Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Local 807 (Auburn, NY) Additional Records, 1911-1988
Collection Number: 5869

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Local 807 (Auburn, NY) Additional Records, 1911-1988
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5869
Abstract:
This collection consists of the records of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Local 807, located in Auburn, New York. They were collected by William J. McLane, local chairman, and also include the records of the successor unions for this group of employees.
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
BLF&E Local 807
Quanitities:
5.89 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was founded on December 1, 1873 in Port Jervis, New York by Erie Railroad firemen in order to provide mutual support for railroad firemen. Their first convention was in 1874, at which they adopted their first constitution. The Brotherhood initially emphasized insurance, but by the late nineteenth century had branched out into labor-management relations.
In 1907, the organization changed its name to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen [BLF&E], reflecting the changes in its membership as former firemen were promoted to engineers and permitting locomotive engineers to join its ranks. In 1969, the union merged with the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America to form the United Transportation Union [UTU].
Lodge 807 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, now defunct, was located in Auburn, New York. It was composed of employees of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company [LVRR] working on the Lehigh Valley, Auburn, Cortland, and Auburn-Ithaca branches. These employees were represented by Lodge 807 until its dissolution in 1966 at which point they were represented by Lodge 379, located in Sayre, Pennsylvania. After the merger of the railroad brotherhoods, they were represented by UTU Local 810. Finally, in the 1970s, the operating employees joined the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers [BLE], Division 380.

Inclusive date range: 1911-1988
Bulk dates: 1959-1979
This collection consists of the files of William J. McLane, Local Chairman of BLFE Lodge 807 (Auburn, NY), Local Chairman of UTU Local 810 (Sayre, PA), and finally Local Chairman of BLE Division 380 (Sayre, PA) for the Auburn and Cortland, New York area employees of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. It primarily documents the history of Lodge 807, but its files also document the transitions its members went through during the downsizing and consolidation of both the carriers and of the operating brotherhoods. The records in this collection amply document the effects union consolidations and mergers had on the general membership.
The collection contains historical records from the founding of Lodge 807, including documentation of the founding of a new Lodge, the transfer of existing BLFE members from other Lodges into the newly formed Auburn, New York Lodge, the applications of Lehigh Valley Railroad Company [LVRR] Auburn Division to join Lodge 807, and correspondence with the Grand Lodge for guidance. Membership lists are attached to these pieces of correspondence. Of particular interest is a Ritual Book from 1945, offering instruction to members on how all ceremonies were to be performed in the Lodge.
This collection contains extensive records on the daily operations of a BLFE Lodge from the first half of the 20th century. Financial filings from 1958-1967 and the financial secretary's cashbook from 1937-1967 offer an in depth view of the Lodge's activities as well as complete membership rosters, and in the cases of insurance plans, the member's family and next of kin. These records, along with the seniority rosters for the railroad facilities, make this a rich resource for genealogists.
This collection also contains numerous case files resulting from grievances file by employees. The case files are instructive in that there are both those cases settled at the local level as well as cases that had to be forwarded to the sitting general chairman of the Grievance Committee to be further addressed. The correspondence that resulted from these cases extensively documents the relations between members at various levels in the BLFE's hierarchy.
This collection also documents the effect the crew consist dispute and the final decision of Arbitration Board No. 282 had on firemen and engineers.
Finally, this collection contains documentation of the effects the bankruptcies and consolidations of the carriers had on their employees and the unions that represented them.
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Preferred Citation

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Local 807 (Auburn, NY) Additional Records #5869. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

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SUBJECTS

Names:
McLane, William J.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Local 807 (Auburn, N.Y.)
Railway Labor Executives Association
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employes
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Penn Central Transportation Company
ConRail
Amtrak
Subjects:
Railroads--Employees.
Railroads--Employees--New York (State)--Auburn.
