Descriptive Summary
Fort Worth Trades Assembly
Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records
1901-1957
9 boxes, 2 reels of microfilm (3.75 linear feet)
AR2
Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library Materials are in English.
Historical NoteThe Fort Worth Trades Assembly, AFL, organized April 4, 1894, was a central organization of AFL affiliated local unions in Tarrant County. It merged with the Tarrant County Industrial Union Council-CIO on August 15, 1957, to form the Tarrant County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
Scope and ContentsCorrespondence, 1937-1957; financial records, 1925-1957; minutes, 1901-1957 (microfilm, 1901-1936); photograph; membership lists, 1940-1957; legal documents, and printed material. Includes records of Tarrant County Labor’s League for Political Education, 1949-1957, and the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Health Education Committee. Includes correspondence with the Dallas Central Labor Council.
AccessOpen for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
OrganizationThe materials are arranged alphabetically by document subject type, and thereunder chronologically. At the end of the collection is a group of records of Tarrant County Labor's League for Political Education, followed by a group of miscellaneous record which are arranged alphabetically by subject.
ProvenanceGift of the Fort Worth Trades Assembly, August 1967.
CitationFort Worth Trades Assembly Records, AR2, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Processing Information
Related MaterialFor additional information on Tarrant County labor history, see the morning
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Oct. 30, 1949, pages 89-96 of the Commerce Section. Additional information can be found on pages 49 and 50.Labor News, Fort Worth, Texas. 1946-1970 mf. 1971+ (preceded by Plane Facts, 1944-1946 mf.)Union Banner, Fort Worth, Texas. 1908-1916, 1909-1954 mf.
Index Terms
These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Organizations
Fort Worth Trades Assembly--Records and correspondence.Tarrant County Labor’s League for Political Education--Records and correspondence.Dallas Central Labor Council.
Subjects
Labor unions--Texas--Fort Worth--Sources.Labor unions--Texas--Fort Worth--Political activity.
Alternate TitlesTexas Labor Archives
Container List
1
0
Calendar I
1
00
Calendar II
1
000
Calendar III
1
1
Correspondence, General,
1938-1939
1
2
Correspondence, General,
1940-1942
1
3
Correspondence, General,
1943-1945
1
4
Correspondence, General,
1946-1948
1
5
Correspondence, General,
1949-1950
1
6
Correspondence, General,
1951
1
7
Correspondence, General,
1952-1953
1
8
Correspondence, General,
1954
2
1
Correspondence, General,
1955
2
2
Correspondence, General,
1956
2
3
Correspondence, General,
1957
2
4
Correspondence with Affiliated Local Unions,
1939-1950
2
5
Correspondence with Affiliated Local Unions,
1951-1953
2
6
Correspondence with Affiliated Local Unions,
1954
2
7
Correspondence with Affiliated Local Unions,
1955
2
8
Correspondence with Affiliated Local Unions,
1956-1957
2
9
Correspondence with Affiliated Local Unions,
Undated
3
1
Correspondence - American Federation of Labor Housing Committee,
1942-1955
(incomplete)
3
2
Correspondence - American Federation of Labor (National Office),
1939-1956
(incomplete; incoming only)
3
3
Correspondence - American Federation of Labor, Union Label Department,
1951-1956
3
4
Correspondence - American Federation of the Physically Handicapped,
1954-1957
3
5
Correspondence - Auerbach, Irving, Author,
1953-1955
3
6
Correspondence - Charitable Activities,
1942-1955
(incomplete)
3
7
Correspondence - Connally, Tom, U. S. Senator,
1938-1951
3
8
Correspondence - Dallas Central Labor Council,
1939-1945; 1954-1955
3
9
Correspondence - Financial,
1939-1957
(incomplete)
3
10
Correspondence - Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce,
1940-1945
(incomplete); 1951-1955 (incomplete)
3
11
Correspondence - Fort Worth City Council,
1937-1946
(incomplete)
3
12
Correspondence - Labor Schools - Southern AFL Labor School,
1952-1966
(incomplete)
3
13
Correspondence - Labor Schools - Texas State Federation of Labor, Labor School,
1955-1957
3
14
Correspondence - Meany, George, President American Federation of Labor,
1955-1956
3
15
Correspondence - Office of Price Administrations,
1944-1945
4
1
