BRAC Additional Records, 1920-1950
Collection Number: 5488 D

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
BRAC Additional Records, 1920-1950
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5488 D
Abstract:
Meeting minutes, correspondence, grievances, treasurer reports, and pamphlets
Creator:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees (BRAC)
Quanitities:
10 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

The Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employees was organized in 1899, and it was the largest single railroad organization for employees who devoted a majority of their time to clerical work of any description including chief clerks, foremen, train announcers, gatemen, checkers; parcel, baggage, and storeroom employees; dock and pier workers; train and engine crew callers; timekeepers; paymasters; freight inspectors; rate and tariff compilers; weigh masters; ticket clerks and sellers; operators of all office and station equipment devices; telephone and switchboard operators; and all employees occupying or performing duties similar to those mentioned. After three months of experience in clerical work employees of both genders, with good moral character, became eligible for membership. The union secured increases in wages and better working conditions for its members.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Preferred Citation

BRAC Additional Records #5488 D. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 5082: U.S. National Mediation Board Transcript of Hearings Regarding the BRAC 5086: U.S. National Mediation Board Transcripts Regarding New York Central Railroad Company and BRAC 5488: BRAC Records 5488 A: BRAC Chicago Files 5488 A & B mf: BRAC Guides on Microfilm 5488 B: BRAC Records 5488 C: BRAC Additional Records 5488 MB: BRAC Memorabilia 5735: BRAC Additional Records 6187: BRAC, Philadelphia Division, Union Local President Robert Curran Papers

