Butter Miners' Union No. 1 records
Scope and Contents
Records. 1900-1901, 1934-1967. 6 linear feet. This collection consists of the records of the Butte Miners' Union, No. 1, and contains incoming correspondence (1940); financial records (1934-1967), composed for the most part of records of membership dues and office accounting; a subject file (1956-1962) on the Butte Miners' Union Youth Center/United Unions Recreation Council; and miscellany, including a list of members serving in the armed forces during World War I.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1967
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Biographical / Historical
The Butte Miners' Union (BMU) was established in Butte, Montana, in March 1885, a result of the reorganization of the seven-year-old Butte Workingman's Union. The BMU fought for a minimum wage for miners and a closed shop. With chartered branch affiliates in Granite, Neihart, Castle, and Champion, BMU members took the lead in the establishment of the Western Federation of Miners in 1893.
Extent
6 linear feet
Abstract
This collection consists of the records of the Butte Miners' Union No. 1 and containing incoming correspondence (1940); financial records (1934-1967), including membership dues and office accounting; a subject file (1956-1962) regarding the United Unions Recreation Council; and miscellany, including a list of members serving in the armed forces during World War I.
Arrangement
Arrangement by series. Some material housed in oversize boxes. Some material housed in Archives Map Case. Some material housed in Manuscript Volumes. See inventory below for more information.
Physical Location
12:4-2
Physical Location
146:1-3 (volumes 1-10)
Physical Location
146:1-4 (volumes 11-27)
Physical Location
5:2-5 (oversize boxes 2, 6)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
- Title
- Guide to the Butter Miners' Union No. 1 ecords 1900-1967
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS staff
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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