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Series I: Records, 1905-1962, inclusive

Scope and Content Note

This series contains the records of the Paperhangers union. The majority of this series is made up of ledgers, minute books, and financial records of the union, dating from 1800s to the middle of the century. Other types of material in the series include materials related to their Annual Eastern Seaboard Conference, flyers, correspondence, election materials, membership materials, and other ephemera. The series documents not only the day to day maintenance of the union, but also documents the union's support of other causes, including raising money for the State of Israel, and protesting in solidarity with other unions.

Application for Membership, 1906, 1930-1939, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

By-Laws and Amendments, 1916-1952, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence to Local 490, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence to Local 490, 1910-1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Election Documents, undated, 1933-1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Envelopes, 1904-1952, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Board Correspondence, undated, 1910-1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Board Trial Information, 1905-1948, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Board Trial Information, 1949-1951, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Board Trial Information, 1952-1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial Records of Paperhangers Local Union 490, 1906-1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial Reports, 1927-1939, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Flyers, Notices, and Invitations, 1930-1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Membership Information, 1937-1955, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous Documents, 1910-1962, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minutes, 1940s-1952, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Monthly Report of Financial Secretary, Jan-Dec 1916, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Monthly Report of Financial Secretary, Jan-Dec 1917, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Monthly Report of Financial Secretary, Jan 1918, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Paperhangers Union Local 490 Awards, 1957, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Postage Receipts, 1947-1957, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Receipts, 1930-1956, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Registration Cards for the Fourth Paperhangers Eastern Seaboard Conference, undated

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

State of Israel Dollar Bonds and Raffle Tickets, 1950s, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Trade Union Committee for the Support of Westinghouse Strikers: Contribution List Local 490, 1955, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minute Book and Ledgers, 1884-1909, inclusive

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Books, 1901, 1904, 1908, inclusive

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minute Books, 1913, 1915, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ledger, 1932-1933, inclusive

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Books, 1932, 1937, inclusive

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Record Books, 1941-1944, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ledgers, 1906-1936, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minute Books, 1916, 1925, 1929, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ledger, 1934-1935, inclusive

Box: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minute Book and Bookkeeping, 1903-1904, inclusive

Box: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bookkeeping and Addresses, 1921, inclusive

Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012