Finding Aid to the Retail Store Employees Union Local 410R Records

Series 1: History 1939-1985

Physical Description: 3 folders Carton 1, folders 1-3

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

Contains a mini history of Local 410 prepared by Bill Silverstein and Diana Oswald, past and current Secretary and Treasurer's of the Local. Also includes bylaws and constitutions adopted over the years, along with rough drafts and explanatory correspondence.

carton 1, folder 1

Descriptive Guide

carton 1, folder 2

Retail Store Employees Union 1985

carton 1, folder 3

Bylaws and Constitution 1939-1959

Series 2: Minutes 1918-1980

Physical Description: 37 folders Carton 1, folders 4-26; Carton 2, folders 1-14

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

Membership minutes from 1918 to 1933, 1935 to 1944, and 1958 to 1980. The minutes from 1918 to 1932 include officer lists. Executive Board minutes from 1938 to 1944 and 1958 to 1980. Both 1934 and the years 1945 to 1957 are missing. The 1960 minutes contain information on the big Sears' strike of that year. An article from THE STAR, November 1919, concerning the Schmitz - Ruef scandal was removed to the print ephemera file.

carton 1, folders 4-7

Membership, Bound 1918-1932

carton 1, folders 8-11

Membership 1931-1937

carton 1, folders 12-26, carton 2, folders 1-14

Executive Board and Membership 1938-1980

Series 3: Correspondence 1926-1970

Physical Description: 11 folders Carton 2, folders 15-25

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

General correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, as well as other printed materials from 1936 to 1951 and from 1968 to 1970. Includes reports and minutes from the Retail Clerks of California, District Council #2; literature from the United Committee for Boycott of Japanese Goods and the S.F. County Council Labor's Non - Partisan League; intent to organize letters to store owners as well as negotiations over store closing times, the central issue of the early union; and requests for and permission-to-strike sanctions. The Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) correspondence focuses on letters to and from the International and contains letters from McGuire, James Suffridge, and Vernon Housewright. Some noteworthy letterheads included in the series.

carton 2, folders 15-19

General 1936-1947

carton 2, folder 20

General 1948-1951

carton 2, folder 21

General 1968-1970

carton 2, folder 22

Unions 1958-1970

carton 2, folder 23

Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) 1956-1963

carton 2, folder 24

RCIA 1964-1966

carton 2, folder 25

RCIA Membership 1926-1966

Series 4: Office Files 1934-1971

Physical Description: 44 folders Carton 2, folders 26-33; Carton 3, folders 1-24; Carton 4, folders 1-10

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

The bulk of this series consists of notes and records for organizations with which Local 410 was affiliated: the Retailer's Council, Bay Area Joint Council of Retail Clerks, San Francisco Labor Council, California State Council of Retail Clerks, Northern California Retail Clerks and the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA). Most of the material is from the 40's, 50's, and 60's, with only a few documents dating from the 1930's. The NLRB folders contain "Affidavit of Noncommunist Union Officer" forms as well as a 1950 deposition of William Silverstein's testimony before the NLRB.

