MTLmc211.xml Guide to the Cooks' and Waiters' Union, No. 22 [Butte, Montana] records 1930-1966 Cooks' and Waiters' Union, No. 22 records Finding aid prepared by Bill Summers, 1990. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Montana Historical Society Research Center 2006
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Finding aid encoded by Ellie Arguimbau with assistance by Cuadra Associates2006 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on APPM (Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts : A Cataloging Manual for Archival Repositories, Historical Societies, and Manuscript Libraries) Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Archives
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MC 211 Hotel and Restaurant International Union. No. 22 (Butte, Mont.) Cooks' and Waiters' Union, No. 22 [Butte, Montana] records> 1930-1966 .75 linear feet of shelf space Cooks' and Waiters' Union, No. 22, was a Butte, Montana, labor union affiliated with the Hotel and Restaurant International Union. This collection consists of financial records (1930-1966) comprised of membership ledgers including lists of members' names and records of dues paid. MC 211 English Historical Note:

The Cooks' Assembly of the Knights of Labor was established in Butte, Montana, in 1896. The name was changed to the Cooks' and Waiters' Assembly, No. 3918, of the Knights of Labor in 1897, and in 1899, to the Cooks' and Waiters', No. 2. The early officers included George W. Morgan, Michael O'Neill, Frank P. Weldon, and 0. Reed. By the 193Os the local had affiliated with the Hotel and Restaurant International Union as the Cooks' and Waiters' Union, No. 22.

In the early 1920s the Cooks' and Waiters' Union joined with the Women's Protective Union, No. 457, and the Bartenders International League of America, Local 55, to form a joint board, with each of the three member unions retaining its respective autonomy. In 1973 the Cooks and Waiters' Union merged with the Women's Protective Union forming the Culinary and Miscellaneous Employees Union, Local 457. In 1982 they were joined by the bartenders and formed the Hotel Employees, Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union, Local 457.

The records of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union, No. 22, of Butte, Montana, consist of financial records (1930-1966) comprised of membership ledgers, including the member's name and record of dues paid.

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Cooks --Montana--Butte. Labor unions--Cooks--Montana--Butte. Labor unions--Hotels, taverns, etc.--Montana--Butte. Waiters--Montana--Butte. Montana Labor Unions Detailed Description of the Collection Financial Records 1 / 1-6 Membership ledgers 1930-1932, 1947-1953 2 / 1-2 Membership ledgers 1958-1959, 1964-1966