Order of Railway Conductors Division 642 Records, 1948-1952
Collection Number: 6289
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Order of Railway Conductors Division 642 Records, 1948-1952
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6289
Abstract:
This collection is made up of dues and assessments records.
Creator:
Order of Railway Conductors (ORC)
ORC Division 642
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen [ORC] was founded in 1868 as an order
of railroad conductors and later expanded to include brakemen.
The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen was founded in 1868 in Amboy, Illinois
as the Conductors Union. Initially, it was a fraternal benefit society, but by 1890
it had adopted a policy of engaging in labor negotiations on behalf of its members
as well as permitting its members to strike. The name was changed to Order of Railway
Conductors of America in 1878. In 1942, the Order of Sleeping Car Conductors merged
with ORC. The union's name was changed in 1954 to the Order of Railway Conductors
and Brakemen to reflect its changing membership. The ORC International Headquarters,
Grand Division, was located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with subordinate divisions in the
United States, Canada, and the Panama Canal Zone. In 1969, the Order merged with the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
and Switchmen's Union of North America to form the United Transportation Union.
Local Division 642 was one of the subordinate divisions of the ORC. It was located
in West Springfield, Massachusetts; its members were employees of the Boston and Albany
Railroad. These employees were split into two divisions, the Boston Division and the
Albany Division, each division working the 100-mile stretch from Springfield to either
terminal point.
Inclusive date range: 1948-1952
Bulk dates: 1948-1952
This collection consists of a selection of records produced by ORC Local 642. The
records are primarily concerned with dues, both owed and paid, and assessments of
the Local and its members by the Grand Division in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Also present
in this collection is correspondence between the Grand Division and Local 642, ORC
circulars from their 40th Anniversary (1948), and remittance forms. Of note are the
quarterly rosters listing the names of all members of Local 642 and, in the case of
the roster produced by the Grand Division, local addresses of the union members. The
rosters produced by the local division include the names of its members and they dues
they had or had not paid.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Order of Railway Conductors Division 642 Records #6289. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Order of Railway Conductors of America.
Order of Railway Conductors of America. Division 642.
Subjects:
Railroads -- Employees -- Labor unions.
Boston and Albany Railroad Company. Employees.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Dues and Assessments for 1949
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1948-1949 |
Scope and Contents
First, Second, Third, and Fourth Quarters.
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Dues and Assessments for 1950
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1950 |
Scope and Contents
Third Quarter.
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Dues and Assessments for 1951
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1951-1952 |
Scope and Contents
Second, Thrid, and Fourth Quarters.
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