Tradeswomen Archive Collection, 1910-1923, 1971-2023; undated, bulk 1990-2020

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Title:: Tradeswomen Archive Collection
Dates:: 1910-1923, 1971-2023; undated, bulk 1990-2020
Abstract:: This collection contains articles; clippings; magazines; newsletters; t-shirts; stickers; pins; tote bags; conference programs; photographs; flyers; and other material donated by women who worked in trades' professions (tradeswomen) such as: electricians, ironworkers, carpenters, and other trades. Also included is material related to tradeswomen involvement in labor unions, and the nontraditional women's occupation movement. For digitized material related to all tradeswomen archives collections please consult the Tradeswomen Archives Project.
Extent:: 5 boxes (three record storage boxes; two document boxes) and 3.84 Linear Feet
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Scope and content:: The Tradeswomen Archives Collection (1971-2022; undated) contains five boxes and 3.84 linear feet of articles; clippings; magazines; newsletters; t-shirts; stickers; pins; tote bags; conference programs; photographs; flyers; and other material donated by women who worked in trades' professions (tradeswomen) such as: electricians, ironworkers, carpenters, and other trades. Also included is material related to tradeswomen involvement in labor unions, and the nontraditional women's occupation movement.This collection is arranged into series by occupation, and also includes a series on tradeswomen advocacy, as well as a general file series that includes material related to tradeswomen events, conferences, and workshops; reports, bulletins, and other publications; and ephemera such as stickers, tote bags, t-shirts, and bandanas. File titles for a majority of the material are in regards to the tradeswomen who the material belonged to; or organization the material came from.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Labor unions
Building trades
Women in the labor movement
Apprenticeship programs -- United States
Nontraditional employment for women -- United States
Women -- Employment -- United States
Electricians
Structural steel workers
Names:: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry

Collection Guide Author:: Karen Clemons
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-23 21:40:07 +0000 .

Restrictions:: There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Terms of access:: 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.

Location of this collection:: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections

University Library, 5th Flr (5039)

1000 E. Victoria Street

Carson, CA 90747, US