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California Labor Federation AFL-CIO

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-025

Scope and Contents

The California Labor Federation AFL-CIO collection (1927-2021; undated) consists of 4 boxes and 4 linear feet of materials that includes constitution booklets, correspondence, training manuals, and other materials related to the Federation's legislative and political campaign initiatives, organizer trainings, and union member support efforts. The bulk of the collection consists of convention booklets and leaflets from the Biennial and Pre-Primary conventions and voter information fliers.

Dates

  • circa 1927-2021; undated

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Previously established as the California State Federation of Labor, the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO was founded in 1901. The California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO consists of 1,200 affiliated unions across the state of California, which operate as appendages of the labor federation. These unions provide organizer training, organizational struture on legislative and political campaigns, and construct progressive alliances centered in social justice.

Extent

4 boxes

4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains convention booklets and leaflets, voter information fliers, training manuals, organization constitutions, and other materials that provide insight into the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged into 4 series, which are organized topically. Within each series, files are arranged alphabetically, and within each physical folder, original order is maintained.

  1. General File, 1937-2018; undated
  2. Biennial and Pre-Primary Conventions, 1998-2019
  3. California Labor Federation Constitution, 1937-2016
  4. Voter Information Fliers, 1996-2021

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection materials were donated to California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections repository in 2021.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Cecilia Contreras; 2022.

Title
Inventory of the California Labor Federation AFL-CIO Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Cecilia Contreras
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895