Descriptive Summary
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, Local 318, Fort Worth, Texas
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America Records, Local 318, Fort Worth, Texas
1905-1958
17 boxes (6.83 linear ft.)
AR288
Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library Materials are in English.
Scope and ContentsCorrespondence, including letters from other Texas locals, letters from members, and letters to contractors; by-laws; agreements; newsletters; financial records, including day books, 1905-1948; monthly reports, 1941-1956; articles of association and amendment, 1930; convention material; minutes for Local 318, 1911-1940; and minutes of the Fort Worth Building and Construction Trades Council, the Joint Trade Board for the Painting Industry of Texas; and the Texas State Conference of Painters.
AccessOpen for research.
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Organization
The records are organized in four series:
- Series A: Correspondence
- Subseries 1: General Correspondence
- Subseries 2: Letters from All Locals
- Subseries 3: Letters from Members
- Subseries 4: Letters to Contractors
- Series B: Financial Records
- Series C: General Files
- Series D: Minutes
Folders are arranged alphabetically and material in each folder is arranged chronologically.
ProvenanceGift of Don York, Business Agent, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, 1984.
CitationBrotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America Records, Local 318, Fort Worth, Texas, AR288, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Processing InformationThe collection was in only fair order when received. Correspondence and monthly financial reports had to be arranged chronologically and folders with appropriate headings had to be set up in the General Files Series. Duplicates, cancelled checks and check stubs were discarded.
Series A: Correspondence
Subseries 1: General Correspondence
1
1
Correspondence (O.O. Abel),
1945
1
2
Correspondence (C-F),
1935-1950
1
3
Correspondence (Harry Carroll),
1932-1957
1
4
Correspondence (L.E. Collins),
1956-1957, undated
1
5
Correspondence (M.H. Crow),
1940-1954, undated
1
6
Correspondence (G),
1940-1953
1
7
Correspondence (H-S),
1933, 1937-1957
1
8
Correspondence (L.P. Lindelof, President),
1950-1951
1
9
Correspondence (From L.M. Raftery, General Secretary-Treasurer),
1940-1948, undated
1
10
Correspondence (From L.M. Raftery),
1948-1949
1
11
Correspondence (From L.M. Raftery),
1948-1950
1
12
Correspondence (From L.M. Raftery),
1951-1953, undated
2
1
Correspondence (To L.M. Raftery),
1942-1947
2
2
Correspondence (To L.M. Raftery),
1948-1949, undated
2
3
Correspondence (To L.M. Raftery),
1950-1952, undated
2
4
Correspondence (From William R. Rohrberg, General Secretary-Treasurer),
1952-1953
2
5
Correspondence (From William R. Rohrberg),
1954-1956
2
6
Correspondence (To William R. Rohrberg),
1956-1958
2
7
Correspondence (To William R. Rohrberg),
1952-1955, undated
2
8
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum, Business Agent),
1942
2
9
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1945
2
10
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1946
3
1
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1947
3
2
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1948
3
3
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1949
3
4
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1950
3
5
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1951
3
6
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
1952
3
7
Correspondence (W.E. Tatum),
undated
Subseries 2: Letters from All Locals
4
1
Letters from all locals (A-B),
1952-1956
4
2
Letters from all locals (C-D),
1952-1957
4
3
Letters from all locals (E-G),
1952-1957
4
4
Letters from all locals (H-J),
1951-1956
4
5
Letters from all locals (K-L),
1951-1957
4
6
Letters from all locals (M-O),
1952-1957
4
7
Letters from all locals (P-S),
1951-1957, undated
4
8
Letters from all locals (T-V),
1951-1957, undated
4
9
Letters from all locals (W-Z),
1951-1957
Subseries 3: Letters from Members
4
10
Letters from members (A-B),
1952-1958, undated
4
11
Letters from members (C-D),
1951-1957, undated
4
12
Letters from members (E-G),
1951-1958, undated
4
13
Letters from members (H-L),
1951-1957, undated
4
14
Letters from members (M-O),
1951-1957, undated
4
15
Letters from members (P-R),
1951-1957
4
16
Letters from members (S-V),
1951-1957, undated
4
17
Letters from Members (W-Z),
1951-1957, undated
Subseries 4: Letters to Contractors
5
1
Letters to contractors,
1946
5
2
Letters to contractors,
1947
5
3
Letters to contractors,
1948
5
4
Letters to contractors,
1950
5
5
Letters to contractors,
1951
5
6
Letters to contractors,
1952
5
7
Letters to contractors,
1953
5
8
Letters to contractors,
1954
5
9
Letters to contractors,
1955
5
10
Letters to contractors,
1957
5
11
Letters to contractors,
1958
Series B: Financial Records
5
12
Audit Report,
1947-1951
5
13
Bank Statements and Passbook,
1951
5
14
Bonds Transfers,
1933, 1941-1949, undated
Premium notices, receipts, correspondence, form.
6
1
Day Book,
1905-1907
6
2
Day Book,
1907-1908
6
3
Day Book,
1909-1910
6
4
Day Book,
1911-1912
6
5
Day Book,
1941
6
6
Day Book,
1942
6
7
Day Book,
1943
6
8
Day Book,
1944
7
1
Day Book,
1945
7
2
Day Book,
1946
7
3
Day Book,
1947
7
4
Day Book,
1948
7
5
General Journal,
1920-1931
7
6
The Insurance Company of Texas,
1952-1953, undated
Salesman's commission statements, statement of accounts, handbook, correspondence, financial statement, minutes, investment plan, form, list, rate sheet, news release.
7
7
Ledger,
1951
8
1
Monthly Reports,
1941
8
2
Monthly Reports,
1942
8
3
Monthly Reports,
1943
8
4
Monthly Reports,
1944
8
5
Monthly Reports,
1945
8
6
Monthly Reports,
1946
8
7
Monthly Reports,
1947
8
8
Monthly Reports,
1948
8
9
Monthly Reports,
1949
8
10
Monthly Reports,
1950
8
11
Monthly Reports,
1951
8
12
Monthly Reports,
1952
9
1
Monthly Reports,
1953
9
2
Monthly Reports,
1954
9
3
Monthly Reports,
1955
9
4
Monthly Reports,
1956
9
5
Payroll,
1951-1952, undated
Payroll summary, correspondence, wage list.
9
6
Receipts,
1944, 1947-1956
9
7
Receipts and Disbursement Records,
1940-1941, 1950-1958
9
8
Social Security,
1937-1949, undated
Receipts, statements, correspondence, instructions, leaflets, note.
9
9
Tax Returns,
1943-1951
Coupon, tax forms.
10
1
Trustee Reports,
1940-1957
10
2
United States Report on Income,
1943-1955, undated
Tax forms, correspondence.
Series C: General Files
10
3
Agreements,
1945-1954
10
4
Agreements with correspondence,
1952
10
5
Apprentice Papers,
1937-1948
Correspondence, statement, lists, agreements, notices.
10
6
Apprentice Papers,
1949-1956, undated
Correspondence, agreements, minutes, notices, guide list, application, report, rules and regulations, requisition, certificates, pamphlets, lists, pre-tests, answer sheet, manual, card.
10
7
Apprenticeship,
1944-1952, undated
(See also: State Joint and Apprenticeship Committee) Rules and Regulations, pamphlets, articles, forms, news release, agreement, correspondence, instruction, list, booklet.
10
8
Copy of Articles of Association and Amendment with Certification,
(1930)
11
1
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Convention Materials,
1950
Correspondence, program book.
11
2
By-Laws,
1942-1955, undated
11
3
Fort Worth Building and Construction Trades Council,
1939-1956, undated
Correspondence, resolutions, wage rate, lists, an act, minutes, statement of receipts, articles, report, certificate, receipts, card.
11
4
Fort Worth National Bank,
1941-1948, undated
Correspondence, receipt.
11
5
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1950-1951
Correspondence, statement.
11
6
Fort Worth Trades Assembly,
1948, 1954, undated
Correspondence, resolutions, invoices.
11
7
Griffin, Jessie M.,
1937, 1946-1949, undated
Affidavit, notices, correspondence, agreements, instructions, forms.
11
8
Job lists,
1946-1948, undated
Correspondence, notes.
11
9
Job lists,
1950-1957, undated
Correspondence, notes, lists.
11
10
Joint Trade Board for the Painting Industry of Texas,
1944-1948, undated
Agenda, correspondence, minutes, form, agreement, preamble, bill, resolution, pamphlet, directory.
11
11
Labor School,
1954-1957
Correspondence, form.
11
12
Labor's League for Political Education,
1948-1954
Correspondence, newsletters, article, pamphlet.
