A Guide to the Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records, 1901-1936
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Fort Worth Trades Assembly | |
| Title: | Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records | |
| Dates: | 1901-1936 | |
| Abstract: | Consisting of minute books, the Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records, 1901-1936, document the administration of the Fort Worth Trades Assembly and its affiliation with several member unions for tailors, plasterers, barbers, and printers. | |
| Accession No.: | 1937 | |
| Extent: | 1 ft. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Historical Note
Founded in 1894, the Fort Worth Trades Assembly brought together Tarrant County labor and trade unions for tailors, plasterers, barbers, printers, and others associated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL). In 1957, the Assembly merged with the Tarrant County Industrial Union Council (CIO) to form the Tarrant County Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO.
Source:
"Texas Labor Archives, Continued: E—I." UT Arlington Library. Accessed December 2, 2010. http://library.uta.edu/guideToArchives/guideLab2.jsp.
Scope and Contents
Consisting of minute books, the Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records, 1901-1936, document the administration of the Fort Worth Trades Assembly and its affiliation with several member unions for tailors, plasterers, barbers, and printers. The collection concerns city charters, meeting halls, working conditions, finances, and the Assembly’s affiliation with the American Federation of Labor.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Fort Worth Trades Assembly -- Archives. | ||
| American Federation of Labor. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Labor Unions -- Texas -- Fort Worth. | ||
| Places | ||
| Fort Worth (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources. | ||
Related Material
See also Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records, 1901-1957, AR2, UT Arlington Library’s Special Collections, Arlington, Texas. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records, 1901-1936, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers