International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 22 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
Collection ID
URB 53
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Description
Collection Summary
Title
International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 22 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
Dates
1914-1980
Collection ID
URB 53
Creator
International Association of Fire Fighters. Local 22 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Quantity
34 boxes
Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
Language
Materials in English.
Detailed Collection Information
Historical Note
International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 22 traces its origins back to 1915, when Philadelphia firemen formed the City Fire Fighters' Association. When the IAFF was founded as a national fireman's union under AFL auspices in 1918, the Philadelphia Association immediately affiliated. The local has remained affiliated with both the IAFF and the AFL (and later the AFL-CIO) to the present day.
Philadelphia fire fighters did not strike or gain regular collective bargaining until 1952. Up until that year, Local 22's major endeavor was running its own benefit programs, including death and disability insurance, which commercial insurance companies hesitated to provide for such a dangerous occupation. Local 22's first publication, The Flame, was originally designed to help finance Death Benefits Payments and the Sick Benefit Fund through its advertising revenues.
In 1952, political pressure from the Central Labor Union induced the administration of Mayor Clark to conduct negotiations with the fire fighters. Although disagreements between the union and the city persisted over issues like hours, wages, and political rights, the union's position gradually improved. The union also initiated extensive lobbying efforts, most notably that resulting in the 1968 state act for compulsory arbitration in the uniformed city services.
Description of Collection
These records concentrate mainly on the post-World War II era, documenting the significant period of growth in the union's power. Efforts such as lobbying, negotiating, public relations and participation in the civil service system are all covered.
Organization and Arrangement
The records are arranged into four series as follows:
Series 1: Administration, 1929-1980
Series 2: Activities, 1914-1978
Series 3: Relations with Management, 1948-1977
Series 4: Other Organizations, 1947-1978
Series 1: Administration, contains constitution and bylaws; officers' papers; executive reports; communications to members; meeting minutes; election records; publications; financial records; lists and schedules, and dues books.
Series 2: Activities, 1947-1977, contains records related to negotiations and arbitration; lobbying and political information; benefits and services; other cases and issues; and honorary and recreational Events.
Series 3: Relations with Management, contains records related to the Philadelphia Fire Department; the Fire Commissioner's Office; the Philadelphia Mayor's Office; other city offices; the city Personnel Department; and the Civil Service Commission.
Series 4: Other Organizations, contains records related to the national IAFF; international conventions; the State Fire Fighters' Association; affiliated locals; non-fire unions; charitable and fraternal organizations; professional fire organizations; vendors of memorabilia, equipment, etc.
Patron Information
Research Access
Collection is open for research.
Collections Stored Off-Site
This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Special Collections Research Center in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research.
Publication and Copyright Information
The International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 22 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 22 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired in approximately 1982.
Processing Information
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015.
Index Terms
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:
Corporate Names:
International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 22 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subjects:
Collective bargaining -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Fire fighters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Labor movement -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Material Types:
Administrative records
Articles of incorporation
Bylaws (administrative records)
Correspondence
Financial records
Manuscripts
Maps
Minutes
Newsletters
Periodicals
Photographs
Publications
Reports
Inventory
Series 1: Administration, 1929-1980
Series 1: Administration, contains constitution and bylaws; officers' papers; executive reports; communications to members; meeting minutes; election records; publications; financial records; lists and schedules, and dues books.
