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Oregon AFL-CIO records, 1918-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon AFL-CIO
- Title
- Oregon AFL-CIO records
- Dates
- 1918-2009 (inclusive)19182009
- Quantity
- 11 cubic feet, (8 record cartons, 5 document cases, and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- Coll 378
- Summary
- Records of the Oregon AFL-CIO, consisting of proceedings, reports, minutes, correspondence, and photographs, relating primarily convention proceedings and executive board meetings. The Oregon AFL-CIO formed around 1900 as the Oregon Federation of Labor.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed in 1886 to provide unified representation for trade and craft unions. Within a few years, it gained affiliate trade groups in Portland. The Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) formed in 1935, and the two bodies merged to form the AFL-CIO in 1955; George Meany served as president. The state branch, the Oregon Federation of Labor, held its first convention in 1902, and later formed a governing body, the Oregon State Labor Council. The Oregon Federation of Labor changed its name to Oregon AFL-CIO in 1958. James T. Marr served as executive secretary from 1955-1965.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This assemblage of the Oregon AFL-CIO records consists of proceedings, reports, minutes, correspondence, and photographs, relating primarily to convention proceedings and executive board meetings. Other subjects include the AFL-CIO scholarship and its recipients; politicians; staff; political activities; and the ladies auxiliary. Among the photographs are images of George Meany, James T. Marr, several Oregon governors and U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Oregon AFL-CIO records, Coll 378, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in two series: Series 1. Documents; Series 2. Photographs.
Acquisition Information
Gifts of the Oregon AFL-CIO, care of Barbara Byrd, May 2013 (Lib. Acc. 27932) and March 2014 (Lib. Acc. 28168).
Processing Note
Materials removed from binders for preservation.
Related Materials
The papers of Irving H. Fletcher, Oregon AFL-CIO president, are cataloged as Coll 418 in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library; additional materials relating to the Oregon AFL-CIO and other labor organizations are included in the Labor Collection, Mss 1505.
Related Materials
Additional records of the Oregon AFL-CIO are cataloged as Bx 165 in the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, Eugene, Oregon.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Documents, 1945-2009Return to Top
9 cubic feet, (8 record cartons and 2 document cases)
Convention proceedings, executive committee meetings, scholarship publicity scrapbooks, and assorted other materials.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Scholarship publicity scrapbook |
1947-1956 |
| 1 | 2 | Scholarship publicity scrapbook |
1957-1966 |
| 6 | 21 | 53rd Annual Convention, Oregon State Federation of Labor (Medford, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1955 July 25-29 |
| 6 | 22 | 53rd Annual Convention, Oregon State Federation of Labor (Medford, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1955 July 25-29 |
| 1 | 3 | First Constitutional Convention of Oregon State Labor Council (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1956 June 19-22 |
| 1 | 4 | First Constitutional Convention of Oregon State Labor Council (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1956 June 19-22 |
| 2 | 1 | 2nd Annual Convention of the Oregon State Labor Council (Klamath Falls, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1957 August 5-7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2nd Annual Convention of the Oregon State Labor Council (Klamath Falls, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1957 August 5-7 |
| 8 | 8 | 3rd Annual Convention of Oregon State Labor Council (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1958 August 4-6 |
| 8 | 9 | 3rd Annual Convention of Oregon State Labor Council (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1958 August 7-8 |
| 2 | 3 | 4th Annual Convention of the Oregon State Labor Council (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1959 August 3-5 |
| 2 | 4 | 4th Annual Convention of the Oregon State Labor Council (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1959 August 6-7 |
| 2 | 5 | 5th Annual Convention (Pendleton, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1960 August 1-3 |
