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International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers of America, Local 104 (Seattle, Washington) records, 1937-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers of America. Local 104 (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers of America, Local 104 (Seattle, Washington) records
- Dates
- 1937-1960 (inclusive)19371961
- Quantity
- 7.47 cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1409 (Accession No. 1409-001)
- Summary
- Records of a labor organization representing workers in the states of Washington and Alaska
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers of America, Local 104 is a labor organization representing workers in the states of Washington and Alaska. It was formed from a merger of Blacksmiths’ Lodge No. 106 and Boilermakers’ Lodge No 104 in 1953. In 1958, Local Lodges No. 541 (Welders) and Local Lodge No 104 (Boilermakers) merged to form a new Local 104. Boilermakers Local No 104 had its origins as a local union organized in 1892 in Seattle. During the period of the records in this collection, workers worked in shipyards, boiler and tank manufacturing, and as welders and metal fabricators.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collective bargaining, correspondence and subject files related to organizing and representation of workers in metalworking trades, particularly in shipyards and metal fabrication shops. Records include contracts, shop stewards’ reports, employee lists, correspondence related to disputes, and organizing. Includes records concerning the amalgamation of the Boilermakers’ and Blacksmiths’ international unions, as well as materials about the merger of three local unions in the 1950s into the present Local 104. Jurisdictional records include materials on negotiations with other trade unions regarding jurisdiction over closely related work. Only correspondence and subject files M-Z were transferred by the union.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Preferred Citation
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers of America, Local 104 (Seattle, Washington) records, Accession No. 1409-001. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 2 series.
- Series 1, Jurisdictional Records, 1937-1960
- Series 2, Correspondence and Subject Files, 1940-1960
Acquisition Information
Gift of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers of America, Local 104, via James O'Brien, August 1970.
Processing Note
Processed in 2023 by Ernie Dornfeld
Related Materials
The University of Washington Libraries also holds microfilm of issues of the newspapers, the 104 Reporter (published 1942-1947) and the Seattle Boilermakers' 104 Reporter (after 1947), which both were published by the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, Local 104.
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.boilermakers.org/
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Jurisdictional Records, 1937-1960Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Pipefitters - Boilermakers issues |
1937-1949 |
| 1/2 | Pipefitters - Boilermakers issues |
1950-1951 |
| 1/3 | Pipefitters - Boilermakers issues |
1952-1954 |
| 1/4 | Pipefitters - Boilermakers issues |
1955-1961 |
| 1/5 | Sheet Metal Workers - Boilermakers issues |
1946-1960 |
| 1/6 | Sheet Metal Workers - Boilermakers
agreements |
1954-1960 |
| 1/7 | Millwrights - Boilermakers issues |
1952-1959 |
