Local 48 (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1895-1966.

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Local 48 (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1895-1966.

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The collection consists of the records of Local 48 (Atlanta, Ga.) of the International Typographical Union from 1895-1939. Includes correspondence (1895-1939, 1948-1966), minutes (1901-1939), financial statements (1912-1936), legal documents (1898-1903), and printed material (1905-1939). Materials document the activities of the union including membership campaigns, the series of strikes and lockouts to obtain shorter worker hours (1921-1932), the fight for the 44-hour week (1921-1926), effects of the Depression on the union (1930-1939), and dealings with individual employers. Major correspondents include AFL President William Green; ITU Presidents William Prescott, John McFarland, James Lynch, Charles Howard and Claude Baker; ITU, Local 48 President W.M. Fudge and Secretary Walter Grant; and Georgia Senator Tom Watson.

9 linear ft.

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404045

Georgia State University

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Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922

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McFarland, John

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Prescott, William, 1726-1795

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Lynch, James M. (James Matthew), 1867-1930

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Fudge, W. M.

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Green, William, 1870-1952

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Ohio district president of the United Mine Workers of America; Democratic senator in Ohio General Assembly; AFL president. From the description of William Green papers [microform], 1891-1952. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 45840057 ...

International Typographical Union No. 48 (Atlanta, Ga.)

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The International Typographical Union (ITU) organized in 1852 and was chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1888. In 1894, the ITU merged with the German-American Typographia. From the description of Local 48 (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1895-1966. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477305 ...

Baker, Claude, 1948-

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Howard, Charles, 1879-1938.

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