Journeymen Stonecutters Association, Wheeling Branch, Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Journeymen Stonecutters Association, Wheeling Branch, Records, A&M 3768, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.08 Linear Feet 2 ft. 1 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 2 in.)
Creator:
Journeymen Stonecutters Association. Wheeling Branch
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Journeymen Stonecutters Association, Wheeling Branch, Records, A&M 3768, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Administrative labor union records of the local Wheeling branch of the Journeymen Stonecutters Association. Representing the interests of workers who cut and carve stone to ornament buildings, the Association is the oldest active union in North America, having been founded in 1853. Series in this collection include constitution and by-laws, strike file (1894), correspondence, ephemera, minutes, financial ledgers, roll call ledger, and oversize (including cash ledger and monthly reports). The minute book (recorded into a ledger) documents in some detail activities of the Wheeling local for the period 1891-1904.

Biographical / historical:

The Journeyman Stonecutters Association of North America is an organization representing the interests of workers who cut stone, and who carve statues and column capitals for ornamenting buildings. Founded in 1853, it is the oldest active union in North America, many of its individual locals having formed in the 1820s and 30s. By the 1960s union membership declined as a consequence of changing architectural tastes. It then merged with the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).

Acquisition information:
Purchase from Podratsky, Thaddeus, 2011 March 30
Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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