Description
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 Records consist of membership records, minutes of meetings, financial records,
Local 135 publications, and miscellany. The collection is divided into series, and an outline of the collection inventory
follows on the next page. The collection is organized with oldest material at the back of the box, newest in the front.
Background
Local 135 dates back to the early part of the 20th century in San Diego. The Butchers Union was in existence and affiliated
with the San Diego Federated Trades and Labor Council in 1903, and the Retail Clerks were organized and joined the Council
in 1917.
Restrictions
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Availability
This collection is open for research.