NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS (U.S.).
BRANCH 28 (SAINT PAUL, MINN.).:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota
Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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National Association of Letter
Carriers (U.S.). Branch 28 (Saint Paul, Minn.).
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| Title: | Union records. |
| Dates: | 1889-1990. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Minutes (1889-1990), correspondence (1909-1980s), financial
reports (1913-1976), convention and program material (1909-1990), newspaper
clippings, printed material, photographs, and miscellany relating to a local branch
of the National Association of Letter Carriers and to its Retired Letter Carriers
Club. It also includes minutes of the Saint Paul Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit
Association (1889-1922), a predecessor. |
| Quantity: | 4.0 cubic feet (4 boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
Begun in 1889 as the St. Paul Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit Association to provide
sick benefits to its members, the organization in 1890 formed a local branch of the
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). The NALC was active in family and
social life as well as active in the labor union movement and politics. It
negotiated for employment of substitutes, Sundays off, improvement of sanitary
facilities, and fair treatment of individual carriers. It has been active in
community affairs, initiating the Carrier Alert program to look out for senior
citizens. Branch 28 was involved in a wildcat strike in 1970.
The Retired Letter Carriers Club was begun in 1933 as a social club for retirees. In
1985 it dropped social from its name and in 1986 was renamed the John Swifka Retired
Letter Carriers Club to honor a member who was active for 70 years. It has continued
to undertake social, community, and lobbying activities.
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Topics discussed in the records include improvement of work conditions; regulation of
work hours; use of substitute carriers; salaries and cost-of-living raises;
vacation, sick leave, and pension benefits; uniforms; family and social activities;
and strikes.
Correspondents include Melvin J. Maas, Charles J. Moos, Harry O. Buetow, and Arthur
Van Dyke.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here].
National Association of Letter Carriers (U.S.). Branch 28 (Saint Paul,
Minn.). Union records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,300
Processing Information:
Processed by: Bonnie Palmquist, 1990
Catalog ID number: 990017135090104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 144.A.16.8F | 1 | Minutes, 1896-1924, 1935-1950. 5 volumes. |
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| Location | Box |
| 144.A.17.1B | 2 | Minutes, 1951-1971, 1990. 2 volumes. |
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| | Retired Letter Carriers: Minutes, 1933-1985. 2 volumes, 4 folders. |
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| | Saint Paul Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit Association:
Minutes, 1889-1922. 2 volumes. |
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| 144.A.17.2F | 3 | Ledger, 1913-1916. |
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| | Attendance record, 1909-1915. |
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| | Dues record, 1933-1941. 3 volumes. |
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| | Sub Council: Minutes, 1965-1967. |
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| | Charles J. Moos: Scrapbook of correspondence, 1925-1929. |
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| | Newspaper clippings, 1929, 1932. 1 folder, 1 scrapbook. |
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| | The Social Club of Retired Letter Carriers of St. Paul, Minnesota:
Certificate of incorporation, 1933. |
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| 144.A.17.3B | 4 | Constitution and bylaws (with amendments), undated and 1919-1984. |
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| | Correspondence, undated and 1920s-1980s. 8 folders. |
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| | Buetow, Harry 0.: Correspondence, 1909, 1915, 1929-1934. 4 folders. |
| | | Buetow, as president of Branch 28, corresponded with national officers. Other
Buetow correspondence can be found in the correspondence files. |
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| | Minnesota Congressmen Correspondence, 1932-1933. |
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| | Maas, Melvin: Correspondence, 1931-1935. |
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| | Subject files: |
| | | Women's home exposition, 1927. |
| | | | Includes program and correspondence. |
| | | Conventions: |
| | | | Albert Lea and Hibbing, 1932-1933. |
| | | | Mankato, 1934. |
| | | | Thief River Falls, 1935. |
| | | National Conventions: Saint Paul (Minn.) Program, 1909. |
| | | Complaints and charges, 1930-1932. |
| | | Rosters, attendance, and seniority records, undated and 1958-1984. |
| | | Income tax returns, 1953-1959. |
| | | Retirements, 1945-1960. |
| | | Programs, 1912-1990. 4 folders. |
| | | | Includes both National Association of Letter Carriers and Retired Letter
Carriers meetings. |
| | | | The 1990 program, Building the union,
1890-1990, includes a centennial history of Branch 28. |
| | | Newspaper clippings. 3 folders. |
| | | Coloring book, 1990. |
| | | Letterhead stationary. |
| | | O'Brien, John J., Thoughts of a letter carrier, 1935-1939. |
| | | | Individual verse. |
| | | Miscellaneous. |
| | | Mikusko, M. Brady. Carriers in a common cause: a history of
letters carriers and the NALC. Centennial editon. Washington,
D.C.: National Association of Letter Carriers, 1989. 1 volume (103 pages). |
| | | United States Post Office Department. General scheme of Saint Paul, Minn. for use
in the Saint Paul Post Office / prepared under the
supervision of Arthur A. Van Dyke, Postmaster. Washington: United States
Government Printing Office, 1954. 1 volume (106 pages). |
| | | Primary scheme of Saint Paul, Minn. for use
in the Saint Paul Post Office and Postal Transportation
Service / prepared under the supervision of Arthur A. Van
Dyke, Postmaster. Washington: United States Government Printing
Office, 1954. 1 volume (53 pages). |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Civil service -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Congresses and conventions -- Minnesota.
- Fraternal organizations -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul.
- Labor unions -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Postal
service.
- Letter carriers -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Men -- Societies and clubs -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul.
- Postal service -- Employees.
- Strikes and lockouts -- Postal service -- Minnesota --
Saint Paul.
- Persons:
- Buetow, Harry O.
- Maas, Melvin Joseph,
1898-1964.
- Moos, Charles J., 1880-
- Van Dyke, Arthur.
- Organizations:
- John Swifka Retired Letter Carrier
Club of Saint Paul (Minn.).
- Minnesota State Association of Letter
Carriers.
- National Association of Letter
Carriers (U.S.)
- Saint Paul Letter Carriers Mutual
Benefit Association.
- Places:
- Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Officials and employees --
Political activity.
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