Inventory of the Pat Williams Collection SPC.1900.031

reprocessing and accruals by Karen Clemons; 2023
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
circa 2012; 2023
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu


Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Pat Williams Collection
Creator: Williams, Patricia
source: Electric Women
source: Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles (WINTER)
source: Non Traditional Employment for Women
source: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 11 (Calif.)
source: Tradeswomen, Inc.
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.1900.031
Physical Description: 38 boxes (seven document boxes; twenty eight record storage boxes; one photograph box; two oversized boxes)
Physical Description: 33 Linear Feet
Date (bulk): 1950-2010; undated
Date (inclusive): 1895-2023; undated
Abstract: This collection documents the academic and professional life of Pat Williams- a former union operating engineer. Also an advocate for women in trades, Williams has participated in the labor and non-traditional women's occupation movement in Southern California. Materials in this collection include: correspondence; personal papers; materials related to International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE); newsletters; magazines; and other documents collected from trades unions; and tradeswomen and related organizations; materials concerning career development including apprenticeship programs; materials regarding events and conferences; photographs; videocassettes; and ephemera such as stickers, t-shirts, pencils, and hats. The bulk of the materials in this collection relate to Pat Williams' involvement within IUOE Local 501 and include IUOE Local 501 contracts and agreements; as well as magazines and newsletters. For digitized material related to all tradeswomen archives collections please consult the Tradeswomen Archives Project .
Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

The Pat Williams Collection (1895-2023; undated bulk 1950-2010) contains correspondence, clippings, newsletters, brochures, flyers, pamphlets, t-shirts, stickers, and other materials relating to Williams' academic and professional career as a union operating engineer. The bulk of the material pertains to items collected during Pat Williams' time as a member and Vice-President of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501, as well as items collected due to Williams' involvement and participation within Southern California and national tradeswomen organizations, conferences, and events. Other materials included in this collection include items pertaining to career development and education for women in the trades including information regarding training and apprenticeship programs. The Personal File series contains certificates, awards, credentials, notes, correspondence, and ephemera pertaining to Pat Williams' career as an operating engineer. The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) series, the largest series in this collection, contains magazines, newsletters, brochures, buttons, pins, stickers, flyers, programs, contracts, agreements, and arbitration hearing transcripts regarding both the IUOE and the IUOE Local 501. The Tradeswomen Organizations and Related Groups series contains calendars, event programs, invitations, and newsletters collected from tradeswomen support groups, tradeswomen, and other closely related organizations such as Oregon Tradewomen Inc., Tradeswomen Inc., and others. The Tradeswomen Related Publications series contains newspapers, newsletters, clippings, articles, and magazines collected by Pat Williams because of their importance to tradeswomen news and advocacy. The Conferences, Events, and Workshops series contains brochures, conference programs, workshop lists, videos, and photographs regarding tradeswomen related events, conferences, and workshops such as: Women Building California and the Nation, Harry Bridgers Institute Working Class Women's luncheon, and others. The Career Development in the Trades series contains brochures, guides, flyers, and other documents that provide information regarding apprentice, training, and education programs for women interested in careers in the trades. The Other Labor Unions series contains newsletters, flyers, stickers, pins, t-shirts, and other material related to trades unions other than the IUOE such as: Steel Metal Workers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Steelworkers, and others. The Subject File series contains pamphlets, flyers, clippings, brochures, and other documents collected because they either relate to or may be of interest to women in trades. The Media and Ephemera series contains audio files, and videocassettes that focus on topics regarding apprenticeship and training programs, tradeswomen working on job sites, and other resources for women in the trades; material related to political campaigns such as buttons, democratic national convention passes; and other ephemera such as postcards, a bottle opener, and pencils.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In support of the Tradeswomen Archives project at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) initiated by Dr. Vivian Price, Pat Williams donated material that documents her career and academic achievements as an electrician and member of International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501 , as well as her interest and advocacy for women in trades.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into nine series:
  1. Series I: Personal File, 1963-2019; undated
  2. Series II: International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), 1941-2019, bulk: 1950-1985
  3. Series III: Tradeswomen Organizations and Related Groups, 1994-2019, undated; bulk 2007-2012
  4. Series IV: Tradeswomen Related Publications, 1999-2019; undated
  5. Series V: Conferences, Events, and Workshops, 2001-2019, undated; bulk 2007-2012
  6. Series VI: Career Development in the Trades, 1998-2006; undated
  7. Series VII: Other Labor Unions, 1998-2019, undated; bulk 2002-2011
  8. Series VIII: Subject File, 1919-2011; bulk 1979-2011; undated
  9. Series IX: Media and Ephemera, 1984-2016; undated

Related Materials

For related collections please consult: Lynn Shaw Collection; Oregon Tradeswoman Collection; Vivian Price Collection; Madeline Mixer Collection; Ronnie Sandler Collection; Jane Templin Collection; and Molly Martin Collection. For digitized material related to all tradeswomen archives collections please consult the Tradeswomen Archives Project . An Oral History conducted with Pat Williams is part of the Lesbians and Their Careers (B-E Collection) 

Availability

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material  guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Biographical / Historical

Pat Williams is a retired stationary operating and maintance engineer, who during her 32 year tenure was an Assistant Chief Engineer, District Representative, and Vice President of Operating Engineers Local 501. Williams, one of the first women to enter the Operating Engineer apprenticeship program in Los Angeles in 1979 has been a long time tradeswomen activist and advocate for gender equity in skilled trades. Williams has been involved in groups such as the Women Build Nations annual conference; Pride and a Paycheck; the Tradeswomen Archives at CSUDH; the Tradewomen Memorial Wall Project at the Long Beach Rosie the Riveter Park; the Commission on the Status of Women for the City of Los Angeles; Policy Group on Tradeswomen's Issues; KickAss careers; Blue Collar Women; Southern California Tradeswomen Network, and others. Williams holds a bachelor of arts degree in Sociology from UCLA; and an Associate of Science, Operation and Maintenance, from Los Angeles Trade-Tech College.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Apprenticeship programs -- United States
Building trades -- California
Career development -- Curricula
Career development -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Career development -- Sex differences
Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States
Diversity in the workplace
Gender and education
Gender and work
Labor union members -- United States
Labor laws and legislation -- California
Occupational training for women
Sex discrimination in employment
Women -- Employment
Women in the labor movement -- California
Electric Women
Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles (WINTER)
Non Traditional Employment for Women
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 11 (Calif.)
Tradeswomen, Inc.
International Union of Operating Engineers

 

Series I: Personal File 1963-2021; undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains certificates, awards, credentials, notes, thank you cards, and other materials mostly relating to Pat Williams' career as an operating engineer and advocacy for women in trades. Other materials included in this series are nomination ballots, letters, and certificates regarding Williams' nomination for office of Vice-President for IUOE Local 501; material related to projects Williams has worked on as a tradeswomen and operating engineer, as well as ephemera such as a Brookfield shirt, patches, and business cards.
box 1, folder 1

Certificates, Awards, Credentials 1983-2014

Scope and Contents

includes: locksmith registration; IUOE Local 501/Building Owners and Managers Association of Los Angeles Certificate of Competency; ABM Engineering Services Manager's Choice Award; Foley-Belsaw Institute diploma; Dugmore and Duncan certificate, and others
box 1, folder 2

