Summary Information

Title: La Crosse Trades and Labor Council Records
Inclusive Dates: 1902-1971

Creator:

• La Crosse Trades and Labor Council (Wis.)

Call Number: La Crosse Mss CJ; La Crosse SC-O 1

Quantity: 3.8 cubic feet (9 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 oversize item)

Repository:

Housed at the Special Collections & Area Research Center, Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-La Crosse Murphy Library / La Crosse Area Research Ctr. (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records of the La Crosse Trades and Labor Council, a La Crosse, Wisconsin labor organization chartered in 1902 by the American Federation of Labor to extend union membership, monitor working conditions, organize activities to educate workers, and enhance the quality of life. The records include minutes, membership lists and attendance records, and files of Herman Burgchardt, organizer for the Council, the La Crosse Building Trades Council, and Local 199 of the Teamsters. Burgchardt's files includes correspondence with William Green, Henry Ohl Jr. and Daniel J. Tobin and other union and civic leaders; bi-weekly organizing reports; and information on his management of the La Crosse Labor Day activities and publication of the Annual Labor Review. Other labor organizations with records in the custody of the Trades and Labor Council include locals 386, 390, and 395 of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union; Building Service Employees, Local 21; and Plasterers Local 257. In addition the files include minutes, annual and monthly reports, and financial and member account records of the Pioneer CIO Credit Union.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-lx00cj

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