United Steelworkers of America. Local 190, District 27 (Globe Steel Company, Mansfield, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The records of the United Steel Workers Union, Local 190-District 27, Globe Steel Company located in Mansfield Ohio covers the years 1942-1967 and focuses mainly on union activity from 1961-1966.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1967
Extent
0.23 Cubic Feet (1 archive box)
Creator
- United Steelworkers of America. Local 190 (Mansfield, Ohio) (Organization)
Scope and Contents
The Local Union 190 collection documents multiple aspects of the union's activities during the years 1961-1966. The collection, however, does contain a secretary's minute book documenting union activities from 1942-1967. The Bulk of the records address financial documents, contacts and the Union's treasury balance. These records include monthly financial statements from 1964-1965, audits reports from the USW International Union from 1965-1966 and the summary of audits for Local 190 from 1962 and 1966.
Another record series is set of documents that show the activities of the Union's Committee on Political Education (COPE). Including a certificate that was received do to their COPE efforts and a summary of their COPE collections.
A third record series includes various items from the USW International Union, including changes in the elections manual, by-laws for local unions, ballots, tally sheets, and lection results.
A very small record series deals with the establishment of Local Union 190's Committee on Civil Rights.
A second small record includes correspondence on the change in union representation to A.J. Clark.
Biographical / Historical
Information on the history and development of the Local 190 Union is currently unavailable. Local Union 190 in a part of the large United Steelworkers International Union and was Globe Steel Company's union.
The United Steelworkers Union was established May 22, 1942. The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (United Steelworkers or USW) is the largest industrial labor union in North America. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United Steelworkers represents workers in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The United Steelworkers is currently affiliated with both the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Canadian Labor Congress (CLC), as well as several international union federations.
The Globe Steel Company, located in Mansfield Ohio, is a location of owned by AK Steel Holding Corporation, formerly ARMCO. AK Steel is a major American steel company founded in 1900 as the American Rolling Mills Corporation. Today the company is located in West Chester, Ohio. The company has locations in: Ashland, Kentucky; Butler, Pennsylvania; Coshocton, Ohio; Mansfield, Ohio; Middletown, Ohio; Rockport, Indiana; and Zanesville, Ohio.
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
Materials in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the United Steel Workers Union, Local 190-District 27, Globe Steel Company were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections on January 4th, 1997 by Eric Honneffer.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Audrey Swartz, a graduate student, in April 2009.
Subject
- United Steelworkers of America. Local 190 (Mansfield, Ohio) (Organization)
- Globe Steel Company (Mansfield, Ohio) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the United Steelworkers of America. Local 190, District 27 (Globe Steel Company, Mansfield, Ohio) records
- Author
- Audrey Swartz, Cooper Clarke
- Date
- April 2009, February 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English