Correspondence - Sheppard, Morris, U. S. Senator,
1938-1941
4
2
Correspondence - Social Activities - Dinners,
1954-1955
4
3
Correspondence - Social Activities - Dinners,
1956-1957
4
4
Correspondence - Social Security Board,
1939-1954
(incomplete)
4
5
Correspondence - Texas Bureau of Labor Statistics,
1940-1944
4
6
Correspondence - Texas State Federation of Labor, Executive Secretary,
1948-1956
4
7
Correspondence - War Manpower Commission,
1943-1945
(incomplete)
4
8
Correspondence - Miscellaneous
4
9
Financial Records - Bank Books,
1925-1957
4
10
Financial Records - Treasurer's Reports,
1910
(incomplete)
4
11
Financial Records
Treasurer's Reports - Feb. 13, 1941 - July 9, 1942; Deposit Books - Jan., 1941 - Feb. 24, 1941
4
12
Financial Records - Treasurer's Reports,
Jan. 13, 1944 - Dec. 28, 1944
4
13
Financial Records - Treasurer's Reports,
Jan. 9, 1947 - Dec. 14, 1950
4
14
Financial Records - Treasurer's Reports,
Jan. 11, 1951 - Dec. 11, 1952
5
1
Financial Records - Treasurer's Reports,
Jan. 8, 1953 - Dec. 9, 1954
5
2
Financial Records - Treasurer's Reports,
Jan. 13, 1955 - Sept. 27, 1957
5
3
Financial Records - Bills Paid,
1940-1945
5
4
Financial Records - Check Stubs,
1948-1955
5
5
Financial Records - Check Stubs,
1955-1958
5
6
Financial Records - Bank Statements,
1949-1952
5
7
Financial Records - Bank Statements,
1953-1957
5
8
Financial Records - Trustees' Reports,
1939-1945; 1954-1957
5
9
Financial Records - Annual Financial Reports,
1944-1957
5
10
Financial Records - City, State and County Tax Receipts,
1910-1919
6
1
Financial Records - Income Tax Returns,
1939-1957
6
2
Financial Records - Ledger Sheets: Per Capita Tax Records by Union,
1941-1956
6
3
Financial Records - Ledger Sheets: Per Capita Tax Records by Union,
1941-1956
6
4
Financial Records - Receipts,
1908-1925
(incomplete)
6
5
Financial Records - Receipts and Disbursements,
Oct., 1939 - May, 1940
6
6
Financial Records
Hospital Fund - Bank Book - 1944-1947; Deposit Slips - 1944-1947; Bank Statement - Dec. 31, 1948; Report of Contributions and Expenditures - Jan. 18, 1945
6
7
Minutes,
Jan. 14, 1936 - Dec. 22, 1938
6
8
Minutes,
Jan. 12, 1939 - Dec. 11, 1941
6
9
Minutes,
Jan. 8, 1942 - July 12, 1945
7
1
Minute Books,
Jan. 10, 1946 - Dec. 11, 1947; Jan. 8, 1948 - Dec. 2, 1948
7
2
Minute Books,
Jan. 13, 1949 - Dec. 8, 1949; Jan. 12, 1950 - Dec. 14, 1950
7
3
Minute Books,
Jan. 11, 1951 - Dec. 13, 1951; Jan. 10, 1952 - Dec. 11, 1952
7
4
Minute Books,
Jan. 8, 1953 - Dec. 10, 1953; Jan. 14, 1954 - Dec. 8, 1955
7
5
Minute Book,
Jan. 12, 1956 - Aug. 22, 1957
7
5a
Photograph (post card of Fort Worth Trades Assembly Parade Float),
undated
7
6
Resolutions,
1938-1948
7
7
Resolutions,
1950-1953
8
1
Resolutions,
1954
8
2
Resolutions,
1955
8
3
Resolutions,
1956-1957
8
4
Resolutions, Memorial
8
5
Roll Call Books
April, 1941 - Dec., 1942; Mar., 1943 - Nov., 1944
8
6
Roll Call Books
Nov., 1944 - Sept., 1946; Oct., 1946 - Aug., 1948
8
7
Roll Call Books
Sept., 1948 - Mar., 1951; Mar., 1951 - June, 1951; July, 1951 - Nov., 1952
8
8
Roll Call Books
Dec., 1952 - Sept., 1954; Aug., 1955 - Jan., 1957; Feb., 1957 - Aug., 1957
8
9
Lists of Officers,
1910-1957
8
10
Lists of Committees and Members
1940; 1942-1943; 1945; 1952 - (1957?)
8
11
Lists of Local Unions, Officers, Delegates, and Meeting Places,
1939; 1941-1949 (incomplete)
9
1
Lists of Local Unions, Officers, Delegates, and Meeting Places,
1950-1953; 1955-1957
9
2
Credentials of Delegates from Local Unions,
1946-1953
9
3
Fort Worth - Tarrant County Health Education Committee - Correspondence and Minutes,
1944-1945
9
4
Tarrant County Labor's League for Political Education - Correspondence,
1949-1956
9
5
Tarrant County Labor's League for Political Education
Minutes Sept. 23, 1955 - Oct. 3, 1957; Roll Book - 1955-1957; Ledger Book Listing Affiliated Local Unions; Sample Constitution
9
6
Tarrant County Labor's League for Political Education
Financial Records - Education Fund - Bank Statements - Dec., 1955 - Nov., 1956; Check Stubs - Dec. 1, 1955 - Mar. 4, 1957; Receipts and Disbursements Ledger - Aug., 1956 - Sept., 1957
9
7
Agreements and Grievances: Various Local Unions
9
8
Fort Worth Trades Assembly, et al., versus Currier, et al., No. 69, 732A
9
9
Legal Papers
9
10
Politics and Political Figures
9
11
Still, Ethel M. (Burch Hiatt) - Delegate's and Officer's Reports
9
12
Wage and Hour Law - Speeches and Reports
1941-1942
9
13
Miscellaneous