International Union of Operating Engineers 1994-2012

Scope and Contents

certificates; credentials; memorandums; general convention credential of delegate and lanyard
box 1, folder 3

Santiago High School reunion book 1963-1964

box 1, folder 4

50th Anniversary Edition Ridgid Pin-up Calendar 1985-1986

box 1, folder 5

Western Region Central Plant of the Year [Plaque] Presented to Citicorp Los Angeles California 1994

box 1, folder 6

Ernst and Young Plaza- recognition of service awards 2006; undated

box 1, folder 7

Tradeswomen's Archive Project [Plaque] June, 2008

box 1, folder 7

Los Angeles Community College District- Certificate of Completion. Operation Maintenance Engineer (apprentice) June 1983

box 1, folder 8

notes, correspondence, and thank you cards 2008, 2014, 2018, 2019; undated

Scope and Contents

includes thank you cards regarding UC Irvine lecture, first installation of tradeswomen wall
box 1, folder 9

registration for State Building and Construction Trades Council of California 2015

box 1, folder 10

invitations; memorial service programs and cards 2014-2016

box 2, folder 1

Projects 2019; 2021; undated

Scope and Contents

includes "All the Kids on Builder St." coloring book; Brookfield brochure; ABM Industries Incorporated brochure; postcard of 7th Market Place, Downtown Los Angeles; Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation project information.
box 1, folder 11

"Assistant Chief Engineer" placard undated

box 1, folder 12

Placards and Wire Marker sticker book undated

box 9, folder Unknown

Brookfield Shirt undated

box 1, folder 13

ABM Engineering Playing Cards undated

box 1, folder 14

Patches and Business Cards undated

 

Series II: International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) 1941-2019 1950-1985

Scope and Contents

This series contains newsletters, magazines, contracts, agreements, court transcripts, memorandums, constitution, by-laws, calendars, clippings, photographs, flyers, even programs, material related to elections, receipts, bank deposits, and other material generated by the Internationl Union of Operating Engineers and is divided into three sub-series. Sub-Series A: Publications contains issues of "The International Operating Engineer", Local 501 newletters, and "Gauge" magazine. Sub-Series B: Contracts and Agreements contains mostly contracts and agreements, but also memorandums, negotiations, letters, notes, arbitration hearing transcripts, proposals, grievances, and other documents related to organizations that had business with IUOE Local 501. Sub-Series C: Other Material contains constitutions, by-laws, election material, buttons, stickers, convention material, photographs, reports, and more. A majority of this sub-series is related to Local 501, but also includes materials related to Local 1, Local 3, Local 12, and Local 286; and documents related to the Local 63 and Local 235 merger, and IUOE history; as well as copies of the "The Stationary Engineer" by Raymond Tucker. For material regarding other trade unions see Series VII: Other Labor Unions.
 

Sub-Series A: Publications 1975-2019

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains issues of "The International Operating Engineer: A Magazine of Technical Progress"; "Gauge", Local 501 newsletter and other IUOE publications. Digitized issues of "The International Operating Engineer: A Magazine of Technical Progress"  can be found by visiting the Tradeswomen Archives Project website.
box 11, folder 1-12

"The International Operating Engineer: A Magazine of Technical Progress" 1976-2019

Scope and Contents

Vol. 119, No. 6; Vol. 123, No. 6; Vol 126, No. 5, 11; Vol. 127, No. 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11; Vol. 130, No. 8, 10, 11, 12; Vol. 131, No. 2, 6, 9; Vol 136, No. 3; Vol. 137, No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Vol. 138, No. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6; Vol. 139, No. 1-6; Vol. 140, No. 1-6; Vol. 141, No. 1-6; Vol. 142, No. 1-5; Vol. 143, No. 3-6; Vol. 144, No. 1-3, 6; Vol. 145, No. 1-6; Vol. 146, No. 1, 3, 4, 6; Vol. 147, No. 1, 2, 5, 6; Vol. 148, No. 1-5; Vol. 149, No.1-5; Vol. 150, no. 1-4; Vol. 151, No. 1-4; Vol.152, No. 1-5; Vol. 153, No.1-2; Vol. 155, No. 1-3; Vol. 156, No. 1-4; Vol. 157, No. 1-4; Vol. 158, No. 1-4; Vol. 159, No. 2; Vol. 160, No. 1, 3; Vol. 161, No. 2; Vol. 162, No. 1-2
box 11, folder 13

CPF Report, Vol. 7, No. 1 January 1975

box 11, folder 14-16

Local 501 Newsletters 1983, 1986-2002

Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, No. 1, 3 (1983); Vol IV, No. 6 (1986); Vol. 1, No. 1 (1987); Vol. 7, No. 6; Vol. 8, No. 2; Vol 9, No. 1-3, 7-8, 10-12; Vol. 10, No. 1,3; Vol. 11, No. 1, 2, 6; Vol. 12, No. 1-4, 6; Vol. 13, No. 1-6; Vol. 14, No. 1,2, 4; Vol. 15, No. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6; Vol. 16, No. 1-6; Vol. 17, No. 1-6; Vol. 18, No. 1, 3, 4, 5; Vol. 19, No.
box 12, folder 1-4

Local 501 Newsletters 2003-2007

Scope and Contents

Vol. 19, No. 1-5; Vol. 20, No. 1-2, 5, 6; Vol. 21, No. 1-2; Vol. 22, No. 5-6; Vol. 23, No. 1-4; Vol. 24, No. 1, 2, 4;
box 12, folder 5-7

"Gauge" A Publication of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 2008-2012

Scope and Contents

Vol. 25, No. 1-4; Vol. 26, No. 1, 2, 4; Vol. 27, No. 1-4; Vol. 28, No. 3-4; Vol. 29, No. 1-2
box 12, folder 8

"The 501 Crum Chronicles" May 1998

 

Sub-Series B: Contracts, Agreements 1941-2004

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains contracts, agreements, proposals, notes, memorandums, letters, grievances, negotiations, arbitration hearing transcripts, and other material related to organizations that conducted business with the Local 501. This sub-series is arranged alphabetically.
box 22, folder 1

