Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen General Chairman, Boston and Maine Railroad Records

Collection Number: 5475

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen General Chairman, Boston and Maine Railroad Records, 1913-1971

Collection Number:

5475

Creator:

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E;
Boston and Maine Railroad (B&E

Quantity:

9 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Records (documents).

Repository:

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

Abstract:

Records, reports, committee minutes, correspondece and miscellaneous.

Language:

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was founded on December 1, 1873, at Port Jervis, New York, to provide mutual support for railroad firemen. The Brotherhood initially emphasized insurance, but by the late nineteenth century had branched out into labor-management relations.

At the turn of the century, the organization changed its name to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLFE) after permitting engineers to join its ranks. In 1969, the union merged with the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America to form the United Transportation Union.

SUBJECTS

Names:

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

Boston and Maine Railroad.

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

Subjects:

Railroads--Employees--Labor unions--United States.

Collective bargaining--Railroads--United States.

Arbitration, Industrial--United States.

Railroads--United States.

Form and Genre Terms:

Records (documents)

INFORMATION FOR USERS

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:

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen General Chairman, Boston and Maine Railroad Records #5475. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

RELATED MATERIALS

CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
Box 1	Folder 1	H.E. Gilbert - Inter-Pres.	1953
Box 1	Folder 2	Claims on Grand Lodge Docket - H.S. Osborne Correspondence	1954
Box 1	Folder 3	D.B. Robinson
Box 1	Folder 4	W.H. Gilfoil Vice Pres.
Box 1	Folder 5	Jonas McBride Vice Pres.
Box 1	Folder 6	W.H. Gilford	1957
Box 1	Folder 7	W.W. Watson Organizer
Box 1	Folder 8	W.W. Watson Nat. Organizer
Box 1	Folder 9	National Legislative - Rep.
Box 1	Folder 10	Editor - Manager - Magazine
Box 1	Folder 11	Sec. and Treasurer
Box 1	Folder 12	M.L. Mellett - VP
Box 1	Folder 13	Mr. Porch
Box 1	Folder 14	37th Convention
Box 1	Folder 15	1963 Convention	1963
Box 1	Folder 16	Railroad Adjustment Board - General
Box 1	Folder 17	Instructions - 1st Div. - NRAB
Box 1	Folder 18	Board of Trustee's
Box 1	Folder 19	Bd. Of Trustees
Box 1	Folder 20	Board of Trustees	1962
Box 1	Folder 21	Board of Trustees	1964
Box 1	Folder 22	Secretary - Treasurer
Box 1	Folder 23	G.G.C. Sec.-Treas. Quarterly Reports 1909 to 1934	1909-1934
Box 1	Folder 24	G.G.C. Sec. -Treas. Quarterly Reports Jan.1, 1935	1935
Box 1	Folder 25	Agenda - GGC - Meeting	1959
		February 3, 1959
Box 1	Folder 26	Financial Reports - Quarterly - W.F. Hartford G.G.C.	1955-1959
Box 1	Folder 27	G.G.C. Meeting Feb. 1963	1963
Box 1	Folder 28	Board of Trustees - Elected 1963
Box 1	Folder 29	Joint Co-Operative Board B&M Association of Gen. Chairmen
Box 1	Folder 30	General Officials
Box 1	Folder 31	By Laws of Committee
Box 1	Folder 32	Association General Chairmen District No. 2
Box 1	Folder 33	Gen.. Grievance Comm. - District #2
Box 2	Folder 1	F.L. Davis Mechanics
Box 2	Folder 2	F.H. Parker
Box 2	Folder 3	F.H. Parker
Box 2	Folder 4	Mr. McElroy
Box 2	Folder 5	Paul C. Dunn
Box 2	Folder 6	C.A. Come Supt. Port. Div.
