-59 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , January-March 1959 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 60 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , March-June 1959 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 61 Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109) , 1959 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 62 Salary and Wage Terminations , 1959 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 63 Subseries 4. Health, Hygiene, and Safety Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains a wealth of information regarding the dangers of working at National-Duquesne Works. Accident reports and investigations detail many situations in which the worker's health had failed or those in which the employee was injured while working at the plant. Safety reports and meeting minutes at the plant, regional, and national levels outline ways in which management and supervisors tried to solve safety issues and prevent further injury to workers.
Accidents and Injuries Scope and Contents note Section scope note: These records outline the many different types of injuries and accidents that occurred at the National-Duquesne Works. Reports include graphic descriptions of the incidents by the injured worker or witnesses and some include photographs or diagrams of the accident site. Some accident reports even include the nationality of the injured employee.
Lost Time Accidents , 1930-1960 Injury Reports and Ambulance Calls , 1951-1958 Ambulance Calls , 1960-1962 Delayed Treatment, Serious Minor Injury Cases and Deceased Employees , 1941-1964 Minor Injury Reports , 1955 Daily Injury Reports , 1957-1967 Containers box Box 217-219 Medical and Pension Records , 1970 Serious Minor Injury Reports , 1958-1963 Safety Department Daily Injury and Hospital Reports , 1959-1962, 1964 Accident Investigations, Daily Injury Slips and Hospital Reports , 1964-1966 Injury Reports , 1961-1963 Consolidated Injury Reports Including Other Plants , 1969-1975 Lost Time Injuries Including Other Plants , 1976-1982 US Steel Injuries , 1967-1975 Foreman's Accident Reports , 1981 Statements of Injured Employees , 1964-1968 Outside Contraction, Compensation and Disfigurement Cases , 1969-1979 Safety Scope and Contents note Section scope note: This section includes information on safety meetings and statistics from National-Duquesne Works, U.S. Steel, and various other steel companies. From these documents it can be determined how National-Duquesne Works measured up to other plants in aspects of accidents and safety. Publications intended for workers regarding hygiene and safety are also included, as well as signs posted at the plant.
Safety Performances and Minutes of Major Steel Production Companies , 1944-1955 Joint Union Management, Safety and Health Committee Minutes , 1965 Safety Activity Reports , 1970-1974 General Superintendent's Staff Safety Meetings , 1972-1979 Safety and Hygiene Pamphlets , 1972-1981 General Superintendents Safety Meetings , 1980-1982 Safety Statistics , 1981-1982 Eastern Steel Works Safety Meeting Minutes and Reports Safety Training and OSHA Files Safety Safety Department Binders about Procedure Safety Policy and Reports Item 1. "Let's better our safety score in '84" Poster , 1983 Containers map-case 3 , drawer 12 Item 2. "Have a safe Merry Christmas" Poster , 1983
Safety Microfilm Scope and Contents note This section includes microfilmed injury reports from 1969-1972, as well as safety statistics from the National Works. Monthly reports list the number of accidents by department and detail those that had occurred in the twenty-four hours prior to the report's release. From these, trends in accident frequency and severity can be studied.
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Safety Activity Reports; Injury Reports , 1970-1974 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 64 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Injury Reports; Safety Statistics , 1968-1972 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 65 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Safety Statistics , August 1968- September 1970 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 66 Medical Records Scope and Contents note These are the medical records of former employees of the National Works. The original documents were not salvageable, so the Archives Service Center created microfilm copies before they were destroyed. These records contain information about the typical plant worker's health while at the Works, including any injuries sustained while on the job, physical examination results, and details of any treatment administered at the plant hospital.
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Medical Records; "Deceased and Pensioned" , 1965-1975 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 67-78 U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Medical Records, "Quits and Transfers" , 1965-1973 Containers microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 microfilm-cabinet 3 , drawer 6 , reel 79-93 Subseries 5. Employment, Placement, and Employee Activities Scope and Content Notes The documents in this subseries detail the hiring and discharge of employees at the National-Duquesne Works. Termination files detail the grounds for dismissal and employment documents list the worker's nationality and military service, among other things. The activity and affirmative action reports outline the number of workers at the plant and divides them by race and gender. Broadcast sheets provide a list of all employments, terminations, and status changes, such as promotions, within the given year. Applications for the Work's 1960s Electric-Resistance Welding facilities are also included. Photographs of the annual apprentice dinner can be found in a separate box in media storage.
Termination, Employment, Lost Check, and Transfer Listings , 1956-1971 Change in Employment Status, Foreman and Others , 1957-1968 Employment and Transfer Notices , 1960-1965 Employment Listings , 1963-1971 Electric-Resistance Welding Applications , 1960s Applications , 1969 Broadcast Sheets, Activity Reports and Service Awards , 1975-1982 Employment Records and Production and Maintenance Memos Activity Reports Foremen's Tests Management Position Applications Equal Employment Opportunity Commission College Recruiting Subseries 6. Training Scope and Content Notes These records contain information regarding the training of new or promoted employees. Documents include questionnaires and advice about how to become a better and more efficient leader.
