Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality Records, 1944-1983

Container Title
M79-517
Photographs, negatives, transparencies, and ephemera
Quantity: 7,954 photographs, 3,546 negatives, 20 transparencies, 25 pieces of ephemera, and 2 drawings (36 boxes and 1 oversize folder) 
Scope and Content Note: Photographs, etc. from the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and the United Packinghouse Workers of America. Included are images of union members and officials; executive board members; union district activities; office employees; strikes; and operations including meatpacking, frozen foods, canning, cheese, fruits/vegetables, and candy. A panorama of the AMCBWNA, Detroit (1930), is included (in Panorama Box 1).
Box   1
Art - original drawings, etc.
Box   1
District 1 - Programs, women's activities, farm labor, politics
Box   1
District 1 - Photos
Box   1
Duplicates
Box   1
District 1 - Old photos
Box   1
District 2 - Old
Box   1
From name file for (other)
Box   2
District 1 - Old photos
Box   2
Old staff - unidentified and dupes
Box   2
District 2 - Photos, 1959+
Box   3
District 3 (old)
Box   4
Les Orear negatives, 1960 November 15
Box   4
[unidentified]
Box   4
District 4 - post 1960
Box   4
District 3 (old)
Box   5
Puerto Rico
Box   5
District 6 - Old photos
Box   5
District 6 - Photos
Box   6
District 7 - Photos
Box   6
District 7 - (old) now district 1
Box   6
District 8 - Photos
Box   6
District 8 - Old, now #5, photos before 1958
Box   6
District 9 - Photos, Puerto Rico
Box   6
District 9 - Photos
Box   6
District 9 - (old), now 7
Box   7
District 10 - Old photos [drawings]
Box   7
District 10 - Old, Canada
Box   7
[unidentified]
Box   8
-A-
Box   8
-B-
Box   8
Joseph Belski - negatives
Box   8
Joseph Belski
Box   8
Joseph Belski, discard
Box   8
-C-
Box   8
Lewis Clark
Box   8
Lewis Clark, discard
Box   8
Fourth Convention , 1946
Box   8
Fourth Convention, duplicates, 1946
Box   8
Fifth Convention, duplicates, 1947
Box   8
Fifth Convention, 1947
Box   8
Glenn Chiwander, President, Newport, Minnesota - Local #55, Dir. Distr. 2-1947
Box   8
Eugene Cotton, discard
Box   8
Eugene Cotton
Box   8
Fred Dowling, District 8 Director, Vice President, UPWA, discard
Box   8
Fred Dowling, District 8 Director, Vice President, UPWA
Box   8
First Women's Activities Conference negatives, 1953
Box   8
First National A-D Conference, 1953 October 30, 31 and November 1
Box   8
Eight Convention, discards, 1952
Box   8
Eight Convention, 1952
Box   8
Wage and Contract Conference, discard, 1951
Box   8
Wage and Contract Conference, 1951
Box   8
Seventh Convention, discard, 1950
Box   8
Seventh Convention, 1950
Box   8
Sixth Convention, discard, 1949
Box   8
Sixth Convention, 1949
Box   8
First National A-D Conference, discards, 1953 October 30, 31 and November 1
Box   9
Negotiations, discards, 1961
Box   9
Convention, Baltimore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, 1968
Box   9
Swift, 1967
Box   9
Master Agreements … Negotiations, Armour, Swift, Wilson, etc., 1967
Box   9
Convention, Baltimore Hotel, Los Angeles, discards, 1968
Box   9
Ninth Convention, discards, 1954
Box   9
Ninth Convention, 1954
Box   9
Ninth Convention, 1954
Box   9
Women's and Wage and Contract Conference, discards, 1953
Box   9
Women's and Wage and Contract Conferences, 1953
Box   9
Third Convention, 1945
Box   9
Second Convention, 1944
Box   9
First Convention, 1943
Box   9
AFL-CIO Conventions, San Francisco, California, discards, 1965
Box   9
AFL-CIO Conventions, San Francisco, California, 1965
Box   9
Washington Conference, Mayflower Hotel, discards, 1965 September 20-24
Box   9
Washington conference, Mayflower Hotel, 1965 September 20-24
Box   9
Wage Conference, discards, 1957
Box   9
Wage Conference, 1957
Box   9
Convention, discards, 1956
Box   9
Convention, 1956
Box   9
Special Convention, discards, 1956
Box   9
Special Convention, 1955
Box   9
Third Biennial Wage and Contract Conference, discards, 1955
Box   9
Third Biennial Wage and Contract Conference, 1955
Box   10
-D-
Box   10
-D- discards
Box   10
Russell Dresser, discards,
Box   10
Russell Dresser
Box   10
-E-
Box   10
Frank Ellis
Box   10
Paul Elston
Box   10
-F-
Box   10
-F- discards
Box   10
-G-
Box   10
Patrick Gorman
Box   10
-H-
Box   10
G.R. Hathaway - Secretary/Treasurer, UPWA, discards,
Box   10
G.R. Hathaway - Secretary/Treasurer, UPWA
Box   10
