P2303.xml INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION. LOCAL 215: An Inventory of Its Minute Book Finding aid prepared by Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Stephanie Grabowski,February 9, 1999. Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 215 (Saint Paul, Minn.). Minute book. 1941-1944. Minutes detailing the formation and early years of a union of warehouse workers at Montgomery Ward in St. Paul. 0.2 cu. ft. (1 volume). Location:P2303. HISTORY OF I.L.W.U. LOCAL 215

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (I.L.W.U.) Local 215 (St. Paul, Minn.) was formed by warehouse workers at Montgomery Ward in August 1941 with help from warehouse workers at Sears in Minneapolis.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Labor movement--Minnesota--Saint Paul. Trade unions--Minnesota--St. Paul. Organization: Montgomery Ward--Employees. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 215. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession Number: 15,283

Processing Information:

Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, July 1998

Catalog ID number: 09-00320181

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION P23031Minute book, October 1941-September 1944. 1 volume.

Includes minutes of the steering committee, executive board, and regular meetings.