| 1/8 | Millwrights - Boilermakers agreements |
1952-1961 |
| 1/9 | Iron Workers - Boilermakers agreements |
1950-1952 |
| 1/10 | Iron Workers - Boilermakers agreements |
1953-1958 |
| 1/11 | Iron Workers - Boilermakers issues |
1954 |
| 1/12 | Iron Workers - Boilermakers issues |
1955-1961 |
| 1/13 | United Association - Boilermakers issues, pipe
fabrication |
1953-1963 |
| 1/14 | Disputes handled by Building and Construction Trades
Unit |
1963-1966 |
| 1/15 | Jurisdiction agreement - Machinists |
1946-1950 |
Series 2: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1940-1960Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/16 | General field correspondence |
1957-1959 |
| 1/17 | Membership correspondence |
1953-1958 |
| 1/18 | Health and Welfare Fund monthly report of
payments |
1957-1960 |
| 1/19 | Frank Mann NLRB case |
1948-1949 |
| 1/20 | Manson Construction and Engineering |
1959 |
| 1/21 | Manson-Osberg Company |
1953-1958 |
| 1/22 | Maritime shipyards |
1957 |
| 1/23 | Markey Machine |
1950-1959 |
| 1/24 | McNary Dam |
1947-1950 |
| 1/25 | Membership reports to Grand Lodge |
1954-1958 |
| 1/26 | Merger of Boilermakers International Union and
Blacksmiths International Union |
1951-1953 |
| 1/27 | Merger of Local Lodges 104, 541, and 716 |
1954-1960 |
| 2/1 | Miscellaneous correspondence and agreements, independent
shops |
1948-1959 |
| 2/2 | Miscellaneous shops |
1955-1957 |
| 2/3 | MISCo, Inc. |
1952-1958 |
| 2/4 | Morgan Electric |
1959 |
| 2/5 | Morrison-Knudsen |
1946-1957 |
| 2/6 | National Labor Relations Board |
1954 |
| 2/7 | National Labor Relations Board |
1955-1956 |
| 2/8 | National Labor Relations Board compliance |
1951-1957 |
| 2/9 | National Steel Construction Company |
1953-1959 |
| 2/10 | Nicholson Manufacturing Company |
1956 |
| 2/11 | Boilermakers' Nonpartisan Political League |
1950-1954 |
| 2/12 | Nordine Manufacturing |
1953-1959 |
| 2/13 | Northwest Metal Products Corporation |
1947-1951 |
| 2/14 | Northwest Ship Repair |
1951-1954 |
| 2/15 | Northwest Tractor and Equipment |
1946-1954 |
| 2/16 | Pacific Car and Foundry Everett plant (part 1 of
2) |
1951-1955 |
| 2/17 | Pacific Car and Foundry Everett plant (part 2 of
2) |
1951-1955 |
| 2/18 | Pacific Car and Foundry Renton plant |
1954-1958 |
| 2/19 | Pacific Car and Foundry Renton plant |
1955-1958 |
| 2/20 | Pacific Coast District Metal Trades Council |
1952-1960 |
| 2/21 | Pacific Coast Marine District Council |
1959-1960 |
| 2/22 | Pacific Coast shipyard master agreement |
1956-1958 |
| 2/23 | Pacific Coast Shipyard Negotiating Conference
proceedings |
1958 |
| 2/24 | Pacific Coast shipyard negotiations |
1959 |
| 2/25 | Pacific Northwest Industries |
1957-1959 |
| 2/26 | Patternmakers |
1952-1955 |
| 3/1 | Patton, Homer E. |
1956-1958 |
| 3/2 | Pension plan |
1951 |
| 3/3 | Penstocks at Ketchikan, Alaska |
1959 |
| 3/4 | W. E. Pearson Co. |
1952-1956 |
| 3/5 | J. W. Perron Co. |
1946-1959 |
| 3/6 | J. W. Perron Co. |
1953-1958 |
| 3/7 | Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. |
1950-1955 |
| 3/8 | Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. |
1956-1959 |
| 3/9 | Plant Maintenance, Inc. |
1957 |
| 3/10 | Pointer-Willamette |
1944-1952 |
| 3/11 | Pointer-Willamette, National Labor Relations
Board |
1949-1953 |
| 3/12 | Pointer-Willamette, Farr and Angle case |
1953 |
| 3/13 | Pointer-Willamette |
1953 |
| 3/14 | Pointer-Willamette |
1952-1956 |
| 3/15 | Portland Erection, Inc. |
1959 |
| 3/16 | Port of Seattle |
