Collection Summary

Title
Barbers’ Union Employers’ Guild, Local 31 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records

Dates
1949-1978

Collection ID
Acc. 512, 513

Creator
Barbers’ Union Employers’ Guild, Local 31 (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Quantity
3 linear feet (3 boxes)

Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

Language
Materials in English

Detailed Collection Information

Description of Collection

This collection documents the work of the Barbers’ Union Employers’ Guild, Local 31, primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. Researchers will find a copy of the 1949 charter, meeting minutes, membership lists and reports, a variety of financial records, correspondence, convention proceedings, and posters.

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 Barbers’ Union Employers’ Guild, Local 31 (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], Barbers’ Union Employers’ Guild, Local 31 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, Acc. 512 or 513, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Accession 512 donated by Max Rothstein, April 1982; accession 513 donated by Ike Freedman, May 1982. 

Processing Information

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in July 2015.

Index Terms

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:

Corporate names:
Barbers’ Union Employers’ Guild. Local 31 (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Subjects:
Barbers -- Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Labor -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Labor Unions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)

Material Types: 
Administrative records
Clippings
Correspondence
Directories
Financial records
Legal documents
Membership lists
Minutes
Newsletters
Pamphlets
Publications
Reports

Inventory

1          1          Minute Book          1949-1959
1          2          Memberships Applications and Local Transfers           1958-1965
1          3          Memberships Lists           1966
1          4          Monthly Memberships Reports           1961-1965
1          5          Working Agreements           1965
1          6          Agreements to Display Shop cards           1961-1965
1          7          Pension Fund Agreement           1966
1          8          LM-3 Financial Report           1959-1960-1961
1          9          Monthly Financial Reports           January 1961-December 1963
1          10          Financial Statements           1974-1978
1          11          Financial Statements           1974-1978
1          12          Financial Statements           1974-1978
1          13          Financial Statements           1974-1978
2          1          Correspondence from the International           1959-1966
2          2          Correspondence from the International           1959-1966
2          3          Incoming Correspondence           1957-1963
2          4          Incoming Correspondence           1957-1963
2          5          Outgoing Correspondence           1961-1966
2          6          Outgoing Correspondence           1961-1966
2          7          Correspondence from Barbers Union Local 9           1962-1965
2          8          News Bulletin, Barbers Local 9           1962
2          9          News Clippings          Undated
2          10          Barbers Guild 31 Gazette           November 1964
2          11          Delaware County AFL-CIO, Correspondence from, minutes           1962-1965
2          12          PA State Association of Barbers 1961-1964
2          13          PA State Association of Barbers 42nd Convention Proceedings           1967
2          14          PA State Association of Barbers 47th Annual Convention program           1972
2          15          PA of Barbers 50th Annual Convention Program           1975
3          1          Charter           1949
3          2          Union Shop Card Poster           Undated