Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268; Records apap018

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1 Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268; Records apap018 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on March 05, English M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Administrative History... 3 Scope and Contents... 4 Arrangement of the Collection... 5 Administrative Information... 5 Controlled Access Headings... 6 Collection Inventory Subject Files Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Creator: Typographical Union No. 268 Title: ID: Fulton County Typographical Union No. 268 Records apap018 Date [inclusive]: Physical Description: Physical Location: Language of the Material: Language of the Material: Abstract: Preferred Citation 1.25 cubic ft. The materials are located onsite in the department. English English Preferred citation for this material is as follows: The Fulton County Typographical Union No. 268 records document the workings of this union, primarily, in the form of minutes, from Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Fulton County Typographical Union No. 268 Records, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as [shortened name]). Administrative History In January of 1894, printers of Fulton County, New York, met to consider the formation of a typographical union. On March 19 of that year, the Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268, was chartered by the International Typographical Union (ITU) according to Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268,, Although the union had jurisdiction over all of Fulton County, the - Page 3-

4 printers were generally employed in composing rooms in Gloversville and Johnstown, the county's twin cities. In 1933, in the middle of the depression, the printers of Fulton County endured some of their most difficult contract negotiations. The local newspaper publishers were losing advertisement because of the economic conditions in the county and the nation as a whole, so they demanded that the printers take wage cuts. After a few months of discussion and the introduction of strikebreakers by the American Newspaper Publishers Association, the union finally acceded to the publishers' demands according to Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268,, The Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268, has always been small. The union never had more than approximately 50 members, and now it has substantially less than half that number. With the difficulties of running a small union and the pressure to consolidate, the Fulton County Typographical Union might some day merge with the Albany Typographical Union No. 4. Scope and Contents The records of the Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268, are remarkable for containing a complete set of minutes ( ). included in the minutes are financial statements of the union, reports of delegates to conventions, and occasional correspondence. All the contracts of the union have not survived, but there is a good selection of them for the years 1901 to There are, however, gaps of many years in these contracts, and the contracts are especially voluminous in the first twelve years of the twentieth century. A couple of other items are included in this collection--a constitution and a scale report--but they are not as important as are the other types of material. These records provide insight into the workings of a small union over almost a century of development. The fluctuations of the workforce and the introduction of new technologies play a role in the progress of this union, as do the necessary sacrifices of a small union in an often depressed economy. In recent years, Fulton County has had the highest unemployment in New York State. For related records, see the records of the Albany Typographical Union No. 4, , 1869, ; Graphic Communications International Union, Local 259-M, 1941, ; and the records of the Empire Typographical and Mailer Conference, , , 1983, , Other available records related to Fulton County include the records of the Glove Cities Area Joint Board, ACTWU, ; and occasional items in the records of the Graphic Communications International Union, Local 259-M. For additional labor collections in the Department, see the online Labor subject guide. - Page 4-

5 Arrangement of the Collection The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1 is arranged chronologically. Administrative Information Publication Statement M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Revision Description Encoded in EAD by Michael Carroll 2014 Processing Information Processed in 2012 by Geoffrey A. Huth. Access Access to this record group is unrestricted. Copyright The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives. Acquisition Information All items in this manuscript group were donated to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268, CWA. The records were subsequently microfilmed as part of the Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., Labor History Project. - Page 5-

6 Controlled Access Headings Labor Labor union locals--united States New York (State) Fulton County (N.Y.) Administrative records Contracts Fulton County Typographical Union, No. 268 Records Collection Inventory, Date [inclusive]: Title/Description Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Instances ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 ) Folder 8 - Page 6-

7 Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: ) ) ) ) ) ) Folder 9 Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Subject Files, Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: 1918 Date [inclusive]: 1930 Date [inclusive]: Title/Description Constitution and Rules of Order Date [inclusive]: 1954 Contracts, Sample Date [inclusive]: 1930 Contracts, American Fancier Date [inclusive]: 1901 Contracts, A. E. Blanck Date [inclusive]: Contracts, Byron & Scovic Date [inclusive]: 1918 Contracts, Collins & Combes Publishing Company Date [inclusive]: Instances Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 - Page 7-

8 Date [inclusive]: 1908 Contracts, William B. Collins Company Date [inclusive]: 1901 Date [inclusive]: 1909 Date [inclusive]: 1930 Date [inclusive]: Contracts, James S. Comrie Date [inclusive]: 1906 Date [inclusive]: 1908 Contracts, Daily Leader Date [inclusive]: Contracts, Fulton County Democrat Date [inclusive]: 1912 Contracts, John B. Judson Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Contracts, Labor News Publishing Company Date [inclusive]: 1902 Contracts, Merwin Printing Company Contracts, Morning Herald Printing Company Date [inclusive]: Date [inclusive]: Contracts, H. Ross [Owner of the Gloversville Standard and the Morning Herald] Date [inclusive]: 1901 Contracts, Charles M. Smith Date [inclusive]: Contracts, James W. Snyder Date [inclusive]: 1902 Date [inclusive]: Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Folder 15 Folder 16 Folder 17 - Page 8-

9 Date [inclusive]: History of Fulton County Typographical Union by E. L. Wert, (MISSING), Aug. Date [inclusive]: 1987 Scale Report Date [inclusive]: 1904 Folder 18 Folder 19 - Page 9-