Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, System Board 96 records

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Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, System Board 96 records

1918-1978

https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/434

These records, spanning 1918-1978, contain correspondence, reference material, minutes and proceedings, agreements and union constitutions, legal documents, and financial documents. They reflect Edgar McDonald Broom's service to the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline and Steamship Clerks, as System Board 96's Assistant General Chairman, General Chairman, General Chairman Emeritus and as a student at Harvard's Trade Union Program. Most of the records relate to Southern Railway workers and the enforcement of protective laws. The records include some of Broom's personal effects, such as correspondence, notes, cards, letters with friends and family, reference books, publications, and BRAC memorabilia. The collection also contains photographs and Southern Railway and BRAC artifacts.

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Georgia State University

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