| 2 | 6 | 5th Annual Convention (Pendleton, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1960 August 4-5 |
| 2 | 7 | 6th Annual Convention (Coos Bay, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1961 June 12-14 |
| 2 | 8 | 6th Annual Convention (Coos Bay, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1961 June 15-16 |
| 2 | 9 | 7th Annual Convention (Salem, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1962 August 27-28 |
| 2 | 10 | 7th Annual Convention (Salem, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1962 August 29-30 |
| 2 | 11 | 7th Annual Convention (Salem, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1962 August 31 |
| 2 | 12 | 8th Annual Convention (Eugene, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1963 September 16-17 |
| 2 | 13 | 8th Annual Convention (Eugene, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1963 September 17-19 |
| 2 | 14 | 8th Annual Convention (Eugene, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1963 September 19-20 |
| 3 | 1 | 9th Annual Convention (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1964 September 14-15 |
| 3 | 2 | 9th Annual Convention (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1964 September 16-17 |
| 3 | 3 | 9th Annual Convention (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1964 September 18 |
| 3 | 4 | 9th Annual Convention (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 4 - Speeches |
1964 September 14-15 |
| 3 | 5 | 10th Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1965 September 20-22 |
| 3 | 6 | 10th Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1965 September 23-24 |
| 3 | 7 | 11th Annual Convention (North Bend, Or.), Vol.1 |
1966 September 12-14 |
| 3 | 8 | 11th Annual Convention (North Bend, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1966 September 14-16 |
| 3 | 9 | 12th Annual Convention (Eugene, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1967 September 18-20 |
| 3 | 10 | 12th Annual Convention (Eugene, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1967 September 20-22 |
| 3 | 11 | 13th Annual Convention (Salem, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1968 September 23-24 |
| 3 | 12 | 13th Annual Convention (Salem, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1968 September 25 |
| 3 | 13 | 13th Annual Convention (Salem, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1968 September 26 |
| 3 | 14 | 14th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1969 September 23 |
| 3 | 15 | 14th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1969 September 22-23 |
| 3 | 16 | 14th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1969 September 24 |
| 3 | 17 | 15th Annual Convention (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1970 September 14-15 |
| 3 | 18 | 15th Annual Convention (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1970 September 16 |
| 3 | 19 | 15th Annual Convention (Roseburg, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1970 September 17 |
| 7 | 1 | 1st Biennial Constitutional Convention (Klamath Falls, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1973 September 17-18 |
| 7 | 2 | 1st Biennial Constitutional Convention (Klamath Falls, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1973 September 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 1st Biennial Constitutional Convention (Klamath Falls, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1973 September 20-21 |
| 7 | 4 | 2nd Biennial Constitutional Convention (Seaside, Or.) |
1975 September 8-12 |
| 7 | 5 | 2nd Biennial COPE Convention (North Bend, Or.) |
1974 June 24-26 |
| 8 | 1 | 3rd Biennial COPE Convention (Portland, Or.) |
1976 July 12-16 |
| 8 | 2 | 3rd Biennial COPE Convention (Portland, Or.) - Agenda |
1976 July 12-16 |
| 8 | 4 | 3rd Biennial Constitutional Convention (Eugene-Springfield, Or.) |
1977 September 19-22 |
| 7 | 6 | 4th Biennial COPE Convention (Seaside, Or.) |
1978 June 5-9 |
| 7 | 7 | 4th Biennial Constitutional Convention (North Bend, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1979 September 17-21 |
| 7 | 8 | 4th Biennial Constitutional Convention (North Bend, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1979 September 17-21 |
| 8 | 3 | 5th Biennial COPE Convention (Portland, Or.) |
1980 June 30-July 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 5th Biennial Constitutional Convention (Springfield, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1981 September 14-18 |
| 8 | 6 | 5th Biennial Constitutional Convention (Springfield, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1981 September 14-18 |
| 8 | 7 | 5th Biennial Constitutional Convention (Springfield, Or.) - Summary of Resolutions |
1981 September 14-18 |
| 4 | 1 | 27th Annual Convention (North Bend, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1982 June 28-July 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 27th Annual Convention (North Bend, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1982 June 28-July 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 28th Annual Convention (Coos Bay, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1983 September 19-22 |
| 4 | 4 | 28th Annual Convention (Coos Bay, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1983 September 19-22 |
| 4 | 5 | 29th Annual Convention |
1984 June 5-7 |
| 4 | 6 | 30th Annual Convention (Coos Bay, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1985 August 20-23 |
| 4 | 7 | 30th Annual Convention (Coos Bay, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1985 August 20-23 |
| 4 | 8 | 31st Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1986 June 23-25 |
| 4 | 9 | 31st Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1986 June 23-25 |
| 4 | 10 | 32nd Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1987 September 22-24 |
| 5 | 1 | 32nd Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1987 September 22-24 |
| 5 | 2 | 33rd Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1988 June 6-7 |
| 5 | 3 | 33rd Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1988 June 6-7 |
| 5 | 4 | 35th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1990 June 11-12 |
| 5 | 5 | 35th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1990 June 11-12 |
| 5 | 6 | 36th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1991 September 23-25 |
| 5 | 7 | 36th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1991 September 23-25 |
| 5 | 8 | 37th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1992 June 18 |
| 5 | 9 | 37th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1992 June 19 |
| 5 | 10 | 38th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1993 September 27 |
| 5 | 11 | 38th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1993 September 28 |
| 5 | 12 | 38th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1993 September 29 |
| 5 | 13 | 39th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1994 June 27 |
| 5 | 14 | 39th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1994 June 28 |
| 6 | 1 | 40th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
1995 September 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 40th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
1995 September 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 40th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 3 |
1995 September 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 41st Annual Convention (Salem, Or.) |
1996 June 24-25 |
| 6 | 5 | 42nd Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.) |
1997 September 22-23 |
| 6 | 6 | 45th Annual Convention (Albany, Or.), Vol. 1 |
2000 June 19-20 |
| 6 | 7 | 45th Annual Convention (Albany, Or.), Vol. 2 |
2000 June 19-20 |
| 6 | 8 | 46th Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 1 |
2001 September 10 |
| 6 | 9 | 46th Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 2 |
2001 September 11 |
| 7 | 10 | New Alliance Convocation |
2002 May 4 |
| 6 | 10 | 47th Annual Convention (Corvallis, Or.), Vol. 1 |
2002 June 10 |
| 6 | 11 | 47th Annual Convention (Corvallis, Or.), Vol. 2 |
2002 June 11 |
| 6 | 12 | 48th Annual Convention (Albany, Or.), Vol. 1 |
2003 September 8 |
| 6 | 13 | 48th Annual Convention (Albany, Or.), Vol. 2 |
2003 September 9 |
| 6 | 14 | 48th Annual Convention (Albany, Or.), Vol. 3 |
2003 September 10 |
| 6 | 15 | 49th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 1 |
2005 October 17 |
| 6 | 16 | 49th Annual Convention (Portland, Or.), Vol. 2 |
2005 October 18 |
| 6 | 17 | 50th Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 1 |
2007 October 8 |
| 6 | 18 | 50th Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 2 |
2007 October 9 |
| 6 | 19 | 50th Annual Convention (Seaside, Or.), Vol. 3 |
2007 October 10 |
| 6 | 20 | 51st Annual Convention (Bend, Or.) |
2009 October 26 |
| 9 | 1 | Executive Board meetings |
1945-1949 |
| 9 | 2 | Executive Board meetings |
1950-1954 |
| 9 | 3 | Executive Board meetings |
1955 |
| 9 | 4 | Executive Board meetings |
1956 |
| 9 | 5 | Executive Board meetings |
1956-1961 |
| 9 | 6 | Executive Board meetings |
1962-1964 |
| 9 | 7 | Executive Board meetings |
1965-1967 |
| 9 | 8 | Executive Board meetings |
1968 |
| 9 | 9 | Executive Board meetings |
1969 |
| 9 | 10 | Executive Board meetings |
1970 |
| 9 | 11 | Executive Board meetings |
1971 |
| 9 | 12 | Executive Board meetings |
1972 |
| 9 | 13 | Executive Board meetings |
1973 |
| 9 | 14 | Executive Board meetings |
1974 |
| 9 | 15 | Executive Board meetings |
1975 |
| 9 | 16 | Executive Board meetings |
1976 |
| 9 | 17 | Executive Board meetings |
1977 |
| 9 | 18 | Executive Board meetings |
1978 |
| 9 | 19 | Executive Board meetings |
1979 |
| 9 | 20 | Executive Board meetings |
1980 |
| 9 | 21 | Executive Board meetings |
1981 |
| 7 | 9 | Executive Board |
1981 October 1 |
| 9 | 22 | Executive Board meetings |
1982 |
| 10 | 1 | Executive Board meetings |
1983 |
| 10 | 2 | Executive Board meetings |
1984 |
| 10 | 3 | Executive Board meetings |
1985 |
| 10 | 4 | Executive Board meetings |
1986 |
| 10 | 5 | Executive Board meetings |
1987 |
| 10 | 6 | Executive Board meetings |
1988 |
| 10 | 7 | Executive Board meetings |
1989 |
| 10 | 8 | Executive Board meetings |
1990 |
| 10 | 9 | Executive Board meetings |
1991 |
| 10 | 10 | Flag found with photographs |
undated |
| 10 | 11 | Clippings |
1952; 1966; undated |
| 10 | 12 | Proclamation - Oregon Labor Week |
1988 August 24 |
Series 2: Photographs, 1918-2000Return to Top
1.1 cubic feet, (3 document cases and 1 oversize folder)
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 1 | Candid staff photos |
1965 |
| 11 | 2 | Staged group staff photos |
circa 1940-1980 |
| 11 | 3 | AFL-CIO staff and functions |
1988 |
| 11 | 4 | Executive Board, Cigar Makers International of America |
1918 August 3-4 |
| 11 | 5 | Executive Board, Oregon Federation of Labor |
circa 1930 |
| 11 | 6 | Lane County Executive Board |
1978 January |
| 11 | 7 | Executive Board, Oregon AFL-CIO |
1973-1979 |
| 11 | 8-9 | Internal board meetings |
circa 1960-1975 |
| 11 | 10 | Conventions |
1924-1988; undated |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize 1 | Conventions |
1918-1956 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 11 | Labor 2000 (Springfield, Or.) |
2000 |
| 11 | 12 | Meetings and banquets |
1948-1976; undated |
| 11 | 13 | Ladies Auxiliary |
circa 1960-circa 1969 |
| 12 | 1 | Political activities |
1950-circa 1989; undated |
| 12 | 2 | Strike, Kerns Company |
circa 1965 |
| 12 | 3 | Gun control event |
undated |
| 12 | 4 | United Seniors |
1988 February 26 |
| 12 | 5 | AFL-CIO union made product exhibitions |
1950-1965; undated |
| 12 | 6 | Governor Victor Atiyeh and AFL-CIO bill signing |
circa 1985 |
| 12 | 7 | Governor Robert Straub and AFL-CIO bill signing |
1975; possibly 1977 |
| 12 | 8 | Governor Tom McCall signing SB 345 |
1971 May 19 |
| 12 | 9 | Politicians
Includes presidents John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter, governors Douglas McKay and Tom McCall, Congressman Peter DeFazio, and Senator Wayne Morse.
|
1952-1994; undated |
| 12 | 10 | Paul E. Gurske and D.E. Nickerson, Oregon State Federation of Labor |
circa 1935 |
| 12 | 11 | Virginia Grant |
circa 1964 |
| 12 | 12 | James T. Marr, Oregon Federation of Labor (photos and cartoon) |
circa 1950 |
| 12 | 13 | George Meany |
1953 |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize 1 | Oversize portraits
Includes J.D. "Rosie" McDonald, George Brown, and unidentified man.
|
undated | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 14 | Young award winners |
1972-1980; undated |
| 12 | 15 | AFL-CIO scholarship winners - photographs |
1950-1981; undated |
| 12 | 16 | AFL-CIO scholarship winners - lists |
1950-1981 |
| 13 | 1 | Landscapes
Includes Newport and Yaquina Bay Bridge.
|
1965; undated |
| 13 | 2 | Candid personal photos |
1959; undated |
| 13 | 3 | Unidentified portraits |
undated; circa 1915-1980 |
| 13 | 4 | Unidentified portraits, 8x10 |
undated; circa 1950s-1980 |
| 13 | 5 | Unidentified individuals |
1953-circa 1975 |
| 13 | 6 | Unidentified groups |
undated; circa 1940s-1990s |
| 13 | 7 | Unidentified groups |
undated; circa 1945-1980 |
| 13 | 8 | Unidentified candid photos |
undated; circa 1945-1980 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor union meetings--Oregon--20th century
- Labor unions--Oregon
- Labor--Oregon--History--20th century
Corporate Names
- Oregon AFL-CIO--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- conference proceedings
- correspondence
- minutes (administrative records)
- photographs
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