1956-1959 |
| 3/17 | Prosser Welding and Machine |
1948-1952 |
| 3/18 | Protective equipment - State of Washington |
1944-1956 |
| 3/19 | Puget Sound Drake Company |
1956 |
| 3/20 | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. |
1952-1958 |
| 3/21 | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. shop steward
reports |
1953-1958 |
| 3/22 | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. |
1954-1960 |
| 3/23 | Puget Sound Fabricators, Inc. |
1951-1959 |
| 3/24 | Raber and Kief |
1955 |
| 3/25 | Refinery organizing |
1953-1956 |
| 3/26 | Reliable Welding Works |
1957-1958 |
| 3/27 | Renton Boiler Works |
1948-1957 |
| 3/28 | Renton Central Labor Council |
1956-1957 |
| 3/29 | Renton Machine and Welding Works |
1946-1953 |
| 4/1 | Renton School District No. 403 |
1955 |
| 4/2 | Republic Steel Corporation |
1955 |
| 4/3 | Right to Work Law |
1956 |
| 4/4 | Riley Stoker Corporation |
1953-1959 |
| 4/5 | Robinson Machine Works |
1948-1959 |
| 4/6 | Rothschild International Stevedoring |
1959 |
| 4/7 | Rowe Machine Works |
1956-1957 |
| 4/8 | Ryan and Haworth |
1954-1959 |
| 4/9 | Safeway Scaffold, Inc. |
1958-1959 |
| 4/10 | Sagers, Inc. |
1959 |
| 4/11 | Seattle Boiler Works, Inc. |
1951-1959 |
| 4/12 | Seattle Building and Construction Trades
Council |
1952-1959 |
| 4/13 | Seattle Metal Trades Council |
1950-1959 |
| 4/14 | Shop seniority list |
1955 |
| 4/15 | Shop seniority list |
1956 |
| 4/16 | Shop seniority list, July 1957 |
1957 |
| 4/17 | Shop seniority list, December 1957 |
1957 |
| 4/18 | Shop seniority list, September 1958 |
1958 |
| 4/19 | Shipyard correspondence |
1950-1958 |
| 4/20 | Shipyards |
1952-1956 |
| 4/21 | Shipbuilding file |
1956-1958 |
| 4/22 | Shipyards - premium pay for certified
welding |
1957-1958 |
| 4/23 | Sheet Metal Workers addendum |
1948-1952 |
| 4/24 | Shop stewards |
1953-1958 |
| 4/25 | Shop stewards' meetings |
1952-1957 |
| 4/26 | Sitka Pulp Mill Builders |
1956-1957 |
| 4/27 | A. O. Smith Corporation |
1953-1955 |
| 4/28 | Sound Industries Service Corporation |
1958 |
| 4/29 | Solar Chicago Division of U.S. Industries,
Inc. |
1959 |
| 4/30 | Sparling Sales Ltd. |
1956 |
| 4/31 | Spokane Local #242 |
1945-1957 |
| 4/32 | Steel Construction Company |
1953-1958 |
| 4/33 | Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation |
1956-1959 |
| 4/34 | Shop strike |
1951-1952 |
| 4/35 | Shop strike |
1953 |
| 5/1 | Strike assessment fund |
1951 |
| 5/2 | Strike benefits |
1951-1957 |
| 5/3 | Strike assessment excuses |
1953 |
| 5/4 | Strike rolls |
1953 |
| 5/5 | Sumner Iron Works |
1951-1958 |
| 5/6 | Swanson Welding Company |
1945-1958 |
| 5/7 | Taft-Hartley Act bulletins, letters |
1947-1948 |
| 5/8 | Tax deductions for subsistence payments |
1945-1958 |
| 5/9 | Tax filings |
1953-1957 |
| 5/10 | TEMCO Company |
1958 |
| 5/11 | P. C. Thomson Company |
1948-1958 |
| 5/12 | J. T. Thorpe Northwest, Inc. |
1958 |
| 5/13 | Todd Shipyards Corporation |
1944-1954 |
| 5/14 | Todd Shipyards Corporation |
1955-1959 |
| 5/15 | Torrid King |
1955 |
| 5/16 | U&I Sugar Company |
1953 |
| 5/17 | Unemployment cases |
1946-1950 |
| 5/18 | Shipyard strike unemployment cases |
1951 |
| 5/19 | Union shop card receipts |
1946-1949 |
| 5/20 | Union Steel Manufacturing |
1953-1958 |
| 5/21 | Union Tank Works, Inc. |
1956-1959 |
| 5/22 | United Concrete Pipe Corporation |
1950-1956 |
| 5/23 | United Concrete Pipe Corporation |
1953-1960 |
| 5/24 | United Good Neighbor Fund |