11
13
League Reporter,
1949, undated
Newsletters.
12
1
Merger of AFL-CIO,
1956-1957, undated
Agreement, letter, proposed constitution.
12
2
Miscellaneous,
1941, 1952-1956
Note, correspondence, redistricting map, directory, roster, newsletter, itinerary, program, membership booklet, constitution, minutes, list, instruction.
12
3
Mullinax, Wells, Barbaria and Ball,
1947-1949
Correspondence.
12
4
Painting and Decorating Contractors of America,
1958, undated
Correspondence, pamphlet, name tag.
12
5
Political Material,
1949, 1951, undated
Amendment, resolution, bills, letter, voting record, lists.
12
6
Resignation,
1941-1948
Correspondence.
12
7
Resolutions,
1923-1926, undated
Statement, membership, correspondence, resolutions.
12
8
Resolutions,
1938-1949, undated
Correspondence, agreement, resolutions, notice.
12
9
Resolutions,
1949-1958, undated
Correspondence, resolutions, notice, list.
12
10
Safety Study,
1958
Letter, statement.
12
11
Secretary of State,
1943-1957
Annual report, bill, memoranda, correspondence, statement.
12
12
State Joint Trade Board and Apprenticeship Committee,
1949-1954, undated
Minutes, letter.
12
13
Taft-Hartley Law,
1947-1949, undated
Pamphlets, policy, articles, directory, correspondence, notices, newsletter, affidavits, certificate, forms, resolutions.
12
14
Tarrant County Central Labor Council,
1958
Correspondence, voting records, list of issues.
12
15
Tarrant County Social and Legislative Conference,
1949-1950, undated
Correspondence.
12
16
Texas AFL-CIO,
1957-1958, undated
Newsletters, blank forms.
12
17
Texas Labor League for Political Education,
1948-1949, undated
Correspondence, newsletters, pamphlet.
12
18
Texas State Building Trades Council,
1941
Letter, monthly statement.
12
19
Texas State Conference of Painters,
1926, 1944, 1946-1956
Correspondence, credential, minutes, forms, monthly statement.
13
1
Texas State Conference of Painters Reports,
1945-1958, undated
13
2
Texas State Federation of Labor,
1944-1955, undated
Correspondence, telegram, receipt, monthly statement, pamphlets, resolution, House bill.
13
3
Texas State Federation of Labor, Convention Material,
1926-1956, undated
Credentials, Convention Call, by-laws, lists, program, annual report, monthly statement, correspondence, form.
13
4
Texas State Federation of Labor, Legislative Reports,
1953-1957
13
5
Texas State Federation of Labor, Monthly Roundup,
1952-1953
13
6
Texas State Federation of Labor, Report of Officers,
1943-1951, undated
13
7
Texas State Federation of Labor, Weekly News Letter,,
1951-1957
13
8
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission,
1944-1949, undated
Correspondence, statement, memorandum, resolution, note.
13
9
United States Department of Labor,
1946-1957
Correspondence, copy of act, card, news releases, booklets, newsletter.
13
10
United States Department of Labor: Wage Adjustment Board,
1944-1946, undated
Article, bulletin, correspondence, legal documents, form, telegrams, list.
13
11
United States Engineer Area Office,
1942-1943
Correspondence.
13
12
Veterans Administration,
1946-1954, undated
Correspondence, certificate, marriage license, agreement, forms, memorandum, pamphlet, lists.
14
1
Wage Adjustment Board: Fort Worth,
1951, undated
Correspondence, amendment, telegram, agreement, list.
14
2
Wage Scales,
1945-1952, undated
Correspondence, article, agreement, news release, legal document, receipt, consumers' price index.
14
3
Wallace Plumbing Company,
1942
Correspondence.
14
4
War Department,
1941, 1946
Instructions on Contract, telegram.
14
5
War Manpower Commission,
1944-1945, undated
Correspondence, statement, standard.
Series D: Minutes
14
6
Minutes, 1911-1912
14
7
Minutes, 1912-1914
14
8
Minutes, 1914-1916
15
1
Minutes, 1916-1919
15
2
Minutes, 1919-1921
15
3
Minutes, 1921-1923
15
4
Minutes, 1924-1926
16
1
Minutes, 1926-1928
16
2
Minutes, 1929
16
3
Minutes, 1930-1933
16
4
Minutes, 1933-1938
17
1
Minutes, 1938-1940