carton 2, folders 26-27

Retailer's Council 1937-1942

carton 2, folders 28-33

Bay Area Joint Council of Retail Clerks 1957-1959

carton 3, folders 1-2

SF Labor Council circa 1938-1979

carton 3, folder 3

COPE 1968-1970

carton 3, folders 4-11

California State Council of Retail Clerks 1955-1970

carton 3, folder 12

Northern California Retail Clerks 1965-1970

carton 3, folder 13

Western Regional Council of Retail Clerks 1942

carton 3, folder 14

AFL Joint Council of Department Store Employees 1949-1963

carton 3, folder 15

Store Lists 1970

carton 3, folder 16

Insurance 1957-1970

carton 3, folder 17

Portland Reporter 1961

carton 3, folder 18

San Francisco Labor Newspaper 1967-1971

carton 3, folder 19

State Compensation 1968

carton 3, folder 20

Picnics 1962-1967

carton 3, folder 21

Bay Area Employment Opportunity 1969-1970

carton 3, folder 22

Other RCIA Locals 1960-1963

carton 3, folder 23

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) 1951-1958

carton 3, folder 24

NLRB Deposition 1950

carton 4, folder 1

Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) 1962-1969

carton 4, folders 2-3

RCIA 1969-1971

carton 4, folder 4

RCIA Election 1969-1971

carton 4, folder 5

RCIA Election Battle 1967-1968

carton 4, folder 6

RCIA Active Ballot Club 1958-1970

carton 4, folder 7

RCIA Southwest Division 1949-1969

carton 4, folder 8

RCIA Bond 1960-1970

carton 4, folder 9

Publicity Material

carton 4, folder 10

Miscellaneous 1934-1961

Series 5: Health and Welfare 1953-1972

Physical Description: 19 folders Carton 4, folders 11-20; Carton 5, folders 1-9

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

Contains contracts, financial statements, reports, publicity and pamphlets, and claims relating to the health and pension programs established by the union in the 1950's. See related material under Series VIII, Agreements.

carton 4, folders 11-13

Pension Plans 1975-1978

carton 4, folder 14

Employer's Welfare Fund 1962-1968

carton 4, folders 15-18

Financial Statements, Pension Trust Fund 1963-1970

carton 4, folders 19-20

Trustee's Reports 1953-1967

carton 5, folder 1

Trustee's Agreement circa 1950-1959

carton 5, folder 2

Trust Fund 1960-1968

carton 5, folder 3

Board of Trustees Minutes 1968-1971

carton 5, folders 4-5

Trust Fund Correspondence 1965-1974

carton 5, folder 6

Claims for Deceased 1960-1965

carton 5, folders 7-8

Claims Pending 1958-1969

carton 5, folder 9

Pamphlets 1961-1972

Series 6: Membership 1909-1971

Physical Description: 27 folders Carton 5, folders 10-17; Carton 6, folders 1-19; Carton 7

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

Contains a number of materials relating to the membership: applications and transfer cards from 1909 to 1960's, membership lists, grievance forms, meeting rosters and meeting excuses, dues ledgers from 1922 to 1939, and election tallies. The applications have interesting demographic information concerning place of birth, previous and current employment, gender, marital status, age, and previous union membership. The Retail Clerks International Protective Association (R.C.I.P.A.) Treasurer's Warrant Book from 1938 records out - of - work benefits and bill payments made on behalf of unemployed members.

carton 5, folders 10-17, carton 6, folders 1-2

Applications and Transfers Cards circa 1909-1939

carton 6, folder 3

Membership Cards circa 1940-1959

carton 6, folder 4

Membership Lists 1935-1940

carton 6, folder 5

Grievances 1968-1971

carton 6, folder 6

Roster of Voters 1939-1940

carton 6, folder 7

Meeting Rosters 1961-1970

carton 6, folder 8

Election Tallies 1939-1947

carton 6, folder 10-9

Meeting Excuses 1969-1970

carton 6, folder 11

Employees Questionnaire, National War Labor Board 1943

carton 6, folders 12-14

Dues Ledger 1922-1939

carton 6, folder 15

Dues Lists 1937-1939

carton 6, folder 16

Dues Ledger Sheets 1939

carton 6, folder 17

Certification of Dues Payments 1939

carton 6, folder 18

Dues Ledger 1970

carton 6, folder 19

Dues Ledger, Blank undated

carton 7, folder 0

Membership Applications, Unprocessed circa 1940-1960

Series 7: Financial 1923-1970

Physical Description: 38 folders Carton 8, folders 1-38

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

General financial records including ledgers, receipts, tax and audit statements. The receipts date from 1923 to 1939 and include some nice examples of Art Deco graphics.

carton 8, folders 1-4

Ledger 1926-1939

carton 8, folder 5

Ledger 1957-1959

carton 8, folder 6

RCIPA Treasurer's Warrant Book 1938

carton 8, folder 7

Bay Area Joint Council of Retail Clerks, Receipts & Statements 1957-1960

carton 8, folder 8

Bay Area Joint Council of Retail Clerks, Reports & Statements 1957-1959

carton 8, folder 9

Receipts 1923-1925

carton 8, folder 10

Receipts 1939-1940

carton 8, folders 11-23

Receipts, A, B, C, D, E, G, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W 1938-1939

carton 8, folder 24

Expenses, District Council #2 1936-1939

carton 8, folders 25-26

Statements 1967-1968

carton 8, folder 27

Statements 1970

carton 8, folders 28-36

Taxes 1949-1958

carton 8, folders 37-38

Audit 1949, 1956-1960

Series 8: Agreements 1930-1984

Physical Description: 125 folders Carton 8, folders 39-44; Carton 9, folders 1-22; Carton 10, folders 1-30; Carton 11, folders 1-22; Carton 12, folders 1-25; Carton 13, folders 1-20

