International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 Records
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Abstract
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 is an organization of painters, decorators, wall coverers, drywall finishers, sign painters, metal polishers, bridge and structural steel painters, civil service painters, lead abatement workers, glaziers and architectural metal glassworkers, paint makers, and allied tradesmen. The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 Records consist of bound minute books, agreements with other trade unions, and legal documents relating to Frank Arnold, James Bishop, Frank Schonfeld, and others. The collection also includes correspondence, election materials, photographs, trusteeship records, and Executive Trial Board records of Frank Schonfeld's trial in 1972. Material in the collection dates from 1932 to 2000, with the bulk of the material dating from 1972 to 1988.
Historical Note
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1887 as the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America. The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 (IUPAT DC 9) of New York was granted a charter by the national union in December 1900. IUPAT DC 9 is an organization of painters, decorators, wall coverers, drywall finishers, sign painters, metal polishers, bridge and structural steel painters, civil service painters, lead abatement workers, glaziers and architectural metal glassworkers, paint makers, and allied tradesmen. The majority of the members work in the construction industry.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged chronologically in Series I and alphabetically in Series II and III.
The files are grouped into three series:
Series I: Minutes, 1968-1990
Series II: General Files, 1932-2000
Series III: Photographs, 1939-1991
Scope and Content Note
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 Records consist of bound minute books, agreements with other trade unions, and legal documents relating to Frank Arnold, James Bishop, Frank Schonfeld, and others. The collection also includes correspondence, election materials, photographs, trusteeship records, and Executive Trial Board records of Frank Schonfeld's trial in 1972. Material in the collection dates from 1932 to 2000, with the bulk of the material dating from 1972 to 1988.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 were transferred to New York University in 2001 by Sandy Vagelatos. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu, (212) 998-2630.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 Records; WAG 150; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Sandy Vagelatos (Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer of the Council) on behalf of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 in 2001. The accession numbers associated with this gift are 2001.088, 2001.146, and NPA 2001.088.
The accession number 2018.029 is also associated with this collection.
Custodial History
The archived website was migrated from the California Digital Library's Web Archiving Service to the Internet Archive's Archive-It Service in November 2015. The link to California Digital Library was removed in October 2017.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu, (212) 998-2630 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Photographs separated from this collection during processing were established as a separate collection, the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, District 9 Photographs (PHOTOS 131). In 2013, the photograph collection was reincorporated into the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, District 9 Records (WAG 150).
In 2014, the archived website was added as series IV.
Revisions to this Guide
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Repository
Series I: Minutes, 1968-1990, inclusive
Language of Materials
Minutes, 1968-1972, inclusive
Minutes, 1977-1978, inclusive
Minutes, 1979, inclusive
Minutes, 1980, inclusive
Minutes, 1981, inclusive
Minutes, 1982, inclusive
Minutes, 1983, inclusive
Minutes, 1984, inclusive
Minutes (I), 1987, inclusive
Minutes (II), 1987, inclusive
Minutes (I), 1988, inclusive
Minutes (II), 1988, inclusive
Minutes, 1989, inclusive
Minutes, 1990, inclusive
Minutes: Trustees Meeting Re: Pension, 1974-1981, inclusive
Minutes: Trustees Meeting Re: Pension, 1987, inclusive
Series II: General Files, 1932-2000, inclusive
Language of Materials
Agreement: Astor, Vincent (Newsweek Building) and DC 9, 1947, inclusive
Agreement: Carnegie Hall and Maintenance Division, Building and Construction Trades Council, 1946, inclusive
Agreement: Garfinkel, Sam and Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, 1932, inclusive
Agreement: Local Union of Connecticut State Conference of Painters Affiliates of IBPAT and "Employer", 1972, inclusive
Agreement: Trade Agreements, IBPAT with other unions, 1965-1968 , 1987-1996, inclusive
Agreement and Correspondence: Painting Industry Pension Fund of New York and IBPAT National Pension Fund Merger, 1978, inclusive
Anniversary Dinner, 100th: Program and Invitations, 2000, inclusive
Arnold, Frank F. v. DC 9 and IBPAT: Appellant's Appendix, 1978, inclusive
Arnold, Frank F. v. DC 9 and IBPAT: Briefs, 1978, inclusive
Bishop, James: Testimony, Undated, inclusive
Board of Arbitration: IBPAT v. Hubbard Painting and Decorating, 1973, inclusive
Board of Arbitration: Plasterers Local 60 v. DC 9, 1982, inclusive
Board of Arbitration: Pointers, Caulkers and Cleaners Local Union 66 v. DC 9, 1986, inclusive
Board of Arbitration: United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local Union 8 v. DC 9, 1986, inclusive
By-Laws, 1978, inclusive
Calendars, 1998-1999, inclusive
Clippings, Undated, inclusive
Clippings: Re: Jack "Legs" Diamond, Jacob Wellner, 1934, inclusive
Clippings: Scrapbook, 1934, inclusive
Convention, 25th General: Fifth Day Session, 1984, inclusive
Correspondence, 1946-1947, inclusive
Correspondence, 1953 , 1957, inclusive
Correspondence, 1978-1980, inclusive
Correspondence, 1990, inclusive
Correspondence: Re: Astor, Vincent (Newsweek Building), 1945-1946, inclusive
Correspondence: Re: Charles F. Noyes Co. Inc., 1948-1948, inclusive
Correspondence: Re: Dispute over spray application of simulated acoustical material on ceilings, 1982, inclusive
Correspondence: Re: Eastern Offices, Inc., 1951, inclusive
Correspondence: Re: Gimbel Brothers, 1937 , 1940 , 1942-1945, inclusive
Correspondence: Raftery, S. Frank, 1972-1973 , 1983, inclusive
Correspondence: Wolford, James, 1971-1973 , 1982, inclusive
Draft Resolutions, Undated, inclusive
Dues Books: Hollander, Harry, 1939-1968, inclusive
Dues Books: Smolar, Julius, 1933-1963, inclusive
Election Materials: Bishop, James and Schonfeld, Frank, 1972 , 1976 , 1979, inclusive
Election Materials: Flyers: English-Yiddish, 1939-1946, inclusive
Election Materials: Flyers and Ballots, Undated, inclusive
Election Materials: Flyers and Clippings: English-Italian, 1947-1948, inclusive
Election Materials: Flyers and Correspondence, 1973-1979, inclusive
Election Materials: "Painters Free Press", 1972 , 1979, inclusive
Election Materials: Sample Ballots, 1936-1976, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: DC 8 et al. v. General Vice President Michael E. Monroe, 1988, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (I), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (II), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (III), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (IV), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (V), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (VI), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (VII), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial (VIII), 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Schonfeld Trial: General, 1972, inclusive
Executive Trial Board: Suggestions for Proper Conduct of Trials, 1973, inclusive
Health and Safety Guides, 1993 , 1996, inclusive
IBPAT et al. v. DC 9 et al.: Findings, 1976, inclusive
IBPAT et al. v. DC 9 et al.: Notice of Cross Motion and Affidavit of James Bishop; Paint Pot (newsletter, with report on Bishop Reinstatement), 1978, inclusive
Joint Trade Board: Decision Records, 1990-1992, inclusive
Joint Trade Board: Hearing Re: Norvic Painting Company, 1973, inclusive
Local Union 490: Commemorative Programs, 1965, inclusive
Local Union 490: Re: Paperhangers Strike, 1979, inclusive
Local Union 806: Collective Bargaining Agreement with Steel Painters Contractors Association, 1968-1971, inclusive
Local Union 806: Correspondence, 1968-1973, inclusive
Local Union 1456: Minutes, 1944-1949, inclusive
Mercury Paint Company v. Keystone Painting Company et al.: Correspondence, 1978, inclusive
New York City Transportation Administration: Rules and Regulations for Employees, Undated, inclusive
NY Painter, clippings, broadsides, 1934-1970, inclusive
Pension Fund: Annual Report, 1971, inclusive
Pension Fund: International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Report, 1979, inclusive
Prevailing Wage Law: Barbaro-Brodsky Report, 1991, inclusive
Prevailing Wage Law: Violation Complaint Form, Undated, inclusive
Programs: Testimonial Dinners: Levy, Murray and Wellner, Jacob, 1939 , 1942, inclusive
Robbins, Harold, Morris Berger, Max Zasher and Frank Schonfeld v. James Bishop and Thomas Noschese, 1982, inclusive
Rosen, Max (aka Frank Robbins): Clipping, Oral History Transcript, Trial Board, Copies of Photographs, Undated , 1961 , 1979, inclusive
Schonfeld, Frank and Al Herman v. DC 9 et al.: Correspondence and Legal Documents, 1979, inclusive
Silverman, Daniel v. DC 9: National Labor Relations Board Complaint, Fine Art Decorating, 1987, inclusive
State of New York v. DC 9: Corruption: Miscellaneous Documents, 1990, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: United States Department of Labor Report, 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Re: Woodfinishers Dispute with Carpenters, 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Hearing (I), 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Hearing (II), 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Hearing (III), 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Hearing (IV), 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Hearing (V), 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Hearing (VI), 1977, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Hearing Re: Local Union 655, 1982, inclusive
Trusteeship Records: Post-Hearing Memorandum on Behalf of DC 9, 1977, inclusive
Work-for-Victory Day, 1943, inclusive
Series III: Photographs, 1939-1991, inclusive
Labor Day, undated, inclusive
Labor Day and Pickets, circa 1991, inclusive
Portraits, 1939-1990s, inclusive
Repainting Prometheus (Rockefeller Center), 1974, inclusive
Work Sites, undated, inclusive
22nd convention, 1969
Series IV: Archived Website, May 3, 2009-ongoing
Scope and Content Note
The District Council 9 New York is local branch of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, chartered in 1900. District Council 9 is an organization of painters, decorators, wall covers, drywall finishers, sign painters, metal polishers, bridge & structural steel painters, civil service painters, lead abatement workers, glaziers & architectural metal glassworkers, paint makers, paint makers and allied trades. The website contains information on their apprencticeship programs, news, and event listings.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/http://www.dc9.net/
