Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, 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:

Boot and Shoemakers Union, Local 357 (Bridgewater, Ma.) Meeting and Record Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

Purchase.

Historical Note:

Shoemakers Union, Local 357, is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Scope and Contents

Records of the Boot and Shoemakers Union, Local 357, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Included are lists of members, applications for membership, meeeting minutes, dues, fines, death benefits, information on strikes, etc.

Example of an entry: August 18, 1916:  "Eva Valarde charged with strikebreaking at...was charged $25 initiation fee, to be suspended during good behavior."

Arrangement of Materials:

Books are in chronological order.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bridgewater (Mass.)
• Labor unions.
• Minutes
• Shoemakers--United States.