Charles Hayes, negatives
Box   10
Charles Hayes
Box   10
Ralph Helstein - President UPWA, discards,
Box   10
Ralph Helstein - President UPWA
Box   10
Ralph Helstein - President UPWA - negatives
Box   10
Ralph Helstein - President UPWA
Box   10
Marvin Hook, discard
Box   10
Marvin Hook
Box   10
-J-
Box   10
-K-
Box   10
-L-
Box   10
Dennis Lane, discards,
Box   10
Dennis Lane
Box   11
Russell Lasley - Vice President UPWA, discard
Box   11
Russell Lasley - Vice President UPWA
Box   11
[unidentified]
Box   11
James Martin
Box   11
Milton S. Maxwell
Box   11
Les Orear
Box   11
- Mc -
Box   11
Max Novak
Box   11
- N -
Box   11
- P -
Box   11
- R -
Box   11
Jasper Rose
Box   11
- S -
Box   11
[unidentified]
Box   11
A.T. Stephens
Box   11
Meyer Stern
Box   11
[unidentified]
Box   11
- V -
Box   11
[unidentified]
Box   11
Executive Board … Former
Box   11
Notebook, undated
Box   11
Notebook, negatives, undated
Box   11
Executive Board (old)
Box   11
Field Staff (old)
Box   11
Field Staff (recent)
Box   11
International office staff
Box   11
Packinghouse company officials
Box   11
Prominent Personalities from National Provisioner, 1953 October 17
Box   11
CIO portraits
Box   12
[unidentified]
Box   12
Earl W. Jimerson
Box   12
[unidentified]
Box   13
World War II - War Labor Board
Box   13
Office employees
Box   13
Buildings
Box   13
Amalgamated exhibit, 1973, photo library
Box   13
Stockyards … End of an Era
Box   13
Civil Rights Conference, 1974
Box   13
Civil Rights and Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C., 1963 September
Box   13
International Foreign PIA
Box   13
Fair programs
Box   13
Amalgamated Meat
Box   13
75th year book - Historical - Big Shoulders/PWOC Days
Box   13
Political - Public figures
Box   13
Civil rights - Selma, Alabama, etc.
Box   13
Poor People's March
Box   14
Miscellaneous - photos
Box   14
National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers
Box   14
Amalgamated officials
Box   14
Ghetto - Newark, New Jersey, 1967
Box   14
Army photos
Box   14
PWOC Days
Box   14
AMC-CIO Unity Moves - 1953
Box   14
World of Work (Orear) exhibit, 1973 April
Box   14
Miscellaneous groups - U.P.W.A.
Box   14
Meat Inspection - L.O.
Box   15
P. Brennan Company, Chicago, 1945
Box   15
Local 231 - Portland, Oregon, turkey operations, 1975
Box   15
Operations - miscellaneous
Box   15
OPS - Soap, Pharmaceutical, Stanley Soap Company, Dist. 6 (old)
Box   15
Operations - Meat Packing
Box   15
Rath , 1966
Box   15
Slaughterhouse - publicity shots
Box   15
Meat Packing
Box   15
Peer Foods
Box   15
Operations - Pork - Dubuque, Iowa, 1972
Box   15
Worthington
Box   15
Thompson Farms, Chicago, 1971-1972
Box   15
Operations - Retail
Box   15
Beef Killing (Milwaukee)
Box   15
Operations - Beef Boning
Box   15
Swift, Rochelle, Illinois
Box   15
Bluebird
Box   15
[unidentified]
Box   15
Convention, 1966
Box   15
Sugar Local P1101, Arabi, Louisiana - Amstar
Box   15
Operations - Sugar Refining
Box   15
Operations - Sugar Refining - The States - Item, Behind the Cane Curtain
Box   15
Operations - Poultry
Box   16
Packinghouse - Detroit
Box   16
11th Constitutional Convention, discard, 1958
Box   16
11th Constitutional Convention, 1958
Box   16
Wage and Contract Conference, negatives, 1959
Box   16
Wage and Contract Conference, 1959
Box   16
Stockyards
Box   16
Stockyards - color prints and negatives
Box   16
Chicago, World's Greatest Livestock
Box   16
Chicago Rawhide, 1975
Box   16
Operations: Fur and Leather
Box   16
Fur industry, 1975
Note: Leslie Orear, photographer
Box   16
Fish Operations, Astoria, Oregon - Local P-554
Box   16
Convention, discards, 1960
Box   16
Convention, 1960
Box   16
Wage and Contract Conference, discards, 1959 June 1-5
Box   16
Wage and Contract Conference, 1959 June 1-5
Box   16
Negotiations, discards, 1959
Box   16
Negotiations, 1959
Box   16
Swift Walks Out of Negotiations - negatives
Box   16
Allied Conference, discards, 1961 June
Box   16
Allied Conference, 1961 June
Box   16
11th Constitutional Convention, discards, 1958
Box   16
11th Constitutional Convention, 1958
Box   17
Album - 22nd General Convention, 1968 July
Box   17
Operations - Meat Packing
Box   17
Operations - Seafood
Box   17
[unidentified]
Box   17
"Don't Buy Wilson" ephemera - campaign
Box   17
The Film Center
Box   17
Drawings
Box   17
CF
Box   17
Miscellaneous mining work
Box   17
Local 78, Osslo, Melons, etc.
