Title: Racine Trades and Labor Council Records
Inclusive Dates: 1902-1952

Creator:

• Racine Trades and Labor Council (Wis.)

Call Number: Parkside Mss 71

Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the Archives & Area Research Center, Library/Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of an organization founded in Racine, Wisconsin in 1894, for labor unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Included are meeting minutes, financial journals and ledgers, and miscellany.

Language: English

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The Racine Trades and Labor Council was organized on September 27, 1894, as an umbrella organization for local American Federation of Labor unions in Racine. The council, which was comprised of delegates from member unions, held bi-weekly meetings and was concerned with greater recognition of unions and union products. At bi-weekly meetings the council heard speakers on topics related to collective bargaining. Delegates of striking unions reported on their strikes. The Council published a bi-weekly newspaper, the Labor Advocate, from September 1916 to July 1927.

The records consist of: meeting minutes, financial records, and miscellaneous records. The Meeting Minutes document delegate meetings and are almost complete for the years 1910 to 1922 and 1941 to 1949 but are scattered for the years 1950 to 1952. The Financial Records span the years 1902-1938 with scattered types of documentation. Absent from the collection is any correspondence. A run of the council publication, the Labor Advocate, is available on microfilm in the State Historical Society library.

The Meeting Minutes, 1910-1952, are arranged chronologically. There are no minutes for the periods January 1916-July 1918 or May 1922-December 1940. Minutes are scattered for the years 1950-1952.

The Financial Records, 1902-1924; 1935-1938, consist primarily of journals detailing receipts and expenditures. Of particular note is the ledger itemizing rent and Council delegate dues received from the member unions for 1902-1924. Also included in this series is an account book, 1916-1920, for the Labor Advocate.

The Miscellaneous Records, 1914-1936, include one volume of meeting attendance records listing the officers and delegates, as well as a small miscellaneous file.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Racine County AFL-CIO Council, 1979. Accession Number: M79-461

Processing Information

Processed by Michael Haas, 1989.

Box   1 Folder   1-7	Meeting Minutes, 1910-1915, 1918-1922, 1941-1949, 1950-1952 (scattered)
	Financial Records
Box   2 Folder   1	Ledger, hall rent and Council delegate dues, 1902-1924
	Journals
Box   2 Folder   2	1912-1924
Box   2 Folder   3	1920-1923
Box   2 Folder   4	1935-1938
Box   2 Folder   5	Labor Advocate ledger, 1916-1920
	Miscellaneous Records
Box   2 Folder   6	Meeting attendance records, 1928-1936
Box   2 Folder   7	Miscellaneous file, 1914; 1916