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AFSCME Local 1259: Detroit Public Library Records

jruss — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:11:55 -0400

Local 1259, representing Detroit Public Library (DPL) employees, affiliated in 1949 with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Michigan Council 77. It represented professional librarians, as well as clerical and maintenance employees. A staff association existed for some years before union certification, and failed attempts to unionize were made before 1949. In 1970, the Association of Professional Librarians won the right to represent the professional librarians within the union. Local 1259 continued to be the bargaining unit for the DPL's maintenance and clerical workers. The collection documents the activities of Local 1259 and of the Detroit Public Library during the 1950s and 1960s. Additional information is included on broader topics like Detroit city employees; Michigan AFSCME organizations and events, especially Michigan Council 77; and unionism in libraries. Records include contracts and negotiation material; budgets, proposals, and financial statements; correspondence; meeting minutes; publications; constitutions; salary information; clippings; convention materials; and fliers.

AFSCME Local 771 Wayne County, Michigan Library Employees Records

scaloia — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:28:55 -0400

The Wayne County, Michigan Library System was established in 1920 and built branches in the then-far flung rural areas of the county. Librarians in the system organized and received a charter for AFSCME Local 771 in 1943 and operated out of a building at 3661 Trumbull in Detroit. Activities included navigating the newly-established Wayne County Civil Service program. The local was active until 1964 when it disbanded. The county system disbanded in 2015, at which point it had been reduced to just a few locations. Many of the former member locations converted to municipal libraries.

The AFSCME Local 771 Wayne County, Michigan Library Employees records contain correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, constitutions, articles, and photographs. Topics include various committees, the Wayne County Civil Service Commission, AFL, AFSCME International and Council 77. Local 771 Presidents represented in the collection include Anne Farrington, Zona Williams, Kathryn (Wagner) Sadler, and Isabella Swan.

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(46568) AFSCME Wayne County Library Employees board meeting

scaloia — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:42:47 -0400

Board members of AFSCME Local 771 Wayne County Library Employees meet. From head of the table and clockwise: Zova Williams, Dores McCrary, Grace Gillespie, Helen Bird, Kathryn Wagner, Carl Christensen, Helen Hempstead, Jessie Mae Waggoner, Isabella Swan, Viola Fitch. Scripps Library, 3661 Trumbull, Detroit. From the AFSCME Local 771 Wayne County Employees Records, LR000396.

(46569) AFSCME Wayne County Library Employees board members

scaloia — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:46:13 -0400

Board members of AFSCME Local 771 Wayne County Library Employees. Seated, left to right: Dores McCrary, Carl Christensen, Zova Williams, Viola Fitch. Standing: Helen Hempstead, Jessie Mae Waggoner, Kathryn Wagner, Isabella Swan, Helen Bird.