A and M Appliances and Refrigeration 1964-1966

box 13, folder 1

Acme Brewing Company 1941-1955

box 22, folder 2

Acme Meat Packers 1976-1986

box 22, folder 3

Air Products and Chemicals 1979-1983

box 20, folder 2-3

Air Products and Chemicals- court transcripts 1963-1964

box 13, folder 2

Aladdin Hotel 1972

box 13, folder 3

Alex Brands Inc. 1986-1989

box 22, folder 36

Alpha Beta (warehouse division) 1976

box 22, folder 20-35

Alpha Beta Acme Markets 1956-1978

box 22, folder 4-13

Alpha Beta Bakery 1971-1976

box 22, folder 15-19

Alpha Beta Company 1973-1982

box 22, folder 14

Alpha Beta Packing 1949-1953

box 22, folder 37

Amercoat Corporation 1969-1970

box 13, folder 4-5

American Potash and Chemical Corporation 1959-1983

box 22, folder 38

Ameron 1972-1977

box 13, folder 6

Ameron 1987-1990

Language of Material: English, Spanish; Castilian.
box 22, folder 39

Amprop 1970-1973

box 23, folder 1-3

Arden Farms Company 1941-1954

box 23, folder 5

Arden Mayflower Inc. 1967-1972

box 23, folder 4

Arden San Diego 1973-1975

box 23, folder 6

Aries Prepared Beef Company 1977-1983

box 23, folder 17

Arrowhead and Puritas Waters Inc. 1963

box 13, folder 7

Arrowhead Linen Service 1978-1981

box 23, folder 7-14

Arrowhead Linen Service 1964-1977

box 23, folder 15-16

Arrowhead Products-division of Federal Mogul Corporation 1973-1979

box 23, folder 18-19

Ascot Attractions 1968-1973

box 23, folder 21

Associated General Contractors of America (Wood Preserving) 1956-1974

box 23, folder 20

Associated Meat and Food Suppliers of Southern California 1954-1979

box 24, folder 1

ATAPCO San Diego July 1969

box 24, folder 2

Atlantic Gelatin 1970-1979

box 24, folder 3

Atlantic Research Corporation 1967-1968

box 24, folder 4-6

Atlas Coverall Supply 1950-1975

box 24, folder 7

Atlas Hotels Inc. 1971

box 24, folder 8

Atlas Packing Company 1949-1976

box 24, folder 9

Atomics International 1964-1965

box 24, folder 10

ATRECO (formerly ATAPCO) 1970-1975

box 24, folder 11-12

Auditorium Company Inc. 1945-1976

box 13, folder 8

Bakery Industry 1980-1982

box 24, folder 14

Balboa Bay Club 1974-1978

box 24, folder 13

Balcor Realty Investors 1972-1976

box 24, folder 15

Baxter, J. H. 1972-1982

box 24, folder 16

Beckman Lumber Services Inc. 1954-1981

box 20, folder 4

Beverly Hilton Hotel- court transcripts 1960

box 24, folder 17

Bowl opp Inc. (New College Park Bowl) 1968-1979

box 13, folder 9

Boyle-Midway Inc. 1981-1984

box 20, folder 16

Brown, Chris lawsuit 2010-2011

box 24, folder 18-19

Building Owners and Managers Association of Los Angeles 1971-1982; 2006-2011

box 13, folder 10

Bunkerhill Towers Condominium Association Inc. 1983-1986

box 25, folder 1

Caesars Palace 1969-1974

box 25, folder 12

Cal State Towel Service 1948-1955

box 28, folder 6

Caledonia Laundry Service 1946-1955

box 25, folder 2-8

California Brewers Association 1956-1979

box 20, folder 5-6

California Brewers Association- court transcripts 1966, 1972

box 13, folder 11

California Home Brands 1985-1988

box 25, folder 9

California Hotel and Casino 1976-1981

box 25, folder 10

California Jewelry Mart 1969-1973

box 25, folder 11

California Little America Company 1975-1982

box 13, folder 12

California Rendering 1985-1988

box 25, folder 13

Call Henry Inc. and Eastern Maintenance and Service Inc. 2004

box 25, folder 14-15

Canada Dry 1941-1966

box 25, folder 22

canneries 1970

Scope and Contents

Canners; Quaker Oats
box 13, folder 13

Canners Steam Company Inc. 1985-1987

box 25, folder 16-21

Canners Steam Company Inc. 1953-1982

box 26, folder 1

Canyon Club Inn 1965-1966

box 26, folder 2

Canyon Hotel 1965-1979

box 26, folder 3-4

Capitol Records 1973-1980

box 13, folder 14

Carnation Research Laboratory 1974

box 26, folder 5

Catalina Cove and Camp Agency 1964-1965

box 26, folder 6-7

Catalina Island Company 1976-1980

box 26, folder 8

Catalina Operations Company 1964, 1970

box 13, folder 15

Century Park East Homeowners Association 1987-1988

box 26, folder 9

Circus Circus Hotels Inc. 1972-1980

box 14, folder 11

City of Hope 1982-1985

box 15, folder 16

City of Los Angeles 1975

Scope and Contents

memorandum of agreement Los Angeles County Mechanical Department; memorandum of understanding for joint submission to the city council regarding the plant equipment operators and repairmen representation unit
box 17, folder 13

City of Torrance 1976-1982

box 13, folder 16

Commercial Engineering Services 1984-1986

box 26, folder 10

Consolidated Dairy Products 1962-1980

box 16, folder 6

County of Orange- memorandum of understanding 1975

box 15, folder 12

dairy contracts- general file 1974-1980

Scope and Contents

includes general agreements; notes; negotiation files
box 26, folder 11-12

dairy industry 1959-1980

box 13, folder 17

Darigold Inc. 1986-1989

box 13, folder 18

Deli-Maker Inc. 1987-1988

box 13, folder 19

Del-Jen Inc. 1978

box 26, folder 13

Department of the Air Force 1976

box 26, folder 14

department stores 1959

box 13, folder 20

Disneyland Hotel TV Studio; Disneyland Hotel 1976-1987

box 21, folder 2-3

Dunes Hotel- court transcript 1967

box 13, folder 21

Emery Chemical Corp. 1986

box 26, folder 15

Emery Industries 1979-1982

box 14, folder 1

Frank A. Guerrero and Company 1956-1971

box 26, folder 16

Frank A. Guerrero and Company 1974-1982

box 26, folder 17

Geldin Meat Contracts 1973-1979

box 13, folder 22

General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division 1968-1976

box 26, folder 18-19

General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division 1972-1981

box 26, folder 20

Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher 1966

box 26, folder 21

Globe Packing Company 1969-1984

box 26, folder 22

Gold-Pak 1975

box 13, folder 23

Grand Hotel 1968-1976

box 13, folder 24

Gravure 1965-1975

box 26, folder 23

Gravure- West 1977-1981

box 13, folder 25

Great Western Packing Company 1945-1975

box 13, folder 26

Greyhound Lines 1967-1975

box 14, folder 2

Guthrie Biscuit Company 1952-1955

box 26, folder 24

Hacienda Hotel 1969-1980

box 14, folder 3

Hacienda Hotel 1966-1968

box 14, folder 4

Harbor Banana Distributing Inc. 1967-1971

box 26, folder 25

Harbor Banana Distributing Inc. 1967-1968

box 14, folder 5-6

Harbor Boat Building Company 1957-1976

box 14, folder 7-8

Harbor Canning Company 1955-1958; 1970-1976

box 14, folder 9

Harman Packing Company 1952-1961

box 26, folder 27

Harris Newmark Corporations 1956-1970

box 15, folder 20

Harry McCune Sound Service Inc. 1980-1982

box 26, folder 26

Hatch Co. 1972

box 26, folder 28

Hilton Inn 1968-1973

box 26, folder 29

Hobart Sales 1964

box 26, folder 30

Holiday Inn at the Embarcadero 1977-1983

box 26, folder 31

Hormel Meat 1978-1979

box 14, folder 10

hotel contracts- general file 1979-1985

Scope and Contents

Southern Nevada Linen Supply Company; AMFAC; Westwood Marquis Hotel; Hacienda Airport Hotel; Hotel Employers' Council of Southern California Inc.; District Council of Painters No. 36
box 26, folder 32