1 1 Constitution and Bylaws 1944-1959
1 2-6 Constitution and Bylaws Changes 1958: 1961-1971, 1974
1 7 Proposed Bylaws Changes in Voting Procedures 1974
1 8-9 Officers' Papers: James J. Forbes, Personal 1947-1963
1 10 Officers' Papers: Forbes, Fire Department 1950-19640
1 11 Officers' Papers: Recording Secretary, Loesche 1953
1 12 Officers' Papers: Loesche Correspondence 1959-1962
1 13 Officers' Papers: Communications, Charles Gatler 1964
2 14-15 Officers' Papers: Ray Hemmert, Personal 1963-1965
2 16 Officers' Papers: John Reilly, Personal 1973-1976
2 17 Officers' Papers: John Reilly, Meeting on Promotion 1975
2 18-19 Officers' Papers: John Reilly, Correspondence 1975-1976
2 20 Officers' Papers: John Reilly, Notebook
2 21 Executive Reports Special Meeting on Pension 1949
2 22-28 Executive Reports Special Meeting on Pensions 1949
2 29 Executive Committee 1961
2 30-33 Meeting Notices 1964-1965, 1969-1973
2 34-36 Correspondence to Members 1952, 1964-1967, 1972-1973
2 37 Correspondence to New Members 1964-1972
2 38 Correspondence 1964-1970
3 39-51 Meeting Minutes 1929-1945
4 52-60 Meeting Minutes 1946-1953
5 61-80 Meeting Minutes 1946-1953
6 81 Executive Board Minutes 1948
6 82-83 Members Attendance Record 1965-1969, 1971-1975
6 84 Lists of Attenders at Meetings 1960
6 85-106 Election Results 1946-1948, 1954-1956, 1959-1961, 1963-1968
7 107-112 Election Results 1970-1971, 1973-1977
7 113 Poll Working Schedules 1956
7 114-117 Acceptance & Decline of Nominations 1963-1964, 1969
7 118-122 The Flame 1958-1967
8 123-128 The Flame 1968-1980
8 129 The Flame Original Copy undated
8 130 The Flame, Miscellaneous undated
8 131 The Flame, Printing Copy of Union Label undated
8 132-134 The Flame, Correspondence undated
8 135 The Flame, Ad Reports undated
8 136 The Flame, Letters to Editor undated
8 137-142 The Flame, Photographs undated
9 143-148 City Fire Fighters Association Newsletters 1959- 1977
9 149 List Selected Articles from Newsletter 1952-1962
9 150 Material for Newsletter undated
9 151-157 Audits 1975
9 158-161 Monthly Financial Reports 1955, 1975, 1977-1978
9 162 Trustees Report 1962
9 163-164 Lease 1956, 1963-1972
9 165 W-2 Withholding Forms 1956
9 166 Pension Fund Court Case 1957
9 167 Broad Street Trust 1964
9 168 Officers Tax Exemption 1964
9 169 Fund Raising for Political Action 1966
9 170 National Properties 1967
9 171 Tax Refund 1969
9 172 Work Schedules 1938-1939
10 173 Chief's Work Schedule 1941
10 174-183 Stewarts 1956-1965, 1973-1978
10 184 Lieutenant's List 1950
10 185-191 Transfers 1963-1964, 1970, 1974-76, 1978
10 192 Transfer Information
11 193-196 Change of Address 1963
11 197-201 Fire Stations List undated
11 202 Police Department List undated
11 203-204 Heart Fund Drive Donations 1976
11 19 Dues books undated
Series 2: Activities, 1914-1978
Series 2: Activities, 1947-1977, contains records related to negotiations and arbitration; lobbying and political information; benefits and services; other cases and issues; and honorary and recreational Events.
12 1-7 Collective Bargaining 1952-1962
12 8-12 Arbitration 1963-1970
13 13-17 Arbitration 1963-1973
13 18 Report of 1955 Negotiations 1955
13 19-23 Background Materials 1963-1974
13 24 Memorandum of Understanding 1970
13 25 Contract 1970
13 26 Negotiation Correspondence 1970-1971
14 27-31 Wages 1965-1977
14 32 Philadelphia Home Rule Charter 1949-1954
14 33-35 City Ordinances 1949-1976
14 36 Mayor Tate Campaign 1963
14 37 Revision of Building Code 1965
14 38 City Memorial to Firemen 1965
15 41-44 Letters of Thanks 1966-1967
15 45-46 Letters 1967-1971
15 47-50 Press Releases & Letters to Editors 1950-1976
15 51-52 State Legislators 1961-1965
15 53-54 Letters 1966
15 55 Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry 1966-1968
15 56-63 Pennsylvania House Bills 1951-1973
15 64 Pennsylvania League of Cities 1955
15 65 State Legislative Committee on Labor 1955
15 66 Pennsylvania Economy League 1955-1969
16 67 Fireman's Legislative Federation of Pennsylvania 1958-1972
16 68 Committee on Governmental Legislative Issues for Pennsylvania Labor 1966
16 69 Civic Association on State Issues 1966
16 70 Congressman Green 1959
16 71-72 Letters from Congressman 1966-1967
16 73 Letters of Congratulations, Election 1967
16 74 Labor Acts 1947-1949
16 75 Mason Act 1954
16 76 Congressional Bills 1967-1968
16 77 Anti-Riot Legislation 1967
16 78 Compensation Bills 1967
16 79 Landrum-Griffin Bill 1960
16 80 Fine & Safety Act 1969
16 81-86 Social Security 1958-1965, 1977-1978
17 87-88 Police & Fire Medical Associations undated
17 89 Relief Association undated
17 90 Houseman & Ladderman Associations undated
17 91 Hero Award undated
17 92 Insurance undated
17 93 Killed In the Line of Duty undated
17 94 Lung Caner undated
17 95 Blood Program undated
17 96 Hospital Committee undated
17 97-100 Hospitals undated
17 101-103 General Benefits undated
17 104-105 Workmen's Compensation
17 106 Disability
18 107-108 40-Hour Week
18 109-116 Pension 1930-1964
19 117-125 Pension 1965-1973
19 126 Death Claims undated
19 127 Philadelphia Police, Fire & Park Credit Union undated
20 128 Hair undated
20 129 Trial Board undated
20 130 Women's Auxiliary undated
20 131 1961 Explosion undated
20 132 Berg Chemical Explosion undated
20 133 Incidents & Harassments undated
20 134 Florence Kerrigan Fund undated
20 135 Military undated
20 136 Uniforms undated
20 137 Seniority undated
20 138 Consolidation of Police & Fire undated
20 139 Picketing undated
20 140 Subversive Organizations undated
20 141 H.U.D. Affirmative Action undated
20 142 Strikes undated
20 143 Illegal Union Stickers undated
20 144 Newspaper Clippings undated
20 145 Editorials undated
20 146 Wages undated
20 147 Miscellaneous 1939, 1952
21 148 Lemuel B. Schofield, Attorney, Issues, Legal Opinions 1952-1954
21 149 Cummings & Jones, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1953
21 150 Fireman's Pension Fund 1954
21 151-153 Samuel Henkle 1960-1962
21 154 James Driscoll 1965
21 155 George DeFlavis 1953
21 156 Michael Kerrigan 1973
21 157 Joseph McAnag 1914
21 158 Edward Kane undated
21 159 Miscellaneous Members Records undated
21 160-167 Banquet 1962-1966, 1968-1972, 1974
21 168 Citations 1953
21 169 Picnic 1964, 1973
21 170 Fire School Awards 1964
21 171 Liberty Bell Park 1965-1966
21 172 Names of Retiree's Deaths for Fire Fighters Magazine undated
21 173 Chamber of Commerce Fire Prevention Luncheon undated
21 174 Softball Tournament 1977
21 175 Miscellaneous undated
Series 3: Relations with Management, 1948-1977
Series 3: Relations with Management, contains records related to the Philadelphia Fire Department; the Fire Commissioner's Office; the Philadelphia Mayor's Office; other city offices; the city Personnel Department; and the Civil Service Commission.
22 1 Philadelphia Fire Department Annual Reports 1962, 1973-1974, 1977
22 2 Philadelphia Fire Department Progress Reports 1952-1961, 1963-1967
22 3-17 Philadelphia Fire Department News 1952-1961, 1963-1964, 1972-1974
22 18-21 Philadelphia Fire Department Staff Meetings 1972-1975
22 22-23 Philadelphia Fire Department Staff Meetings 1976-1977
23 24-28 Philadelphia Fire Department Rules & Regulations 1949, 1953-1954
23 27-33 Philadelphia Fire Department General Orders 1960, 1967-1972
23 34-39 Philadelphia Fire Department Special Orders 1967-1972
23 40-45 Philadelphia Fire Department General Memos 1962-1963, 1968-1972
24 46-49 Philadelphia Fire Department General Memos 1972-1975
24 50 Fire Department Statistics undated
24 51 National Board of Fire Underwriters undated
24 52 Safety Report undated
24 53 Graduation Programs undated
24 54 Apparatus Manual undated
24 55 Promotion Information undated
24 56 Experimental Physical Examination Program undated
25 57-58 Fire Commissioner's Office: Frank McMamee 1952-1964
25 59 Fire Commissioner's Office: George Hink 1964-1965
25 60 Fire Commissioner's Office: James McCarey 1965-1971
25 61 Mayor's Office: Bernard Samuel 1948-1950
25 62 Mayor's Office: Joseph Clark, Jr. 1951-1955
25 63 Mayor's Office: Richard Dilworth 1955-1961
25 64 Mayor's Office: James Tate 1961-1967
25 65 City Offices: Managing Director's Office
25 66 City Offices: Controllers Office undated
25 67 City Offices: Director of Finance undated
25 68 City Offices: Department of Licenses & Inspection undated
25 69-73 City Personnel Department 1952-1956, 1960, 1964-1970
25 74-75 City Personnel Department Annual Report 1953-1954
26 76 Committee of 70 Report 1957
26 77 Fire Investigation Specialist undated
26 78-79 Job Classes 1952-1974
26 80-84 Pay Schedules 1965-1966, 1970-1973
26 85-87 Civil Service Commission: Amendments to Regulations 1952-1964, 1966-1970
27 88-97 Meeting Announcements 1953-1955, 1958-1964
28 98-99 Meeting Announcements 1966-1971
28 100 Miscellaneous & Correspondence undated
Series 4: Organizations, 1947-1978
Series 4: Other Organizations, contains records related to the national IAFF; international conventions; the State Fire Fighters' Association; affiliated locals; non-fire unions; charitable and fraternal organizations; professional fire organizations; vendors of memorabilia, equipment, etc.
