Guide to the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employees:
Series XLVI:
[1915-1985]

Collection Number: 5488 B

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Martin P. Catherwood Library
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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3183
kheel_center@cornell.edu
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel
Compiled by:
Kheel Center Staff
Date completed:
1999
EAD encoding:
Randall Miles, 19 January, 2009

© 2009 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employees: 1915-1985
Collection Number:
5488 B
Creator:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employees.
Quantity:
669 linear feet.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, Rule books, Agreements, etc.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Language:
Collection material in English.


SUBJECTS

Names:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employees.

Subjects:
Railroads--Employees--Labor unions--United States--Sources.


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Restricted. Please contact the Kheel Center Reference Archivist for access information.
Cite As:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employees : #5488 B. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

This forms a portion of collection #5488 B. The guide to the entire collection is available here.
Series XLVI is arranged in 51 sub-series by Union file number.

CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Series XLVI. GRAND LODGE
Sub-Series 298-0. Grand Lodge. General
1934-1960
General
Box 482 Folder 1
1923-1930
General
Box 482 Folder 2
1925
General
Box 482 Folder 3
1921-1922
General
Box 482 Folder 4
Sub-Series 298-1. Grand Lodge. General Fund
1949
General Fund
Box 482 Folder 5
1924-1931
General Fund
Box 482 Folder 6
1925
General Fund
Box 482 Folder 7
1921-1922
General Fund
Box 482 Folder 8
Sub-Series 298-2. Grand Lodge. Convention Fund
1934-1949
Convention Fund
Box 482 Folder 9
1924-1927
Convention Fund
Box 482 Folder 10
1925
Convention Fund
Box 482 Folder 11
Sub-Series 298-3. Grand Lodge. Protective Fund
1923-1929
Protective Fund
Box 482 Folder 12
1925
Protective Fund
Box 482 Folder 13
1921-1922
Protective Fund
Box 482 Folder 14
Sub-Series 298-5. Grand Lodge. Accounts
1929-1939
Accounts
Box 482 Folder 15
1922
Accounts
Box 482 Folder 16
1924
Accounts. Audit Report
Box 482 Folder 17
1924 December 31
Sub-Series 298-6. Grand Lodge. Passwords
1925-1926
Passwords
Box 482 Folder 18
1921-1922
Passwords
Box 482 Folder 19
Sub-Series 298-7. Grand Lodge. Vice Grand Presidents' Districts
1922-1928
Vice Grand Presidents' Districts
Box 482 Folder 20
Sub-Series 298-8. Grand Lodge. Instructions to System Boards and Local Lodges
1923-1931
Instructions to System Boards and Local Lodges
Box 482 Folder 21
1925
Instructions to System Boards and Local Lodges
Box 482 Folder 22
1922
Instructions to System Boards and Local Lodges
Box 482 Folder 23
Sub-Series 298-9. Grand Lodge. Financial Statements
1926
Financial Statements
Box 482 Folder 24
1924-1925
Financial Statements
Box 482 Folder 25
1922
Financial Statements
Box 482 Folder 26
Sub-Series 298-10. Grand Lodge. Special Fund for Financial Assistance to Chesapeake and Ohio Strikers
1923
Special Fund for Financial Assistance to Chesapeake and Ohio Strikers
Box 482 Folder 27
1922
Special Fund for Financial Assistance to Chesapeake and Ohio Strikers
Box 482 Folder 28
Sub-Series 298-11. Grand Lodge. Traveling Cards
1923-1927
Traveling Cards
Box 482 Folder 29
1925
Traveling Cards
Box 482 Folder 30
Sub-Series 298-12. Grand Lodge. Assessments
1929-1931
Assessments
Box 482 Folder 31
1930
Assessments
Box 482 Folder 32
1929
Assessments
Box 482 Folder 33-34
1928
Assessments
Box 482 Folder 35
1923-1924
Assessments
Box 482 Folder 36
Sub-Series 298-13. Grand Lodge. Applications for Auditing Books and Accounts
1924
Applications for Auditing Books and Accounts
Box 482 Folder 37
1925
Applications for Auditing Books and Accounts
Box 482 Folder 38
Sub-Series 298-14. Grand Lodge. Membership by Vice Grand Presidents' Districts
1924-1929
Membership by Vice Grand Presidents' Districts
Box 482 Folder 39
1925
Membership by Vice Grand Presidents' Districts
Box 482 Folder 40
Sub-Series 298-15. Grand Lodge. Proposed Building and Loan Department
1924
Proposed Building and Loan Department
Box 482 Folder 41
Sub-Series 298-16. Grand Lodge. Disbursement of Funds
1928-1940
Disbursement of Funds
Box 482 Folder 42
1925
Disbursement of Funds
Box 482 Folder 43
Sub-Series 298-17. Grand Lodge. Organization Fund
1925-1928
Organization Fund
Box 482 Folder 44
Sub-Series 298-18. Grand Lodge. Budget
1962-1963
Budget
Box 483 Folder 1
1960-1961
Budget
Box 483 Folder 2
1955-1959
Budget
Box 483 Folder 3
1952-1954
Budget
Box 483 Folder 4
1964
Budget
Box 483 Folder 5
1948-1951
Budget
Box 483 Folder 6
February 1948-51.
1940-1948
Budget
Box 483 Folder 7
1940-January 1948.
1932-1939
Budget
Box 483 Folder 8
1925-1931
Budget
Box 483 Folder 9
Sub-Series 298-19. Grand Lodge. Express Division
1925
Express Division