SUBJECTS

Names:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employes.
Subjects:
Railroads--Employees--Labor unions--United States--Sources.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1
Minutes and Indices of Grand Executive Council, Board of Trustees, Finance Committee, stockholders, and Brotherhood Banking Committee meetings
Box 1 Folder 1
Grand Executive Council: Minutes
1928
Scope and Contents
January 16-19, 1928. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 2
Grand Executive Council: Minutes (Volume 1)
1928-1929
Scope and Contents
July 1928-January 1929. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 3
Grand Executive Council: Minutes (Volume 2)
1929-1931
Scope and Contents
July 1929-January 1931. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 4
Grand Executive Council: Minutes (Volume 1)
1931-1932
Scope and Contents
May 1931-May 1932. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 5
Grand Executive Council: Minutes (Volume 2)
1932-1935
Scope and Contents
October 1932-January 1935. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 6
Grand Executive Council: Indices and Minutes (Volume 2)
1935-1938
Scope and Contents
July 1935 and September 1938. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 7
Board of Trustees: Minutes
1940-1941
Scope and Contents
January 1940-January 1941. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 8
Board of Trustees: Minutes
1926-1946
Scope and Contents
Bound.
Box 1 Folder 9
Frisco Arbitration: Transcript, Final Argument
1928
Scope and Contents
July 17, 1928. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 10
General Classification of Awards
Scope and Contents
Bound.
Box 1 Folder 11
Numerical List of Awards
Scope and Contents
Bound.
Box 2
Files of the editor of The Railway Clerk
Box 2 Folder 1
Railway Clerk: Paper Allowance, War Production Board
1943-1945
Box 2 Folder 2
Miscellaneous
1945
Scope and Contents
January-June 1945
Box 2 Folder 3
Miscellaneous
1945
Scope and Contents
July-December 1945
Box 2 Folder 4
Miscellaneous
1946
Scope and Contents
July-December 1946
Box 2 Folder 5
Miscellaneous
1954
Scope and Contents
January-March 1954
Box 2 Folder 6
Miscellaneous
1954
Scope and Contents
April 1-June 30, 1954
Box 2 Folder 7
Miscellaneous
1954
Scope and Contents
July 1-September 30, 1954
Box 2 Folder 8
Miscellaneous
1954
Scope and Contents
October 1-December 31, 1954
Box 2 Folder 9
Miscellaneous
1955
Scope and Contents
January-March 1955
Box 2 Folder 10
Miscellaneous
1955
Scope and Contents
April-June 1955
Box 2 Folder 11
Miscellaneous
1955
Scope and Contents
July-September 1955
Box 2 Folder 12
Miscellaneous
1958
Box 2 Folder 13
Community Chest
1956
Box 2 Folder 14
Community Chest
1957
Box 2 Folder 15
Rosters
1951
Box 2 Folder 16
Mail Survey
1953-1954
Box 2 Folder 17
Source Material used for 1951 Labor Day Issue
1951
Box 2 Folder 18
Installation
1953
Box 3
Files of the Editor of The Railway Clerk, correspondence of Philip E. Ziegler, Financial statements of The Railway Clerk, Records
Box 3 Folder 1
General Correspondence
1951
Box 3 Folder 2
General Correspondence
1952
Box 3 Folder 3
General Correspondence
1950
Box 3 Folder 4
General Correspondence
1953-1955
Box 3 Folder 5
General Correspondence
1945-1951
Box 3 Folder 6
General Correspondence
1951
Box 3 Folder 7
General Correspondence
1952-1953
Box 3 Folder 8
General Correspondence
1952-1953
Box 3 Folder 9
General Correspondence
1955-1957
Box 3 Folder 10
General Correspondence
1953
Box 3 Folder 11
Correspondence regarding Stanley A. Chocian
1951-1952
Scope and Contents
Includes a wallet-sized photograph and newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 12
Personal Correspondence: Philip E. Zeigler
1920-1921
Box 3 Folder 13
Personal Correspondence: Philip E. Zeigler
1922
Box 3 Folder 14
Personal Correspondence: Philip E. Zeigler
1923
Box 3 Folder 15
Personal Correspondence: Philip E. Zeigler
1954
Box 3 Folder 16
Personal Correspondence: Philip E. Zeigler
1925
Box 3 Folder 17
Personal Correspondence: Philip E. Zeigler
1926
Box 3 Folder 18
Personal Correspondence: Philip E. Zeigler
1927
Box 3 Folder 19
Financial Statements: The Railway Clerk
1920
Box 3 Folder 20
Financial Statements: The Railway Clerk
1921
Box 3 Folder 21
Financial Statements: The Railway Clerk
1922-1923
Box 3 Folder 22
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Building Company
Scope and Contents
1 of 3
Box 3 Folder 23
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Building Company
Scope and Contents
2 of 3
Box 3 Folder 24
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Building Company
Scope and Contents
3 of 3
Box 4
Records, minutes, files
Box 4 Folder 1
Organization of Nash Tailoring
Scope and Contents
1 of 2
Box 4 Folder 2
Organization of Nash Tailoring
Scope and Contents
2 of 2
Box 4 Folder 3
Minutes, Board of Trustees
1925-1931
Scope and Contents
1 of 2
Box 4 Folder 4
Minutes, Board of Trustees
1925-1931
Scope and Contents
2 of 2
Box 4 Folder 5
City Charter Committee
Box 4 Folder 6
Civic-Religious Labor Cooperation
1927-1928
Box 4 Folder 7
Cincinnati Public Recreation Commission
1933-1935
Box 4 Folder 8
Consumers' League of Cincinnati
1930-1931
Box 4 Folder 9
Brookwood Labor College
Scope and Contents
1 of 3
Box 4 Folder 10
Brookwood Labor College
Scope and Contents
2 of 3
Box 4 Folder 11
