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<titleproper>Office and Professional Employees International Union Records, Local 277 (Fort Worth, Tex.):</titleproper>
<subtitle>A Guide</subtitle></titlestmt>
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<creation>Finding aid encoded by SPI Content Sciences Inc., <date>July 2003</date>.</creation>
<langusage>Finding aid written in <language>English</language>.</langusage>
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<revisiondesc><change><date normal="20081013">October 13, 2008</date><item>Encoding updated by Ann E. Hodges.</item></change><change><date normal="20081002">October 2, 2008</date><item>Encoding updated by Claire C. Galloway</item></change><change><date normal="20070301">March 1, 2007</date><item>Encoding updated by Blessing Udoh</item></change></revisiondesc></eadheader>
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<head>Descriptive Summary</head>
<origination label="Creator:">
<corpname encodinganalog="110" source="lcnaf">Office and Professional Employees International Union. Local 277 (Fort Worth, Tex.).</corpname>
</origination>
<unittitle label="Title:" encodinganalog="245$a">Office and Professional Employees International Union Records, Local 277 (Forth Worth, Tex.)</unittitle>
<unitdate label="Inclusive Dates:" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f" normal="1962/1979">1962-1979</unitdate>
<unitdate type="bulk" label="Bulk Dates:" encodinganalog="245$g" normal="1966/1977">1966-1977</unitdate><abstract label="Abstract:">Local 277 of the Office and Professional Employees International Union was chartered in Fort Worth on May 21, 1952. This collection of records contains the retired files of the companies with which the local negotiated contracts from 1966-1977.</abstract><unitid label="Identification:">AR242</unitid><physdesc label="Extent:" encodinganalog="300$a">3 boxes (1.04 linear ft.)</physdesc>
<langmaterial label="Language:" encodinganalog="546">Materials are in <language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial>
<repository label="Repository:" encodinganalog="852$a"> <extref href="http://library.uta.edu/spco/" show="new" actuate="onrequest"> <corpname encodinganalog="852$a"> <subarea>Special Collections,</subarea> The University of Texas at Arlington Library </corpname> </extref> </repository>	
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<bioghist encodinganalog="545$a"><head>Historical Note</head><p>Fort Worth Local 277 was chartered on May 21, 1952, as Office Employes International Union, Local 277. In 1966 the name was changed to Office and Professional Employees International Union.</p></bioghist>
<scopecontent encodinganalog="520$a"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Correspondence, agreements, contracts, legal documents, address and voting lists, questionnaires, newsletters, clippings, photographs, notes, booklets, brochures, and leaflets. Retired files relating to the companies with which Local 277 negotiated contracts, agreements, and grievances. Includes National Labor Relations Board briefs, decisions, ballots, and notices.</p></scopecontent>
<accessrestrict encodinganalog="506$a"><head>Access</head><p>Open for research.</p></accessrestrict>
<userestrict encodinganalog="540$a"><head>Literary Rights Statement</head>
<p>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.</p></userestrict>

<acqinfo encodinganalog="541$a"><head>Acquisition</head><p>Gift, <date type="acquisition" normal="1977" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1977</date>.</p></acqinfo>
<prefercite encodinganalog="524$a"><head>Citation</head><p>Office and Professional Employees International Union Records, Local 277 (Fort Worth, Tex.), AR242, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.</p></prefercite>
<processinfo encodinganalog="583$a"><head>Processing Information</head><p>The bulk of the collection was received in files labeled by company. The remaining materials were loose documents which were divided and organized by company in an effort to restore the probable original arrangement. Documents which were not identified by company or which were printed materials of the local, were placed in a miscellaneous file.</p></processinfo>
<relatedmaterial encodinganalog="544$a"><head>Related Material</head><p>AR74: Records (1952-1969)</p><archref href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utarl/00149/arl-00149.html" show="new" actuate="onrequest"><unitid>AR262</unitid>: <unittitle>Frank E. Morton Papers</unittitle> ,<unitdate>1953-1977</unitdate></archref><p><archref href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utarl/00061/arl-00061.html" show="new" actuate="onrequest"><unitid>AR111</unitid>: <unittitle>Frank E. Morton Papers</unittitle>,<unitdate>1950-1975</unitdate></archref></p></relatedmaterial>




<arrangement encodinganalog="351$a"><head>Organization</head><p>The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. All materials within files are in reverse chronological order as received. If more than one file exists for a company, the contents were not disturbed even though the file dates overlap.</p>
</arrangement><controlaccess> 
<head>Index Terms</head> 
<p>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.</p>

<controlaccess> 
<head>Organizations</head>
<corpname encodinganalog="610$ " source="lcnaf">Office and Professional Employees International Union.--Local 277 (Fort Worth, Tex.)--Records and correspondence.</corpname><corpname encodinganalog="610$ " source="lcnaf">United States.--National Labor Relations Board.</corpname></controlaccess>


<controlaccess><head>Alternate Titles</head><title encodinganalog="246$a">Texas Labor Archives</title></controlaccess>
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<head>Container List</head>
<c01>
<did>
<unittitle></unittitle>
</did>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">1</container>
<unittitle>American Income Life Insurance Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1966-1967</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, photograph.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">2</container>
<unittitle>American Income Life Insurance Company (Negotiations)</unittitle>
<unitdate>1966</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, lists, contract, questionnaires, agreement draft, <emph render="bolditalic">White Collar Report</emph>, notes, changes in Constitutions and by-laws.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">3</container>
<unittitle>American Income Life Insurance Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1968-1977</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Contract proposal, agreements.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">4</container>
<unittitle>Anadite NLRB Decision and Clarification of Bargaining Unit</unittitle>
<unitdate>1969</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, hearing decision, job descriptions, list, notes.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">5</container>
<unittitle>A.R.A. Manufacturing Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1967-1974</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, agreement, briefs, photograph.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">6</container>
<unittitle>Arlington Memorial Hospital</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1973-1975</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">7</container>
<unittitle>Braswell Motor Freight Lines, Inc.</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1973-1976</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Agreement.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">8</container>
<unittitle>Campbell Soup Company</unittitle>
<unitdate>1973, 1976</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, certification of election and tally of ballots.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">9</container>
<unittitle>Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company (1964 Contract)</unittitle>
<unitdate>1964</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, voting list, proposed agreement.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">10</container>
<unittitle>Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company (1965 Negotiations)</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1965-1966</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, job descriptions, notes.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">1</container>
<container type="Folder">11</container>
<unittitle>Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company</unittitle>
<unitdate>1968</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Contract proposal.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">1</container>
<unittitle>Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1967-1968</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Brief, agreement, correspondence.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">2</container>
<unittitle>Continental Trailways, Inc.</unittitle>
<unitdate>1973</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, NLRB notices.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">3</container>
<unittitle>Date File</unittitle>
<unitdate>January, 1971</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">4</container>
<unittitle>General Dynamics, Corp.</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1975-1977</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Copy of judgment, job evaluation plan, job descriptions, correspondence.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">5</container>
<unittitle>International Paper Company</unittitle>
<unitdate>1966</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Draft of Agreement.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">6</container>
<unittitle>International Paper Company (1967 Contract Negotiations)</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1967-1970</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, notes, memorandum of agreement, agreement.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">7</container>
<unittitle>International Paper Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1966-1970</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, memorandum of agreement, agreements (1st, 2nd, 3rd contracts).</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">8</container>
<unittitle>International Paper Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1970-1971</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, memorandum of agreement, notes, contract proposal, ballots, NLRB charges.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">2</container>
<container type="Folder">9</container>
<unittitle>International Paper Company (1973 Contract Negotiations)</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1968-1973</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, agreement, notes, printed material.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">1</container>
<unittitle>Miscellaneous</unittitle>
<unitdate>1967-1977, undated</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, printed material, handouts, sticker, button, photograph.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">2</container>
<unittitle>Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.</unittitle>
<unitdate>1977</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Letter, agreement (Local 251).</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">3</container>
<unittitle>Owens-Illinois Glass Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1965-1968</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Minutes, contracts, briefs, letter.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">4</container>
<unittitle>Owens-Illinois Glass Company</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1973-1976</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Name lists, contract proposal, correspondence, contracts.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">5</container>
<unittitle>Southwestern Educational Conference</unittitle>
<unitdate>1966</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Photographs of J.B. Moss and others.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">6</container>
<unittitle>Strickland Transportation Company, Inc.</unittitle>
<unitdate>1962, 1974</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, agreement, list, NLRB notice of election.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">7</container>
<unittitle>Texaco, Inc.</unittitle>
<unitdate>1977</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">8</container>
<unittitle>Weber Aircraft, Inc.</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1967-1976</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Correspondence, agreement, contract proposal, job descriptions, employee lists, NLRB documents.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
<c02>
<did>
<container type="Box">3</container>
<container type="Folder">9</container>
<unittitle>Western Gillette, Inc.</unittitle>
<unitdate type="inclusive">1963-1979</unitdate>
</did>
<scopecontent>
<p>Agreements, letter, form.</p>
</scopecontent>
</c02>
</c01>
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