West Virginia and Regional History Center
Parkersburg Central Trades & Labor Council Records
Parkersburg Central Trades & Labor Council
A&M 3111
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1.7 Linear Feet
Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)
1915-1958
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
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Background and Context for the Parkersburg Central Trades and Labor Council
The Parkersburg Central Trades and Labor Council (PCTLC) was organized in 1910 to provide a cooperative and clearinghouse organization for locals of the American Federation of Labor-affiliated unions in Wood and surrounding counties. The PCTLC was closely tied to the West Virginia State Federation of Labor. It participated in a number of labor activities such as strikes and boycotts and participated in politics through endorsement of political candidates. Its primary organ for political involvement was Labor's League for Political Education (LLPE), which often hosted lectures by political candidates. In 1950, the PCTLC formed a women's auxiliary, although women were not barred from general membership and frequently represented their unions as delegates to the PCTLC. With the 1957 merger of the A.F.L and C.I.O. units in West Virginia, the PCTLC passed into history and was succeeded by the Parkersburg Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
The archives of the Parkersburg Central Trades and Labor Council came to the West Virginia and Regional History Collection (now Center), and West Virginia University's Institute for Labor Studies assisted in the acquisition. This collection joins other archives at the West Virginia Regional History Center (WVRHC) which have a direct relation to the PCTLC. The WVRHC also holds archives of the Parkersburg Typographical Union, a member of the PCTLC. The archives of the West Virginia State Federation of Labor include 1924 correspondence from the PCTLC, a copy of the PCTLC constitution, and 1935-37 correspondence related to the PCTLC. Archives of the West Virginia Labor Federation contain scattered correspondence of the PCTLC.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Parkersburg Central Trades & Labor Council Records, A&M 3111, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Minutes, financial records, and miscellaneous historical material of Parkersburg Central Trades and Labor Council (PCTLC), an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the West Virginia State Federation of Labor. The organization, founded in 1910, participated in various political activities and union organization activities and sponsored Labor's League for Political Education (LLPE) and created a women's auxiliary during the 1950s. The council consisted of assorted AFL affiliated unions in the Parkersburg area.
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PCTLC Minute BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638041915 January 4-1929 April 281PCTLC Minute BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638051929 May 26-1936 November 81PCTLC Minute BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638061936 November 22-1948 January 141PCTLC Minute Book (includes 1952 minutes of LLPE)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638071949 May 25-1957 December 112LLPE Minute Book (includes state report for 1949-1950)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638081950 March 2 and 1956 April 112PCTLC Women's Auxiliary Minute BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638091950 July 25-1953 June 92PCTLC Roll BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638101950–19512PCTLC Roll Book (includes postage record)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638111952–19542PCTLC Roll BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638121954–19552PCTLC Roll BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/163813ca. 1957-19582PCTLC Account BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638141925–19313PCTLC LedgerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638151936–19453PCTLC LedgerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638161948–19513PCTLC CheckbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638171938–19503PCTLC CheckbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638181950–19513LLPE CheckbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638191950–19563PCTLC Account BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638201951–19563PCTLC Cash BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638211951–19533PCTLC Financial JournalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638221953–19564PCTLC CheckbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638231953–19574PCTLC Financial JournalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638241956–19574Miscellany -- Bank account passbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638251938–19504Miscellany -- Deposit receiptsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638261945–19514Miscellany -- Federal tax returnsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638271946-1948, 19564Miscellany -- Constitution of American Federation of Women's Auxiliaries of LaborArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16382819504Miscellany -- LLPE bankbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16382919504Miscellany -- Bank account passbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16383019514Miscellany -- Constitution and by-laws of PCTLC women's auxiliaryArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16383119514Miscellany -- PCTLC financial statementArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638321951 January 104Miscellany -- Bill for meeting all rentArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/163833January-April 19514Miscellany -- PCTLC financial statementArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638341951 March 284Miscellany -- PCTLC constitution and by-lawsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16383519524Miscellany -- Bank statement and deposit receiptsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638361953–19554Miscellany -- AFL Research ReportArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/163837April 19554Miscellany -- Deposit receiptsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638381955–19574Miscellany -- LLPE deposit receiptsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1638391956–19574Miscellany -- LLPE bank statement and canceled checksArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/163840July 1956-January 19574Miscellany -- National Labor Relations Board charges brought against PCTLCArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16384119574Miscellany -- PCTLC order of businessArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/163842undated4Miscellany -- List of boycotted businessesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/163843undated4