Grievance procedures. Railroads. New York (State)
Locomotive engineers
Locomotive firemen
Railroads--Mergers
Labor Unions--Mergers--United States
Labor unions-- Consolidations--United States
Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
Grievance procedures--United States

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Constitutions
1963-1976
Scope and Contents
BLFE: 1963, 1976 Grand Lodge, BRA: 1971, 1975 UTU Unification: 1968, 1971
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 1: Constitution and Bylaws
1976
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Constitution and Bylaws of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 2: Constitution of the Grand Lodge
1974
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Constitution of the Grand Lodge- Statutes for the Government Lodges and Protective Laws (circa 1974)
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 3: Constitution of the Grand Lodge
1975
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Constitution of the Grand Lodge- Statutes for the Government Lodges and Protective Laws
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 4: Constitution of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Constitution of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 5: Unification Agreement and Constitution
1968
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
United Transportation Union= Unification Agreement and Constitution
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 6: Supplement to Constitution
1971
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
United Transportation Union- Supplement to Constitution
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 2
"Ritual" Book
1945
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
February 1, 1945
Box 1 Folder 3
Agreements with Lehigh Valley Railroad
1939-1956
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 1: Agreement
1939
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Leigh Valley Railroad Co.- Agreement Between the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. and Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 2: Agreement
1944
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Leigh Valley Railroad Co.- Agreement Between the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 3: Agreement
1948
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Leigh Valley Railroad Co.- Agreement Between the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. and The Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 3
Item 4: Agreement
1956
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Leigh Valley Railroad Co.- Agreement Between the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 4
Agreements with New York Central Railroad
1958
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 1: Agreement
1958
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
New York Central Railroad- Agreement Between the New York Central Railroad Co. and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 4
Item 2: Agreement
1958
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
New York Central Railroad- Agreement Between the New York Central Railroad Co. and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 5
Agreement with ConRail
1979
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 6
Timetables for Lehigh Valley and ConRail
1968-1984
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Timetable No. 9: 1968 ConRail, Northeastern Region, Timetable No. 3: 1984
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 1: Time Table No. 3
1984
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad- Time Table No. 3
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 6
Item 2: Time Table No. 9
1968
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad- Time Table No. 9
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 7
Rule Books and Safety Instructions
1954-1963
Scope and Contents
First Aid Instructions, 1963; LVRR Safety Rules, 1959; LVRR Rules Book, 1954
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 1: First Aid Instructions
1933
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Association of American Railroads- First Aid Instructions for Employees
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 2: Safety Rules
1959
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.- Safety Rules, governing Employees of the Transportation Dept.
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 7
Item 3: Schedules of Pay
1954
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.- Schedules of Pay, Rules and Regulations for the Government of Firemen (helpers), Hostler and Hostler Helpers
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 8
Lehigh Valley Railroad Rulings, booklets
1950-1958
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 1: Rulings
1955
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.- Rulings, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 2: Rulings
1956
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.- Rulings, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 3: Rulings
1957
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.- Rulings (Book No. 4), Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 4: Rulings
1958
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.- Rulings (Book No. 5), Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 8
Item 5: Rulings
1950
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.- Rulings, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 9
Time Books (for recording earnings)
1967-1979
Scope and Contents
two blank booklets
Box 1 Folder 9
Item 1: Time Book
1967
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Enginemen's Time Book, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 9
Item 2: Time Book
1979
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
1979 Time Book, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 10
Benefits and Insurance Pamphlets
1962-1978
Box 1 Folder 10
Item 1: Unemployment Sickness Survivors Retirement
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Railroad Employes- Unemployment Sickness Survivors Retirement
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 10
Item 2: National Group Insurance Plan
1972
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Railway Labor Organizations- National Group Insurance Plan
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 10
Item 3: Railroad Retirement and Survivors Benefits
1979
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Railroad Retirement and Survivors Benefits, for railroad workers and their families
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 11
Railway Digest of Development and Comments
1959
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Volume 14, Number 3. March, 1959
Box 1 Folder 12
Lehigh Valley Grievance Procedure manual
1967
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 13
Investigations, instructional pamphlets
1956-1963
Box 1 Folder 13
Item 1: You Are Hereby Notified
1956
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
You Are Hereby Notified to present yourself for investigation
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 13
Item 2: Investigations
1959
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Investigations at Interpretative Index of First Division Awards with Supplementary Material
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 13
Item 3: Investigations
1873
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Investigations- Fair and Impartial, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 13
Item 4: Award 20401
1955
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Award 20401, The purpose is to caution against the inadvertent waiver of the right to proper notice by the manner in which the question is answered with respect to having received notice to attend the investigation. (circa 1955)
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 14
BLE Pocket Protector
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 15
United Transportation Union Welcome packet
1972
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 15
Item 1: Mediation Agreement
1972
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Mediation Agreement, Case A-8381 between Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee and their Employees Represented by the United Transportation Union
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 15
Item 2: Mediation Agreement, Case A-9152
1972
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Mediation Agreement, Case A-9152 between Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee and their Employees Represented by the United Transportation Union
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 15
Item 3: B.E. Pamphlet 20-G
1967
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
B.E. Pamphlet 20-G, for Trainmasters and Train and Engine Crews
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 15
Item 4: B.E. Pamphlet 20-F
1967
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
B.E. Pamphlet 20-F, for Yardmasters, Yard Crews and Yard Clerks
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 15
Item 5: Welcome to the Craft of Locomotive Firemen
1973
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
United Transportation Union- Welcome to the Craft of Locomotive Firemen
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 16
Local Chairman Booklets
1955-1973
Box 1 Folder 16
Item 1: What are the Attitudes and Attributes of a Successful Local Chairman?
