Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Whitman College and Northwest
Archives
345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
http://www.whitman.edu/content/penrose/archives
archives@whitman.edu
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Collection Number:
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USHTM_WCMss24
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Creator:
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United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 1214 (Walla Walla,
Wash.)
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Title:
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America. Local 1214 Records
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Dates:
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1905-1968 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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12.5 linear feet
23 boxes
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Membership records, financial records,
meeting minutes, and correspondence created by the Walla Walla local of the
national carpenters' union
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Historical Note
The Carpenters and Joiners Union of Walla Walla, Washington was
established on August 12, 1881 as an independent union. Although the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was also established in 1881,
this Walla Walla labor organization remained independent for nearly twenty
years. On January 31, 1900, the Walla Walla union allied with the national
union, and Local 1214 of the Union Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America was chartered.
Local 1214 offered membership to qualified carpenters and joiners in
southeastern Washington and served as a protector of laborers' wages and
rights. Membership ranged from under 100 to over 300 members. Union members
elected officers, including a President, Vice President, Financial Secretary,
Recording Secretary, and Treasurer, to direct the organization, communicate
with local, regional, and national union representatives, and manage the
finances of the union. The union held meetings weekly, biweekly, or monthly at
the Labor Temple at 343 S. 3rd St. in Walla Walla. Topics discussed at the
meetings included membership issues (new members, members violating union laws,
illness and distress among members), political lobbying, information about jobs
underway or completed, employers' violation of workers' rights or fair wages,
and the union's finances. In addition to monitoring the dues and employment
activities of its members, Local 1214 also collected and maintained information
about employers that hired union members.
In the late 1960s, Local 1214 merged into Pasco's Local 1849 due to
declining membership.
Content Description
The majority of the collection provides information about members of
and membership in Local 1214. Information about Local 1214's political and
social activities, finances, and relationships with local employers, other
unions, and its parent organization may be gleaned from the Minutes, Financial
Records, Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Series. Limited information about
local employers and their use of union carpenters' labor resides in the
Employers' Audit Reports Series.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives prior to August
2004.
Processing Note Processed by Colleen McFarland, Emi Hastings, and Janet Mallen in
November 2005.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with Title 17
U.S.C. Copyright not transferred to Whitman College.
Preferred Citation United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1214
Records, Whitman College and Northwest Archives.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 1214 (Walla Walla,
Wash.) -- Archives |
| Carpenters--Labor
unions--Washington (state)--Walla Walla |
| Carpenters--Washington
(state)--Walla Walla |
| Joiners--Labor
unions--Washington (state)--Walla Walla |
| Joiners--Washington
(state)--Walla Walla |
| Societies--Washington
(state)--Walla Walla |
| Woodworkers--Labor
unions--Washington (state)--Walla Walla |
| Woodworkers--Washington
(state)--Walla Walla |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series 1:
Membership, 1914-1965
7.5 linear feet12 boxes
Includes membership records kept by members and by the union.
Members appear to have kept due books throughout their careers. Therefore, the
books frequently document previous membership in other locals of the same
union. Membership ledgers were maintained by Local 1214 and provide a record of
the names, addresses, dates of initiation, and due payments of union members.
Membership status reports cover a brief period and seem to have constituted a
parallel and, ultimately, a replacement system for tracking membership dues.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Member Due Books, A-B
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Circa 1930-1960 |
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Member Due Books, B-D
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Circa 1930-1960 |
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Member Due Books, E-H
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Circa 1930-1960 |
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Member Due Books, H-M
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Circa 1930-1960 |
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Member Due Books, M-S
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Circa 1930-1960 |
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Member Due Books, S-Z
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Circa 1930-1960 |
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Membership Ledger
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1914-1922 |
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Membership Ledger,
A-G
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1942-1963 |
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Membership Ledger,
H-O
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1942-1963 |
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Membership Ledger,
P-Z
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1942-1963 |
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Membership Status
Reports
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1960-1964 |
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Membership Account
Sheets
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1950-1965 |
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Series 2:
Correspondence, 1938-1967
0.4 linear feetapproximately 1 box
Primarily incoming correspondence from United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America to Local 1214 regarding changes to local laws
(includes copies of union by-laws), wages, and relationships among union and
non-union workers); from politicians regarding issues affecting organized
labor; reports from the Walla Walla Trades and Labor Council ; from the
Washington State Federation of Labor and other labor organizations calling
attention to political issues affecting unions; also includes reports from
Washington State Council of Carpenters.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence
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1938-1948 |
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Correspondence
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1948-1949 1966-1967 |
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Series 3:
Employers' Audit
Reports, 1962-1968
1.2 linear feet3 boxes
Monthly summaries of hours worked by union members for regional
employers. Series restricted until 2030.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Employers' Audit
Reports
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1962-1964 |
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Employers' Audit
Reports
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1964-1966 |
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Employers' Audit
Reports
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1966-1968 |
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Series 4:
Minutes, 1905-1951
0.8 linear feet2 boxes
Recount events at weekly / biweekly / monthly meetings, including
an overview of bills paid, revisions to membership (new members, deaths,
resignations, expulsion of members), political resolutions, information about
jobs performed, and relations to other local labor organizations. A continuous
series except for a two year gap from mid 1938-mid 1940.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Minutes
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1905-1926 |
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Minutes
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1927-1951 |
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Series 5:
Financial Records, 1913-1965
2 linear feet4 boxes
Consist primarily of day books, which contain a daily account of
deposits and disbursements; receipt books were retained for periods not covered
by day books and contain a record of monies received from members; the monthly
report of the financial secretary provides information about the number of
paying members of the union and monies owed to the United Brotherhood.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Check Register and Deposit
Book
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1929-1942 |
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Day Books
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1902-1914 1936-1947 |
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Day Books
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1949-1965 |
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Receipt Books
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1919 1947-1948 1965 |
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Monthly Reports of the Financial
Secretary
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1913 1936-1953 1958 |
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Trustees' Audit
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1960-1961 |
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Ledger Book
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1940-1942 |
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Series 6:
Miscellaneous, Circa 1938-1968
0.4 linear feet1 box
Includes records relating to apprenticeships, unemployment
compensation, and federal taxation of employers and the local itself.
Unemployment and some tax records restricted until 2035.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Unemployment and tax
records
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1942-1945 1967-1968 |
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Tax records
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1946-1956 |
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Apprenticeship
records
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Circa 1938-1966 |
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Annual Conventions
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1962-1966 |
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Washington State Carpenters
Yearbooks
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1960-1961 |
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Roll of Honor Poster
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