Indianapolis Typographical Union collection
Collection
Identifier: L642
Scope and Contents
This collection contains minutes, correspondence, membership files, convention records, publications, histories, photographs, and realia created by the Indianapolis Typographical Union, its parent union, subsets and contract partners in Indiana from 1871 to 2013.
There is also a collage poster (OBE025).
There is also a collage poster (OBE025).
Dates
- 1871-2013
Creator
- Indianapolis Typographical Union (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restrictions apply. Contact the repository for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative Note
The Indianapolis Typographical Union was incorporated in 1840 as an association of Indianapolis, Indiana area printers; joined with other typographical unions to later form the International Typographical Union. The International Typographical Union worked for the improvement of wages and working conditions for printers, trained apprentice printers, provided burial, pension, and other benefits to its members, and worked with other unions on issues of common interest to labor.
Extent
20.55 Cubic Feet (38 manuscript boxes, 8 cubic foot boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 2 volumes, 1 frame, and 1 extra-large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Administrative documents, 1882-2013
Subseries 1.1: Minutes, 1882-1986 Subseries 1.2: Historical documents, 1898-2013 Subseries 1.3: Correspondence, reports, and other documents, 1948-1986 Subseries 1.4: Election documents, 1960-1986 Subseries 1.5: Constitutions and by-laws, 1967-1986 Subseries 1.6: Membership documents (Restricted), 1946-1983 Subseries 1.7: Financial documents, 1953-1985 Subseries 1.8: Mortuary benefit records (Restricted)
Series 2: Convention and conference documents, 1951-1988
Series 3: Contract documents, 1883-1998
Subseries 3.1: Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc., 1921-1985 Subseries 3.2: Indianapolis Union Printers Division of the Printing Industries of Indiana, 1951-1980 Subseries 3.3: Other companies, 1883-1998
Series 4: Arbitration and dispute documents, 1959-1983
Series 5: Chapels and adjacent union documents, 1871-2013
Subseries 5.1: Lafayette Typographical Union, 1871-1986 Subseries 5.2: Other companies and groups, 1967-1983 Subseries 5.3: Allied Printing Trades, 1895-1985 Subseries 5.4: Indianapolis Star-News, 1899-2013
Series 6: Joint Standing Committee case documents, 1932-1991
Series 7: Union organization documents, 1952-1986
Series 8: Publications, 1909-1995
Series 9: Old-Time Printers Association documents, 1897-2007
Series 1: Administrative documents, 1882-2013
Subseries 1.1: Minutes, 1882-1986 Subseries 1.2: Historical documents, 1898-2013 Subseries 1.3: Correspondence, reports, and other documents, 1948-1986 Subseries 1.4: Election documents, 1960-1986 Subseries 1.5: Constitutions and by-laws, 1967-1986 Subseries 1.6: Membership documents (Restricted), 1946-1983 Subseries 1.7: Financial documents, 1953-1985 Subseries 1.8: Mortuary benefit records (Restricted)
Series 2: Convention and conference documents, 1951-1988
Series 3: Contract documents, 1883-1998
Subseries 3.1: Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc., 1921-1985 Subseries 3.2: Indianapolis Union Printers Division of the Printing Industries of Indiana, 1951-1980 Subseries 3.3: Other companies, 1883-1998
Series 4: Arbitration and dispute documents, 1959-1983
Series 5: Chapels and adjacent union documents, 1871-2013
Subseries 5.1: Lafayette Typographical Union, 1871-1986 Subseries 5.2: Other companies and groups, 1967-1983 Subseries 5.3: Allied Printing Trades, 1895-1985 Subseries 5.4: Indianapolis Star-News, 1899-2013
Series 6: Joint Standing Committee case documents, 1932-1991
Series 7: Union organization documents, 1952-1986
Series 8: Publications, 1909-1995
Series 9: Old-Time Printers Association documents, 1897-2007
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Francis N. Biggs on 1979/01/24;
Trina Marquis on 1997/07/01,
Bill R. Rainwater on 2011/11/03,
Larry M. Burmeister on 2015/06/17,
Earl Robison on 1994/03 and 2016/02/16
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/08/17 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2021/08/17 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2022/11/14 by Brittany Kropf, 2024/02/08 by Lauren Patton.
- Actions and defenses
- Allied Printing Trades Council
- Congresses and conventions
- Congresses and conventions -- Indiana
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Indianapolis (Ind.)
- Indianapolis Star and News
- Labor unions
- Labor unions -- Indiana
- Legal documents
- Minutes (Records)
- Newspaper presses
- Newspaper publishing
- Newspapers
- Periodicals
- Photographs
- Printers
- Printing -- Indiana
- Printing as a trade
- Publications
- Typesetting
Creator
- Indianapolis Typographical Union (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
- International Typographical Union (Organization)
- Title
- Indianapolis Typographical Union collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