Box 483 Folder 10-11
1926-1929
Express Division
Box 483 Folder 12
Sub-Series 298-20. Grand Lodge. Insured Banking Plan
1925
Insured Banking Plan
Box 483 Folder 13
Sub-Series 298-21. Grand Lodge. Donated Funds
1926
Donated Funds
Box 483 Folder 14
Sub-Series 298-22. Grand Lodge. Per Capita Tax
1926
Per Capita Tax
Box 483 Folder 15
Sub-Series 298-23. Grand Lodge. Mail
1926
Mail
Box 483 Folder 16
Sub-Series 298-24. Grand Lodge. Group Insurance
1928-1929
Group Insurance
Box 483 Folder 17
Sub-Series 298-25. Grand Lodge. Inventory
1932-1950
Inventory
Box 483 Folder 18
1926-1931
Inventory
Box 483 Folder 19
Sub-Series 298-26. Grand Lodge. Sickness and Accident Insurance
1931
Sickness and Accident Insurance
Box 483 Folder 20
Sub-Series 298-27. Grand Lodge. Applications for Membership
1928-1935
Applications for Membership
Box 483 Folder 21
Sub-Series 298-28. Grand Lodge. Company Union Fund
1928-1931
Company Union Fund
Box 483 Folder 22
Sub-Series 298-29. Grand Lodge. Special Membership Reports
1928
Special Membership Reports
Box 483 Folder 23
1929
Special Membership Reports
Box 483 Folder 24
Sub-Series 298-30. Grand Lodge. Research Department
1930-1935
Research Department
Box 483 Folder 25
Sub-Series 298-31. Grand Lodge. Fluctuations in Membership
1928-1930
Fluctuations in Membership. Graphic Charts
Box 483 Folder 26
Sub-Series 298-34. Grand Lodge. The Railway Clerk
1933
The Railway Clerk
Box 483 Folder 27
Sub-Series 298-36. Grand Lodge. Employment of Assistant General Auditors
1931
Employment of Assistant General Auditors
Box 483 Folder 28
1939-1940
Employment of Assistant General Auditors
Box 483 Folder 29
1932
Employment of Assistant General Auditors
Box 483 Folder 30
Sub-Series 298-37. Grand Lodge. Death Benefit Department Fund
1937-1953
Death Benefit Department Fund
Box 483 Folder 31
Sub-Series 298-38. Grand Lodge. Accounting Reports
1934
Accounting Reports
Box 483 Folder 32
1932
Accounting Reports
Box 483 Folder 33
Sub-Series 298-39. Grand Lodge. Investment of Funds
1961-1963
Investment of Funds
Box 483 Folder 34
1951-1957
Investment of Funds
Box 484 Folder 1
1944-1950
Investment of Funds
Box 484 Folder 2
1934-1943
Investment of Funds
Box 484 Folder 3
1932
Investment of Funds
Box 484 Folder 4
1931
Investment of Funds
Box 484 Folder 5
1958-1960
Investment of Funds
Box 484 Folder 6
Sub-Series 298-40. Grand Lodge. Auditing and Bonding Department
1932
Auditing and Bonding Department
Box 484 Folder 7
1956-1959
Auditing and Bonding Department
Box 484 Folder 8
1956-November 1959.
1933-1955
Auditing and Bonding Department
Box 484 Folder 9
1931
Auditing and Bonding Department
Box 484 Folder 10
Sub-Series 298-41. Grand Lodge. Special Assessment for Protective Fund
1932-1933
Special Assessment for Protective Fund
Box 484 Folder 11
August 1932-33.
1932
Special Assessment for Protective Fund
Box 484 Folder 12
April-June 1932.
1931-1932
Special Assessment for Protective Fund
Box 484 Folder 13
December 1931-March 1932.
1932
Special Assessment for Protective Fund
Box 484 Folder 14
Sub-Series 298-42. Grand Lodge. Brotherhood Colors
1948
Brotherhood Colors
Box 484 Folder 15
1932
Brotherhood Colors
Box 484 Folder 16
Sub-Series 298-43. Grand Lodge. Austerity Measures
1932-1933
Austerity Measures
Box 484 Folder 17
Sub-Series 298-44. Grand Lodge. Commission to Special Organizers
1932-1934
Commission to Special Organizers
Box 484 Folder 18
Sub-Series 298-45. Grand Lodge. Attorneys
1933-1937
Attorneys
Box 484 Folder 19
Sub-Series 298-47. Grand Lodge. Special Representatives
1933-1959
Special Representatives
Box 484 Folder 20
Sub-Series 298-48. Grand Lodge. Total Membership
1934
Total Membership
Box 484 Folder 21
Sub-Series 298-49. Grand Lodge. Twenty-five Year Membership Buttons
1934-1938
Twenty-five Year Membership Buttons
Box 484 Folder 22
Sub-Series 298-51. Grand Lodge. Finance Committee
1954-1955
Finance Committee
Box 484 Folder 23
September 21, 1954-June 1955.
1954
Finance Committee
Box 484 Folder 24
March 1954-September 20, 1954.
1953
Finance Committee
Box 484 Folder 25
1953-1954
Finance Committee
Box 484 Folder 26
June 1953-February 1954.
1952
Finance Committee
Box 484 Folder 27
1952-1953
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 1
July 1952-June 1953.
1950-1951
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 2
1951-1952
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 3
September 1951-June 1952.
1950-1951
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 4
September 1950-August 1951.
1950
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 5
January-August 1950.
1949
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 6
February-December 1949.
1949
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 7
1947-1949
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 8
June 1947-January 1949.
1947
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 9
1947
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 10
January-May 1947.
1946
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 11
1945-1946
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 12
1945
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 13