Hotel Employers- agreement 2000

box 27, folder 1

Hotel Employers council of Los Angeles 1970-1976

box 26, folder 33

Hotel Negotiations 1985

box 27, folder 2-6

Ice and Cold Storage Industry 1977-1985

box 14, folder 12

Independent Laundry 1984-1987

box 14, folder 13

Jerseymaid Milk Products 1980-1989

box 27, folder 7

Johnston Pie Company 1961-1982

box 14, folder 14

Joint Council of Teamsters No. 42 Investment and Construction Association Inc. 1957-1973

box 14, folder 15

Jonathan Club 1986-1989

box 14, folder 16-19

Kelco Company 1969-1976

Scope and Contents

includes: agreements; letters; grievances; arbitration; holiday pay proposal; petitions; and other material
box 14, folder 20-21

Kern Foods 1946-1964

box 15, folder 1-2

Kern Foods 1957-1973

Scope and Contents

includes: meeting notes, proposals; agreements; letters
box 27, folder 8

Kern Foods 1974-1980

box 15, folder 3

Kern Valley 1972

box 27, folder 9

Kern Valley 1973-1984

box 15, folder 4

Keysor Chemical 1968

Scope and Contents

negotiation file
box 27, folder 10

Kilroy Industries 1967-1979

box 15, folder 5

Kirkeby Center Building 1971-1973

box 15, folder 6

Kleen Towel Service Company 1955

box 15, folder 7

Klubinkin Packing Company 1955-1974

box 15, folder 8-11

Knudsen Creamery 1941-1977

Scope and Contents

includes agreements; contracts; material related to Santa Ana and San Bernardino locations
box 15, folder 13

Kona Kai Inc. 1985-1986

box 15, folder 14

Koppers Inc. 1952-1953; 1971-1974

box 15, folder 15

Kovakar Company 1950-1955

box 27, folder 11

Kraft Inc. 1976-1980

box 27, folder 12-17

Las Vegas Hotels 1949-1972

Scope and Contents

Hacienda; Royal Nevada; Nevada Industrial Counsel; and others.
box 27, folder 18

Lion Country Safari, Inc. 1975

box 28, folder 1-5

Los Angeles Laundryowners Association 1954-1972

box 28, folder 7-8

Los Angeles Soap Company 1970-1975

box 28, folder 9

Los Angeles Union Terminal Inc. 1956-1973

box 28, folder 10

Los Angeles Water Softener (Water Conditioning) 1948-1953

box 28, folder 11

Louisiana Pacific Corp. 1954-1981

box 28, folder 12

Luer Packing Co. (Vernon Meatland Inc) 1956-1968

box 15, folder 17

Lumber Industry 1980-1983

box 28, folder 13-17

Lumber Industry 1952-1971

Scope and Contents

Lumber Carrier Service; Sun Lumber Company, and others
box 29, folder 1-6

Lumber Industry 1956-1978

box 20, folder 7-9

Maier Brewing Company- court transcripts 1965-1966

box 21, folder 4

Maier Brewing Company- court transcripts 1962

box 15, folder 18

Marina City Club 1984-1986

box 15, folder 19

McDonnell Douglas 1975-1977

box 29, folder 7-8

McDonnell Douglas 1974-1978

box 15, folder 21

meat industry-general file 1968-1986

Scope and Contents

includes contracts and agreements: Food Employers Council; Clougherty Packing Company; Oscar Mayer Foods; Vienna Sausage; Geldin Meat Company; Bridgford Foods; Mac Bern Provisions; Ol' Virginia Packing; and others
box 29, folder 9-12

Miller Brewing Company 1979-1986

box 16, folder 1

Minnesota Mining 1986-1989

box 29, folder 13-14

Minnesota Mining 1974-1979

box 16, folder 2

Motion Picture and Television Fund, Inc. 1977-1978

box 20, folder 17

negotiation files- general 1974-1977

Scope and Contents

Process Systems; Diversified Maintenance Company
box 29, folder 16

Nevada Resort Association 1957-1974

box 16, folder 3

Nevada Star 1982-1983

box 29, folder 15

Newporter inn 1970-1976

box 16, folder 4

Newporter Resort 1986-1988

box 21, folder 1

North American Aviation 1958

box 20, folder 10-11

North American Aviation- court case and transcripts 1960-1972

box 16, folder 5

Northrop 1984-1987

box 20, folder 12

Osting, Richard- court exhibits 1972

box 16, folder 7

Pacific Soap Company 1959-1976

box 30, folder 1-3

Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital 1961-1978

box 20, folder 13

Pan America World Airways- court case 1971

box 30, folder 4

Pan-Pacific Fisheries Inc. 1952-1967

box 16, folder 8

Paramount Citrus Association 1985-1987

box 30, folder 5-6

Paramount Citrus Association 1951-1978

box 30, folder 7

Parker Bar M 1967

box 30, folder 9-16

Parson, Ralph M. 1969-1982

box 30, folder 8

Parsons Building 1954-1966

box 16, folder 9

Pasadena Hilton 1986-1988

box 30, folder 17

Pasadena Towel and Linen Supply 1959-1979

box 30, folder 18

Process Systems 1977-1979

box 20, folder 14

Ralph Grocery Company- court reports 1963

box 16, folder 10

Ralph's Grocery Company 1987-1990

 

Receipts and Disbursements 1959-1964

box 16, folder 11

Red Star Industrial Service 1985

box 31, folder 1-3

Rockwell International 1971-1975; 1981

box 16, folder 12

Royal Las Vegas 1972

box 31, folder 4-12

Safeway Inc. 1952-1981

box 16, folder 13

San Diego Entertainment Inc. 1985-1986

box 31, folder 13-16

Serv-Air Inc. 1960-1980

box 32, folder 1-8

Serv-Air Inc. 1974-1981

box 16, folder 14

Shelter Island 1966-1970

box 16, folder 15

Showboat Inc. 1968-1981

box 16, folder 16

Sierra Towers Apartments 1971

box 32, folder 9

Sketchley Services, Domestic Linen Supply 1978-1988

box 32, folder 10

Small Boat Yards 1953

box 32, folder 11-12

Snowflake Bakery 1965-1980

box 32, folder 13

Soft Drink Company 1964-1972

box 32, folder 14

Sommers Service Co. 1963-1974

box 33, folder 1

South Coast Plaza Hotel 1975-1978

box 16, folder 17

South Coast Westin Hotel Company 1984-1987

box 16, folder 18

Southern California Edison 1971-1981

box 33, folder 2-6

Southern California Edison 1959-1972

box 33, folder 7

Southern California Lumber Industry 1963-1968

box 16, folder 19

Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital 1977-1980

box 33, folder 8

Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital 1969-1977

box 33, folder 9-10

Southwest Gas Corporation 1967-1969

box 33, folder 11

Spartan Associates 1969-1978

box 16, folder 20

Specialized Linen Rental Service 1960-1978

Scope and Contents

Textile Rental Services Association; Los Angeles Laundryowners Association
box 16, folder 21

