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Inventory of the Shipwrights, Joiners and Boat Builders Local 1149 Records, 1869-1985
1991/077
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Description
The collection largely consists of textual records, primarily minutes and office
correspondence of Shipwrights Local 1149. Also included are union/employer
agreements, conference summaries, books on shipbuilding in WWII, dues books and one
waterfront pass.
Background
The Shipwrights, founded in 1857, is one of the oldest unions in the San Francisco
Bay Area. Local 1149 grew out of the merging of various worker associations that
formed shortly after the Gold Rush of 1849. These included the Caulkers' Association
Local 554 (founded in 1853, merged in 1960), Dry Dock Workers Local 3116 (merged in
1976), and Shipwrights and Steamboat Joiners Local 21. According to the Labor
Archives Survey in 1991, another shipwrights local (Local 71 or 72) also merged with
1149. This is not documented in the Collection. Local 1149 was a member of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America throughout the time period
documented in the Collection. Local 1149 merged with Industrial Carpenters Local 2236
in 1989.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives & Research Center. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing
to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives & Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be
obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research.