Series VII: Merger, 1940-1989, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
This series documents the major attempts by AFTRA to merge with other related unions, beginning in the early 1950s through the 1980s. The series illustrates the initial merger between AFRA and AFTRA and later the negotiations involving the Television Authority (TVA). Noteworthy in this series are multiple studies conducted, committees formed, and votes taken on the matter of potential mergers.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically.
AFRA-AGMA and Equity/Chorus: Equity Meetings re: Merger, 1943, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-AGMA: Plan for Merger and Consolidation Agreement, Correspondence and Related Materials, 1982-1984, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Central and Western Section Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Materials, 1974, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Central and Western Section Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Materials, 1975-1977, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Committee Meeting in Denver, Jul 10, 1974, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Committee on Non-Signatories, 1974, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Comparison of SAG-AFTRA Minimum Salaries, 1973, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Crossover Study, 1976, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Denver Meeting, Jun 29-30, 1973, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Eastern Section Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, 1973-1974, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Eastern Section Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, 1975, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Eastern Section Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, Jan 1976-May 1976, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Eastern Section Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, Jun 1976-Oct 1976, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Eastern Section Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, 1977-1978, inclusive
Box: 145, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Atlanta, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Boston, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Chicago, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Cincinnati, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Cleveland, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Columbus-Dayton, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Dallas, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Detroit, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Indianapolis, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Kansas City, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Los Angeles, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Louisville, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Miami, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Milwaukee, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Nashville, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- New Orleans, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- New York, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Omaha- Council Bluff's, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Peoria, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Philadelphia, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Pittsburgh, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Portland, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- St. Louis, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- San Diego, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- San Francisco, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Seattle, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Twin Cities, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Information from Locals- Washington-Baltimore, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Joint Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, 1975-1978, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Negotiations, 1973-1974, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Pension Fund Report from Martin E. Segal & Co., 1973, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Pension Study, 1972-1973, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Questionnaire re: All Members, 1973, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: Questionnaire re: Local Employees, 1974, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: SAG Correspondence and Related Material, 1975, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AFTRA-SAG Merger Study: SAG Correspondence and Related Material, 1976, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AAAA): Conference on Merger, Jun 1948, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA International Board: Correspondence, Resolutions and Related Material re: Television, 1948-1950, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA International Board: Correspondence, Resolutions and Related Material re: Television, 1951-1953, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA International Board: Minutes of Proceedings, Apr 19, 1950, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee: AEA, AFRA and SAG, 1940, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee (on AEA, CEA, AFRA, AGMA, AGVA and SAG Merger): Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, 1944-1945, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee (on Merger): Report on Consolidation [Merger] "The Big Union", 1940, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint [Partial Merger] Committee (AEA, CEA, AGMA, AFRA): Correspondence and Related Material, 1948, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint [Partial Merger] Committee: Plan for Practical Merger, 1948, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint [Partial Merger] Committee: Recommendations and Related Material, 1948, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Audit of Accounts, 1947-1949, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Correspondence, Minutes and Related Material, 1939-1940, 1944-1946, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Correspondence, Reports and Related Material, 1947, inclusive
Box: 146, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Correspondence, Reports and Related Material, 1948, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Correspondence, Reports and Related Material, 1949, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Final Report of Sub-Committee on Wages and Working Conditions Draft, 1947, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Final Report of Sub-Committee on Wages and Working Conditions, 1948, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: First Television Negotiations, 1948, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Heller, George Statements, undated
Box: 147, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Joint Committee on Television: Minutes, 1947-1949, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AAAA Presidents' Committee on Television: Minutes and Recommendations, 1949, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Feasibility Study for Trust Funds, 1988, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Financial and Budget Information for Plenary, 1987, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Locals' Financial Reports, 1988-1989, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Nov 1980-Mar 1981, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Apr 1981-Jun 1981, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Jul 1981-Dec 1981, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, 1982, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, 1983, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, 1984, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, 1985, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Jan 1986-Apr 1986, inclusive
Box: 147, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, May 1986-Dec 1986, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Jan 1987-May 1987, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Jun 1987-Sep 1987, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Oct 1987-Dec 1987, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, 1988, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Jan 1989, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Feb 1989-Mar 1989, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Apr 1989, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, May 1989, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Jun 1989, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Jul 1989-Aug 1989, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Meeting Minutes, Correspondence and Related Material, Sep 1989-Nov 1989, Jan 1990, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinating Committees for Merger: Working Paper, Apr 6, 1984, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Merger Feasibility Study: SAG and AFTRA Trust Funds, 1988, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Report of the Committee on Merger (Adopted by SAG, Apr. 25, 1956), Apr 23, 1956, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: AFTRA Locals- Dues Scales, [1960?]