Sportsman Lounge 1966-1976

box 20, folder 15

Stardust Hotel- court case 1972

box 16, folder 22

Starkist Foods 1952-1988

box 16, folder 23

State Packing Company 1949-1968

box 16, folder 24

Sunrise Hospital 1973-1980

box 33, folder 12-15

Sunrise Hospital 1976-1982

box 17, folder 1

Sunset Vine Towers 1977

box 17, folder 2

Superior Milk 1966-1973

box 17, folder 3

Supreme Laundry 1974-1975

box 17, folder 4

Survall Parking 1959-1968

box 17, folder 5

Tamkin Towel Service 1959-1974

box 17, folder 6

TECDATA 1968-1970

box 17, folder 7

Teledyne 1971-1975

box 17, folder 8-9

Terminal Refrigerating Company 1954-1981

box 17, folder 10

Textile Rental Services 1984-1987

box 17, folder 11

Thrifty Corporation 1986-1989

box 17, folder 12

Todds Food Company 1971-1974

box 17, folder 14

Tri City Linen 1986-1989

box 17, folder 15

Tropical Preserving 1980-1983

box 17, folder 16

Tumpane 1968-1969

box 17, folder 19

UCLA- Steam Operating Engineers 1975

box 17, folder 17-18

Union Ice Company 1974-1984

box 19, folder 9

Union Ice Company 1974-1982

box 33, folder 16

United Concrete Pipe Corporation 1972-1974

box 17, folder 20

United Food Processors 1987-1988

box 33, folder 17-18

Urban Patman Meat Company 1946-1977

box 18, folder 1-2

Valley Hospital 1974-1977; 1987-1988

box 18, folder 3-5

Van Camps Sea Food Company 1953-1959; 1977-1984

box 18, folder 6

Volkswagen of America 1973-1986

box 33, folder 19

Volkswagen of America 1971-1978

box 34, folder 1

Volkswagen of America 1974-1978

box 18, folder 7

Vons Grocery 1979

box 18, folder 8

Wall Kiln Company 1952-1973

box 18, folder 9

water proposal 1967-1970

box 18, folder 10

Welch's Uniform Rental 1956-1984

box 34, folder 2-3

Welch's Uniform Rental 1974-1978

box 19, folder 8

[Weldors] 1971-1979

box 34, folder 4-6

Wellman, Dalton E. 1981-1989

box 19, folder 10

West Hill Lanes 1973-1981

box 18, folder 11

Western Building Maintenance 1962-1967

box 18, folder 12

Western Farms 1979-1980

box 18, folder 13

Western Holstein Farms Inc. 1949-1955, 1977-1981

box 18, folder 14

Western Linen 1961-1975

box 19, folder 1

Western Linen 1981-1984

box 19, folder 2

Western Magnesium 1969-1971

box 19, folder 3

Western Packers 1963-1971

box 19, folder 6

Western Plaza Hotel 1970-1974

box 19, folder 4

Western Southern Life Insurance Building 1959-1974

box 19, folder 5

Western Treat 1971-1982

box 19, folder 11

Westinghouse- letter from R.H. Fox to J.J. Twombley regarding attempt to organize Westinghouse employees 1968

box 19, folder 7

Wilmington Liquid Bulk Terminals Inc. 1986-1987

box 34, folder 7

Wilmington Liquid Bulk Terminals Inc. 1974

box 19, folder 12

Wrather Port Properties Ltd. 1985

box 19, folder 13

Young's Market Company 1985-1988

 

Sub-Series C: Other Material 1895-2019; undated 1970s-2010

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains all other material related to IUOE that are not publications; or contracts. Included in this sub-series are Local 501 constitutions; by-laws; material related to former Local 501 Business Manager Robert H. Fox; documents regarding the history the IUOE and the Local 63 and 235 merger; as well as sitckers, memorandums; newsletters; and other material regarding other local unions such as Local 1, Local 3, Local 12, and others. This sub-series also includes election material; clippings; event invitations; convention booklets; photographs of Local 501 members and presumably job sites; bank deposits; receipts and disbursements; brochures; and other material.
box 10, folder 19

Local 63 and 235 merger- memorandums; by-laws; meeting minutes; resolutions; working rules 1952-1954

box 10, folder 20

"The Stationary Engineer" by Raymond Tucker undated

box 10, folder 21

"The Operating Engineers the Economic History of a Trade Union" Part II 1960-1992 circa 2000

box 10, folder 22

General Executive Board Meeting itinerary 2000-2001

box 10, folder 23

constitutions, by-laws, directory 2008, 2013; undated

box 10, folder 27

election material 1974, 1989; undated

Scope and Contents

includes election of officers notice of election and important voting instructions (1974); election flyers
box 10, folder 28

Nevada State AFL-CIO Southern Nevada Central Labor Council Endorsements 2008

box 10, folder 29

clippings; event invitation 1977, 2011, 2013; undated

Scope and Contents

"Operating Engineers 501" by business manager Tucker and Representative Staff; "Members Sue Their Union" Los Angeles Times; "Strike at Anheuser-Busch Foams Into All-Out Boycott"; 2010-2011 Apprenticeship Graduate invitation
box 10, folder 30

ABM payroll vacation accrual report; medical benefits statement and memorandum 2001, 2010, 2019

box 10, folder 31

Stationary Engineers Manual: Safety and Health Committee undated

box 12, folder 9

calendar 2005; 2015

box 12, folder 10-11

buttons, stickers, notepad, mousepad, pencils, belt buckle, tin undated

 

Local 501

box 12, folder 12

Local 501- flyers undated

box 12, folder 13

Local 501- Committee to Keep 501 Strong and Honest- checks; checkbook undated

box 12, folder 14

Local 501- Union Sisters [flyer] undated

box 12, folder 32

Local 501- memorandum regarding Brown's resignation and Chapter 11 filing June 26, 2012

box 34, folder 8-11

Local 501- election material 1975-1995; 2013

Scope and Contents

includes memorandums; clippings; letters; candidate lists; and other documents
box 34, folder 12

Local 501- charges filed against Donald Mear 1988

box 34, folder 13

Local 501- documents regarding retirees 1985-1988; 2009

box 34, folder 15

Local 501- Ramsey Test, C Mechanic Evaluation Test 2002

box 34, folder 19

Local 501-propsed by-law amendments undated

box 34, folder 16

Local 501- documents regarding R. Bruce Bartlett divorce proceedings 1989

box 34, folder 18

History of the 501 [DVDs] 2002

box 34, folder 20

Local 501- 34th General IUOE Convention signs signed by members 1993

box 34, folder 21

Local 501- meeting initiations 2013

box 34, folder 22

Local 501- membership meeting minutes, notes, and memorandums 1975, 1987, 2000-2001

box 34, folder 23

Local 501- memorandums regarding charges against various brothers 1978-1990

box 34, folder 24

Local 501- memorandums regarding membership; member lists 1974, 1995-1996

box 34, folder 25

Local 501- Job Steward Manual undated

box 34, folder 26

Local 501 by-laws undated

box 34, folder 27

Local 501- health and welfare benefits 1999-2011; undated

box 34, folder 28

Local 501- 16th Annual R.H. "Bob" Fox Jr. Scholarship golf tournament invitations June 22, 2012

box 34, folder 29

Local 501- The Resistance mission statement and flyers January 14, 2013; undated

box 34, folder 30

Local 501- apprenticeship guide; class schedule; and graduation celebration flyers 2009; 2011; undated

box 34, folder 31

Local 501- apprenticeship graduation speech May 28, 1982

box 37

IUOE Local 501 29th Convention photograph 1972

box 37

IUOE Local 501 30th Convention photograph 1976

box 10, folder 24-26, case 3, drawer 5

Robert H. Fox material 1943-1989; 1996; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes clippings; memorandums; merchant marine, steam engineer's officer license and certificates; material related to Local 501 election; pay stubs; identification cards; certificates of discharge.
box 34, folder 17

