Retail Clerks International Union Records, 1890-1990 (bulk 1899-1982)

 
Container Title
M95-242
Part 9 (M95-242): Additions, 1937-1963
Physical Description: 2.1 cubic feet (2 records center cartons and 1 folder (32 photographs)) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1937-1963, include correspondence, contracts, clippings, photographs, posters, and scripts related to the 1951 film A Watch for Joe, and the 1950s television program Celebrity Parade. Also includes documents related to the placement of Locals 21, 34, and 1262 into trusteeship due to allegations of financial misconduct. The film A Watch for Joe has been given the call number HA 084-086 and is still part of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union collection (M80-582).
A Watch for Joe
Box   1
Folder   1
Contracts and correspondence, 1950-1954
Box   1
Folder   2
Correspondence, Hal Makelim of Hal Roach Studios, 1950-1955
Box   1
Folder   3-4
Orders for prints, 1951-1953
Box   1
Folder   5
Reviews, publicity, and correspondence, 1951-1952
Box   1
Folder   6
Scripts, poster, circa 1950
Box   1
Folder   7
Talent search contest, 1950
Box   1
Folder   8
Viewer statistics, 1951-1952
Box   2
Folder   1
Promotional poster, circa 1951
Celebrity Parade
Box   1
Folder   9
Correspondence and memos, 1955-1958
Box   1
Folder   10
Newspaper clippings, 1955-1957
Box   1
Folder   11-19
Scripts and correspondence, 1955-1959
Box   1
Folder   20
Time slots and costs, 1957-1959
Publicity materials, 1950-1962
Box   1
Folder   21
Ed Hart, public relations, 1957-1958
Box   1
Folder   22-23
Paul Harvey, radio personality, 1950, undated
Box   2
Folder   2-4
Leonard Shane Agency correspondence, 1960-1962
Box   2
Folder   5
Television, radio, and film, 1954-1961
Box   2
Folder   6
Drew Pearson correspondence, television personality, 1954-1959
Box   2
Folder   7
Press releases, 1960-1962
Box   2
Folder   8
Correspondence and text, Retail Clerks official jingle, 1956
Box   2
Folder   9
Spotlight News publicity films, 1959
Box   2
Folder   10
Correspondence, Weekend Monitor, NBC radio, 1960-1962
Box   2
Folder   11
Wise Words television spots, storyboards
Box   2
Folder   12
Local 21, Newark, New Jersey, audits and recommended discontinuance of trusteeship, 1958-1959
Local 34, Newark, New Jersey, trusteeship
Box   2
Folder   13
Affidavits, 1950-1959
Box   2
Folder   14
Notes, reports, and documents, 1958-1959
Box   2
Folder   15-16
Trusteeship documents, 1958-1959
Local 1262, Newark, New Jersey, trusteeship
Box   2
Folder   17
Affidavits and reports, 1953-1959
Box   2
Folder   18
Audits, 1959
Box   2
Folder   19
Correspondence and reports, 1958-1959
Box   2
Folder   20
Documents for submission, 1958-1959
Box   2
Folder   21
Executive Board membership minutes, 1955-1959
Box   2
Folder   22
Insurance policies, 1955-1959
Box   2
Folder   23
Pension plan and amendments, 1958-1959
Box   2
Folder   24
Audits, Joint Council of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, 1952, 1957
Box   2
Folder   25
Retail Clerks patch and “Union Store” window decal
Box   2
Folder   26
Appraisal of the DeSales building, 1968
Box   2
Folder   27
Invalidated charter for Retail Shoe Clerks Local 410, San Francisco, California, 1947
Box   2
Folder   28
Correspondence regarding legality of Retail Clerks Political Club, 1955
Box   2
Folder   29
Local 1254, Kansas City, Missouri combination membership book and scrapbook of clippings, 1937-1939
PH Box   12
Photographs
A Watch for Joe talent contest winners
Physical Description: 15 black and white prints 
Celebrity Parade, including host Joe McCaffrey and Senator Mike Mansfield, 1955
Physical Description: 10 black and white prints 
“A day in the life of...” Italian drug store clerk, depicting Rome, 1957
Physical Description: 7 black and white prints