George Ernest Barnett Papers
Collection Number: 5223
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
George Ernest Barnett Papers, 1911-1914
Collection Number:
5223
Creator:
Barnett, George Ernest
Quantity:
2.7 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
First drafts, statistics .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Largely files of correspondence (1911-1914) relating to the United States Commission on Industrial Relations' study on the
growth of trade union membership in the United States and the extent of organization in various
occupations and trades.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Commission on Industrial Relations was established by Act of Congress on August 23, 1912. The Commission's charge was
to "inquire into the general condition of labor in the principal industries of the United States, including agriculture,
and especially in those which are carried on in corporate forms ...; into the growth of associations of employers and
of wage earners and the effect of such associations upon the relations between employers and employees ..." among other
duties.
Professor George E. Barnett of Johns Hopkins University and Leo Wolman, a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins, were hired by
the Commission to investigate several matters relating to union membership and the specific nature of several collective
bargaining agreements. Dr. Wolman later went on to become a professor of economics specializing in labor and industrial
relations at Columbia University.
Correspondents are Dr. George E. Barnett and Leo Wolman (special agents of the Commission) with the majority of trade unions
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and a number of independent unions. Barnett initiated the study and
supervised Wolman in completing the project. Included is a manuscript first draft of the resulting report entitled "The
Extent of Organization in the United States in 1910," including manuscript and printed occupational and census tables. Also
a file of constitutions, by-laws, agreements and rules of order for the San Francisco trade unions and the San Francisco
Labor Council (1907- 1913) and several reprints of articles by Barnett (1916-1926).
Names:
Barnett, George Ernest, 1873-1938.
Wolman, Leo, 1890-1961
American Federation of Labor
Associated Union of Steam Shovelmen
Brewers Protective Association
Brotherhood of Railroad Building Mechanics of America
Industrial Workers of the World
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America
International Molders and Allied Workers' Union
International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink, and Distillery Workers of America
Iron Trade Council of San Francisco and Vicinity
Journeymen Tailors' Union of North America
Laborer's Protective Unions
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
San Francisco Beer Bottlers Board of Trade
San Francisco Labor Council
Stable Employees Union
United States. Commission on Industrial Relations.
United Textile Workers of America
Subjects:
Independent unions--United States--Membership.
Industrial relations--Research--United States.
Occupational surveys.
Labor unions--California--San Francisco.
Labor unions--United States--Membership.
Labor unions--United States--Statistics.
Occupational characteristics. United States.
Geographic Subjects:
United States. Occupations.
Form and Genre Terms:
First drafts
Statistics.
Access Restrictions:
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Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
George Ernest Barnett Papers #5223. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1914-1914 | |
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Primarily to and by Leo Wolman
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1914 | |
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Primarily to and by Leo Wolman
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1914 | |
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Primarily to and by Leo Wolman
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1914 | |
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Independent local unions
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1914 | |
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Independent local unions
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1914 | |
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Independent local unions
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1914 | |
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Independent local unions
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 1 | Folder 14 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 | 1914 | |
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Replies and data received from union in the U.S.C.I.R. Study of 1914
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1914 | |
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Replies, etc.
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1914 | |
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Replies, etc.
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1914 | |
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Replies, etc.
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1914 | |
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Replies, etc.
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 | 1911-1914 | |
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Replies, etc.
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 | 1911-1914 | |
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Replies, etc.
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 | ||
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File I Introduction
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 | ||
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File II - Brewery Trades of San Francisco
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| Box 3 | Folder 5 | ||
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File III - Metal Trades of San Francisco
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| Box 3 | Folder 6 | ||
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File IV - Teaming Trades of San Francisco
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | ||
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Mostly from New Republic
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