Box 2	Folder 7	Dr. Knowles Chief Surgeon
Box 2	Folder 8	B. of R.T. and O.R.C.
Box 2	Folder 9	Engineers Claims and Spare Rules
Box 2	Folder 10	General Comm. 1947-1949	1947-1949
Box 2	Folder 11	Examinations	1950
Box 2	Folder 12	A.W. Maloy Supt.
Box 2	Folder 13	B.G. Jones Chief Clerk
Box 2	Folder 14	I.C. Blodgett Supervisor of Sced.
Box 2	Folder 15	I.C. Blodgett Supervisor of Sced.
Box 2	Folder 16	Mr. Prindall M.M.
Box 2	Folder 17	E.C. Cone M.M.
Box 2	Folder 18	E.C. Hopkins - B.L.E. - Correspondence.
Box 2	Folder 19	C.A. Came Supt. Portland Div.
Box 2	Folder 20	P.C. Dunn
Box 2	Folder 21	Paul C. Dunn Supt. Locomotive Maintenance
Box 2	Folder 22	B.G. Jones - Chief Clerk
Box 2	Folder 23	Space Rule
Box 2	Folder 24	A.W. Maloy
Box 2	Folder 25	Examinations Fitchburg Div.
Box 2	Folder 26	Examinations New Hamp. Div.
Box 2	Folder 27	Examinations Portland Div.
Box 2	Folder 28	Mr. Ferguson
Box 2	Folder 29	J.R. Knowles M.D. - Chief Surgeon
Box 2	Folder 30	99C Dec. 10
Box 2	Folder 31	Y.M.C.A.
Box 2	Folder 32	Canal Street Associates
Box 2	Folder 33	G.G.C. Cases to be Handled by G.G.C.
Box 2	Folder 34	Final Examinations 1945-1947	1945-1947
Box 3	Folder 1	Yards All Divisions
Box 3	Folder 2	Passes
Box 3	Folder 3	Bunk Rooms
Box 3	Folder 4	BLF & E -BLS - Organization - Correspondence and Data
Box 3	Folder 5	Vacations - Carrier Correspondence
Box 3	Folder 6	Hold for Decision of B of PJ
Box 3	Folder 7	T.H. Harrison Back Time / Personal Letters
Box 3	Folder 8	Vacations - Grand Lodge
Box 3	Folder 9	I. Special
Box 3	Folder 10	G.G.C. - 1965 Postponement	1965
Box 3	Folder 11	1959 Rules Movement - Proposed Mediation Agreement Ratified 1964	1964
Box 3	Folder 12	Wage and Rules Movement 1963	1963
Box 3	Folder 13	Information and Education Program
Box 3	Folder 14	Sentimental Folder
Box 3	Folder 15	Social Agreement Yard Switchers Boston
Box 3	Folder 16	Rules Movement 1959	1959
Box 3	Folder 17	G.C.A. Elections
Box 3	Folder 18	MAP - Membership Action Program
Box 3	Folder 19	Rules Movement Strike Instructions
Box 3	Folder 20	Strikes
Box 3	Folder 21	Military Service
Box 4	Folder 1	Strike Correspondence and Memorabilia
Box 4	Folder 2	Senate Committee
Box 4	Folder 3	Firemen Affected by Arb. Award
Box 4	Folder 4	Accidents - One Man Operation Misc.
Box 4	Folder 5	BLE Agreement
Box 4	Folder 6	Horse Crews - Memo of Understanding
Box 4	Folder 7	Engineers - Arb-Award Settlement - Notice 10/1/1953	1953
Box 4	Folder 8	Change in Run's
Box 4	Folder 9	BLE Agreement 1955	1955
Box 4	Folder 10	J.A. McKinnon -Age- E-64
Box 4	Folder 11	Engineer Claims
Box 4	Folder 12	Age Limit - Firemen and Hostlers
Box 4	Folder 13	New Schedule 1949	1949
Box 4	Folder 14	Self-Propelled Equipment
Box 4	Folder 15	Locomotive Class Book - 1944
Box 4	Folder 16	Not Qualified - Deisel
Box 5	Folder 1	Gen. Comm. Assoc. B&M
Box 5	Folder 2	G.G.C. New Lodges
Box 5	Folder 3	G.G.C. Sec-Trea-Report
Box 5	Folder 4	Association Gen. Grievance Committee
Box 5	Folder 5	Sec-Treas. E.H. Hart 1953-1955	1953-1955
Box 5	Folder 6	Agenda Meeting	1957
		Feb. 5-7
Box 5	Folder 7	Agenda - Feb - 1955 GGC	1955-1953
Box 5	Folder 8	Secretary - Treasurer's Reports
Box 5	Folder 9	Attend SoCal Lodge Meetings
Box 5	Folder 10	G.G.C. Referendum Vote for G.C.
Box 5	Folder 11	Misc. Circular Letters (G.L.) 1949	1949
Box 5	Folder 12	Postponing - Setting Ahead Meetings G.G.C.
Box 5	Folder 13	Grand Lodge Bulletins
Box 5	Folder 14	District #2 - Buffalo - May
Box 5	Folder 15	H.E. Gilbert - Int. Pres. 1955	1955
Box 5	Folder 16	GCA	1971
Box 5	Folder 17	Safety Awards - B&M
Box 5	Folder 18	Decisions as Signed
Box 5	Folder 19	State Legislative - Rep.
Box 5	Folder 20	Abandonment - Concord - Woodsville