Box   17
Tony Downs Food Company, Local 1153, St. James, Minnesota, Dist. 2
Box   17
Operations - Frozen Foods, Canning, etc.
Box   17
Operations - Frozen foods, Canning, etc.
Box   17
Operations - Libby
Box   17
Operations - Cheese
Box   17
Operations - Fruit + Vegetables
Box   17
Agriculture
Box   17
Operations - Packing - Machines
Box   17
Office Workers - Rath and Wesson Oil, 1972
Box   17
Mechanical Trades
Box   17
Bag Factory in New Orleans, 1972
Box   17
Operations - Candy
Box   17
Wilson Sporting Goods - Factory/Repair
Box   18
Negotiations, 1961
Box   18
[unidentified]
Box   18
Negotiations, discards, 1964
Box   18
Negotiations, 1964
Box   18
Negotiations - Huquetto Plamandon, 1964
Box   18
Convention, discards, 1962
Box   18
Convention , 1962
Box   18
JFK Telegram to Convention, 1962
Box   18
Convention, Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, discards, 1964 May
Box   18
Convention, Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri 1964 May
Box   18
UPWA, AFL-CIO convention - Los Angeles, California, discards 1966 May
Box   18
UPWA, AFL-CIO convention - Los Angeles, California, 1966 May
Box   18
[unidentified]
Box   18
Wilson strike, Albert Lea, 1959-1960
Box   18
Wilson strike, arbitration case, 1959-1960
Box   18
Wilson strike, miscellaneous, 1960
Box   18
Wilson strike, miscellaneous, negatives 1960
Box   18
"Don't Buy Wilson," 1959
Box   18
"Don't Buy Wilson" - negatives, 1959
Box   18
Neuhoff strike, 1970
Box   18
Neuhoff Strike - Our Struggle in the South
Box   18
Neuhoff strike - Our Struggle in the South - negatives
Box   19
Dubinsky New York Sugar - negatives
Box   19
Sugar Division
Box   19
Sugar strike
Box   19
Swift strike, 1959 (or before)
Box   19
Strike and demonstrations
Box   19
Strike, 1946
Box   19
California lettuce strike, 1961
Box   19
Strike, 1948
Box   19
Strike (Swift), 1956
Box   20
From "Negative" box
Box   20
Color negatives - Addie Wyatt Helmuth Kern, 1975 May 19
Box   20
Negatives and contact prints (35 mm)
Box   20
Dog sled
Box   21
[unidentified]
Box   21
Earl W. Jimerson
Box   21
Earl W. Jimerson funeral
Box   21
[unidentified]
Box   21
American Cancer Society leaflet
Box   21
Printing plate
Box   21
Contact sheets
Box   21
Delegates to Stewards Conference of Dist. Council of Ontario
Box   21
[unidentified]
Box   21
Disasters - Floods, Fires, etc.
Box   21
The Packinghouse Worker, 1966 June
Box   21
Operations - Food and Non-Food
Box   21
Additions to name file
Box   21
[unidentified]
Box   21
Civil unrest
Box   21
Floods
Box   21
[unidentified]
Box   22
5x7-inch negatives
Box   22
Cyanotypes
Box   22
File C, negative, Shoeworker's Wage Case, 1948 June
Box   22
[unidentified]
Box   22
District 7 (old) now District 1
Box   22
District 7 (old) now District 1, Local 190, 1949 March
Box   23-35
4x5-inch negatives
Box   36
Folder   1-9
Oversize photographs
Oversize Folder   1
AMCBWNA, Detroit panorama 1930