Glass Bottle Blower's Association of the United States and Canada Records
Collection Number: 5142
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Glass Bottle Blower's Association of the United States and Canada Records, 1908- 1927
Collection Number:
5142
Creator:
Glass Bottle Blower's Association of the United States and Canada
Quantity:
1.3 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Minutes (administrative records) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Chiefly administrative correspondence; also minutes, clippings and a report on hearings on H.R. 16928.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Glass Bottle Blowers' Association of the United States and Canada (GBBA) was organized in 1868 as the Independent Druggist
Ware Glass Blowers' League. It affiliated with the Knights of Labor in 1886 and withdrew from this affiliation in 1891
to become the United Green Glass Workers' Association of the United States and Canada, assuming its present name in 1895.
Chiefly administrative correspondence; also minutes, clippings and a report on hearings H.R. 16928.
The records include correspondence (1890-1915) (3 bound volumes of carabons and originals) containing letters from the Knights
of Labor discussing possible amalgamation of the American Flint Glass Workers Union (AFGWU) and the Glass Bottle
Blowers' Association (GBBA); letters from Denis A. Hayes (president, GBBA) regarding jurisdiction, machinery, wage and
price guidelines; letter (1897) discussing amalgamation of GBBA with Prescription Bottle Department of AFGWU; protest of
"Danbury Hatters Case" (Sherman Antitrust) (1910); jurisdictional dispute with AFGWU (1909); manufacturers beginning production
of bottles during "summer shop" (1911); minutes and resolutions (1911) of committee to settle jurisdictional
disputes between GBBA and AFGWU, etc. Major correspondents include D.A. Hayes (president, GBBA), Frank Morrison, Samuel
Gompers, J.W. Rowe (president, AFGWU) and C.E. Voitle (president, AFGWU).
Aditional materials include (1 bound volume) proceedings/minutes of Conferences held between representatives of GBBA and AFGWU
(1911); miscellaneous clippings (1900-1912); credential certificate for Harry Jenkins (1900); report of hearings on
H.R. 16928 regarding regulation of storage of food products in District of Columbia, with statements by Harry Jenkins
(1910); and souvenir booklet of GBBA "Golden Anniversary Convention" (1927).
Names:
American Flint Glass Workers' Union
Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada
Knights of Labor
Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924
Hayes, Denis A.
Jenkins, Harry
Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849-1924
Rowe, J. W.
Voitle, C. E.
Voll, Jon A.
Subjects:
Bottle industry--United States.
Glassworkers.
Danbury Hatters Case, 1910.
Trade- union merger. United States.
Trade-unions. Glass-workers. United States. Jurisdictional disputes.
Form and Genre Terms:
Minutes (administrative records)
Access Restrictions:
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Restrictions on Use:
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Cite As:
Glass Bottle Blower's Association of the United States and Canada Records #5142. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1902-1905 | |
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Folder 1 of 5. August 14 1902 - February 11 1905
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1905-1907 | |
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Folder 2 of 5. February 18 1905 - April 17 1907
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1907-1908 | |
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Folder 3 of 5. May 17 1907 - June 18 1908
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1908-1909 | |
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Folder 4 of 5. June 17 1908 - March 3 1909
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1909-1910 | |
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Folder 5 of 5. March 6 1909 - February 18 1910
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1890-1904 | |
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May 5 1890 - June 6 1904
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1896-1906 | |
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September 1896 - November 22 1906
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1906-1908 | |
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December 6 1906 - October 26 1908
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1908-1910 | |
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November 18 1908 - March 23 1910
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | 1906-1911 | |
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June 15 1906 - October 31 1911
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 | 1911-1913 | |
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November 10 1911 - April 26 1913
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 | 1913-1915 | |
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April 30 1913 - June 8 1915
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 | 1927 | |
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July 1927
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 | 1911 | |
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September 1911
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 | 1908-1912 | |