UTU Memorabilia, 1926-1983
Collection Number: 5139 MB
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
UTU Memorabilia, 1926-1983
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5139 MB
Abstract:
UTU memorabilia including comic books, membership cards, buttons, key chains, literature,
and many other miscellaneous items
Creator:
United Transportation Union (UTU)
Quanitities:
1.61 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The United Transportation Union (UTU) is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. It is a
broad-based, transportation labor union representing about 125,000 active and retired
railroad, bus, mass transit, and airline workers in the United States.
In 1968 four brotherhoods' became interested in joining together to make one transporatation
union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen and the Switchmen's Union of
North America. The new union was to be called the United Transportation Union and
came into existence on January 1, 1969, after an overwhelming vote of the 4 unions
on December 10, 1968, in Chicago.
The first president was Charles Luna, formerly president of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, and had 230,000 members. The International Association of Railway Employees
joined in 1970. The Railroad Yardmasters of America joined the union in 1985.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
UTU Memorabilia #5139 MB. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives,
Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5139: UTU Records 5139 AV: UTU Audio-Visual Material 5139 P: UTU Photographs 6055: UTU Additional Collective Bargaining Agreements 6023: UTU Additional Records 5164: UTU Canada Records 5622: UTU New York State Legislative Board Selected Files 5711: UTU New York State Legislative Director Files 5589: UTU Vice-President's Office George W. Legg Subject Files 5501 AV: UTU. Young Leadership Conference Audio recordings 5196: UTU Ladies' Auxiliary Iowa Joint Board Minutes
Names:
United Transportation Union
United Transportation Union --- Collectibles
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 |
H.E. Gilbert's gavel
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Scope and Contents
Wooden gavel, with engraved gold plate "H.E. Gilbert"
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
"Cliff Merritt - Sets the Record Straight" comic book
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Scope and Contents
Comic book that depicts a member of UTU and how he deals with a family situation.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
UTU membership cards
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1971-1979 |
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Scope and Contents
Membership cards for 'voluntarily contributed or pledged at least $100 to TPEL, the
voluntary political arm of the UTU". And a card that states "D.W. Collins has been
duly elected to represent the International Union in the capacity of Asst. General
Secre
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Golden Spike Centennial booklet
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1969 |
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Scope and Contents
This is a folder "The Golden Spike : A Monument to American Labor" with a "Centennial
Statement of Charles Luna, UTU President" included inside. Also included a "Golden
Spike Centennial Issue" of "Transportation News".
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
UTU - bumper stickers and emblem
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Scope and Contents
Emblem - oval - black lettering "UTU" ; bumper stickers - "We believe in the American
Rail Way" ; "Keep on Truckin'By Train UTU"
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
UTU - stickers, patches, key chain
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Scope and Contents
Stickers : black with white lettering "Your Right to Drink Ends When my Shift Begins"
"Operation RedBlock" ; patches : white w/black trim and lettering "Operation RedBlock"
; key chain : white w/gold lettering "United Trans. Union , F.B. Boardman"
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
UTU - Pocket protector, coin holder, letter opener
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Scope and Contents
Letter opener - gold & black with gold lettering "United Trans. Union F.B. Boardman"
with a black leather case ; coin purses - black with white lettering "UTU Insurance
Association" ; pocket protector - blue with white flap "United Transportation Union,
P
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
UTU - buttons, key chains, souvenir coin [booklet on coin included]
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1969-1983 |
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Scope and Contents
Souvenir coin - gold with raised picture and lettering "Progress Through Unity, January
1969" [side one] ; "United Transportation Union" [side two] ; buttons - "I Support
Operation RedBlock" ; "I Give TPEL Do You" ; "UTU Supports Operation RedBlock" ; "It
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
UTU - buttons, push-pin
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Scope and Contents
Push-pin - gold plated miniature replica of a railroad spike in honor of "Golden Spike,
Centennial" [also included is a card about the Centennial] ; "UTU" ; buttons - "UTU,
Progress Thru Unity, One for All, All for One" ; "Trains Are Safer, Les Trains So
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Copper Tie Tack, from service on the C&O-B&O Clifton Forge Division in Augusta County,
Virginia
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1926 |
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Scope and Contents
Railroad Tie Tack, copper, with the no. "26" engraved on head. See enclosed letter
from D.W. Collins for full description (too long to include here)
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
UTU - Buttons
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Scope and Contents
Buttons - "Ask Me Why I Am Negative, Operation RedBlock" ; ""UTU, It Doesn't Cost
To Belong, It Pays" ; "Save The Caboose, UTU, Saves Lives"
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
UTU - Push-pins
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Scope and Contents
Buttons - "UTU" some commemorate years of service - 10, 20, 30, 40, 45, 55, 60, 65,
70
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
UTU - Campaign buttons
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1983 |
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Scope and Contents
Buttons - "It's Hardin for Me in '83" ; "UTU 'Loves' New York" ; "J.F. Collins, Vice
President, UTU '83" ; "Canadians for President. Hardin"
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
UTU - buttons, push-pins, commemorative coin
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Scope and Contents
Push-pins - oval "UTU" ; buttons - "It Doesn't Cost to Belong It Pays UTU" ; "Buy
American - Union Made ; "Ton Mile Tax Thru UTU" ; push-pin shaped like New York State
with "UTU" in center ; souvenir coin, gold with raised pics of Luna, Lane, Spers,
& Gil
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| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Dan Collins' convention badge
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1983 |
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Scope and Contents
Name badge for Dan Collins from the "4th UTU Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., 1983"
; Canadian push-pin attached ; rope tie and tie tack bronze with lettering "United
Transportation Union, 4th Convention, Miami Beach, Fla, 1983" with an "UTU" symbol
in the
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Two audio tapes [originals] converted into two audio cassettes.
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Scope and Contents
One tape has songs on it, sound and audio is not great, they are work songs from what
can be heard. Second tape is a dedication of a train, again the audio is bad, and
the background noise overpowers the voice at times. Sound of train whistles in the
back
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Assorted Buttons - removed from collection 5139, see in notes for more specific information
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Scope and Contents
Buttons - Join SU of NA ; UTU, Progress Thru Unity ; Save the Caboose, Save Lives,
UTU (box 54) ; Let Conrail be Conrail ; Supports Operation Red Block ; UTU, Progress
Thru Unity ; Join SU of NA ; We Like Our Independence, VOTE SU of NA (box 54) ; As
me a
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
R.G. (Ron) Hughes - campaign post card
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Scope and Contents
removed from 5139/box 53
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Daniel Collins - membership cards
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Scope and Contents
removed from 5139/box 58
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
By-laws of Buffalo District Council - SUNA
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Scope and Contents
removed from 5139/box 56
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
UTU - Members Time Book
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Scope and Contents
removed from 5139/box 56
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| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Stickers - UTU ; Bumper Stickers - District 2, MEBA-AMO, AFL-CIO ; Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employes
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Scope and Contents
removed from 5139/box 53
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Broadsides removed from 5139/box 56 + 116 (see notes for details)
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Scope and Contents
What Your Brothers Say About Operation Redblock (2 copies) ; Who Really Gets Hurt
When You Drink or Use Drugs on the Job? (3 copies) ; This Isn't What We Call Seeing
The Light ; Riding Tall On the Iron Horse Is High Enough ; 5 copies of 'One Direction:
Fo
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Pins/Buttons: Operation RedBlock -- UTU: It doesn't cost to belong - it pays
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 83
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Key chains: Operation RedBlock
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 83
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Iron on patches: Operation RedBlock
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 83
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Stickers: Operation RedBlock -- Your Right to Drink Ends When My Shift Begins -- UTU
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 76, 77
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Pins/buttons - Operation RedBlock: UTU
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 78, 79
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Buttons and UTU Stickers
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 90 and 91
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Misc. Memorabilia pulled from several boxes of collection 5139
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Scope and Contents
Stickers & business card - box 100 ; bumper sticker - box 106 ; membership card -
box 100 ; stickers - box 109
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| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Buttons pulled from several boxes of 5139
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Scope and Contents
7 - box 89 ; 1 - box 100 ; 2 - box 109
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| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Stamps {wood blocks with imprinted metal stamps): BL F&E ; Round paper weight
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/bx 110 - Paper weight - The Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads
Linking the Nation-Promontory Summit, Utah / "The Pacific Railway is completed", May
10, 1869 [pulled from 5139/box 114
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| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Stickers
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/bx 110
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| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Railroad scenes - copies of drawings done by D. Mahoney
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 114
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| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
Buttons - Operation Red Block
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 116
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| Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Operation Red Block - sew on patches
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| Box 4 | Folder 14 |
Broadsides - UTU - dealing with Railroad drinking
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Scope and Contents
pulled from 5139/box 116
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| Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Buttons/Pins, stickers, patches, and plastic bag all labeled for the Operation RedBlock
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Scope and Contents
pulled form 5139/box 121
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