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Contents

Contracts and agreements, filed alphabetically by store name. Files contain signed and blank agreements and related correspondence. Health and Welfare agreements and records from specific stores are included in this series. The Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) files consist of changing Articles of Agreement with the International from 1931 to 1950.

carton 8, folder 39

Arthur's Clothing 1948-1965

carton 8, folder 40

Bally Shoes (Formerly Werner's) 1938-1972

carton 8, folder 41

Bally, Health & Welfare (H&W) 1970-1977

carton 8, folders 42-43

Bonds Circa 1939-1969

carton 8, folder 44

Boyds, H&W 1970-1974

carton 9, folder 1

Bruce Bary 1964-1967

carton 9, folder 2

City of Paris 1954-1965

carton 9, folder 3

Coliseum store for Men 1964-1972

carton 9, folder 4

Coliseum Bootery 1964

carton 9, folder 5

Edison Brothers 1938-1957

carton 9, folder 6

Emporium-Capwell 1981-1984

carton 9, folder 7

Foreman & Clark 1946-1971

carton 9, folders 8-13

Gallenkamps Circa 1930-1972

carton 9, folder 14

Gallenkamps Arbitration 1950-1962

carton 9, folder 15

Andrew Geller 1966-1973

carton 9, folder 16

Gerlachs 1951-1970

carton 9, folder 17

Get 1959-1968

carton 9, folder 18

Great American Clothing, H&W 1975-1976

carton 9, folder 19

Grodins 1966-1970

carton 9, folder 20

Hanan 1943-1945

carton 9, folder 21

Joe Harris' 1959-1965

carton 9, folder 22

Herbs Uniform Company 1964-1967

carton 10, folder 1

Hollywood Shop 1968

carton 10, folder 2

Home Clothing 1959-1967

carton 10, folder 3

Hudsons 1964-1970

carton 10, folder 4

Hudsons 1958-1971

carton 10, folder 5

Hudsons, H&W 1971

carton 10, folder 6

Independent Shoe&Men's Clothing Store 1967

carton 10, folder 7

Joseph's 1959-1967

carton 10, folder 8

Kaplan's Army Surplus 1961-1968

carton 10, folder 9

Karl's 1937-1966

carton 10, folder 10

Karl's/Reeves 1959-1970

carton 10, folder 11

Kett Brothers 1968-1970

carton 10, folder 12

Kushin's 1971-1973

carton 10, folder 13

Leo's Men's Wear 1959-1970

carton 10, folder 14

Leo's, H&W 1971-1974

carton 10, folder 15

Levy's Liquidation, H&W 1971-1976

carton 10, folder 16

H Liebes & Co 1970

carton 10, folder 17

SK Levitt 1956-1965

carton 10, folder 18

Montgomery Ward 1971-1973

carton 10, folder 19

Navy Center 1964

carton 10, folder 20

Navy Center, H&W 1975-1976

carton 10, folder 21

National Shirt 1958-1964

carton 10, folder 22

New England Men's Shops 1964-1972

carton 10, folder 23

New England Men's Shops, H&W 1971-1972

carton 10, folder 24

Office Shoe Store 1961-1965

carton 10, folder 25

Office Shoe Store, H&W 1970-1976

carton 10, folder 26

JC Penney 1946-1970

carton 10, folders 27-28

JC Penney 1961-1963

carton 10, folder 29

JC Penney 1961-1965

carton 10, folder 30

JC Penney 1961-1970

carton 11, folder 1

Piper's Bootery 1971

carton 11, folder 2

Piper's Bootery, H&W 1970-1971

carton 11, folder 3

Pressler's 1956-1970

carton 11, folder 4

Pressler's, H&W 1970-1976

carton 11, folder 5

Ransohoffs 1953-1960

carton 11, folder 6

Ravazzini 1950-1965

carton 11, folder 7

Reeve's Shoes 1956-1968

carton 11, folder 8

Regal Shoe Co 1959-1961

carton 11, folder 9

J Richards, H&W 1975-1976

carton 11, folder 10

Rockette 1967

carton 11, folder 11

Roos Atkins 1955-1972

carton 11, folders 12-13

SF Retailer' s Council 1958

carton 11, folder 14

SF Retailer' s Council 1961-1962

carton 11, folder 15

SF Retailer' s Council 1967-1971

carton 11, folder 16

SF Retailer' s Council, Bound 1952-1957

carton 11, folder 17

San Remo Shoes 1962

carton 11, folders 18-19

Sears 1968-1970

carton 11, folder 20

Shoe Cafeteria 1955-1965

carton 11, folder 21

Shoe Cafeteria, H&W 1971-1976

carton 11, folder 22

Shoe Fair 1955-1968

carton 12, folder 1

Shoe Vale 1962-1963

carton 12, folder 2

Siegels 1958-1966

carton 12, folder 3

Siegels, H&W 1972-1977

carton 12, folder 4

Sommer & Kaufmann 1972-1977

carton 12, folder 5

Sportsland 1956-1971

carton 12, folder 6

Sportsland, H&W 1965-1972

carton 12, folder 7

Steinberg's 1958-1969

carton 12, folder 8

Stevens for Men 1957-1968

carton 12, folder 9

Top's, H&W 1969-1976

carton 12, folder 10

Twenty-One Discount 1970-1972

carton 12, folder 11

Twenty-One Discount, H&W 1970-1972

carton 12, folder 12

United Service Exclusive (USE) 1957-1965

carton 12, folder 13

United Shoppers Exclusive 1961-1970

carton 12, folder 14

Uptown & McCormicks 1956-1965

carton 12, folder 15

Walter May Shoes 1964-1968

carton 12, folder 16

Walter May Shoes, H&W 1970-1977

carton 12, folder 17

White Front 1968-1969

carton 12, folder 18

White Front, H&W 1968-1972

carton 12, folder 19

White House 1945-1965

carton 12, folder 20

White House Appeals 1965-1968

carton 12, folder 21

Incentive Plans 1955-1971

carton 12, folder 22

Collective Bargaining Letters 1970

carton 12, folder 23

Negotiations 1937-1941

carton 12, folders 24-25

Negotiations 1969-1972

carton 13, folder 1

Arbitration 1944-1968

carton 13, folder 2

Surveys, Wage and Organizing 1944-1957

carton 13, folder 3

RCIA Articles of Agreement 1931-1939

carton 13, folders 4-5

RCIA Articles of Agreement 1941-1950

carton 13, folder 6

Local 1119 1957

carton 13, folder 7

Local 648 1955-1957

carton 13, folder 8

Local 373 1957-1959

carton 13, folder 9

Local 860 1961-1970

carton 13, folder 10

Local 428 1956-1970

carton 13, folder 11

Local 1265 1946-1958

carton 13, folder 12

Local 1285 1957-1958

carton 13, folder 13

Local 1532 1957

carton 13, folder 14

Local 1179 1954-1959

carton 13, folder 15

Local 838 1955-1957

carton 13, folder 16

Local 870 circa 1958-1969

carton 13, folder 17

Local 1017 1957-1958

carton 13, folder 18

Local 1100 1947-1969

carton 13, folder 19

Local 775 1957-1959

carton 13, folder 20

Miscellaneous 1948-1972

Series 9: Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) Reports 1937-1979

Physical Description: 3 folders Carton 13, folders 21-23

Physical Description: 3 cartons Carton 14-16 Unfoldered

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

Monthly reports to the International contain membership additions and suspensions, reinstatements, transfers, dues payments, and expense information.

carton 13, folders 21-23

Monthly Reports 1937-1946

carton 14

Monthly Reports, Unprocessed 1946-1957

carton 15

Unprocessed 1958-1967

carton 16

Unprocessed 1968-1979

Series 10: Artifacts circa 1938-1989

Physical Description: 1 carton Carton 17

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Contents

Banners, greeting cards, programs, buttons, clothing.

carton 17

Banners, Greeting Cards, Buttons circa 1938-1989

Series 11: Unprocessed files

Physical Description: 2 cartons Cartons 18-19 Unfoldered

carton 18

Unprocessed

carton 19

Unprocessed