Brookwood Labor College
Scope and Contents
3 of 3
Box 4 Folder 12
Harrison Avenue Property
Box 4 Folder 13
Stationery and Supplies
Box 4 Folder 14
Stationery and Supplies
Box 4 Folder 15
Unemployment Insurance and Committee
1930-1933
Box 4 Folder 16
Grand Executive Council: General Representation
Box 4 Folder 17
Finance Committee: Organizers
Box 4 Folder 18
Letters of Job Applications and Responses
Scope and Contents
1 of 2
Box 4 Folder 19
Letters of Job Applications and Responses
Scope and Contents
2 of 2
Box 4 Folder 20
Grand Executive Council: Jurisdictional Disputes
Box 4 Folder 21
Grand Executive Council: Jurisdictional Disputes
Box 4 Folder 22
Auditors
Box 4 Folder 23
Grand Executive Council: Arbitration and Mediation Boards
Box 4 Folder 24
Railroad Labor Board, Oliver
Box 4 Folder 25
Railroad Labor Board, Oliver
Box 4 Folder 26
Railroad Labor Board, Oliver
Box 4 Folder 27
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees: Bulletins issued by the Grand Lodge Research Department
1928- 1930
Scope and Contents
Bound.
Box 5
Office files
Box 5 Folder 1
Lodges
Box 5 Folder 2
Lodges
Box 5 Folder 3
Lodges
Box 5 Folder 4
Lodges
Box 5 Folder 5
Lodges
Box 5 Folder 6
Investments
Box 5 Folder 7
Investments
Box 5 Folder 8
Attorneys
Box 5 Folder 9
Grievances
Box 5 Folder 10
Grievances
Box 5 Folder 11
Grievances
Box 5 Folder 12
Grievances
Box 5 Folder 13
Office Correspondence
Box 5 Folder 14
Office Correspondence
Box 5 Folder 15
Office Correspondence
Box 6
Office files
Box 6 Folder 1
Office Correspondence
Box 6 Folder 2
Office Correspondence
Box 6 Folder 3
Office Correspondence
Box 6 Folder 4
Cashier
Box 6 Folder 5
Referendums
Box 6 Folder 6
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 7
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 8
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 9
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 10
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 11
Organizational Campaigns
Box 6 Folder 12
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 13
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 14
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 15
Miscellaneous
Box 6 Folder 16
Invitations and Expressions of Sympathy
Box 6 Folder 17
Invitations and Expressions of Sympathy
Box 7
Office files
Box 7 Folder 1
Correspondence: Grand Secretary-Treasurer
1934-1935
Box 7 Folder 2
Monthly and Quarterly Reports: Grand Secretary-Treasurer
1920-1935
Box 7 Folder 3
Monthly and Quarterly Reports: Grand Secretary-Treasurer
1920-1935
Box 7 Folder 4
Monthly and Quarterly Reports: Grand Secretary Treasurer
1920-1935
Box 7 Folder 5
Personal and Confidential
Box 7 Folder 6
Circulars, Federations, District Councils, and Central Labor Unions
Box 7 Folder 7
Circulars, Federations, District Councils, and Central Labor Unions
Box 7 Folder 8
American Federation of Labor
Box 7 Folder 9
American Federation of Labor
Box 7 Folder 10
Personal and Confidential
Box 7 Folder 11
Politics
Box 7 Folder 12
Politics: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1932
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings, relevant correspondence, and propaganda pamphlets
Box 7 Folder 13
Banks
Box 7 Folder 14
Pamphlets
Box 7 Folder 15
Pamphlets
Box 7 Folder 16
Pamphlets
Box 8
Office files
Box 8 Folder 1
Other Railway Organizations and Chief Executives Associations
Box 8 Folder 2
Other Railway Organizations and Chief Executives Associations
Box 8 Folder 3
Other Railway Organizations and Chief Executives Associations
Box 8 Folder 4
General Chairmen's Association and Regional Boards
Box 8 Folder 5
General Chairmen's Association and Regional Boards
Box 8 Folder 6
Special Assessments Against Company Unions
Box 8 Folder 7
Special Assessments Against Company Unions
Box 8 Folder 8
Convention
1931
Box 8 Folder 9
Convention
1931
Box 8 Folder 10
Convention
1931
Box 8 Folder 11
Office Regulations
Box 8 Folder 12
Office Regulations
Box 8 Folder 13
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 8 Folder 14
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 8 Folder 15
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9
Office files
Box 9 Folder 1
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 2
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 3
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 4
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 5
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 6
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 7
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 8
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 9
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 10
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Box 9 Folder 11
Florida Bonds
Box 9 Folder 12
Real Estate
Box 10
Files, minutes, contract and receipts
Box 10 Folder 1
Board of Education Contract and Receipts 1926-28
Box 10 Folder 2
BRC Bank Board of Directors Meetings 1921-25
Box 10 Folder 3
BRC Bank Loan Committee Minutes 1929-30
Box 10 Folder 4
BRC Bank Assets Liquidated 1933
Box 10 Folder 5
BRC Bank Balance Sheets 1933-39
Box 10 Folder 6
BRC Bank Securities 1934-35
Box 10 Folder 7
BRC Bank Correspondence 1930-43
Box 10 Folder 8
BRC Bank Account of J.J. Castilline 1930-32
Box 10 Folder 9
BRC Bank Entries 1933
Box 10 Folder 10
BRC Bank List of Unsatisfied Clients