Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Lodge No. 68 (Altoona, Wis.) Records, 1884-1996 (bulk 1935-1970)
Content Description
Documents of a railroad workers’ union local in Altoona, Wisconsin, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Lodge No. 68, founded in the early 20th Century. This collection consists of four series: Series 1 of Claims files, circa 1935-1970, documents grievances against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company and associated union action. Series 2 of Call books, 1959-1972, with records of shifts worked by employees providing date, time of departure, and names of crew members deployed. Series 3 of Membership records, 1884-1996, includes employment seniority lists and union membership button lists, and also includes membership rolls from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Subdivision No. 241, presumably of Altoona, Wisconsin. Series 4 of Miscellaneous records, 1926-1995, includes financial audits, a small set of meeting minutes, governing documents, labor agreements, fragmentary correspondence, and other organizational documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1996 (bulk 1935-1970)
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
Originally founded in 1873 as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E) was a railroad workers’ union. In 1969, the BFL&E merged with several other railroad workers’ unions to form the United Transportation Union.
Lodge No. 68 of Altoona, Wis. Appears to have been founded in the early 20th century. Prior, Altoona area railroad workers may have belonged to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, another railroad workers’ union with a presence in the area. Enginemen, served railroad workers on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company and the Chicago Northwestern Railway.
Extent
7.0 Linear Feet (7 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Documents of a railroad workers’ union local in Altoona, Wisconsin, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Lodge No. 68, founded in the early 20th Century. Collection contains Claims Files documenting grievances against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company and associated union action (1935-1970); Call Books with records of shifts worked by employees (1959-1972); Membership Rolls from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Subdivision No. 241 employment seniority lists, and union membership button lists (1884-1996); and other organizational documents of financial audits, meeting minutes, governing documents, labor agreements, and correspondence (1926-1995).
Acquisition Information
Donated to the University Archives by Mike Lenz in September 2008.
Accession Number
09-007
Reference Code
UHC324
Processing Note
Processed by Colleen McFarland and Peter DeCarlo in October 2008.
Subject
- Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company (Organization)
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen. Subdivision No. 241 (Altoona, Wisconsin) (Organization)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad (Organization)
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Lodge No. 68 (Altoona, Wisconsin) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Alexis Casares
- Date
- November 28, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu