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William E. Allen labor union collection, 1942-1979, Date acquired: 00/00/1996, bulk 1950-1970

 

Summary

Creator:
Allen, William E. (1913-)
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

William E. Allen Labor Union Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains photographs, papers, and ephemera of the Florida AFL-CIO labor union that Allen collected in his 29 years of service to the organization.

Biographical / historical:

William E Allen was born in 1913 and graduated from Summerlin High School. Allen attended multiple vocational and labor schools to learn the trade of carpentry. He joined his first union-- Carpenters Local # 696-- in 1940 and his second-- Office and Professional Employees International Union-- in 1950. Allen served as the Secretary and Treasurer of the FL  AFL-CIO for over 29 years (1950-1979), and held administrative positions in the Carpenters Local # 696 and Southern States Apprenticeship Conferences as well.

Note written by JT, 2011

Acquisition information:

Steve Bourland

Donation

Arrangement:

Series. Organized by material format.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

William E. Allen Labor Union Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA