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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)
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
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
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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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

Shawna Gandy and George Miller
2014

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