1955
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
What are the Attitudes and Attributes of a Successful Local Chairman?, Symposium of July 9, 1955, Chicago Switching District
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 16
Item 2: A Discussion of the Hours of Service Act
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
The Hours of Service Act, a discussion
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 16
Item 3: Principles of Interpretation of Agreements
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Construction of Contracts: Principles of Interpretation of Agreements, with Illustrative Excerpts from the National Railroad Adjustment Board First Division
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 16
Item 4: What Makes Them Tick?
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
What Makes Them Tick?: A Look at the Men who Man the Trains
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 16
Item 5: Hours of Service Act as Amended by Public Law 91-169
1973
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Hours of Service Act as Amended by Public Law 91-169, effective December 26, 1970
Format: Pamphlet.
Box 1 Folder 17
Preliminary Views on Rail Restructuring
1975
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Comments of the Rail Services Planning Office. January 10, 1975.
Box 1 Folder 18
Reports
1963-1966
Scope and Contents
General Chairmen's Duty Reports, 1963-1966 Secretary-Treasurer's Quarterly Reports, 1963-1966 Audit, 1963-1966
Box 1 Folder 19
Membership to Lodge 807
1927-1966
Box 1 Folder 20a
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 20b
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 20c
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 21a
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 21b
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1959
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 22
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1960
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 23
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1961
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 24
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 25
Labor Organizations Annual Financial Report; form LM-3, B-57
1967
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
(not a complete filing)
Box 1 Folder 26a
BLFE Local 807, Old Files
1911-1936
Box 1 Folder 26b
BLFE Local 807, Old Files
1958-1969
Box 1 Folder 27
National Mediation Board, Arbitration Board No. 282: Award Documents
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Crew consist dispute
Box 1 Folder 28
National Mediation Board, Arbitration Board No. 282: Award Documents
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Crew consist dispute
Box 1 Folder 29
National Mediation Board, Arbitration Board No. 282: Award Documents
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Crew consist dispute
Box 1 Folder 30
National Mediation Board, Arbitration Board No. 282: Interpretations
1966
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 31
Award of Arbitration Board 282 and Interpretations Rendered by the Reconvened Arbitration Board
1963-1966
Box 1 Folder 32
Award of Arbitration Board 282. Reference Book.
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Box 1 Folder 33
Financial Secretary files
1959-1969
Box 1 Folder 34
Hours-of-Service Act
1960-1970
Box 1 Folder 35
Mileage Reports, Cortland, New York
1959-1964
Box 2 Folder 1a
General Grievance Committee. Quarterly Reports [folder 1 of 2]
1965-1969
Box 2 Folder 1b
General Grievance Committee. Quarterly Reports [folder 2 of 2]
1965-1969
Box 2 Folder 2
General Grievance Committee Correspondence
1955-1959
Box 2 Folder 3
Case File re Leaving Engine at Other than Designated Point. Article 18
1964-1966
Box 2 Folder 4
Case File re Meal Allowance. Case F-64-118
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Box 2 Folder 5
Case File re Difference in Earnings
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Box 2 Folder 6
Case File re Trip to East Ithaca
1966-1967
Box 2 Folder 7
Case Fil re Holiday Pay. Case F-65-03
1964-1966
Box 2 Folder 8
Case File re Final Terminal Delay Payment
1965-1966
Box 2 Folder 9
Case File re Deadheading
1967-1968
Box 2 Folder 10a
Mileage Reports. Cortland, New York
1964-1967
Box 2 Folder 10b
Mileage Reports. Auburn, New York
1964-1967
Box 2 Folder 11
Case File re Other Class of Services. Article 7
1965-1969
Box 2 Folder 12
Case File re Two Starts Out of Terminal
1966-1967
Box 2 Folder 13
Case File re Lap Back. Article 78.
