Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled, 1879-1904
Collection Number: 5611
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled, 1879-1904
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5611
Abstract:
Grand Lodge, BLFE, "Honorary Register of Disabled", recorded chronologically, includes
1) name, 2) lodge, 3) date of disability, 4) cause, and 5) remarks; also, an alphabetical
index of names with a page reference.
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E
Quanitities:
0.25 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The jurisdiction of the Brotherhood encompassed the contracts covering the employment
of engineers, firemen, hostlers, and hostler-helpers.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginement (BLFE) was founded in 1873 at
Port Jervis, N.Y. by Joshua Leach and ten Erie Railroad firemen. Founded as the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, the name was changed in 1906 to include Enginemen. The Brotherhood's
International Headquarters, designated as the Grand Lodge, was located in Cleveland.
Grand Lodge, BLFE, "Honorary Register of Disabled", recorded chronologically, includes
1) name, 2) lodge, 3) date of disability, 4) cause, and 5) remarks; also, an alphabetical
index of names with a page reference.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled #5611.
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Emerson, Harrington, 1853-1931
Subjects:
Locomotive engineers -- United States -- Registers
Locomotive firemen -- United States -- Registers
Locomotive engineers
Locomotive firemen
Railroads -- Employees
Pensions. Railroads. United States.
Railroad employees, Disabled. United States. Registers.
Railroads. United States. Accidents.
Trade-unions. Railroads. United States.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Registers
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Registry of the Disabled
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1879-1904 |
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Scope and Contents
Bound ledger of disabled and deceased members
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