1956-1959 |
| 5/25 | Valley Iron Works |
1947-1958 |
| 5/26 | Voting - ballots for union office |
1956 |
| 5/27 | Waitsburg Welding Works (part 1 of 6) |
1947-1952 |
| 5/28 | Waitsburg Welding Works (part 2 of 6) |
1947-1952 |
| 5/29 | Waitsburg Welding Works (part 3 of 6) |
1947-1952 |
| 5/30 | Waitsburg Welding Works (part 4 of 6) |
1947-1952 |
| 6/1 | Waitsburg Welding Works (part 5 of 6) |
1947-1952 |
| 6/2 | Waitsburg Welding Works (part 6 of 6) |
1947-1952 |
| 6/3 | Ward Cove Builders |
1951-1958 |
| 6/4 | Washington Iron Works |
1951-1958 |
| 6/5 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. |
1947-1958 |
| 6/6 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. |
1953-1959 |
| 6/7 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. miscellaneous
agreements |
1940-1954 |
| 6/8 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence |
1945-1947 |
| 6/9 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence |
1948 |
| 6/10 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence |
1949 |
| 6/11 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence |
1950 |
| 6/12 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence |
1951 |
| 6/13 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence |
1952-1953 |
| 6/14 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence (part 1 of
2) |
1954-1959 |
| 6/15 | Washington Metal Trades, Inc. correspondence (part 2 of
2) |
1954-1959 |
| 6/16 | Washington State Building and Construction Trades
Council |
1954-1959 |
| 6/17 | Washington State Federation of Labor |
1953-1956 |
| 6/18 | Washington State Labor Council |
1957-1958 |
| 6/19 | Welders |
1937-1943 |
| 6/20 | Welders |
1944 |
| 6/21 | Welders |
1945-1949 |
| 6/22 | Welders |
1951-1952 |
| 6/23 | Arbitration award regarding jurisdiction over
oxy-acetylene torch work - "Wilson Award" |
1918, 1951 |
| 6/24 | The Welding Shop |
1946-1958 |
| 6/25 | Weldit Tank and Steel Company |
1952-1956 |
| 6/26 | Wells and Wade, Inc. |
1952-1958 |
| 6/27 | West Coast Construction Company |
1956 |
| 6/28 | Western Blower Company |
1951-1958 |
| 7/1 | West Street Carriage Company |
1958-1959 |
| 7/2 | H. W. Whitaker |
1958-1959 |
| 7/3 | Wickes Boiler Company |
1959 |
| 7/4 | A. Wilcox Company |
1959 |
| 7/5 | Howard S. Wright Construction Co. |
1957-1959 |
| 7/6 | Wyatt and Kipper Fabricators, Inc.
agreements |
1950-1958 |
| 7/7 | Wyatt and Kipper (part 1 of 2) |
1950-1959 |
| 7/8 | Wyatt and Kipper (part 2 of 2) |
1950-1959 |
| 7/9 | Wyatt and Kipper Alaska |
1954-1955 |
| 7/10 | Wyatt and Kipper construction file |
1957 |
| 7/11 | Yakima Brazing and Welding |
1947-1953 |
| 7/12 | Yakima Building Trades Council |
1952-1959 |
| 7/13 | Yakima Tank and Steel |
1947-1952 |
| 7/14 | Zeeb Iron Works, Inc. |
1947-1959 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Collective labor agreements--Metal industry
- Collective labor agreements--Washington (State)
- Metal-workers--Labor unions--Washington (State)
- Metal-workers--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Shipbuilding industry--Employees--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Shipbuilding industry--Washington (State)
Corporate Names
- International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America. Local 104 (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers of America. Local 104 (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America. Local 104 (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)
