Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Malcolm H. Nelsen Collection of Railroad Labor Union Materials

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1173
Creators:
United Transportation Union
Nelsen, Malcolm H.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Briers, Kenneth A.
Dates:
1950s-1960s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4.6 Cubic feet
14 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection relates to Nelson's work with railroad labor unions, including the United Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The collection includes grievance files, bylaws of committees of the unions, meeting minutes and reports of those committees, company newsletters, and internal memoranda.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Railroad employee and officer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the United Transportation Union.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Kenneth A. Briers in 1990.
Processing Information
Collection unprocessed.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Department of the History of Science and Technology, Division of Transportation (now Division of Work and Industry), in 2007.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION.
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Preferred Citation
Malcolm H. Nelsen Collection of Railroad Labor Union Materials, 1950s-1960s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Railroads -- Employees Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Labor unions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroads -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bylaws Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Memoranda Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Minutes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reports Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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