1966-1968
Box 2 Folder 14
Case File re Switching at Geneva. Case F-66-42
1966-1969
Box 2 Folder 15
Case File re Switching at Terminal. Articles 56-65. Case F-66-43
1966-1969
Box 2 Folder 16
General Grievance Committee. Quarterly Reports
1959-1962
Box 2 Folder 17
Cases Sent to General Chairman Sullivan
1958
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Denied claims sent to William H. Sullivan, General Chairman, for further handling.
Box 2 Folder 18
Mileage Reports. Auburn, New York
1948-1960
Box 2 Folder 19
Mileage Reports. Cortland, New York
1949-1955
Box 2 Folder 20
Letters from Riley, General Chairman, BLFE
1960-1964
Box 2 Folder 21
Vacations
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Box 2 Folder 22
Crew Violations
1966
Format: Pamphlet
Box 2 Folder 23
Case File re Held for Service. Article 47. Case F-64-26
1964-1966
Box 2 Folder 24
Firemen's Extra List. Cortland, New York and Sayre, Pennsylvania
1966-1968
Box 2 Folder 25
Case File re Advance Boarding Time. Case F-66-23
1966-1967
Box 2 Folder 26
Vacation
1957-1960
Box 2 Folder 27
Case File re Switching at Ithaca yard. Case F-67-15
1967-1969
Box 2 Folder 28
Case File re Switching at Auburn Yard. Case F-66-40
1966-1969
Box 2 Folder 29
Case File r Switching at Cortland Yard. Case F-65-12
1968-1969
Box 2 Folder 30
Mimeographs from G.C. Riley, General Chairman, BLFE
1961
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and copies of bulletins, pamphlets and announcements from general Chairman's office.
Box 2 Folder 31
Cases Sent to Buffalo and Riley
1960-1961
Scope and Contents
For further handling.
Box 2 Folder 32a
Mimeographs from Riley and Grand Lodge [folder 1 of 2]
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
General pullet ins and correspondence.
Box 2 Folder 32b
Mimeographs from Riley and Grand Lodge [folder 2 of 2]
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
General bulletins and correspondence.
Box 2 Folder 33
Correspondence from Riley re General Grievance Committee Cases
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Box 2 Folder 34
Special Board of Adjustment No. 466
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Box 2 Folder 35
Engineers' Agreements
1951-1962
Box 2 Folder 36a
Claims Handled with Chief of Personnel. Auburn, New York and Cortland, New York [folder 1 of 2]
1957-1965
Box 2 Folder 36b
Claims Handled with Chief of Personnel. Auburn, New York and Cortland, New York [folder 2 of 2]
1957-1965
Box 2 Folder 37
Agreements, System: Lehigh Valley Railroad
1942-1963
Box 2 Folder 38
Mimeographs from Dressler and Grand Lodge
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Bulletins and general correspondence
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, General Grievance Committee
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, General
1949-1959
Box 3 Folder 3a
Cases Sent to Dressler and Crowley
1963-1966
Scope and Contents
J. E. Crowley, Superintendent, LVRR E.A. Dressler, General Chairman, BLFE
Box 3 Folder 3b
By-Laws of the General Grievance Committee
1960
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Revised December22, 1960
Box 3 Folder 4
Mimeographs From Grand Lodge and General Chairman
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Includes bulletins, newsletters, and general correspondence
Box 3 Folder 5a
General Grievance Committee: Audits and Quarterly Reports
1963-1964
Box 3 Folder 5b
By-Laws of the General Grievance Committee
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Revised January 10, 1963
Box 3 Folder 6
General Grievance Committee: By-Laws, Meeting Agendas and Minutes
1959-1961
Box 3 Folder 7a
BRAC: magazine, newsletter, and Cayuga NY documents
1957-1981
Scope and Contents
Railway Clerk Interchange, November 1977- October1978; BRAC Newsletter, November 18, 1981
Box 3 Folder 7b
BRAC: collective bargaining agreements
1966-1979
Box 3 Folder 8
Special Board of Adjustment No. 460: BLFE vs. LVRR. Award No.s 10-15
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 9
Mimeographs and Letters from General Chairman Riley
1957-1960
Box 3 Folder 10
Cases Written to Buffalo and Riley
1959-1960
Box 3 Folder 11
Case File re Seniority Status of Auburn-Cortland Fireman
1962-1965
Box 3 Folder 12
Correspondence re General Grievance Committee cases
1960
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 13
B-57 Forms
1958
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 14
B-57 Forms
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 15
B-57 Forms
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence re deaths of members and benefits paid to their families
Box 3 Folder 16
B-57 Forms
1966
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 17
LM-3 Report
1966
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 18