Robert H. Fox- mass of resurrection; eulogy 2015

box 36

Photographs- Local 501 1950-2004; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of presumably IUOE projects; members including Pat Williams, James McLaughlin, Joe Wetzler, Bob Fox, and others; group photographs; photographs taken at conventions, award ceremonies, and other events; aerial photographs of the Stardust hotel; photographs of IUOE retirees and trainees; and other images.
box 12, folder 15

Local 1- 100th Anniversary 1896-1996 [flyer] circa 1996

box 12, folder 16

Local 3- EEOC v. IUOE [DVD-R] 1973, 1979, 1998

box 12, folder 17

Local 3- Job Steward Manual; sticker; memorandum 2008; undated

box 12, folder 18

Local 3, "Engineer News" Vol. 62, No. 4 April 2004

box 12, folder 19

Local 12- Newsletters August 2002; March, June 2004

box 12, folder 20

Local 286- "Jan Pelroy Retirement Party" booklet undated

box 12, folder 21

Local 324- memorandum regarding tape recording of a meeting July 12, 1976

box 12, folder 22

Local 547, "The Scoop" Vol. XXXIV, No. 2 February/March 2004

box 12, folder 23

31st Convention booklet; lanyard from 2008 convention 1980; 2008

box 12, folder 24

Law Committee- proposed amendments, resolutions, memorandums from 32nd convention 1984

box 12, folder 25

Western Regional Conference- itinerary, travel accommodations 2009

box 12, folder 26

37th General Convention- reports; program April 2008

box 12, folder 27

"Health Care Institutions and the NLRA" by John Fanning before the North Central States Conference October 8, 1974

box 12, folder 28

"The General Pension Plan"; "A Guide to Your Benefits" 1986; 2016

box 12, folder 29

"Workplace Diversity: Achieving a Unified Workforce" trainer's manual 1995

box 12, folder 30

"The Field of Stationary Engineering" 1995

box 12, folder 31

"History of the Western Conference of Operating Engineers" booklets circa 1996; undated

box 12, folder 33

apprenticeship program information booklet; curriculum 2013; undated

box 12, folder 34

"How Unions Help Your Family" [booklet] undated

box 12, folder 35

"My IUOE" brochure undated

box 12, folder 36

"Tools of the Trade, A Woman's Guide to the IUOE" undated

box 34, folder 14

wage data for industries such as breweries; ice and cold storage; meat; building; and others 1941-1993

box 34, folder 32

Stationary Engineer's License, No. 57 belonging to John [L. Eby] March 1985

box 34, folder 33

Stationary Engineer's License belonging to A.L. Buzzell September 1899

box 35

Ledger- receipts and disbursements 1959-1964

box 19, folder 14-16

bank deposits 1974-1976

box 20, folder 1

bank deposits 1978

box 37

Las Vegas 1990 paperweight 1990

box 37

43rd Annual Convention photograph 1942

case 3, drawer 4

50th anniversary apprenticeship conference photograph undated

 

Series III: Tradeswomen Organizations and Related Groups 1994-2019, undated 2007-2012

Scope and Contents

This series contains calendars, event programs and invitations, brochures, and newsletters collected by Pat Williams regarding various tradeswomen and related organizations. The materials in this series reflect organizations created in regards to women who have advocated for education, training, and employment opportunities in skilled trades and nontraditional occupations. Some of the organizations represented in this series include Tradeswomen, Inc., Electric Women, Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles (W.I.N.T.E.R), Missouri Women in Trades, and Sisters in the Brotherhood. Other materials included in this series pertain to groups and organizations that support tradeswomen advocacy, but are not tradeswomen organizations; as well as material related to individual tradeswomen.
box 2, folder 2

Chicago Women in Trades [one sheet] undated

box 2, folder 2

Coalition of Labor Union Women brochure undated

box 2, folder 3

Electric Women [newsletter] January 1994

box 6, folder 10-11

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers "Ironworking Women"-Calendars 2007-2018; 2020-2021

box 6, folder 12

Ironworkers Local 433-Iron Ladies [movie-1 DVD]; stickers undated

box 2, folder 4

Journeyman: clippings, brochures 2012-2013

box 2, folder 5

Missouri Women In Trades: Calendars 2009-2011

box 2, folder 6

Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.- trades fair postcards; annual reports; pamphlets; flyers; documents related to apprenticeship 2016-2019; undated

box 9

Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.- tote bag, bandana undated

box 2, folder 7

National Taskforce on Tradeswomen's Issues "Policy Platform" undated

box 2, folder 8

Southern California Sisters in the Brotherhood "Celebrating our Progress "flyers; brochures; event invitation May 3, 2008; 2015; undated

box 9

Sisters in the Brotherhood "Bridging the Way" tote bag 2015

box 3, folder 1

Tradeswomen Inc: Calendars 2008-2016

box 3, folder 2-3

Tradeswomen, Inc-"Celebrating Tradeswomen, Inc"-Event Programs and Invitations 2009, 2012-2016, 2018, 2019

box 3, folder 4

Tradeswomen, Inc-Letter from Meg Vasey (Executive Director of Tradeswomen, Inc) To Pat Williams and Jane Templin October 15, 2010

box 3, folder 5

Tradeswomen Inc.- raffle tickets; benefit information 2014

box 3, folder 6

Tradeswomen, Inc. Card Regarding a Tile for Sue Doro undated

box 3, folder 7

Tradeswomen, Inc: brochures; sticker; coloring book 1987; undated

box 3, folder 8

Tradeswomen Inc. bandana undated

box 4

"Tradeswomen, A Quarterly Magazine for Women in Blue-Collar Work" [publication] 1981-1999

Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, No. 1-4; Summer 1983; Vol. 2, No. 1-4; Vol. 3, No. 1-4; Vol. 4, No. 1-4; Vol. 5, No. 1-4; Vol. 6, No. 1-4; Vol. 7, No. 1-2; Vol. 8, No. 1-4; Vol. 9, No. 1-4; Vol. 10, No. 1-4; Vol. 11, No. 1-4; Vol. 12, No. 1-4; Vol. 13, No. 1, 3; Vol. 14, No. 1-5; Vol. 15, No. 1-4; June 1994 issue; Vol. 16, No. 1-4; Vol. 17, No. 1-3
box 5, folder 1

The Long Beach Rosie the Riveter Foundation: "We Can Do It!" Award Programs and Invitations; Brochures 2009-2013, undated

box 5, folder 2

Washington Women in Trades: Brochure for 2010 Awards circa 2010

box 5, folder 3

Winter: Event Invitations, Winter Green Careers for Women training manual, financial statements, newsletter: "Winter News" 1998, 2009-2010, undated

box 5, folder 4

Women in Trades and Technology- calendar 1997

box 5, folder 5

Women in Trades blank greeting card undated

box 5, folder 6

Tradeswomen Organizations-stickers; business cards; bookmarks undated

box 5, folder 7

Related Organizations-Women at Work-"Celebrating 30 Years" Event: Photograph of Pat; Ephemera undated

box 5, folder 8

Related Organizations: Female Mechanics Calendar 2007-2009

box 6, folder 7

City of Long Beach, Blue Collar Women certificates 2012

box 6, folder 14

Nancy Donaldson [sheet metal worker]: certificates, and DVD "One of the Guys!" 2002-2007; undated

box 6, folder 4

Verona Guinn, Railroad Laborer: Interview Transcript June 1, 1992

box 6, folder 42

Tradeswomen Tribute- Marcia Klein. Photographs; and DVD: "Buffalo Women's Center Kenpo for Women circa 1980s; undated

box 6, folder 41

Tradeswomen Tribute: Nancy J. Mason: apprenticeship agreement circa 1979

box 6, folder 40

Tradeswomen Tribute: electrician Carol Nolan 1999; undated

box 6, folder 6

Tradeswomen Tribute: Ardythe Faye Tolson 2011

box 9

Pearl Harbor Hawaii lanyard featuring Rosie the Riveter undated

 