1944
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 14
1943
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 15
1941-1944
Finance Committee
Box 485 Folder 16
1935-1940
Finance Committee
Box 486 Folder 1
1957
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 2
1957 August
1967
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 3
1966
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 4
1962-1963
Finance Committee. Meetings
Box 486 Folder 5
August 1963, February 1963, November 1962.
1966
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 6
1965
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 7
1965
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 8
1964
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 9
1964
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 10
1962-1962
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 11
August 1962, February 1962.
1961
Finance Committee. Meeting
Box 486 Folder 12
1961 August
Finance Committee. August 18, 1960-February 1961
Box 487 Folder 1
Finance Committee. March 23, 1960-August 17, 1960
Box 487 Folder 2
1959-1960
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 3
September 1959-March 22, 1960.
1959
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 4
January-August 1959.
1958
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 5
1957
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 6
1957-1958
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 7
1956
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 8
1956
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 9
February 8, 1956-December 1956.
1955-1956
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 10
July 1955-February 7, 1956.
1955
Finance Committee
Box 487 Folder 11
1944-1964
Legal Department
Box 487 Folder 12
Sub-Series 298-56. Grand Lodge. Labor Educational Department.
1965-1968
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 487 Folder 13
1965-August 1968.
1963-1964
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 487 Folder 14
1961-1962
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 1
1958-1960
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 2
1947-1948
Labor Educational Department. Comments on Conferences
Box 488 Folder 3
July 1947-July 1948.
1947-1950
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 4
1947-1949
Labor Educational Department. Regional Educational Directors
Box 488 Folder 5
1948-1949
Labor Educational Department. Comments on Conferences
Box 488 Folder 6
September 1948-May 1949.
1957
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 7
February-December 1957.
1956-1957
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 8
1956-January 1957.
1954-1955
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 9
May 1954-55.
1951-1954
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 10
November 1951-April 1954.
1950-1951
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 11
October 1950-October 1951.
1949-1950
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 12
November 1949-September 1950.
1949
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 13
February 15, 1949-October 1949.
1947-1948
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 488 Folder 14
1947-February 1948.
1948-1949
Labor Educational Department. General
Box 489 Folder 1
March 1948-February 14, 1949.
Labor Educational Department. Instructional Manual
Box 489 Folder 2
not dated.
1950-1957
Labor Educational Department. Movie
Box 489 Folder 3
1947-1949
Labor Educational Department. Movie
Box 489 Folder 4
1950-1952
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 5
November 23, 1950-52.
1950
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 6
November 3-22, 1950.
1950
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 7
August 1950-November 2, 1950.
1950
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 8
June-July 1950.
1950
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 9
March-May 1950.
1949-1950
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 10
November 16, 1949-February 1950.
1930-1949
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 11
August 1930-November 15, 1949.
1949
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 12
May 7, 1949-August 29, 1949.
1949
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 489 Folder 13
1949
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 489 Folder 14
January 1949-May 6, 1949.
1948
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 489 Folder 15
1948
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 1
1948 December
1948
Labor Educational Department. Goodwin, H.L., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 2
June-November 1948.
1949
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 3
September-November 1949.
1949-1952
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 4
December 1949-52.
1949
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 5
March-August 1949.
1949
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 490 Folder 6
1948-1949