LM-3 Report
1967
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Contains terminal report to IRS, stating the organization, Lodge 807, had been dissolved on September30, 1967. Its members were transferred to Lodge 379 in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
Box 3 Folder 19
LM-3 Report
1960
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 20
LM-3 Report
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
From letter requesting additional LM-3 Report forms from the Grand Lodge
Box 3 Folder 21
Lehigh Valley Railroad Veterans' Association newsletters
1980-1981
Box 3 Folder 22
ConRail Magazine, vol. 3, issue 3
1978
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
October 1978
Box 3 Folder 23
ICC Safety and Service Board orders
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 24
Investigation into Ithaca Derailment
1981
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 25
Proposed Revision of Industrial Code Rule No. 42
1960
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Relating to sanitation and shelter for railroad, Pullman, and Express Company employees
Box 3 Folder 26
Concerted Movement of 1963 Report
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 27
Health and Welfare Agreement
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 28
Correspondence with UTU general Chairman, C.A. Cunningham
1969
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 29
Correspondence with UTU general Chairman, C.A. Cunningham
1970
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 30
Lehigh Valley Railroad Information File
1970-1974
Box 3 Folder 31
Decisions: C.L. Wagner, LVRR Chief of Personnel
1959
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 32
Letters from Sullivan, General Chairman BLFE
1959
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 33
Decisions. C.L. Wagner, LVRR Chief of Personnel
1957-1959
Box 3 Folder 34
Mimeographs. General Grievance Committee
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and bulletins
Box 3 Folder 35
General Grievance Committee Meeting. By-Laws, minutes, and correspondence
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
In re consolidation of Lodge 807 (Auburn, NY) into Lodge 379 (Sayre, PA)
Box 3 Folder 36
Cases Handled by Paul Mansfield, LVRR Chief of Personnel
1963-1964
Box 3 Folder 37
Decisions: C.L. Wagner, LVRR Chief of Personnel
1962
Format: Pamphlet
Box 3 Folder 38
Decisions: C.L. Wagner, LVRR Chief of Personnel
1961
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 1
Local Agreements
1946-1964
Scope and Contents
Between BLFE and LVRR
Box 4 Folder 2
ConRail. Reorganization of LVRR and Penn Central Employees and Systems
1975-1977
Scope and Contents
Claims, correspondence, agreements, awards, rosters, and local hand-drawn maps
Box 4 Folder 3
ConRail. Reorganization of LVRR and Penn Central Employees and Systems
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Claims, correspondence, agreements, awards, rosters, and local hand-drawn maps
Box 4 Folder 4
ConRail. Reorganization of LVRR and Penn Central Employees and Systems
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Claims, correspondence, agreements, awards, rosters, and local hand-drawn maps
Box 4 Folder 5a
ConRail. Reorganization of LVRR and Penn Central Employees and Systems [folder 1 of 2]
1982
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Claims, correspondence, agreements, awards, rosters, and local hand-drawn maps
Box 4 Folder 5b
ConRail. Reorganization of LVRR and Penn Central Employees and Systems [folder 2 of 2]
1982
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Claims, correspondence, agreements, awards, rosters, and local hand-drawn maps
Box 4 Folder 6a
Correspondence re transferring insurance coverage after switching unions (UTU to BLE)
1971-1978
Box 4 Folder 6b
Blank Forms. Crew Observation Report and Leave of Absence request
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
undated
Box 4 Folder 7
ConRail Agreements
1976-1985
Box 4 Folder 8
ConRail Rosters
1976-1983
Box 4 Folder 9
Lehigh Valley Railroad Rosters
1957-1976
Box 4 Folder 10
ConRail Agreements and Awards
1976-1979
Box 4 Folder 11
Correspondence, G.F. Dressler, General Chairman, UTU
1969-1977
Scope and Contents
Claims sent along for further review
Box 4 Folder 12
Mediation Agreement Case No. A-8830
1968-1972
Scope and Contents
Between National Carriers' Conference and UTU
Box 4 Folder 13
Estate of Luszczek, Thelma Mary (deceased) v. LVRR
1950-1967
Scope and Contents
Thelma Mary Luszczek was killed when a car she was driving crashed into a freight train in Van Etten, New York. File contains 8 black and white film negatives showing the scene of the accident and the wreck of the automobile.