Series IV: Tradeswomen Related Publications 1999-2019; undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains newsletters, newspapers, reports, clippings, articles, and magazines dedicated to tradeswomen and women's rights. The bulk of this series consists of Pride and Paycheck newsletters, whose mission is to provide resources, stories, and information in regards to apprenticeship, training, and education for women who seek blue collar jobs.
box 5, folder 9-10

Pride and a Paycheck: Newsletters 1999-2003; Summer 2018; undated

Scope and Contents

Also includes article featured in an issue of Pride and a Paycheck entitled "Will Your Organization Level the Playing Field or Contribute to Occupational Gender Segregation?" by Larry Robbin.
box 5, folder 11

Ms. Magazine Fall 2011; Spring 2012

box 5, folder 12

"Writing Women Back Into History" a gazette from the National Women's History Project 2010-2011

box 5, folder 13

"Women Organizing Women"; "Stepping Up Stepping Back" Berger-Marks Foundation 2004; 2010

box 5, folder 14

Wider Opportunities for Women "Tradeswomen Policy Matters!" undated

box 5, folder 15

National Women's Law Center "Women in Construction Still Breaking Ground" undated

box 6, folder 1-2

articles and clippings regarding tradeswomen 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019; undated

box 6, folder 3

Tradeswomen Poetry 2009-undated

box 6, folder 5

signs and drawings related to women in trades undated

box 6, folder 8

"Report on the Status of women and Girls in California" prepared by Mount St. Mary's College 2013-2015

box 6, folder 9

"Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women" 2015

box 8, folder 20

"Perpetual Pioneers: Women and Work in the Construction Trades" a dissertation by Amy M. Denissen UCLA 2006

 

Series V: Conferences, Events, and Workshops 2001-2023, undated 2007-2012

Scope and Contents

This series contains brochures, conference programs, workshop lists, videos, and photographs regarding tradeswomen related events, conferences, and workshops. The bulk of the materials in this series relate to the Women Building California and the Nation conference. For materials regarding team building exercises conducted during the Blue Jean Pocket Writers Workshop, and a plastic box representing the Western Conference of Operating Engineers please consult Box 37-Oversized Materials.
box 7, folder 5

Related Organizations-City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women: Pioneer Women Awards Program [2 copies] August 17, 2012

box 7, folder 6-7

Women Building California and Nation: Brochures and Conference Programs 2007-2019

box 38, folder 4

Tradeswomen Build the Nations (12th annual conference) program; tradeswomen heroes award winner cards October 2022

box 7, folder 8

Women Building California and the Nation: Meeting notes regarding planning for the conference; Workshop Lists 2007-2009

box 7, folder 9, box 37

Women Building California and the National Conference: Blue Jean Pocket Writers Workshop handouts; manual; handbook; team building posters 2011-2013, 2016-2017

box 7, folder 10

Women Building California and the Nation Conference-videos and photographs [6 discs] 2010-2013

box 9

Women Building California and the Nation: Tote Bags, hat, and scarf 2012-2013, 2015, 2018

box 7, folder 11

United Brotherhood of Carpenters-Women's Conference June 2010

box 9

2001 National Tradeswomen Conference: Tote bag, mini traffic cone 2001

box 7, folder 12

Harry Bridgers Institute "Working Class Women's Luncheon" programs 2012-2017

box 7, folder 13

presentation at Mazer Lesbian Archives "A Continuing Conversation: Lesbians in the Tradeswomen's Movement" flyers December 2014

box 7, folder 14

Electrical workers Minority Caucus "Women's Conference" notes on leadership; conference flyers 2015

box 7, folder 15

National Women in Apprenticeship Day, A Celebration of Tradeswomen [booklet] November 5, 2015

box 7, folder 16

Salt Tradeswomen Conference- tote bag, badge, and stickers August 2016

box 7, folder 17

Community College Summit: Program Guide [2 copies] September 27-28, 2012

box 7, folder 18

Women in Leadership event invitation 2013

box 7, folder 19

Women in Construction Symposium flyer 2014

box 7, folder 20

Summit on Worker Voice 2015

box 7, folder 21

Empower Women's Leadership Conference- lanyard, program, agenda 2016, 2020

box 7, folder 22-23

Sisters in Solidarity- International Women's Conference Program; tote bag 2014, 2018

box 7, folder 24

4th Annual International Women's Day- programs 2019

box 38, folder 1, case 3, drawer 4

Union Women, Stronger Together- program; lanyard; posters June 2023

box 38, folder 2

Out and Equal- 25th anniversary [program] September 2023

box 38, folder 3

Women of the Waterfront- program 2022

box 7, folder 25

Women of Strut Program undated

box 7, folder 26

X Factor Courage, Navigating Generational Minefields, Rita M. Murray, Ph.D. [program] undated

box 9

California Labor Federation, Building the Jobs Recovery, Building Workforce Partnerships Conference 2010 Tote bag 2010

box 8, folder 17

"Labor Stands Up" Los Angeles Labor Day celebration booklet 1996

box 38, folder 5

Conferences, Workshops, and Events- general file December 2022; August 2023

Scope and Contents

Includes NAWIC 68th Annual Conference lanyard; Karen Bass inauguration of the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles tickets.
 

Series VI: Career Development in the Trades 1998-2006; undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains brochures, guides, flyers, and other documents regarding apprentice, training and education programs for women looking for career advancement in non-traditional employment. Information and clippings regarding a Habitat for Humanity project is also included.
box 7, folder 27

"Surviving and Thriving" Women in Trades and Technology and Employment Equity book 1988

box 7, folder 28

California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee Brochures, Flyers, and Program Information circa 2006

box 7, folder 29

Construction Education Program Brochures and Flyers undated

box 7, folder 30

Job Opportunities undated

box 7, folder 31

Apprenticeship and Training Resources Guides, Flyers, and Brochures undated

box 7, folder 32

Southwest Training Fund- flyer, ruler, calendar 2012; undated

box 7, folder 33

Projects-Habitat for Humanity. Includes Clippings 1998-1999

box 7, folder 34

Century Freeway and Century Housing- Women's Employment Program Folders (4 Copies) and Century Housing Corp Brochure undated

 

Series VII: Other Labor Unions 1998-2020, undated 2002-2011

Scope and Contents

This series contains magazines, buttons, pins, stickers, calendars, photographs, programs, flyers, brochures, and other documents relating to union trade organizations. Some of the unions represented within this series are International Union of Operating Engineers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Steelworkers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, and Pile Drivers Bridge Wharf & Dock Builders. Also included is material regarding Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. For material regarding International Union of Operating Engineers see Series II.
box 6, folder 13

Ironworkers- stickers; pencils; lanyard undated

box 6, folder 15

"The Ironworker" August-September 2018

box 37

Ironworkers pennant undated

box 6, folder 16

Sheet Metal Workers-Local 104: "SMV 104 Local News" [publication]; Stickers May/June 2012, undated

box 6, folder 17

Sheet Metal Workers "SMART" magazine Winter 2019-2020

box 9

Sheet Metal Workers- hat; t-shirts undated

box 37

Sheet Metal Workers Support Workers Rights" sign undated

box 6, folder 18

Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association-Stickers and Pencils undated

box 6, folder 19

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers-Local II and National Electrical Contractors Association: Electrical Training Trust Completion Ceremony Program; ETT Article 2011, 2013; undated

box 6, folder 20

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers-"Move the Decimal Point" Workshop Flyer [2 copies] April 30, 2011

box 6, folder 21

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers- Bob Balgenorth Retirement Celebration February 11, 2013

box 6, folder 22

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers-Stickers undated

box 9

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 t-shirt undated

box 6, folder 23

International Longshore and Warehouse Union-Flyer; Sticker; Labor Fest Program [2 copies] Working Class Women's Luncheon Program; and Women of the ILWU 1st Leadership Conference Photographs (1 CD) 2010, 2012, undated

box 6, folder 24

United Brotherhood Carpenters and Joiners of America-Stickers, Window Decals, and Pencil, Notepad undated

box 9

Union Carpenters and Contractors tote bag undated

box 6, folder 25

NEA- The National Association of Union Constructors- memorandum; travel and entertainment policies 2002

box 6, folder 26

United Welders of America- memorandums; correspondence 1961-1968

box 6, folder 27

Wireman, Stockmen, Sand & Comm. -Buttons (2 Buttons) undated

box 6, folder 28

Pile drivers Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders- Stickers and Calendar 2007, undated

box 6, folder 29

Teamsters- Teamsters Local No. 14- Steward's Workshop Program; sticker; button 1987; undated

box 6, folder 30

United Steelworkers-Buttons undated

box 6, folder 31

Council of Classified Employees-Buttons undated

box 6, folder 32-34

UFCW 99 Report: A Voice for Working America; Official Publication of Local 99 United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Arizona 1988, 2006-2010

box 6, folder 35-36

clippings, booklets, flyers, and pamphlets regarding trades organizations, unions , documentaries, and books 1986-1989, 2008-2011, 2015, undated

box 6, folder 37

Labor Unions-California: Flyer, Guides, Newspapers, and Brochures 2008, 2012, undated

box 6, folder 38-39

Labor Unions-Stickers, Flyers, Buttons, Business Cards, Lanyard undated

Scope and Contents

includes general pro-union material; as well as steamfitters; Plumbers; Scaffolders; Heat, Frost Insulators; Building Trades
box 7, folder 1

AFL-CIO, "Make America Work" January 2000

box 7, folder 2-3

Los Angeles /Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council "Building Trades News" 2015-2019

Scope and Contents

Vol. 20, No. 4; Vol. 21, No. 8; Vol. 23, No. 5, 7, 9; Vol. 24, No. 3, 6, 8
box 7, folder 4

Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council- program guide; roster; Women Build LA/OC program 2017-2018; undated

box 9

Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council-Women Build LA/OC tote bag undated

box 9

Alberta Labour Code is Dead t-shirt undated

box 9

Save American Jobs, Look for the Union t-shirt undated

box 9

"Building the Power" bandana undated

 

Series VIII: Subject File 1919-2015; undated 1979-2011

Scope and Contents

This series contains pamphlets, flyers, clippings, brochures, and other documents collected because they either relate to or may be of interest to women in trades. The bulk of this series includes information regarding safety and conservation, labor, California water conservation projects, and reference books for those interested in electrical trades.
box 7, folder 35

"Practical Mathematics for Home Study" by Claude Irwin Palmer 1919

box 7, folder 35

"Mathematics for Electricians" by Martin H. Kuehn 1930, 1941

box 8, folder 1

"Mechanical Engineering" January 1927; July 1933

box 8, folder 2-3

Power Plant Series "Practical Heat"; "Steam Boilers"; "Steam Engine Principles and Practice" 1923, 1937, 1939

box 8, folder 4

"Edison: Inspiration to Youth" by Arthur J. Palmer 1962

box 8, folder 5-8

"Audels New Electric Library" Vol. 1-10 1929-1932

box 8, folder 9

"The Goodhue Invader" Vol. II, No. 9, 26, 27 May, October 1945

box 8, folder 10

Office of Civil Defense "Survival Under Atomic Attack"; County of Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District "Ringelmann Type Smoke Chart" 1950; undated

box 8, folder 11

"Plant Operators' Manual" revised edition. By Stephen Michael Elonka 1965

box 8, folder 12

articles regarding insurance 1974, 2003

Scope and Contents

"Answers to Questions Employers Ask About Unemployment Insurance" material regarding HMO renewal rates
box 8

"CAL/OSHA guide for the Construction Industry" State of California June 1981

box 8, folder 14

Safety and Conservation: Pamphlets, Brochures, Flyers, Stickers 1985, 2000-2005, undated

box 8

The Legal Rights of Union Stewards" Robert M. Schwartz 1988

box 8, folder 16

Equality and Leadership: Clippings, Flyers, Stickers 2008, undated

box 8, folder 18

Agreement between General Motors Corporation and the UAW September 28, 1999

box 8, folder 19

The George Gund Foundation Annual Report 2003

box 10, folder 1

articles regarding construction 2014-2015

box 10, folder 2

articles regarding labor 2009; undated

box 10, folder 3

documents regarding WE ribbon campaign June 14, 2015

box 10, folder 4

information regarding Denmark labor and family in the 1950s undated

box 10, folder 5

brochures and sticker regarding California water projects and initiatives undated

box 10, folder 6

LGBTQ+ and Labor- event flyer, brochures; "Pride at Work, Union Guide to Discussing LGBTQ+ People and Issues" undated

 

Series IX: Media and Ephemera 1984-2016; undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains audio files, and videocassettes regarding tradeswomen organizations; and ephemera not related to trades such as political campaign buttons; passes for the 2000 democratic convention; and postcards. For videos and photographs regarding the Women in California Conference, please consult Series V. Events, Conferences, and Workshops.
box 10, folder 7

Media-Lynn Marie Smith "The Motown Diva" [1 CD] undated

box 10, folder 8

Media- "Iron Ladies"; "PileButts" [2 VHS] 2003, undated

box 10, folder 9

Media- "Do You Have What It Takes?" (2 Copies) [2 VHS] 2003

box 10, folder 10

Media-"Construction U" (3 Copies) [3 VHS] 2005

box 10, folder 11

"The Ladies Bridge" [DVD] 2006

box 10, folder 12

FDR photo mailer from National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare 1985

box 10, folder 13

2000 Democratic National Convention Passes and Badges August 14-17, 2000

box 10, folder 14

Pencils: "On the Job Training Program"; NWLETT. [2 Pencils] undated

box 10, folder 15

"Stop the War on Workers" Labor March bandana 2012

box 10, folder 16

political campaign buttons- Obama/Biden, Mondale, Hilary Clinton, Clinton/Gore 1984, 1992, 2012, 2016

box 10, folder 17

"3 Days 3 Ways": Bottle Opener, Whistle, Flashlight undated

box 10, folder 18

postcards- "The Trevor Project"; "My River Chronicles"; Mexican/American green card [novelty]; "Thick Skin" Hilary Peach [book advertisement] undated