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 7
December 14, 1948-February 1949.
1948
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 490 Folder 8
1948
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 9
September 1948-December 13, 1948.
1948
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 10
June-August 1948.
1948
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 11
January-May 1948.
1947
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 490 Folder 12
September-December 1947.
1947
Labor Educational Department. Haines, J.B., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 13
1948
Labor Educational Department. Kief, C.E., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 14
July-December 1948.
1948
Labor Educational Department. Kief, C.E., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 15
April 21, 1948-June 1948.
1947-1948
Labor Educational Department. Kief, C.E., Regional Educational Director
Box 490 Folder 16
December 10, 1947-April 20, 1948.
1947
Labor Educational Department. Kief, C.E., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 1
July 1947-December 9, 1947.
1947
Labor Educational Department. Kief, C.E., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 491 Folder 2
August-December 1947.
1950
Labor Educational Department. Erickson, L.M., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 3
1949
Labor Educational Department. Erickson, L.M., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 491 Folder 4
1948-1949
Labor Educational Department. Erickson, L.M., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 5
1948
Labor Educational Department. Erickson, L.M., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 491 Folder 6
1948-1949
Labor Educational Department. Crawford, W.M., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 7
July 1948-49.
1948
Labor Educational Department. Crawford, W.M., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 8
January-June 1948.
1947
Labor Educational Department. Crawford, W.M., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 491 Folder 9
September-December 1947.
1947
Labor Educational Department. Crawford, W.M., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 10
1950-1952
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 11
November 18, 1950-52.
1950
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 12
July 1950-November 17, 1950.
1950
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 13
May-June 1950.
1950
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 14
January 24-April 1950.
1949-1950
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 491 Folder 15
October 1949-January 23, 1950.
1950
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 492 Folder 1
June-September 1950.
1949
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 492 Folder 2
1948-1949
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 492 Folder 3
December 1948-May 1949.
1948
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 492 Folder 4
June-November 1948.
1948
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 492 Folder 5
1948
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 492 Folder 6
January-May 1948.
1947
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director. Conference Reports
Box 492 Folder 7
August-December 1947.
1947
Labor Educational Department. St. John, A.R., Regional Educational Director
Box 492 Folder 8
Sub-Series 298-57. Grand Lodge. Special Assessment of Five Dollars
1950-1953
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 9
June 1950-53.
1949-1951
Special Assessment of Five Dollars. Appeal of Lodge No. 1254
Box 492 Folder 10
1949-1950
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 11
November 1949-May 1950.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 12
September-October 1949.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 13
August 7-31, 1949.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 14
July 26, 1949-August 6, 1949.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 15
June 24, 1949-July 25, 1949.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 16
June 8-23, 1949.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 492 Folder 17
May 25, 1949-June 7, 1949.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 493 Folder 1
May 1-14, 1949.
1949
Special Assessment of Five Dollars
Box 493 Folder 2
April 12-30, 1949.
Sub-Series 298-58. Grand Lodge. Officers' and Employees' Group Life Insurance
1956-1957
Officers' and Employees' Group Life Insurance
Box 493 Folder 3
March 1956-April 2, 1957.
Sub-Series 298-60. Grand Lodge. Diorama Exhibit
1952-1959
Diorama Exhibit
Box 493 Folder 4
1960
Diorama Exhibit, Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Colorado
Box 493 Folder 5
August 22-27, 1960.
Sub-Series 298-61. Grand Lodge. Speeches of the Grand President
1959-1962
Speeches of the Grand President. General Correspondence
Box 493 Folder 6
August 1959-October 1962.
1959-1960
Speeches of the Grand President
Box 493 Folder 7
1959-October 24, 1960.
1958
Speeches of the Grand President
Box 493 Folder 8
March-December 1958.