s0385 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TECHNICAL ENGINEERS AFL-CIO
RECORDS, 1941-1972
125 FOLDERS
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
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Russell D. Lark, president of Local 23 of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, donated the papers of the AFTE to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection in September, 1979.
The collection contains correspondence, minutes, contracts and strike project files, publications, financial ledgers and reports, and convention reports of Local 23, the Midwest Council of AFTE, and of the International Federation of Technical Engineers, Architects, and Draftsmen's Unions. In 1950 the International changed its name to the American Federation of Technical Engineers and it retained that name into the 1970's.
Most of the papers were collected by Maurice Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was president of Local 23 from 1945-1960, secretary treasurer of the Midwest Council 1958-1968, and vice president of the AFTE 1958-1960 and 1966-1970.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
SERIES 1: Local 23, 1941-1966, folders 1-71. Arranged by type of material. Includes correspondence, 1941-1960, minutes, 1942-1959; organizing files; financial ledgers and files on 39 St. Louis companies. These files contain information on organization efforts and strikes.
SERIES 2: Midwest Council, 1957-1968, folders 72-82. Arranged by type of material. Includes organizer's reports, 1958-1965; correspondence, 1956-1968; minutes, 1958-1968; financial information, 1957-1967; committee reports; and files on 16 Midwest locals.
SERIES 3: AFTE, 1941-1970, folders 83-104. Arranged by type of material. Includes correspondence, memoranda to locals, minutes, constitution, financial reports, contract terms for Locals, apprenticeship and training material, publications and committee reports.
SERIES 4: Conventions, 1937-1972, folders 105-128. Arranged by type of material. Includes material on AFTE conventions, Missouri State Labor Council conventions and photographs of conventions.
FOLDER LIST
Series 1
BOX 1
1. Correspondence, 1941-1945
2. Correspondence, 1946
3. Correspondence, 1947-1961
4. Minutes, 1/43-1/44 (bound)
5. Minutes, 1942-1945
6. Minutes, 1953-1959
7. Minutes of the Executive Board, 1942-1943
8. Organizing Committee, 1947-1959
9. Organizing Kit, 1957
10. Program Committee Correspondence, 1954-1958
11. Reports of AFTE Conventions, 1964, 1966
12. Financial Ledger, 1958-1960
13. Financial Ledger, 1961-1963
14. Financial Ledger, 1964-1966
15. Correspondence, Office Employee's Union, Local 13, 1951-1958
BOX 2
16. Alvey Conveyor Company, 1946
17. Barry Wehmiller Machinery Company, 1946
18. Busch-Sulzer Company, 1945-1950
19. City of Alton, 1942
20. City of St. Louis, 1946
21. Combustion Engineering, 1957-1959
22. Curtiss-Wright, 1945
23. Dental Laboratory Technicians Union, 1952-1958
24. East Side Construction Group, 1949-1950
25. Food Equipment Corp., 1950-1960
26. Ford Plant, 1945-1946
27. Frank Adam Electric Company, 1950
28. Fraser-Brace Engineering, 1941
29. Frazier Davis Construction Company, 1942
30. Fruco Construction Company, 1943
31. Fruin-Calnon Company, 1943
32. Fulton Iron Works Company, 1949
33. General Electric Company, 1951-1952
34. Hussman-Ligonein Company, 1947
35. International Harvester, 1945-1946
36. Keuffel and Essar Co., 1958
37. Lilliark Electric Manufacturing Company, 1959
38. LaCrasse Dredging Corp., 1955-1956
39. Laister-Kauffman Aircraft Corp., 1945-1946
40. Lillie-Hoffmann Cooling Tower Inc., 1947
41. Lincoln Engineering Co, 1946-1956
42. Midwest Pipe Co., 1957
43. Model Blueprint Industry Contract, nd
44. McQuay-Norris Manufacturing Co., 1953-1954
45. National Bearing, 1950
46. Pickel Store Company, 1952
47. Ralston Purina Co., 1954-1955
48. Ralston Purina Co., 1960
49. Universal Design and Engineering Co., 1946
50. Union Electric, 1946
51. United Engineers and Construction, 1941
52. Wagner Electric, 1960
53. Westinghouse Electric Corp., 1950-1952
54. Surveying Firms, 1955-1963
BOX 3
55. Organizer's Records, 1958-1959
56. Organizer's Records, 1960-1961
57. Organizer's Records, 1962-1963
58. Organizer's Records, 1964-1965
59. Correspondence, Regional, 1956-1968
60. Correspondence, General, 1957-1961
