International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 580 Records: International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 580 Records: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

WAG.214

Date

1907,1938-1996, inclusive

Creator

International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 580 (New York, N.Y.)

Lusardi, Dennis (Role: Donor)

International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 580 (New York, N.Y.) (Role: Donor)

Extent

47 Linear Feet in 47 record cartons and 3 folders.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

The International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 580 (Ornamental and Architectural Iron Workers) was chartered in 1938, evidently as a result of the restructuring of an older local, Local 447; its members traditionally did non-structural iron work, for example, construction of stairs, trap doors, metal walls, fire escapes, metal cabinets and furniture and ornamental details. The New York iron workers' organization claimed to be the oldest in the trade, and was at one time affiliated with the Knights of Labor; its members worked on the Statue of Liberty and many other historic projects. Originally dominated by German, Jewish and Irish craftsmen, the local's membership became more diverse by the 1980s, as a result of court orders regarding affirmative action. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, subject files, reports, membership applications and withdrawals and court documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission findings and directives, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts.

Historical/Biographical Note

The International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 580 (Ornamental and Architectural Iron Workers) was chartered in 1938, evidently as a result of the restructuring of an older local, Local 447; its members traditionally did non-structural iron work, for example, construction of stairs, trap doors, metal walls, fire escapes, metal cabinets and furniture and ornamental details. The New York iron workers' organization claimed to be the oldest in the trade, and was at one time affiliated with the Knights of Labor; its members worked on the Statue of Liberty and many other historic projects. Originally dominated by German, Jewish and Irish craftsmen, the local's membership became more diverse by the 1980s, as a result of court orders regarding affirmative action.

Arrangement

This collection has not been processed by an archivist.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, financial records, subject files, reports, membership applications and withdrawals and court documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission findings and directives, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts.

Subjects

Organizations

International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 580 (New York, N.Y.) (Role: Donor); International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 580 (New York, N.Y.); International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers; United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Genres

Financial records; Reports.; Black-and-white negatives.; Black-and-white photographs.; Correspondence.; Artifacts (object genre); Printed ephemera.; Photographs.

People

Lusardi, Dennis (Role: Donor)

Topics

Iron and steel workers -- Labor unions -- United States.

Donors

International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 580 (New York, N.Y.); Lusardi, Dennis

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, local 580 were transferred to New York University in 2001 by Dennis Lusardi. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu, (212) 998-2630.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 580 Records; WAG 214; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Dennis Lusardi, on behalf of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, local 580, in 2001. The accession number associated with this gift is 2001.200.

Collection processed by

Daniel Michelson and Gail Malmgreen, 2010

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Language: English

Processing Information

Photographs, ephemera, and artifacts from this collection were established as a separate collection, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 580 Photographs (PHOTOS 133). In December 2013 these materials were reincorporated into the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 580 Records (WAG 214).

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives