United Saw, Files, and Steel Product Workers of America Records
Collection ID
Acc. 500, 504, PC-34
Related Subjects
Collecting Areas
Description
Collection Summary
Title
United Saw, Files, and Steel Product Workers of America Records
Dates
1900-1929, 1938-1979
Collection ID
Acc. 500, 504, PC-34
Creator
United Saw, Files, and Steel Product Workers of America
Quantity
2.25 linear feet (4 boxes)
Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
Language
Materials in English
Detailed Collection Information
Description of Collection
This collection houses minutes, financial, and other assorted records of the United Saw, Files, and Steel Product Workers of America. The records date from 1938 to 1979. Of note, are thirty-eight photographs, dating from 1900 to 1929. The photographs depict work at the Disston Saw, Tool and File Works, including the production of saws, files and trowels. One image includes women workers.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 2 series as follows:
Series 1: Accession 500 and 504, 1900-1979
Series 2: Photographs, 1919-1929, undated
Patron Information
Catalog Record
A record for part of this collection is available in Diamond, Temple University’s online library catalog: http://diamond.temple.edu/record=b1719780~S12
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.
Condition Note
The photographs are very fragile, and should be handled minimally and carefully.
Publication and Copyright Information
The United Saw, Files, and Steel Product Workers of America 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], United Saw, Files, and Steel Product Workers of America Records, Acc. 500, 504, PC 34, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Charles Greenland, President, in January (Acc. 500) and February (Acc. 504) 1982
Processing Information
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015 by Patrick Stalter, student worker.
Index Terms
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:
Corporate
Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subjects:
Labor unions
Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Material Types:
Correspondence
Financial records
Ledgers (account books)
Minutes
Newsletters
Inventory
Series 1: Records (Acc. 500, 504), 1900-1979
1 Minute book, Executive Board 1940-1947
1 Minute book, Shop Stewards 1939-1950
1 Company-Union Correspondence 1945-1959
1 Company-Union Correspondence 1945-1959
1 Contracts and Bargaining 1943-1979
1 Contracts and Bargaining 1943-1979
1 Contracts and Bargaining 1943-1979
1 Contracts and Bargaining 1943-1979
1 Contracts and Bargaining 1943-1979
1 Contracts and Bargaining 1943-1979
1 Financial Bonding 1960-1971
1 Financial Statements 1958-1979
1 Grievances and Arbitration 1943-1978
1 Grievances and Arbitration 1943-1978
1 Grievances and Arbitration 1943-1978
1 Grievances and Arbitration 1943-1978
1 Grievances and Arbitration 1943-1978
1 Grievances and Arbitration 1943-1978
1 Grievances and Arbitration 1943-1978
1 Pension Application Forms, Undated
1 Union Newsletter 1938
1 Vacation Policy 1949-1957
2 Dues Books 1944-1957
2 Shop Dues Books 1945-1947
2 Ledgers 1939-1958
2 Ledgers 1939-1958
2 Ledgers 1939-1958
2 Ledgers 1939-1958
2 Ledgers 1939-1958
2 Ledgers 1939-1958
2 Ledgers 1939-1958
3 Photographs - Mostly Workers at Disston Saw Works 1900-1929
Series 2: Photographs (PC-34), 1919-1929, undated
1 1 Baldt, H. Undated
1 2 Dillon [at desk], December 22, 1919 (#15577) December 22, 1919
1 3 Eraenhardt, Chris Undated
1 4 Hafer, Henry Undated
1 5 Lindemeyer, William Undated
1 6 Little, William Undated
1 7 Paul, John Undated
1 8 Walkwork, John Undated
1 9 "Meeting Where Disston Displayed Its Product. Large Circular Saw Blade Serves as Tabletop. Portland, OR. November 12, 1929" November 12, 1929
1 10 #701 [No Description-Possibly Workers Attaching Handles to Handsaws] Undated
1 11 #703 "Workers Etching the Disston Label onto the Saws. They Were Then Put in a Lime Solution and Covered with Oil to Permanently Afix the Label. Next Step Was to Package and Ship." Undated
1 12 #706 "Grinding the Steel Files." Undated
1 13 #709 "The Furnace Room." Undated
1 14 #718 [No Description-Possibly Cutting the Teeth. Also Listed as #11106] Undated
1 15 #720 [No Description]-"Steel Room Cutting To Multiples." Undated
1 16 #721 [No Description-Possibly Blade for Saws Being Trimmed] Undated
1 17 #8639 "Putting the Teeth onto the Saw." Undated
1 18 #8640 "Cutting Teeth in Large Circular Saws." [Blue-Tinged] Undated
1 19 #8643 [Description Only Partially Legible- [ Blue-Tinged] Undated
1 20 #8644 "Assembling Brick Trowels." [Blue-Tinged] Undated
1 21 #8647 [No Description-Possibly Grinding] Undated
1 22 #8687 [No Description-Possibly Handling of Hot Metal for Large Saw Blades] Undated
1 23 #8688 "Making Saw Screws." Undated
1 24 #8688 "Making Saw Screws." [Blue-Tinged] Undated
1 25 #9236 "Large Machine Shop - A Model in Its Day, New Equipment Foreman in the Derby." Undated
1 26 No # [No Description-Possibly Press With Uncut Saw Blades] Undated
1 27 No # "Fred J. Smith"[Possibly Checking Large Saw Blade] Undated
1 28 "Steel Room Cutting to Multiples." [Same as #720 Above] Undated
1 29 "Trimming and Weighing." Undated
1 30 "Smithing Band Saws." Undated
1 31 "Shearing to Width." Undated
1 32 "Varnishing and Polishing Handsaw Handles." [Photo includes women workers] Undated
1 33 [No Description-Possibly Milling Circular Saw Blades] Undated
1 34 "Grinding Longsaws." [#595] Undated
1 35 "Cutting Large Files." Undated
1 36 [No Description-Possibly Large Press] Undated
1 37 [No Description-Possibly Trimming Saw Blades] Undated
1 38 "Stripping and Cutting Small Files." Undated
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