Peter Tiernan papers

Collection

Identifier: HLL-2019-030

Staff Only

Content Description

The Peter Tiernan papers, 1966-2000, bulk 1985-1999, include various subject files comprising leaflets, flyers, drawings, articles, pamphlets, and letters regarding the administration, legal situations, and elections within the San Francisco District Council of Painters No. 8, San Francisco Painters Union Local 83, Bay Area Painters and Tapers Trust Funds, the California, San Francisco, and Marin County Building and Construction Trades Councils, and the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO. Of note is one letter to Peter Tiernan from Senator Barbara Boxer. Also included are exhibits regarding a lawsuit between the District Council of Painters No. 8 and the Painters Union Local 83, as well as The Voice, the publication of the Painters, Tapers, and Paperhangers of Northern California, The Primer, published by the Painting and Drywall Work Preservation Fund, Inc., and Hard Hat Times. One subject file regarding the assassination of Dow Wilson, who was active in Painters Local 4 in San Francisco is present, as are various publications regarding labor union management, certificates indicating Tiernan's completion of various union management courses, and black-and-white and color photographs of Tiernan and others. One San Francisco Painting Contractors Advancement Fund (SFPCAF) pen is included as well.

Dates

1966-2000
Majority of material found within 1985-1999

Creator

Peter Tiernan (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection except for one file comprising financial documents.

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

Peter Tiernan was a painter in the San Francisco Bay Area who was active in various painters’ unions. He was a Delegate and President of the District Council of Painters No. 8, the President of Painters Union Local 83, a Business Agent and Trustee of the Bay Area Painters and Tapers Trust Funds, a member of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, and an advisor and chair of the Work Preservation Fund. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from the University of San Francisco, attended graduate school at Golden Gate University, and completed a Labor Studies Program at San Francisco City College. He also completed a seminar about collective bargaining in the private sector at the Center for Labor Research and Education, Institute of Industrial Relations at the University of California, Berkeley, and a course about organizing in the construction industry at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies.

Extent

2 boxes

.63 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection comprises the papers of Peter Tiernan, a painter who was involved with San Francisco District Council of Painters No. 8, Painters Union Local 83, and Bay Area Painters and Taper Trust Funds. It includes election flyers and leaflets, articles, letters, drawings, legal exhibits, publications, and one pen.

Arrangement

The collection is alphabetically arranged in one series.

Custodial History

The Peter Tiernan papers were donated to the Holt Labor Library in San Francisco between 2000 and 2019, and were acquired by the Gerth Archives and Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2019.