Women’s Auxiliary #2 - Carpenters (Toledo, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The records of the Women's Auxiliary #2 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America date from 1902 to 1977 and consist of minutes, dues, registers, scrapbooks, membership lists, constitutions, and the original charter of the auxiliary.
Dates
- Creation: 1902-1977
Extent
2.02 Cubic Feet (3 legal archive boxes, 1 flat archives box)
Creator
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Women's Auxiliary #2 (Toledo, Ohio) (Organization)
Scope and Contents
The minutes of the Women's Auxiliary #2 stretch from 1902 until 1977. The collection contains only one folder of correspondence as some records were lost during the 1930s. The collection also includes a scrapbook, dues registers, membership applications, and pamphlets. Though there is a complete run of minutes, the information contained is of an abbreviate nature; thus the lack of correspondence will be a drawback to the researcher.
Although the Women's Auxiliary received some communication from the Toledo Central Labor Union regarding major issues within the carpenters' union, the Auxiliary's main concerns were those of a social and philanthropic nature. The collection, however, may have some value for the labor historian or the women's studies researcher as this particular women's auxiliary was the first of its kind in the nation.
Biographical / Historical
The purpose of the Women's Auxiliary #2 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was, according to the constitution, "to help, aid, and assist in the carpenter industry, to elevate the social, moral, and intellectual conditions of men in the trade..." To be eligible for membership, one must be a wife, mother, sister, or daughter of a member in good standing in the carpenters union.
Auxiliary #2 was chartered in 1915, though it had been in operation since 1902. The members took great pride in marching in the Labor Day Parade of 1913 and in subsequent parades. Over the years, the Auxiliary members have given assistance to striking workers, helped with Red Cross work, taken care of needy families, planned social events for the carpenters and been involved in a variety of philanthropic projects. During the 1960s, the women were encouraged to attend the regular union meetings of the carpenters; thus making the union and its affairs even more of a family affair.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Women's Auxiliary #2 were donated to the Center for Archival Collections in August 1980 through the cooperation of David Gray of the Ohio Labor History Project and Paul Yon, Associate Director of the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University. An addition to the collection was made in November 1997 by Mr. Ron Rothenbuhler, Business Representative of Carpenters 1138 in cooperation with Kristin Dusseau, graduate assistant in the archives in 1997.
Processing Information
The finding aid was prepared by Jill Morse, a graduate assistant, in October 1980, and updated by Kristin Dusseau.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Women’s Auxiliary #2 - Carpenters (Toledo, Ohio) records
- Author
- Jill Morse, Kristin Dusseau, Jeremy Albrecht
- Date
- 1980, October 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)