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United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of Kansas Collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 822

Overview

The collection consists of official minutes, financial records, memorabilia, and photographs related to clubs in Kansas. Kansas City (#1635), Lawrence (#2179), Leavenworth (#499, #2389), and Manhattan (#918) are the primary representatives within the collection. There are also records and information complied by Carl Graves during his authoring of the book "Building the Sunflower State with Hammer and Saw: A History of the Carpentry Trade and Carpenter's Union in Kansas, 1881-1981" published in 1982.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900 - 1984

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Kansas State Council

The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America began in 1881, formed by carpenter unions led by Peter J. McGuire. The Kansas State Council of Carpenters organized in April 1919 at Junction City, Kansas. The first annual convention took place February 21, 1920 in Topeka, Kansas. The charter and constitution date from this first convention.

Extent

7.25 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 822

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Morris Eastland, Russell Ward, Carl Graves, 1982

Gift, Morris Eastland, 1983, 1985

Related Materials

Graves, Carl , Building the Sunflower State With Hammer and Saw: A History of the Carpentry Trade and the Carpenter's Union in Kansas, 1881-1981. Kansas City, Mo: Beacon Press, 1982., RH C7067, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Processing Information

Previously shelved at RH MS 360.

Title
Guide to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Collection
Subtitle
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of Kansas Collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by sh, 2006; Finding aid encoded by sh, 2006
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7952218478
Preferred citation
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Collection , Kansas Collection, RH MS 822, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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