Frank E. Morton Papers 1953-1977 1968-1977

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Frank E. Morton Papers 1953-1977 1968-1977

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Frank E. Morton served as international representative (1946-1960), vice-president (1960-1966), and vice-president and southwestern regional director (1966-) of the Office and Professional Employees International Union. Records include correspondence, minutes, financial records, office diaries, legal documents, constitutions, lists, reports, ballots, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, articles, speeches, agreements, proposals, grievance files, bulletins, directories, convention materials, memorabilia, and map; also includes Morton’s personal and office files during his service with the Office and Professional Employees International Union, as well as the organizing efforts at Arlington Memorial Hospital, Arlington, Texas. The collection provides a good overview of the varied activities of the Office and Professional Employees International Union.

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Morton, Frank E., 1908-

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Morton served as the international representative (1946-1960), vice-president (1960-1966), and vice-president and southwestern regional director (1966-) of the Office and Professional Employees International Union. From the guide to the Frank E. Morton Papers AR262., 1953-1977, 1968-1977, (Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library) International representative, 1946-1960; vice-president, 1960-1966; vice-president and southwestern regional director, 19...

Office and Professional Employees' International Union

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AFL Federal Locals of the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union have organized the clerical trades since the early decades of the twentieth century; but it wasn't until the charter convention of the Office Employees International Union in Cincinnati in January, 1945 that a national AFL jurisdiction was created for all private sector clerical and office employees. Charter membership was 22,500. During the war years, OEIU growth was slow, while the rival CIO uni...