Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation

United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) was formed in 1936. It is an independent union and functions democratically as a rank-and-file organization. The Local 160 Chapter began at the College of William & Mary around 2019.

Content Description

The collection includes various local and national UE 150 and 160 local union records. Materials include convention programs, proceedings, steward guides, workplace complaints, handwritten notes.

Arrangement

The collection is organized in one series: Series I. Accession 2024.309 General papers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--History
• Community organization
• Labor unions