61. Correspondence Regarding Formation, 1957
62. Minutes, 1958, 1964, 1967, 1968
63. Budget, Finances, 1957-1967
64. Contract Standards Committee, 1958-1962
65. Reports to U.S. Department of Labor, 1959-1966
66. Local 76, 77 (Indiana), 1956-1970
67. Local 90A (Chicago), 1941-1963
68. Local 92 (Milwaukee), 1964-1967
69. Local 101 (Minneapolis), 1958-1964
70. Local 118 (Jefferson City, MO), 1948-1958
71. Local 134(Muncie, IN), 1960
72. Local 137 (Ft. Wayne, IN), 1956-1966
73. Local 144 (Chicago), 1958-1969
74. Local 153 (Chicago), 1955-1965
75. Local 167 (Kankakee, IL), 1954-1966
76. Local 173 (Kansas City, MO), 1954-1956
77. Local 200 (Chicago ), 1958-1962
78. Local 203 (Gary, IN), 1959-1968
79. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, AFTE Local, 1955
80. Technical Engineer's Association, Milwaukee, 1955-1963
81. Western Electric Co, AFTE members, 1951-1967
BOX 4
82. AFTE, General Correspondence, 1941-1958
83. AFTE, Organizing Correspondence, 1958-1959
84. AFTE, Executive Council Minutes, 1945-1970
85. AFTE, Memoranda to Locals, 1944-1952
86. AFTE, Memoranda to Locals, 1953-1958, 1965
87. AFTE, President's Action Memoranda, 1967-1970
88. AFTE, Constitution, 1956
89. AFTE, Financial Records, 1946-1960, 1966
90. AFTE, Roster of Officers and Local Unions, 1969
91. Contract Terms for Locals 3-131, 1955-1960
92. Contract Terms for Locals 132-241, 1955-1960
93. Apprenticeship Training, 1946-1956
94. Apprenticeship Training, 1956-1964
95. Apprenticeship Program, Inquiries, 1955-1958
96. Engineer's Outlook, 4/56; 2/59; 11/60
97. Monthly Outlook, 3/43 and 10/46
98. Engineer's Outlook, Correspondence, 1958-1960
99. AFTE & Professional Societies, NSPE, IUE, 1959
100. Committee on Regional Structure of Executive Council, 1958-1960
101. White Collar Reports, Organization News, 1957-1959
102 Midwest Summer Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, August, 1969
BOX 5
103. AFTE Convention, 1944
104. AFTE Convention, 1946
105. AFTE Convention, 1948
106. AFTE Convention, 1949
107. AFTE Convention, 1950
108. AFTE Convention, 1952
109. AFTE Convention, 1954
110. AFTE Convention, 1956
111. AFTE Convention, 1958
112. AFTE Convention, 1960
113. AFTE Convention, 1962
114. AFTE Convention, 1964
115. AFTE Convention, 1966
116. AFTE Convention, 1968
117. AFTE Convention, 1970
118. Photographs, 1964, 1966 Conventions
BOX 6
119. AFTE Convention, 1972
120. Missouri State Federation of Labor Convention Credentials, 1942 and Constitution, 1937
121. Missouri State Labor Council, Constitution, 1962
122. Missouri State Labor Council Convention, 1966
123. Missouri State Labor Council Convention, 1968
124. Missouri State Labor Council Convention, 1970
125. Missouri State Labor Council Convention, 1972
INDEX
Alvey Conveyor Company, f. 16
American Federation of Technical Engineers, f. 1-125
Barry Wehmiller Machinery Company, f 17
Busch-Sulzer Company, f. 18
City of Alton, f. 19
City of St. Louis, f. 20
Combustion Engineering, f. 21
Curtiss-Wright, f. 22
Dental Laboratory Technicians Union, f. 23
East Side Construction Group, f. 24
Food Equipment Corp., f. 25
Ford Plant, f. 26
Frank Adam Electric Company, f. 27
Fraser-Brace Engineering, f. 28
Frazier Davis Construction Company, f. 29
Fruco Construction Company, f. 30
Fruin-Calnon Company, f. 31
Fulton Iron Works Company, f. 32
General Electric Company, f. 33
Hadley Technical School, f. 1
Hussman-Ligonein Company, f. 34
International Harvester, f. 35
Keuffel and Essar Co., f. 36
Labor League For Human Rights, f. 1
LaCrasse Dredging Corp., f. 38
Laister-Kauffman Aircraft Corp., f. 39
Lilliark Electric Manufacturing Company, f. 37
Lillie-Hoffmann Cooling Tower Inc., f. 40
Lincoln Engineering Co, f. 41
Midwest Pipe Co., f. 42
Missouri State Federation of Labor, f. 1
Model Blueprint Industry Contract, f. 43
McQuay-Norris Manufacturing Co., f. 44
National Bearing, f. 45
Normandy Schools, f. 1
Pickel Store Company, f. 46
Ralston Purina Co., f. 47
Ralston Purina Co., f. 48
Surveying Firms, f. 54
Tri-City Central Trades & Labor Council, f. 1
Universal Design and Engineering Co., f. 49
Union Electric, f. 50
United Engineers and Construction, f. 51
Wagner Electric, f. 52
Western Electric Co, AFTE members, f. 81
Westinghouse Electric Corp., f. 53
Woodriver Central Trades & Labor Union, f. 1
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