International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, Local 45 records

The records of Asbestos Workers, Local 45 document the history of this labor union from 1916 to 1978. This collection consists primarily of correspondence, agreements, and financial records. The collection may be of marginal use for the labor historian or the genealogist, seeking simple verification of names or dates.

Individually, a study of the correspondence of this collection is not particularly revealing. It consists primarily of financial form letters from the International's Secretary-Treasurer acknowledging receipt of various financial reports. There is also some correspondence from the Toledo Central Labor Union consisting of meeting announcements, notices of upcoming events, or brief surveys of meetings. This collection does not include any union minutes; whether lost or destroyed, it is not certain.

Agreements between the Asbestos Workers and the Master Insulators Association are complete from 1968 to 1980. Financial records are relatively complete from the late 1930s to around 1950. This collection's use, however, is limited by the absence of important records.