Descriptive Summary
Harris County AFL-CIO Council (Houston, Tex.)
Harris County AFL-CIO Council Records
AR20
1911-19706.5 boxes (2.71 linear feet) Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library Materials are in English.
Historical NoteThe Houston Labor Council and the Houston Building Trades Council merged on February 5, 1918, to form the Houston Labor and Trades Council. The Council was made up of representatives of the AFL unions in the Houston area. In 1959, the Houston Labor and Trades Council merged with the Houston Area Industrial Union Council, CIO, to form the Harris County AFL-CIO Council.
Scope and ContentsCouncil minutes and financial records, 1911-1970; executive board minutes, 1959-1970. A few Harris County Committee on Political Education (COPE) minutes are also included.
Records from 1911 until 1959 are from the Houston Labor and Trades Council--AFL and consist of minutes of regular council meetings and financial records. Records after 1959 are from the Harris County AFL-CIO Council, which was formed following the merger of the AFL and the CIO. They consist of both executive board minutes and regular council meeting minutes.
AccessOpen for research.
Literary Rights Statement
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OrganizationArranged in chronological order.
ProvenanceGift of Don Horn, 1968, 1974, and 1975.
CitationHarris County AFL-CIO Council Records, AR20, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Related Material
For minutes of the Houston Area Industrial Union Council--CIO prior to the 1959 merger, see AR104, Houston Area Industrial Union Council Records.
Houston Labor Journal, Houston, Texas (first paper). 1912-1939 mf. (Began in 1893 and ceased publication in 1939.)
Houston Labor Messenger, 1942-1956 mf; Houston Labor Journal, 1956-1958 mf. (The Labor Messenger began publication in 1928. Its name was changed to the Houston Labor Journal and Labor Messenger on January 27, 1956. On May 11, 1956, it was changed to the Houston Labor Journal. The paper ceased publication in 1965.)
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
Harris County AFL-CIO Council (Houston, Tex.)--Records and correspondence.Houston Labor and Trades Council--Records and correspondence.Houston Labor Council--Records and correspondence.
Subjects
Labor unions--Texas--Houston--Sources.
Alternate TitlesTexas Labor Archives.
Container List
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Organized Labor, p. 307-312, Standard History of Houston, Texas. H. W. Crew and Co., Knoxville, Tennessee.
1912
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Minutes,
Sept., 19, 1911-Aug. 10, 1912
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2
Minutes,
Sept. 3, 1912 through Aug. 19, 1913
1
3
Minutes,
Sept. 2, 1913 through Sept. 8, 1914
1
4
Minutes,
Oct. 6, 1914 through Sept. 27, 1915
1
5
Minutes,
Oct. 5, 1915 through Oct. 1, 1916
1
6
Minutes,
Oct. 3, 1916 through Sept. 18, 1917
1
7
Minutes,
Oct. 16, 1917 through Sept. 17, 1918
1
8
Minutes,
Oct. 1, 1918 through Aug. 17, 1919
1
9
Minutes,
Oct. 7, 1919 through Aug. 29, 1920
1
10
Minutes,
Oct. 5, 1920 through Aug. 21, 1921
1
11
Minutes,
Oct. 3, 1921 through Aug. 20, 1922
1
12
Minutes,
Oct. 3, 1922 through Aug. 19, 1923
1
13
Minutes,
Sept. 20, 1923 through Dec. 16, 1924
1
14
Minutes,
Jan. 26, 1925 through Dec. 15, 1925
1
15
Minutes,
Jan. 5, 1926 through Dec. 21, 1926
1
16
Minutes,
Jan. 4, 1927 through Dec. 20, 1927
1
17
Minutes,
Dec. 30, 1927 through Dec. 18, 1928
1
18
Minutes,
Jan. 15, 1929 through Dec. 17, 1929
1
19
Minutes,
Jan. 7, 1930 through Dec. 16, 1930
1
20
Minutes,
Jan. 20, 1931 through Jan. 6, 1931
1
21
Minutes,
Jan. 5, 1932 through Dec. 20, 1932
1
22
Minutes,
Jan. 3, 1933 through Dec. 19, 1933
1
23
Minutes,
Jan. 2, 1934 through Dec. 18, 1934
1
24
Minutes,
Jan. 15, 1935 through Dec. 17, 1935
1
25
Minutes,
Jan. 7, 1936 through Dec. 18, 1936
1
26
Minutes,
Jan. 5, 1937 through Jan. 3, 1938
1
27
Minutes,
Jan. 4, 1938 through Dec. 30, 1938
1
28
Minutes,
Jan. 3, 1939 through Oct. 17, 1939
1
29
Minutes,
Nov. 7, 1939 through Oct. 16, 1940
1
30
Minutes,
Nov. 19, 1940 through Oct. 7, 1941
1
31
Minutes,
Nov. 4, 1941 through Oct. 6, 1942
1
32
Minutes,
Nov. 3, 1942 through Oct. 19, 1943
1
33
Minutes,
Nov. 2, 1943 through Oct. 20, 1944
1
34
Minutes,
Oct. 31, 1944 through Oct. 16, 1945
1
35
Minutes,
Nov. 6, 1945 through Oct. 15, 1946
1
36
Minutes,
Nov. 5, 1946 through Oct. 21, 1947
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Regular Council Minutes,
October 1, 1957 through December 17, 1957
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2
Regular Council Minutes,
January 7, 1958 through December 16, 1958
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3
Regular Council Minutes,
January 6, 1959 through November 3, 1959
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3
Start of Merged Council: Harris County AFL-CIO Council
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4
Regular Council Minutes,
December 23, 1959; Merger Meeting, January 20, 1960 through November 23, 1960,
January 11, 1961 through November 29, 1961
6
5
Regular Council Minutes,
January 24, 1962 through November 28, 1962, January 23, 1963 through December 18, 1963
6
6
Regular Council Minutes,
January 22, 1964 through December 16, 1964, January 27, 1965 through December 22, 1965
6
7
Regular Council Minutes,
January 26, 1966 through November 23, 1966, January 27, 1967 through October 25, 1967
6
8
Regular Council Minutes,
January 24, 1968 through November 27, 1968, January 22, 1969 through October 22, 1969
6
9
Regular Council Minutes,
January 28, 1970 through December 2, 1970
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10
Executive Board Minutes,
December 23, 1959 through December 21, 1960
6
11
Executive Board Minutes,
January 18, 1961 through December 20, 1961
6
12
Executive Board Minutes,
January 10, 1962 through December 19, 1962
6
13
Executive Board Minutes,
January 16, 1963 through November 20, 1963
6
14
Executive Board Minutes,
February 19, 1964 through November 18, 1964
7
1
Executive Board Minutes,
January 20, 1965 through December 15, 1965
7
2
Executive Board Minutes,
January 19, 1966 through December 14, 1966
7
3
Executive Board Minutes,
January 18, 1967 through November 15, 1967
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4
Executive Board Minutes,
January 17, 1968 through December 2, 1968, January 15, 1969 through November 6, 1969, January 21, 1970 through December 2, 1970