28 1-13 IAFF 1953-1965
29 14-20 International Fire Fighter Magazine 1972-1975
29 21-23 International Fire Fighter Magazine 1972-1975
29 24-25 Salary & Working Conditions Surveys Forms 1960, 1974, 1976-1978
29 26-28 Salary & Working Conditions Surveys 1947-1975
30 29-38 Salary & Working Conditions Surveys 1960-1975
31 39-40 IAFF Conventions 1960, 1962
31 41-43 State Fire Fighters Association 1964, 1972, 1974
31 44-49 State Fire Fighters Association 1954-1956, 1959- 1964, 1966-1974
32 50-53 Affiliated Locals 1962, 1964-1970
32 54 Affiliated Local, Baltimore, Maryland undated
32 55 Affiliated Local, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania undated
32 56 Affiliated Local, Chester, Pennsylvania undated
32 57 Affiliated Local, Columbus, Ohio undated
32 58 Affiliated Local, Detroit, Michigan undated
32 59 Affiliated Local, Los Angeles, California undated
32 60-63 Affiliated Local, New York City, New York undated
32 64 Affiliated Local, Oak Ridge, Tennessee undated
32 65 Affiliated Local, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma undated
32 66-67 Affiliated Local, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania undated
32 68 Affiliated Local, St. Paul, Minnesota undated
32 69 Affiliated Local, Scranton, Pennsylvania undated
33 70-80 Officer's Colt Publication 1954-1964
33 81 Fire Officials Association undated
33 82-83 Court Cases undated
33 84 Firemen's Protective Association undated
33 85 Non-Fire Unions: Philadelphia Directory undated
33 86-91 Non-Fire Unions: AFL-CIO undated
33 92 Non-Fire Unions: Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council undated
33 93 Non-Fire Unions: Philadelphia Civil Employees Association undated
34 94 Non-Fire Unions: Fraternal Order of Police undated
34 95 Non-Fire Unions: Philadelphia Industrial Union Council undated
34 96 Non-Fire Unions: Maritime Post Council of Delaware Valley & Vicinity undated
34 97 Non-Fire Unions: Teamster Union undated
34 98 Non-Fire Unions: Miscellaneous Union Material undated
34 99 American Legion undated
34 100 "Custodes Pacis," Sons of Italy undated
34 101 Golden Slipper Square Club undated
34 102 Heart Association of Southeast Pennsylvania undated
34 103 Lambskin Club undated
34 104 League of the Sacred Heart of Jesus undated
34 105 Liberty Bell Racing Association undated
34 106 Lu Lu Temple undated
34 107 Men of Malvern undated
34 108 Muscular Dystrophy Association undated
34 109 Police Athletic League undated
34 110 Salvation Army undated
34 111 Second Alarmer's Association undated
34 112 Shalom Memorial Park undated
34 113 Shomrin Society of Philadelphia undated
34 114 United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania undated
34 115 U.S. Saving Bonds Drive undated
34 116 Club Viliants undated
34 117 American Photocopy Equipment Company undated
34 118 Oliver H. Bair, Company, Funeral Directors undated
34 119-120 Clothing Information undated
34 121 Fire Engineering Magazine undated
34 122 Music undated
34 123 Navy Fire School undated
34 124-125 National Fire Protection Association undated
34 126 Observer, Newspaper undated
34 127 Pennsylvania State Police undated
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