Management Training , 1950s-1970s Management Training and Training Subject Files , 1960s-1970s Management Training and Development Job Instruction Training, Leadership Effective Speaking and Leadership Training Safety Training Tests Reports and Safety Training Training Brochures Training Documents Subseries 7. Rate Administration and William J. McShane Files Scope and Content Notes William McShane began working for the National Tube Company in 1946. By 1953, he had become the supervisor of Organization Planning and Rate Administration. Some of his duties were to appraise the abilities of managers and initiate changes in the organization, as well as salaries or wages, of plant workers. After their merger he was responsible for these areas at both the National and Duquesne plants. McShane worked in Rate Administration and Organization Planning into the 1980s.
Included in this subseries is a 1957 book with files on those working in the Duquesne Works' Central Operations. Information on their birthplace, nationality, education, salary, work history and military experience are available along with a photograph of each man. Personnel files regarding employees' removal from the payroll also include data on work history and salary. National Plant Rate Bureau subject files are alphabetized and include such information as management charts for every USX open hearth blast furnace.
Personnel Files , 1935-1950 Wage and Salary Inequity Program , 1947 Job Description, Wage Rate, and Inequity Program National Plant Rate Bureau, D-1 to D-2 Requests for Rate Change McShane Correspondence and Business Papers Duquesne, Exempt and Non-Exempt Salary , 1964-1969 Series III. Accounting , 1940-1971 Scope and Content Notes The Accounting department at National-Duquesne Works worked with plant finances, including payroll and production costs. Cost sheet abstracts detail operations costs for various facilities at the plant. Information regarding salaries and incentive earnings are also present. The monthly progress reports outline the expenditures and profits of the Works. Files regarding exempt employees outline special situations in which those with administrative and executive positions are exempt from minimum wage and time and a half overtime.
Exempt Salary Sheets , 1952 Labor Turnover and Accounting Department , 1945-1946 Cost Sheet Abstracts, Monthly Progress Reports and Supervisor Incentive Earnings , 1940-1952 Tax Liens and the Accounting Department , 1954-1971 Non-Exempt Salaried Employees , 1950s-1960s Accounting Bi-Weekly Salaried Employees , 1950s-1960s Operating Department Rates , 1950s-1970s Compensation, Exempt and Non-Covered Employees , 1960s Series IV. Union Check-Offs , 1947-1976 Scope and Content Notes This series includes monthly updates regarding additions and deletions to the membership lists of Local Unions #1408, 2316, and 3074. Included are the names and jobs of the new members and the reason for a deleted member's removal.
Local Union Dues Check-Off List , 1947-1958 Local Union Check-Off Runs , 1970-1976 Series V. Ledgers , 1941-1966 Scope and Content Notes These ledgers were used at the National-Duquesne Works and contain employee names, citizenship/ethnicity, addresses, payroll and vacation information, and pension eligibility. Rosters contain an individual's clock number as well as notes on deceased, pensioned, terminated, transferred, and drafted employees.
Employee Roster , 1941 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 1 Citizenship Verification , 1942 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 2 Payroll , 1942 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 3 Employee Roster , 1943 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 4 Employee Roster , 1944 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 5 Employee Roster , 1945-1946 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 6 Employee Roster , 1947 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 7 Employee Roster , 1948 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 8 Payroll , 1949-1950 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 9 Employee Roster , 1952 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 10 Name and Address Listing, 1952 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 11 Employee Roster , 1953 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 12 Employee Roster , 1954 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 13 Employee Roster , 1956 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 14 Payroll, 1957 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 15-16 Employee Roster , 1957 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 17 Employee Roster , 1957-1958 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 18 Employee Roster , 1959 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 19 Payroll , 1962 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 20 Employee Roster , 1966 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 21 Employee Transfers , 1967 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 22 Savings and Vacation Plans Roster , 1968 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 23 Pension Eligible Employees Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , volume 24 Verification of Birth, Citizenship, and Pension Eligibility , 1942 Containers box 299 , drawer 6 box 299 , drawer 6 , reel 94 Series VI. Presentations Scope and Content Notes This series contains slide shows and their accompanying recordings, as well as training audio and video cassettes. Some slides and videos provide images of the National Works plant and its employees.
Subseries 1. Slide Shows Scope and Content Notes Within this subseries are slide shows that provide information on U.S. Steel and National-Duquesne Works' training for specific duties, compensation programs, and health and safety information.
Slide Binders Subseries 2. Recordings for Slide Shows Scope and Content Notes The following audio tapes, labeled here as "Cassette," have corresponding slide shows and are arranged in order of how they appear in the binders.