Box: 148, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: AFTRA Summary of Members' Parent Unions, 1958-1959, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: AFTRA Welfare Fund Report, 1959, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Committees on Merger Studies, 1959, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Comparison of SAG-AFTRA Television Contracts; Ken Groot's Copy with Related Material, 1963, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Correspondence and Related Material, Jan 1958-Mar 1959, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Correspondence and Related Material, Apr 1959-Dec 1959, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Correspondence and Related Material, 1960, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Correspondence and Related Material from Alan Hewitt, 1956, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Financial Exhibits, 1959, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Ken Groot's Correspondence and Related Material, 1959-1960, inclusive
Box: 148, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Is Merger Practicable? Correspondence, 1959, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Is Merger Practicable? Correspondence, 1960, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Is Merger Practicable? Ken Groot's Copy with Notes, 1960, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: Is Merger Practicable? Report on a Study Conducted for SAG and AFTRA by David L. Cole, Jan 4, 1960, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SAG/AFTRA: SAG Ballot with Board Report, 1958, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Television Authority (TVA): AFTRA Articles of Agreement and Constitution for National Association, 1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Appendices and Address List Filed with NLRB, 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: 4A's Constitution Designated for TVA Files, 1935, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Code of Fair Practice, Nov 17, 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA [AFTRA Merger]: Constitutional Committee and Related Correspondence, 1951-1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Correspondence and Related Material, Feb 1949-Oct 1949, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Correspondence and Related Material, Nov 1949-Dec 1949, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Correspondence and Related Material, Jan 1950-May 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Correspondence and Related Material, Jun 1950-Dec 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Correspondence and Related Material, Mar 1951-Aug 1951, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Correspondence and Related Material, Sep 1951-Dec 1951, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Correspondence and Related Material, 1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Election Balloting, 1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Election Petitions to NLRB (file 1 of 3), 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Election Petitions to NLRB (file 2 of 3), 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Election Petitions to NLRB (file 3 of 3), 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Members Eligible to Participate in NLRB Election, 1951, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: Members Eligible to Participate in NLRB Elections- Lists of Members Who Worked 2 or More Times on Network Shows from Dec. 10, 1950 to Oct. 15, 1951, 1951, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: NLRB Case #2-RC-2609 re: Animation House, 1950, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: NLRB Case #2795 re: Audio Production, 1951, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: NLRB Case #2-RC-2334 re: Certification Vote, 1950-1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA: NLRB Case #21-RC-1286 Consolidated with Case #s 1473 and 1491 re: SAG Issues, 1950-1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA Five Branch Merger: Conference Minutes, May 19-20, 1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA Five Branch Merger: Correspondence (Primarily Regarding the University Plan), Oct 1951-May 1952, inclusive
Box: 149, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA Five Branch Merger: Correspondence (Primarily Regarding the University Plan), Jun 1952-Oct 1952, inclusive
Box: 150, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA Five Branch Merger: Minutes of Four A's Proceedings, Aug 7, 1952, inclusive
Box: 150, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA Five Branch Merger: Proposal, 1952, inclusive
Box: 150, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA Five Branch Merger: Questionnaire Replies, 1951-1952, inclusive
Box: 150, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA Five Branch Merger: Watch-Dog Committee, 1952, inclusive
Box: 150, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TVA and SAG: Correspondence, Proposals and Related Material re: Film Spots, 1950-1953, inclusive
Box: 150, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