Box 4 Folder 14
ConRail Seniority Rosters
1980-1988
Box 4 Folder 15
ConRail: Time Return and Delay Reports with related claims
1981-1982
Box 4 Folder 16
Correspondence, general, BLE Local 380
1980-1982
Box 4 Folder 17a
Correspondence, E.A. Dressler, General Chairman BLFE [folder 1 of 2]
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 17b
Correspondence, E.A. Dressler, General Chairman BLFE [folder 2 of 2]
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 18
Correspondence, E.A. Dressler, General Chairman BLFE
1966
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 19
Correspondence, C.A. Cunningham, Chairman BLFE
1967
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 20
Cases Handled by Paul Mansfield, Chief of Personnel, LVRR
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 21
Cases Handled by Paul Mansfield, Chief of Personnel, LVRR
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 22
Cases Handled by Paul Mansfield, Chief of Personnel, LVRR
1966
Format: Pamphlet
Box 4 Folder 23
1980 Chevette, advertisement booklet
1980
Format: Pamphlet
Box 5 Folder 1
Decisions: C.L. Wagner, LVRR Chief of Personnel
1960
Format: Pamphlet
Box 5 Folder 2
Firemen's Physical Disability Claims
1955-1962
Box 5 Folder 3
Erie Railroad, Eastern Division, Susquehanna Division: Exam on Operating Rules
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
(undated)
Box 5 Folder 4
Cases sent to G.F. Dressler, General Chairman, UTU for further consideration
1972-1973
Box 5 Folder 5
Cases sent to E.A. Dressler, General Chairman BLFE
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Box 5 Folder 6
National Mediation Board: Special Board of Adjustment No. 687
1966-1968
Scope and Contents
BLFE vs. LVRR
Box 5 Folder 7
Case re Assignment to Proper Place. Article No. 46
1966-1969
Box 5 Folder 8
Correspondence re Award No. 282
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
January to June 1964
Box 5 Folder 9
Correspondence re Award No. 282
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
July to December 1964
Box 5 Folder 10
Correspondence re Award No. 282
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Box 5 Folder 11
Mimeographs. Grand Lodge and General Chairman
1965
Format: Pamphlet
Box 5 Folder 12
Case File re Hostler. Auburn, New York and Cortland, New York. Case F-64-27
1964-1968
Box 5 Folder 13
Case File re Use of Fireman as Yard Engineer
1967-1974
Scope and Contents
See also Box 5, Folder 7
Box 5 Folder 14
Correspondence, C.A. Cunningham, Chairman BLFE
1968-1969
Box 5 Folder 15
White House Meeting
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Report of the Subcommittee Concerted Rules Movement of 1959
Box 5 Folder 16
Mimeographs. Grand Lodge and Dressler, General Chairman BLFE
1966
Format: Pamphlet
Box 5 Folder 17
Vacations
1962-1968
Box 5 Folder 18
General Grievance Committee Meeting
1963
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
January 1963. Minutes, Agenda, and correspondence.
Box 5 Folder 19a
Case File re Assignments at Cortland Yard. Case F-65-12 [folder 1 of 2]
1964-1966
Box 5 Folder 19b
Case File re Assignments at Cortland Yard. Case F-65-12 [folder 2 of 2]
1964-1966
Box 5 Folder 20
Arbitration Law Discussion
1964
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping with photograph of Lodge 807 members
Box 5 Folder 21
Recording Secretary's Record. Auburn Lodge, No. 807
1962-1965
Scope and Contents
Contains attendance sheets and minutes of meetings
Box 5 Folder 22
Circulars from BLFE Grand Lodge re Dues and Assessments
1957-1967
Box 6 Folder 1
Financial Secretary's Cashbook, Receipts
1950-1956
Scope and Contents
BLFE Insurance; classified disbursements; membership information, including addresses and family members, dates of retirement, and dates of death.
Box 6 Folder 2
Financial Secretary's Cashbook, Receipts
1937-1947
Scope and Contents
BLFE Insurance; classified disbursements; membership information, including addresses and family members, dates of retirement, and dates of death.
Box 6 Folder 3
Financial Secretary's Cashbook, Receipts
1957-1967
Scope and Contents
BLFE Insurance; classified disbursements; membership information, including addresses and family members, dates of retirement, and dates of death.
Box 7 Folder 1
Official Program. Grand Union Meeting.
1912
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
May 1912
Box 7 Folder 2
Tru-Test Supreme Quality Paints Poster. Blank. William J. McLane
Format: Pamphlet
Box 8 Folder 1
2 Railroad maps
1975
Format: Pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Recommend Major Acquisitions in Industry Structure of Final System Plan, 1975. Final System Plan Freight Service Lines Operated by Conrail, 1975.