Bruno C. Brunelli Photographs, 1948-1960
Collection Number: 6547 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Bruno C. Brunelli Photographs, 1948-1960
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6547 P
Abstract:
Convention photographs and photographs of Bruno C. Brunelli.
Creator:
Brunelli, Bruno C.
Quanitities:
0.11 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Collection reflects Brunelli's work with the Textile Workers Union of America, Local
454, at the American Felt Co. in Franklin, Mass. Includes correspondence, 1948-1950;
bylaws, 1960; audits, 1954 and 1960; financial reports, 1949-1953, of Local 454; cash
books, 1943-1944; cancelled checks, 1942-1958; and check stubs, 1947-1955. Also contains
monthly cash report ledgers, 1942-1956; copies of collective bargaining agreements
between TWUA and various New England companies, 1950-1970; and documents pertaining
to union activities at American Felt.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Bruno C. Brunelli Photographs #6547 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 6547 G: Bruno C. Brunelli Graphics 6547: Bruno C. Brunelli Papers
Names:
Brunelli, Bruno C.
Tobin, Maurice J.
American Felt Company.
Massachusetts State CIO Industrial Union Council.
Textile Workers Union of America
Subjects:
Carding
Collective labor agreements
Felting
Labor
Labor unions
Textile factories
Textile industry
Textile workers
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Textile Workers Union Eleventh Biennial Convention and Bruno C. Brunelli at a Mill
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1948-1960 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 1: Four attendees at the Eleventh Biennial Convention, Textile Workers Union
of America AFL-CIO, CLC
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1960 |
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Central Studios, 625 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, N.J., [photographer]. Gelatin silver
print, May 30-June 3, 1960. Image depicts four men attending the Eleventh Biennial
Convention of the Textile Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, held in Chicago,
Ill., from May 30 to June 3, 1960. The man standing second from the right is identified
on the reverse of the photo as Bruno C. Brunelli, who was president of C.I.O. Local
454, Textile Workers Union of America, at American Felt Co., Franklin, Mass. 25.25
x 20.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 2: Bruno C. Brunelli and another attendee at the Eleventh Biennial Convention,
Textile Workers Union of America AFL-CIO, CLC
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1960 |
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Central Studios, 625 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, N.J., [photographer]. Gelatin silver
print, May 30-June 3, 1960. Image depicts Bruno C. Brunelli and another attendee at
the Eleventh Biennial Convention of the Textile Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO,
CLC, held in Chicago, Ill., from May 30 to June 3, 1960. Brunelli, who was president
of C.I.O. Local 454, Textile Workers Union of America, at American Felt Co., Franklin,
Mass., is on the left; the other man is unidentified. Other men and women visible
in the background. 25.25 x 20.5 cm.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 3: Bruno C. Brunelli and other men in an unidentified mill
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1948 |
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Photograph by Sheldon A. Glew, 29 Myrtle Street, Framingham, Mass. Gelatin silver
print, Aug. 10, 1948. Image depicts Bruno C. Brunelli, who was president of C.I.O.
Local 454, Textile Workers Union of America, at American Felt Co., Franklin, Mass.,
on the far right of a group of men who are unidentified. Older man sitting in front
of the group at a table with sheets of paper and a pen on it; possibly the signing
of something? Mill location is also unidentified. 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Large Group Photographs and a Poster of Bruno C. Brunelli
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Format: black and white photograph
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Item 1: 8th Annual Convention, Mass. State C.I.O.
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1946 |
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Worcester, Mass. Metropolitan Photo, 25 Huntington Ave., Boston, photographer. Gelatin
silver print, Dec. 5-7, 1946. Image depicts a group photograph at the 8th annual convention
of the Massachusetts State C.I.O, held in the Municipal Auditorium in Worcester, Mass.,
Dec. 5, 6, 7, 1946. Large hall filled with delegates (overwhelmingly men) sitting
at long tables. Stage at the rear holds a podium with a man behind it and a number
of other men standing on the stage. Photograph is blurry and overexposed in the right-hand
corner. 50 x 25.5 cm.
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Item 2: Testimonial dinner to Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Labor
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1949 |
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Boston, Mass. Fay Foto, Boston, photographer. Gelatin silver print, May 7, 1949. Image
depicts the testimonial dinner given for Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Labor, at the
Statler Hotel, Boston, Mass., May 7, 1949, sponsored by the United Labor Committee
of Mass. Photo shows hall filled with attendees seated at round tables, along with
more visible in the balcony on the left. A large number of men and some women are
standing behind two long banquet tables on the stage at the rear of the hall. 50.5
x 25.5 cm.
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Item 3: Bruno Brunelli, Carding Department
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Poster with photo showing recognition of Bruno Brunelli in Carding Department for
his conscientious efforts in fulfilling the Zero Defects Program objectives. Poster,
[mid-20th century]. Image shows Brunelli operating machinery. 43 x 55.5 cm.
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