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Summary
- Abstract:
- On November 14, 1946 the Carpenters' District Council of Ulster County and Vicinity was chartered. This council had local chapters in Kingston and Ellenville, New York. During the late 1940's local unions in the area began affiliating with the district council and eventually the district council, on May 4, 1949, was rechartered as the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters, the change of name more closely describing its jurisdiction. New local unions continued to be created, and independent local unions continued to affiliate with the district council. By the early 1950's the district council represented carpenters in Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.
- Extent:
- 17.52 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters Records, 1887-1990. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters Records).
Background
- Scope and Content:
The records of the Hudson Valley District Council of Capenters contain minutes, contracts, dues ledgers, membership ledgers and other records that document the activity of union carpenters in the lower Hudson Valley of New York State from 1887 until 1989.
- Biographical / Historical:
Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century local carpenter unions began to form in the Hudson Valley of New York State. The unions were split into six different district councils. The Kingston District Council of Carpenters was original founded in 1908. Since it only had two local unions, it dissolved in 1909 after the merger of the two locals. The Carpenters' District Council of Ulster County and Vicinity was formed on November 14, 1946. When this council changed its name to the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters on May 4, 1949, some local unions decided to create a separate Ulster County District Council. The Ulster County District Council was chartered on May 4, 1949 and its jurisdiction also included previous locals administered by the original Ulster County Council. The Susquehanna Valley District Council of Carpenters remained independent until May 1, 1955 when it surrendered charter to the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters. The Lower Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters also surrendered its charter to the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters on April 1, 1957.
The Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters Continued to grow in the mid-20th century. By 1974, the district had fourteen locals under its jurisdiction. The Council decided to consolidate the fourteen locals into three: Local 255 of Bloomingburg, Local 258 of Oneonta, and Local 265 of Saugerties. On June 13, 1983 the Council also established Local 245 of Oneonta for residential work.
- Acquisition information:
- All items in this manuscript group were donated to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, by the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters and its affiliated locals. The minutes of the District Council's meetings and some of the contracts were preservation photocopied as a part of the Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., Labor History Project, and these originals have been returned to the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters. The Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters donated the records of Locals 255, 301, 574, 729, 1662, and 2967, and the records of the district council itself. The records of Locals 251, 306, 1075, 1175, 1560, 2161, and 2328, and the records of the Kingston District Council of Carpenters were put on deposit at the University at Albany by Carpenters Local 265. The records of Locals 245, 258, and 310 were loaned to the University by Carpenters Local 258, preservation photocopied, and the originals were returned to the local.
- Processing information:
Collection processed in 1990 by Geoffrey A. Huth and in 2020 by Sheri Sarnoff.
- Arrangement:
This collection is made up of five series. The first series includes records relating to the Hudson VAlley District Council of Carpenters. The second series contains the documents of Local 255 of Bloomingburg. The third series includes the records of Local 258 of Oneonta. The fourth series contains records relating to the Locla Council 265 of Saugerties, and the fifth series contains the records of Local 245 of Oneonta.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters Records, 1887-1990. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters Records).