Abstract The St. Louis (Missouri) Teachers Union was organized in 1935 by Paul W. Preisler, as the Teachers Union of St. Louis and St. Louis County. Its jurisdiction extended over these separate political entities in order to include members from Washington University. In 1944 the name of the local was changed to Teacher’s Federation of St. Louis and St. Louis County. Its 1948 merger with Local 680, St. Louis Vocational Teachers’ Union, extended Local 420’s jurisdiction to include “all eligible teachers...

Abstract Papers consist of correspondence, reports, organizing materials, minutes and general files. The information contains information about the AFT, actions by the executive board and issues facing various locals in Rhode Island. Important correspondence are with Carl Megel, Senator Claiborn Pell, Albert Shanker, Edward McElroy, and John Fewkes.

Abstract Jim McGarvey was born April 17, 1942. He attended Carrol College graduating in 1965 with a major in Sociology and a teaching certificate. For the next six years he taught at Butte High School and quickly became the president of the Butte Teacher’s Union. In 1971, McGarvey took the position as Executive Director of the Montana Federation of Teachers (MFT). Over time, McGarvey took the MFT with a membership of 500 and only three locals to a membership of over 6000 with 80 locals that represented...

Abstract Part I and II consists of correspondence, minutes, and reports. Subjects include Administrative Board meetings; American Federation of Teachers; conventions; Detroit Federation of Teachers; Executive Council meetings; Haven Hill conferences; legislative lobbying activities; membership campaigns; metropolitan teachers' institutes; Michigan AFL-CIO Council; Michigan Constitutional Convention (1961); teachers' salary and fringe benefits surveys; treasurer reports; White House Conference on...

Scope and Content Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59, 1938-1987. Publications and correspondence.