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Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 5182 P

Scope and Contents

Inclusive date range: circa 1949

Bulk dates: circa 1949



This collection consist of four black and white photographs. On is identified as the General Chairman's Meeting in Chicago, Illinois at the Morrison Hotel on September 24-25, 1949. The second, which has a Toledo, Ohio photographer's stamp on the back, is a picture of 13 unidentified men. The third photograph shows 11 unidentified men. At least one particular man appears in each of these photographs, but he is unidentified. The final picture is a candid shot of men and women at a formal dinner.

Dates

  • 1949

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical / Historical

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen [BRS] is a labor union in the United States. It was founded in 1901 and represents workers who are tasked with maintaining railroad signal systems, highway-rail crossing warning systems and fabricating railroad signal equipment. The BRS is affiliated with the AFL-CIO and is a member of the Transportation Trades Department.

Extent

0.33 cubic feet

Abstract

A collection of black and white photographs of members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America, both formal committee pictures, and one candid photograph.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 5182: William J. Doble Papers

Quantity:

0.3 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Photographs.

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183> kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
Compiled by:
E. Parker, April 01, 2017
EAD encoding:
Kheel Staff, April 01, 2017

Processing Information

The photgraph in folder 2 is creased and requires delicate handling.

Title
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America Photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by E. Parker
Date
April 01, 2017
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Sponsor
This collection was processed with the help of generous funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

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
Ithaca NY 14853