Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled
Collection Number: 5611
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled, 1879-1904
Collection Number:
5611
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen (BLF&E;
Quantity:
0.2 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Registers (lists) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Grand Lodge, BLFE, "Honorary Register of Disabled", recorded
chronologically, includes 1) name, 2) lodge, 3) date of disability, 4) cause, and 5)
remarks; also, an alphabetical index of names with a page reference.
Language:
Collection material in English
The jurisdiction of the Brotherhood encompassed the contracts covering the employment
of engineers, firemen, hostlers, and hostler-helpers.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginement (BLFE) was founded in 1873 at
Port Jervis, N.Y. by Joshua Leach and ten Erie Railroad firemen. Founded as the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the name was changed in 1906 to include
Enginemen. The Brotherhood's International Headquarters, designated as the Grand
Lodge, was located in Cleveland.
Grand Lodge, BLFE, "Honorary Register of Disabled", recorded chronologically,
includes 1) name, 2) lodge, 3) date of disability, 4) cause, and 5) remarks; also,
an alphabetical index of names with a page reference.
Names:
Emerson, Harrington, 1853-1931
Subjects:
Locomotive engineers -- United States --
Registers
Locomotive firemen -- United States -- Registers
Locomotive engineers
Locomotive firemen
Railroads -- Employees
Pensions. Railroads. United States.
Railroad employees, Disabled. United States.
Registers.
Railroads. United States. Accidents.
Trade-unions. Railroads. United States.
Form and Genre Terms:
Registers (lists)
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and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled
#5611. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell
University Library.
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1879-1904 | |
Bound ledger of disabled and deceased members
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