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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 751 records, 1937-2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. District Lodge 751
Title
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 751 records
Dates
1937-2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
21.5 cubic feet, (25 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
6182
Summary
Materials relating to the union and their activities, as well as the Washington Machinists Council
Repository
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

No restrictions on access.

Collection contains some film formats.

Request at UW

Languages
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor
Processing sponsored by the Labor Archives of Washington State Budget
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Historical Note

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge No. 751 traces its origins to the founding of Local Lodge 751 of the International Association of Machinists at the Boeing Airplane Company in 1935. This local union organized Boeing on an industrial rather than craft basis. The first collective bargaining agreement with Boeing was signed July 1, 1936. A union shop was established with the second contract, in 1937. The union was re-organized as District Lodge No. 751 in 1941. It now consists of local lodges 751-A (assembly and production workers), 751-C (machinists), 751-E (electronics workers), 751-F (inspectors, clerks, others), Local 86 (workers in Spokane area), Local 1123 (workers in Wenatchee area and Grand Coulee Dam), and Local 1951 (Richland).

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Content Description

Union governance records include District Lodge 751 council minutes, membership records, and records of union officer elections. Collective bargaining records include negotiation records and contacts with the Boeing Company (1943-1999) as well as records relating to strikes such as video recordings. Records of the District Lodge's Labor History Committee include publications on union history, video interviews with union activists, and memorabilia. Press and publicity records include clipping documenting press coverage of the union and its activities as well as items relating to the IAMAW's activities in the community. Records include numerous artifacts, including badges and pins, stickers and patches, and apparel related to the union and allied organizations.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms a part of the Labor Archives of Washington

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in two record groups:

  • Record Group 1, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge No. 751, 1937-2017
  • Record Group 2, Washington Machinists Council, 1977-1980

Record Group 1 is arranged in 10 series:

  • Series 1, Minutes, 1943-1979
  • Series 2, Officer and Membership Records
  • Series 3, Collective Bargaining and Agreement Records
  • Series 4, Financial Records, 1968-2009
  • Series 5, Subject Files, 1955-2016
  • Series 6, Labor History Committee Records, 1948-2016
  • Series 7, Press and Publicity Records, 1937-2009
  • Series 8, Publications, 1941-2001
  • Series 9, Artifacts, approximately 1930s-2007
  • Series 10, Ephemera, 1942-2017

Preservation Note

Collection contains some film formats.

Acquisition Information

Donated by District Lodge 751 point person Tom Lux with approval of Sue Palmer IAM District 751 Secretary-Treasurer, 2017-01-19.

Separated Materials

One film of the Bel Canto Championship Choir, Franklin High School, Christmas program was transferred to the Seattle Public School District Archives.

Related Materials

The IAM District 751 website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2013. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.iam751.org/

Wikidata is available for this collection

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Aerospace industries--Employees--Labor unions--Washington (State)--History--Sources
  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--History--Sources
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--History--Sources
  • Labor--Washington (State)--History--Sources
  • Machinists--Labor unions--Washington (State)--History--Sources
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Strikes and lockouts--Washington (State)--History--Sources

Corporate Names

  • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Badges
  • Business correspondence
  • Clothing
  • Financial records
  • Minutes (Records)
  • Oral histories
  • Scrapbooks

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Aerospace Industrial District Lodge 751-E--Archives
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