Associated Actors and Artists Papers, 1940-1952
Collection Number: 5267
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Associated Actors and Artists Papers, 1940-1952
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5267
Abstract:
Consist primarily of reports and supporting research materials collected for a study
on the proposed merger of several performers' unions affiliated with the Associated
Actors and Artistes of America. The unions were: Actors' Equity Association (AEA);
American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA); American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA);
Television Authority (TVA); American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA); and Chorus Equity
Association (CEA).
Creator:
Associated Actors and Artistes of America
Quanitities:
1.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Study conducted by a committee of three professors of industrial and labor relations
in order to advise six Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AAAA) unions on
their proposed merger.
The merger study (1951-1952) by Robert Aronson (New York State School of Industrial
and Labor Relations), and Edgar Warren and Michael Komaroff (Institute of Industrial
and Labor Relations, University of California at Los Angeles) examined the structure,
administration, finances and problems of jurisdiction of the various performers' unions,
and made proposals for the design and functions of the combined organization.
Consist primarily of reports and supporting research materials collected for a study
on the proposed merger of several performers' unions affiliated with the Associated
Actors and Artistes of America. The unions were: Actors' Equity Association (AEA);
American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA); American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA);
Television Authority (TVA); American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA); and Chorus Equity
Association (CEA).
Materials include a study proposal; questionnaires; interview transcripts; lists
of members; notes on socio- economic data on employees and unions; charts on union
structure; reports of the study committee; notes and reports of conferences between
the research committee and officers of the New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles
local unions regarding merger proposals (1952); correspondence, chiefly of Professor
Robert Aronson and Professor Edgar Warren with Louis Simon (AEA), and Frank Reel and
Raymond Jones (AFRA), on the merger proposals (1951-1952); and memoranda on the AFRA
National Board meeting; (TVA) merger proposals; the constitution for a proposed merger
of TVA and AFRA; and reports by Bernard and Reis Company, Margaret Webster and Edward
Bernays pertaining to AAAA mergers (1940- 1949).
Research materials used by Aronson, Warren and Komaroff to study the organizational
functions and structure of AAAA include research notes on union jurisdiction, collective
agreements, dues, and economic problems of the member unions; union documents such
as constitutions, work rules and collective agreements; financial statements; codes
of fair practice; permits and rules governing performers' agents; statistical data
on dues, type of talent, affiliation, insurance, expenses, and wages; and memoranda
pertaining to AAAA charter, employment agencies for performers, and jurisdictional
dispute settlement (1950-1952). Also publications, including issues of Equity (newsletter
of AEA, 1929-1952); clippings on various merger proposals (1950-1960); and newsletters
and bulletins of member unions (1951).
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference
archivist for access to these materials.
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and
Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Associated Actors and Artists Papers #5267. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 6046: Archives Union File (AUF)
Names:
Actors' Equity Association
American Federation of Radio Artists
American Guild of Musical Artists
American Guild of Variety Artists
Associated Actors and Artistes of America
Bernard and Reis Company.
Chorus Equity Association
Television Authority
Aronson, Robert Louis
Bernays, Edward L., 1891 -
Jones, Raymond
Reel, Frank
Simon, Louis
Warren, Edgar F.
Webster, Margaret
Subjects:
Entertainers--United States--Salaries, pensions, etc.
Actors.
Entertainers.
Musicians.
Trade-union merger. United States.
Trade-unions. Actors. United States.
Trade-unions. Broadcasting employees. United States.
Trade-unions. Entertainers. United States.
Trade-unions. Musicians. United States.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Merger Study Materials: Branch's Reply to Questionnaires AEA, AGVA, CEA, AGMA, AFRA
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Merger Study Materials: Bernard Reis & Co. Merger Proposal (May 20, 1940)
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Box 1 | Folder 27 |
Merger Study Materials: "On Cue" AFRA Bulletin, Chicago (July/August 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 26 |
Merger Study Materials: Los Angeles Merger Plan Conference (May 26, 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 25 |
Merger Study Materials: University Merger Proposal (May 26, 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 24 |
Merger Study Materials: Chicago Merger Plan Conference (May 22, 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 23 |
Merger Study Materials: NY Merger Plan Conference (May 19-20, 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 22 |
Merger Study Materials: Original University Merger Proposal with Modifications
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Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Merger Study Materials: Radio and TV Wages and Salaries, US Department of Labor BLS
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Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Merger Study Materials: New York Meetings (4/9-10/52)
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Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Merger Study Materials: University Study Group Progress Report (March 25, 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Merger Study Materials: Meeting of AFRA National Board (4/14/52)
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Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Merger Study Materials: Draft Proposals Plans A,B,C (March 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 29 |
Merger Study Materials: Project Correspondence
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Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Merger Study Materials: New York Meetings on Merger Project Summary (January 21-23,
1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 30 |
Merger Study Materials: Misc. Notes, Professor Aronson
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Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Merger Study Materials: Interview Questions
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Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Merger Study Materials: Interview Contacts and Notes
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Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Merger Study Materials: Interviews (1/25-4/14/52)
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Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Merger Study Materials: Merger Questionnaire Replies
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Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Merger Study Materials: AGVA News (September 1951)
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Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Merger Study Materials: Proposed Constitution for AFRA/TVA Merger
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Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Merger Study Materials: Memo on Proposed CAE-AEA Merger (1951)
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Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Edward Bernays' Survey (October 6, 1949)
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Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Merger Study Materials: SAG Memo on TVA (August 18, 1949)
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Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Merger Study Materials: Merger Proposals 1948
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Merger Study Materials: AEA Special Council Meeting to Discuss Merger Proposal (November
29, 1948)
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Merger Study Materials: AEA Special Council Meeting to Discuss Merger Proposal (November
22, 1948)
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Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Merger Study Materials: Principles of Merger, University Project (March 14, 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 43 |
Member Union Background Material: AGVA, Accountant's Report (12/31/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 57 |
Coverage of Merger Issue in Equity Magazine and News Media: "Stand By", NY AFRA Bulletin
(January 1952)
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Box 1 | Folder 56 |
Coverage of Merger Issue in Equity Magazine and News Media: Equity Magazine (2/52-4/52)
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Box 1 | Folder 55 |
Coverage of Merger Issue in Equity Magazine and News Media: Equity Magazine (1/51-12/51),
irregular
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Box 1 | Folder 54 |
Coverage of Merger Issue in Equity Magazine and News Media: Equity Magazine (5/40-12/50)
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Box 1 | Folder 53 |
Coverage of Merger Issue in Equity Magazine and News Media: Equity Magazine (6/29-10/39),
irregular
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Box 1 | Folder 52 |
Member Union Background Material: TVA, Accountant's Report (10/31/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 51 |
Member Union Background Material: AEA, Accountant's Report (4/20/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 50 |
Member Union Background Material: AGMA, Accountant's Report (9/30/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 49 |
Member Union Background Material: AFRA, Accountant's Report (4/30/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 48 |
Member Union Background Material: AFRA, Accountant's Report (11/30/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 47 |
Member Union Background Material: AFRA, Half Dues Members
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Box 1 | Folder 46 |
Member Union Background Material: CEA, Accountant's Report (9/30/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 28 |
Merger Study Materials: Joint Study Group Merger Proposal, NYSSILR UCLA
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Box 1 | Folder 44 |
Member Union Background Material: AGVA, Annual Report (7/31/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 58 |
Coverage of Merger Issue in Equity Magazine and News Media: Newsclippings
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Box 1 | Folder 42 |
Member Union Background Material: AGVA, Agency Regulations and Sample Agreements
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Box 1 | Folder 41 |
Member Union Background Material: Membership Statistics
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Box 1 | Folder 40 |
Member Union Background Material: Union Agreements and Working Rules
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Box 1 | Folder 39 |
Member Union Background Material: Union Constitutions
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Box 1 | Folder 38 |
Bibliographical Data and Notes on Entertainment Unionism
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Box 1 | Folder 37 |
Associated Actors and Artists of America: Agency Control, Sample Agreements
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Box 1 | Folder 36 |
Associated Actors and Artists of America: Employment Services
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Box 1 | Folder 35 |
Associated Actors and Artists of America: Branch Jurisdiction
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Box 1 | Folder 34 |
Associated Actors and Artists of America: Accountant's Report (4/30/51)
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Box 1 | Folder 33 |
Associated Actors and Artists of America: Historical Sketch
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Box 1 | Folder 32 |
Merger Study Materials: Chicago Mass Meeting to Discuss Merger Proposal (8/13/52)
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Box 1 | Folder 31 |
Merger Study Materials: New York Mass Meeting to Discuss Merger Proposal (8/7/52)
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Box 1 | Folder 45 |
Member Union Background Material: AGVA, Accountant's Report (7/31/51)
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Box 2 | Folder 13 |
Miscellaneous Unions
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Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Tailor and Garment Unions
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Box 2 | Folder 11 |
General Office Bulletin
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Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Teacher Unions
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Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Glass Bottles and Hotel/Restaurant Unions
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Box 2 | Folder 8 |
International Unions
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Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Lithographer Unions
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Box 2 | Folder 6 |
AFL Federal Labor Unions
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Box 2 | Folder 5 |
State of New Jersey
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Box 2 | Folder 4 |
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
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Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Flyers
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Box 2 | Folder 2 |
The Exponent (2 of 2)
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Box 2 | Folder 1 |
The Exponent (1 of 2)
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