Finding aid for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records, Series II


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407
Title: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records, Series II
Dates: 1934-1976
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Local 407 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America in Cleveland, Ohio, is the the largest Teamster freight local in Ohio. It has vigorously participated in both local and national Teamster strikes since its formation, ca. 1915. The collection consists of machine duplicated newspaper clippings concerning the Teamster and wildcat truckers' strikes of 1967, 1970 and 1976, machine duplicated business correspondence sent to Thomas "Eddie" Lee, secretary-treasurer of Local 407 (1964-1978), several wage-rate agreements, and miscellaneous items, including copies of news articles on prominent local and national Teamster leaders such as William and Jackie Presser and Jimmy Hoffa.
MS Number MS 3781
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records, Series II, 1934-1976, consist of machine duplicated newspaper clippings concerning the Teamster and wildcat truckers' strikes of 1967, 1970 and 1976, machine duplicated business correspondence sent to Thomas "Eddie" Lee, secretary-treasurer of Local 407 (1964-1978), several wage-rate agreements, and miscellaneous items, including copies of news articles on prominent local and national Teamster leaders such as William and Jackie Presser and Jimmy Hoffa.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of organized labor and the Teamsters union in Cleveland, Ohio, in the mid-twentieth century, particularly the history of strikes and labor unrest.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 3758 International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records; and MS 4520 Teamsters for a Democratic Union Records.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 407 (Cleveland, Ohio)
Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Strikes and lockouts -- Transport workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Transport workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Truck drivers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Wages -- Truck drivers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3781 International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 in 1979.

Detailed Description of The Collection

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records, Series II 1934-1976

Box Folder
1 1 Newspaper clippings, wildcat strike 1967
1 2 Newspaper clippings, wildcat strike 1970
1 3 Newspaper clippings, Teamsters strike 1976
1 4 Correspondence (photocopies), Thomas "Eddie" Lee 1960-1976
1 5 Miscellaneous material (photocopies) 1934-1976