"Camping at Camp Aliquippa" Containers box 302 , cassette 1 "Management Compensation Program" Containers box 302 , cassette 2 "Packing Clinic" Containers box 302 , cassette 3 "Oxy-Acetylene Handling and Application" Containers box 302 , cassette 4 "Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Welding" Containers box 302 , cassette 5 "Introduction to Couplings" Containers box 302 , cassette 6 "CRT Operations" Containers box 302 , cassette 7 "Force" Containers box 302 , cassette 8 "Introduction to Fluid Power" Containers box 302 , cassette 9 "Intro. to Air Valves and Simple Circuits" Containers box 302 , cassette 10 "How to Tame a Machine" Containers box 302 , cassette 11 "Roll Pipe with Pipe Hook" Containers box 302 , cassette 12 "The Little Things That Count" Containers box 302 , cassette 13 "Intro. to Safety Belts and Lanyards" Containers box 302 , cassette 14 "Introduction to the Blooming Mill Indoctrination Program" Containers box 302 , cassette 15 "Rolling Mills Safety Hook up Program" Containers box 302 , cassette 16 "Andy Tells Steve about Rescue Breathing" Containers box 302 , cassette 17 "Caring for Bearings" Containers box 302 , cassette 18 "Roller Bearing Basics" Containers box 302 , cassette 19 "'It Could Happen Here' Fire Prevention" Containers box 302 , cassette 20 "Winter Driving and You" Containers box 302 , cassette 21 "Cylinders" (parts 1&2) Containers box 302 , cassette 22 "Fuses and Heat Pile Up" Containers box 302 , cassette 23 "Fuses and Overloads" Containers box 302 , cassette 24 "Commutators and Carbon Brushes Part One" Containers box 302 , cassette 25 "Commutators and Carbon Brushes Part Two" Containers box 302 , cassette 26 "Principles of Steam Tapping" Containers box 302 , cassette 27 "Human Relations Part I" Containers box 302 , cassette 28 "Human Relations Part II 'Practical Psy.' Action vs. Reaction" Containers box 302 , cassette 29 "Human Relations Part IV" Containers box 302 , cassette 30 "The Silent Killer" Containers box 302 , cassette 31 "'V' Belt Preventive Maintenance" Containers box 302 , cassette 32 "Gate Control" Containers box 302 , cassette 33 Subseries 3. Recordings without Slide Shows Scope and Content Notes The following audio tapes, labeled as "Cassette," and record do not correspond to any of the slide shows present in the binders.
"Compensation Program for Salaried Excluded, 1974" Containers box 302 , cassette 34 "Ken Boulden Material" Containers box 302 , cassette 35 "Bay 17 Threader Part II" Containers box 302 , cassette 36 "National Productivity" Containers box 302 , cassette 37 "Steel Com" Containers box 302 , cassette 39 "Duquesne Productivity" Containers box 302 , cassette 40 "Beating Today's Competition" Containers box 302 , cassette 41 "Principles and Interest" Containers box 302 , record 1 Subseries 4. Video/Film Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains video cassettes that were used at the National Works. Topics include U.S. Steel policies in the early 1980s and training to work on a variety of machines, among others.
"Nut & Bolt Fasteners" Containers box 302 , cassette 1 "Slab Identification" Texas Works , 1979 Containers box 302 , cassette 2 "Overcoming Objections" Containers box 302 , cassette 3 Coupling Seminar #3 , April 25, 1979 Containers box 302 , cassette 4 "P.M.C. Boring Machine Operation" Containers box 302 , cassette 5 "P.M.C. Cut-Off Machine Operation" Containers box 302 , cassette 6 "P.M.C. Carbide Tapping Machine" Containers box 302 , cassette 7 "P.M.C. Tapping Machine Size Change" Containers box 302 , cassette 8 "United States Steel David M. Roderick" Containers box 302 , cassette 9 "Oilwell . . . Equipping Energy Industries Worldwide" Containers box 302 , cassette 10 "Identifying Job Related Behaviors" and "Effective Appraisal Sessions" Containers box 302 , cassette 11 "Strategies for the 80's . . . Employee Recognition" , 1981 Containers box 302 , cassette 12 "U.S. Steel's Product Marketing" , 1982 Containers box 302 , cassette 13 "U.S.S. Realty . . . USS Realty Development" , 1981 Containers box 302 , cassette 14 "The Value of Video Training" Containers box 302 , cassette 15 "Accident Investigation Report" , June 28, 1982 Containers box 302 , cassette 16 "Anti-Dumping" Containers box 302 , cassette 17 "Duquesne BOP Camera Shots" Containers box 302 , cassette 18 "The Environment . . . Energy and U.S. Steel" , 1982 Containers box 302 , cassette 19 "Arbitration Case" Containers box 302 , cassette 20 "Financial Stability One of Our Strengths" , 1981 Containers box 302 , cassette 21 "Marathon to U.S. Steel" Containers box 302 , cassette 22 Series VII. Photographs , 1943-1957 Scope and Content Notes This series contains photographs from apprentice dinners held by the National-Duquesne Works.
Apprentice Dinner Photos , 1943-1957 