Founded in 1881, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) represents and offers training to carpenters, cabinetmakers, millwrights, piledrivers, lathers, framers, floor layers, roofers, drywallers, and workers in forest-products and related industries. Local 977, chartered on March 6, 1906, is one of the oldest surviving labor unions in Wichita Falls, Texas. The members of Local 977 have been responsible for the construction of many historic buildings in Wichita Falls and have been very active in the community. In 2002, the most recent date on register with the Department of Labor, Carpenters Local 977 had just 79 members.
From the guide to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 977 Records, Unprocessed mss. 2011-114., 1908-2000, 1968-2000, (Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library)
