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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.). District 262 (Missoula, Mont.) Records, 1885-1894
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.). District 262 (Missoula, Mont.)
- Title
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.). District 262 (Missoula, Mont.) Records
- Dates
- 1885-1894 (inclusive)18851894
- Quantity
- 0.5 linear feet and 1 oversize folder
- Collection Number
- Mss 083
- Summary
- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, District 262, represented employees of the Northern Pacific Railroad in Missoula, Montana. The collection contains correspondence and dues reports from the Missoula district and reports from the national organization, as well as materials from the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was founded as the Brotherhood of the Footboard in 1863 in Marshall, Michigan. A year later it changed its name to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The BLE represents locomotive engineers, conductors, brakemen, firemen, switchmen, gostlers and other train service employees on numerous railroads in the United States. In Missoula, Montana, the union represented employees of the Northern Pacific Railroad. E.W. Walling was one of the officers.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains correspondence and dues receipts from the Missoula District, but mostly consists of materials collected from the national organization, including its constitution and by-laws and reports. The correspondence mostly concerns union members and their work conditions, complaints by and against them (which includes correspondence with and about their wives), and other union business. A dues receipt book from 1890-1892 shows members' names and dues paid. Accident reports from the Northern Pacific Railroad Company document an accident at Garrison, Montana, on August 14, 1892, from the perspective of the two engineers involved. Materials from the Northern Pacific Railroad include wage scale and employee rules and an accident report from Garrison, Montana.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.). District 262 (Missoula, Mont.) Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Received 1979, source unknown.
Processing Note
The original processors organized the collection and prepared a brief finding aid. In 2004, that fiinding aid was augmented and encoded.
Separated Materials
During original processing, a photograph of an engineer's funeral from about 1895 was separated to the Photograph Collection.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence | 1890-1891 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence | 1892-1893 |
| 1/3 | Dues receipts | 1890-1892 |
| 1/4 | Constitution and by-laws of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | 1894 |
| 1/5 | