MS–162 International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers at WSU Special Collections & Archives

MS – 162 International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers
Local No. 654 – Springfield, Ohio

Introduction

The original organization of Teamsters Local 654 is unknown, but it was chartered by the AFL-CIO in 1940. Its records were accessioned into the Wright State University Archives and Special Collections Department in November of 1980. The collection fills two Hollinger boxes and contains thirty-three individual files. The materials are divided into five series: Administrative Records, General Correspondence, Materials from Affiliated Organizations, Bulletins from the Ohio Conference of Teamsters (Legal, Research, and Statistical Division), and a Miscellaneous series. The span dates for this collection range from 1937 to 1951.

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Scope and Content

The records of Teamsters local 654 are divided into five series: Administrative Records, General Correspondence, Materials from Affiliated Organizations, Bulletins from the Ohio Conference of teamsters (Legal, Research, and Statistical Division), and a Miscellaneous series.

Administrative Records (Series I) contains the minutes of regular and special board meetings dating from January 1937 to December 1947. A gap exists between April 1939 and December 1941. There is also a file of undated miscellaneous minutes. The Statements of Charges file contains short, handwritten charges of union violations directed against members.

The correspondence of Series II is of a very general nature and dates from 1937 to 1939.

Series III contains materials from Joint Council #61, a coalition of western Ohio and eastern Indiana Teamsters Locals. Minutes of regular and executive board meetings between 1940 and 1948 are included, as is a set of undated dues records.

Series IV contains Bulletins from the Ohio Conference of Teamsters (Legal, Research, and Statistical Division). There is one Bulletin from 1950 and a nearly complete set of 1951 Bulletins. They deal mainly with collective bargaining wage settlements.

The Miscellaneous series (Series V) contains four folders holding five miscellaneous items.

Container Listing

Series I: Administrative Records
Box	File	Description		Date

1	1	Minutes, Regular and Special Board Meetings		Jan. 1937-Oct. 1937
	2	Minutes, Regular and Special Board Meetings		Oct. 1937-Apr. 1939
	3	Minutes, Regular and Special Board Meetings		Dec. 1941-Dec. 1943
	4	Minutes, Regular and Special Board Meetings		Jan. 1944-Dec. 1947
	5	Minutes, Miscellaneous
	6	Statements of Charges		May 1937-Dec. 1938

Series II: General Correspondence
Box	File		Description	Date

1	7		Correspondence	May 1937-Apr. 1939

Series III: Materials from Affiliated Organizations
Box	File		Description		Date

1	8		Minutes, Joint Council #61, Reg. & Exec. Board Meetings		Feb. 1940-Jan. 1943
	9		Minutes, Joint Council #61, Reg. & Exec. Board Meetings		Feb. 1943-Sep. 1948
	10		Minutes, Joint Council #61, Special Board Meeting		Jan. 1943
	11		Dues Records, Joint Council #61		n.d.

Series IV: Bulletins, OH conference of Teamsters (Legal, Research, and Statistical Division
Box	File		Description			Date

1	12		Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 18			Sep. 30, 1950
	13		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 1			Jan. 31, 1951
	14		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 3			Feb. 26, 1951
	15		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 4			Mar. 31, 1951
	16		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 5			Apr. 30, 1951

2	1		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 6			May 21, 1951
	2		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 7			May 31, 1951
	3		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 8			Jun. 14, 1951
	4		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 10			Jul. 12, 1951
	5		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 11			Jul. 31, 1951
	6		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 12			Aug. 28, 1951
	7		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 13			Aug. 31, 1951
	8		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 13			Sep. 30, 1951
	9		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 14			Oct. 12, 1951
	10		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 15			Oct. 31, 1951
	11		Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 16			Nov. 19, 1951
	12		Special Bulletins			Jan.-Nov. 1951
	13		Trade Divisions of Ohio Conference of Teamsters			1951

Series V: Miscellaneous
Box	File		Description			Date

2	14		Application Blank; Photograph, “Kohler Strikers,” Three Years After Memorial Picket Line			n.d. Jul. 25, 1937
	15		Record of Attendance, General Conference of Over-the- Road Unions to Ratify Area Contract			1938
	16		Supplementary Rules Governing the Over-the-Road Motor Freight Labor Agreement, Chicago, III.			Oct. 26, 1938
	17		Transcript of Testimony: Hearing of Mr. Orle Schaffner, local Union 517			1942

MS – 162 International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers Local No. 654 – Springfield, Ohio

Introduction

Scope and Content

Container Listing

MS – 162 International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers
Local No. 654 – Springfield, Ohio