BRAC Additional Records

Collection Number: 5488 D

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

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
BRAC Additional Records, 1920-1950
Collection Number:
5488 D
Creator:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees (BRAC)
Quantity:
10 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Meeting minutes, correspondence, grievances, treasurer reports, and pamphlets
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employees was organized in 1899, and it was the largest single railroad organization for employees who devoted a majority of their time to clerical work of any description including chief clerks, foremen, train announcers, gatemen, checkers; parcel, baggage, and storeroom employees; dock and pier workers; train and engine crew callers; timekeepers; paymasters; freight inspectors; rate and tariff compilers; weigh masters; ticket clerks and sellers; operators of all office and station equipment devices; telephone and switchboard operators; and all employees occupying or performing duties similar to those mentioned. After three months of experience in clerical work employees of both genders, with good moral character, became eligible for membership. The union secured increases in wages and better working conditions for its members.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employes.

Subjects:
Railroads--Employees--Labor unions--United States--Sources.

Form and Genre Terms:
Records (documents).

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
BRAC Additional Records #5488 D. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
RELATED MATERIALS

Related Collections:
5082: U.S. National Mediation Board Transcript of Hearings Regarding the BRAC
5086: U.S. National Mediation Board Transcripts Regarding New York Central Railroad Company and BRAC
5488: BRAC Records
5488 A: BRAC Chicago Files
5488 A & B mf: BRAC Guides on Microfilm
5488 B: BRAC Records
5488 C: BRAC Additional Records
5488 MB: BRAC Memorabilia
5735: BRAC Additional Records
6187: BRAC, Philadelphia Division, Union Local President Robert Curran Papers
CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1
Box 1 Folder 1 1928
January 16-19, 1928. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 2 1928-1929
July 1928-January 1929. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 3 1929-1931
July 1929-January 1931. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 4 1931-1932
May 1931-May 1932. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 5 1932-1935
October 1932-January 1935. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 6 1935-1938
July 1935 and September 1938. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 7 1940-1941
January 1940-January 1941. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 8 1926-1946
Bound.
Box 1 Folder 9 1928
July 17, 1928. Bound.
Box 1 Folder 10
Bound.
Box 1 Folder 11
Bound.
Box 2
Box 2 Folder 1 1943-1945
Box 2 Folder 2 1945
January-June 1945
Box 2 Folder 3 1945
July-December 1945
Box 2 Folder 4 1946
July-December 1946
Box 2 Folder 5 1954
January-March 1954
Box 2 Folder 6 1954
April 1-June 30, 1954
Box 2 Folder 7 1954
July 1-September 30, 1954
Box 2 Folder 8 1954
October 1-December 31, 1954
Box 2 Folder 9 1955
January-March 1955
Box 2 Folder 10 1955
April-June 1955
Box 2 Folder 11 1955
July-September 1955
Box 2 Folder 12 1958
Box 2 Folder 13 1956
Box 2 Folder 14 1957
Box 2 Folder 15 1951
Box 2 Folder 16 1953-1954
Box 2 Folder 17 1951
Box 2 Folder 18 1953
Box 3
Box 3 Folder 1 1951
Box 3 Folder 2 1952
Box 3 Folder 3 1950
Box 3 Folder 4 1953-1955
Box 3 Folder 5 1945-1951
Box 3 Folder 6 1951
Box 3 Folder 7 1952-1953
Box 3 Folder 8 1952-1953
Box 3 Folder 9 1955-1957
Box 3 Folder 10 1953
Box 3 Folder 11 1951-1952
Includes a wallet-sized photograph and newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 12 1920-1921
Box 3 Folder 13 1922
Box 3 Folder 14 1923
Box 3 Folder 15 1954
Box 3 Folder 16 1925
Box 3 Folder 17 1926
Box 3 Folder 18 1927
Box 3 Folder 19 1920
Box 3 Folder 20 1921
Box 3 Folder 21 1922-1923
Box 3 Folder 22
1 of 3
Box 3 Folder 23
2 of 3
Box 3 Folder 24
3 of 3
Box 4
Box 4 Folder 1
1 of 2
Box 4 Folder 2
2 of 2
Box 4 Folder 3 1925-1931
1 of 2
Box 4 Folder 4 1925-1931
2 of 2
Box 4 Folder 5
Box 4 Folder 6 1927-1928
Box 4 Folder 7 1933-1935
Box 4 Folder 8 1930-1931
Box 4 Folder 9
1 of 3
Box 4 Folder 10
2 of 3
Box 4 Folder 11
3 of 3
Box 4 Folder 12
Box 4 Folder 13
Box 4 Folder 14
Box 4 Folder 15 1930-1933
Box 4 Folder 16
Box 4 Folder 17
Box 4 Folder 18
1 of 2
Box 4 Folder 19
2 of 2
Box 4 Folder 20
Box 4 Folder 21
Box 4 Folder 22
Box 4 Folder 23
Box 4 Folder 24
Box 4 Folder 25
Box 4 Folder 26
Box 4 Folder 27 1928- 1930
Bound.
Box 5
Box 5 Folder 1
Box 5 Folder 2
Box 5 Folder 3
Box 5 Folder 4
Box 5 Folder 5
Box 5 Folder 6
Box 5 Folder 7
Box 5 Folder 8
Box 5 Folder 9
Box 5 Folder 10
Box 5 Folder 11
Box 5 Folder 12
Box 5 Folder 13
Box 5 Folder 14
Box 5 Folder 15
Box 6
Box 6 Folder 1
Box 6 Folder 2
Box 6 Folder 3
Box 6 Folder 4
Box 6 Folder 5
Box 6 Folder 6
Box 6 Folder 7
Box 6 Folder 8
Box 6 Folder 9
Box 6 Folder 10
Box 6 Folder 11
Box 6 Folder 12
Box 6 Folder 13
Box 6 Folder 14
Box 6 Folder 15
Box 6 Folder 16
Box 6 Folder 17
Box 7
Box 7 Folder 1 1934-1935
Box 7 Folder 2 1920-1935
Box 7 Folder 3 1920-1935
Box 7 Folder 4 1920-1935
Box 7 Folder 5
Box 7 Folder 6
Box 7 Folder 7
Box 7 Folder 8
Box 7 Folder 9
Box 7 Folder 10
Box 7 Folder 11
Box 7 Folder 12 1932
Includes newspaper clippings, relevant correspondence, and propaganda pamphlets
Box 7 Folder 13
Box 7 Folder 14
Box 7 Folder 15
Box 7 Folder 16
Box 8
Box 8 Folder 1
Box 8 Folder 2
Box 8 Folder 3
Box 8 Folder 4
Box 8 Folder 5
Box 8 Folder 6
Box 8 Folder 7
Box 8 Folder 8 1931
Box 8 Folder 9 1931
Box 8 Folder 10 1931
Box 8 Folder 11
Box 8 Folder 12
Box 8 Folder 13
Box 8 Folder 14
Box 8 Folder 15
Box 9
Box 9 Folder 1
Box 9 Folder 2
Box 9 Folder 3
Box 9 Folder 4
Box 9 Folder 5
Box 9 Folder 6
Box 9 Folder 7
Box 9 Folder 8
Box 9 Folder 9
Box 9 Folder 10
Box 9 Folder 11
Box 9 Folder 12
Box 10
Box 10 Folder 1
Box 10 Folder 2
Box 10 Folder 3
Box 10 Folder 4
Box 10 Folder 5
Box 10 Folder 6
Box 10 Folder 7
Box 10 Folder 8
Box 10 Folder 9
Box 10 Folder 10