Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: California Institute of Technology Management Library Collection of Labor Union Contracts,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1973
Collection number: 1581
Creator:
California Institute of Technology. Management Library
Extent: 113 boxes (56.5 linear ft.)
15 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the UCLA Library Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], California Institute of Technology Management Library Collection of Labor Union Contracts (Collection
1581). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Scope and Content
Collection consists of collective bargaining agreements negotiated by various union local and companies, mostly in California,
collected by Caltech's Industrial Relations Center, which began its process of labor contract acquisition in the mid-1930s
in response to inquiries by companies regarding industry norms concerning particular contractual clauses. Contracts were numbered
and coded with 49 main variables onto McBee keysort cards. They include 570 CIO contracts, 450 AFL, 50 AFL-CIO, and 230 independent
unions.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Genres and Forms of Material
Contracts.