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Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 5148 P

Scope and Contents

This collection of photographs include photographs taken at Division and Committee meetings as well as Membership Banquets and Ceremonies. Some of the Divisions represented in the photographs are: 42, 43, 91, 133, 135, 139, 180, 236, 248, 313, 339, 518, and 647.

Dates

  • 1831-1968

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

The Order of Railway Conductors of America (ORC) was a labor union that represented train conductors in the United States. It has its origins in the Conductors Union founded in 1868. Later it extended membership to brakemen. In 1969 the ORC merged with three other unions to form the United Transportation Union.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Railway_Conductors]

Extent

2.11 cubic feet

Abstract

This collection of photographs include photographs taken at Division and Committee meetings as well as Membership Banquets and Ceremonies. Some of the Divisions represented in the photographs are: 42, 43, 91, 133, 135, 139, 180, 236, 248, 313, 339, 518, and 647.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 5148: Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen Records 5148 MB: Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen Memorabilia 5754: Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen and Seaboard Airline Railroad Company General Committee of Adjustment Files 6289: Order of Railway Conductors Division 642 Records

Quantity:

2.1 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Photographs.

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, February 10, 2010
EAD encoding:
Kheel Staff, March 07, 2019
Title
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen Photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
March 07, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

Contact:
227 Ives Hall Tower Road
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3183