Box 5	Folder 21	NRAB - 1st Division
Box 5	Folder 22	I.C.C. - Train Abandonments
Box 5	Folder 23	I.C.C. Locomotive Investigation
Box 6	Folder 1	General Chairmen's Reports	1919-1921
Box 6	Folder 2	General Chairmen's Reports	1922-1924
Box 6	Folder 3	General Chairmen's Reports	1928-1930
Box 6	Folder 4	General Grievance Committees Meetings	1913-1922
Box 6	Folder 5	General Chairmen's Reports	1934-1936
Box 6	Folder 6	General Grievance Committee Meetings	1901-1912
Box 6	Folder 7	General Chairmen's Report	1937-1939
Box 6	Folder 8	General Chairmen's Report
Box 6	Folder 9	General Chairmen's Report	1945-1946
Box 6	Folder 10	General Chairmen's Reports	1947-1948
Box 6	Folder 11	General Chairman's Reports	1954-1956
		Jan. 1954 - Dec. 1956
Box 7	Folder 1	McNamara
Box 7	Folder 2	Courchene Discipline (Morse)
Box 7	Folder 3	E.H. Smedberg Discipline
Box 7	Folder 4	E.H. Smedberg Discipline
Box 7	Folder 5	Hostlee Territory
Box 7	Folder 6	Courchene
Box 7	Folder 7	Amalgamation
Box 7	Folder 8	I.C.C. Reports B&M Accidents
Box 7	Folder 9	Union - Shop - Negotiating
Box 7	Folder 10	Goyer Case
Box 7	Folder 11	Sturtevant
Box 7	Folder 12	L.W. Sturtevant Discipline
Box 7	Folder 13	Discipline - J.F. Abbott
Box 7	Folder 14	Discipline Cases
Box 7	Folder 15	Sturtevant - Discipline
Box 7	Folder 16	Safety Awards
Box 7	Folder 17	Discipline - M.J. Healy
Box 7	Folder 18	J.E. Dionne - Discipline
Box 7	Folder 19	Spare Boards - 1915
Box 7	Folder 20	Personal Injury Claims
Box 8	Folder 1	Hall
Box 8	Folder 2	Foreign Railroads
Box 8	Folder 3	Reid, Silva
Box 8	Folder 4	Mr. Clark
Box 8	Folder 5	Scanlon J.L. - BRT
Box 8	Folder 6	B.F. Traverse B of R.T.
Box 8	Folder 7	Rutland Railway Strike
Box 8	Folder 8	M.L. Charity
Box 8	Folder 9	M.L. Mellett
Box 8	Folder 10	General Chairmen Other Roads
Box 8	Folder 11	Mr. Twitchell
Box 8	Folder 12	A.H. Slader
Box 8	Folder 13	E.M. Flagg
Box 8	Folder 14	W.H. Holland
Box 8	Folder 15	W.M. Watson
Box 8	Folder 16	H.D. Ulrich
Box 8	Folder 17	Mr. Baker (Assist. Gen. Mgr.)
Box 8	Folder 18	Slader - Hotel
Box 8	Folder 19	F.W. Rourke - Discipline
Box 8	Folder 20	R.W. Pickard
Box 8	Folder 21	Mr. McFarland M.M.
Box 8	Folder 22	E.K. Bloss Mechan. Super.
Box 8	Folder 23	Mr. Hammond
Box 8	Folder 24	Mechanical Exam
Box 8	Folder 25	Men Disqualified by Dr. Knowles
Box 8	Folder 26	Five-Day-Job
Box 8	Folder 27	General Chairmen - Other Roads
Box 8	Folder 28	E.H. Burney M.M.
Box 8	Folder 29	5 day of requests
Box 8	Folder 30	Claims - IW Brackett
Box 8	Folder 31	Inter Division - Misc. Correspondence.
Box 8	Folder 32	Schedule Revision - 1955	1955
Box 8	Folder 33	D.L. Ellingwood
Box 8	Folder 34	Correspondence Claims
Box 8	Folder 35	Mr. Barrett
Box 8	Folder 36	Bracket and Ahearne
Box 8	Folder 37	Mr. Hammond
Box 8	Folder 38	E.K. Bloss
Box 8	Folder 39	Mr. McFarland
Box 8	Folder 40	Mr. Ferguson
Box 8	Folder 41	Mr. Barrett
Box 8	Folder 42	Mr. Slader
Box 8	Folder 43	Mr. Clark
Box 8	Folder 44	Mrs. Rourke
Box 8	Folder 45	Mr. Baker (Assist. Gen. Manager)
Box 8	Folder 46	Mr. Twitchell B. of L.E.
Box 8	Folder 47	Travers
Box 8	Folder 48	Mr. Hall Chief of Personnel
Box 8	Folder 49	Prindall - Cone - McElroy
Box 9	Folder 1	Arbitration Between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Eastern Railroads
Box 9	Folder 2	Arbitration between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Eastern Railroads
Box 9	Folder 3	Arbitration between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Eastern Railroads	1913

Contents

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen General Chairman, Boston and Maine Railroad Records

Collection Number: 5475

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library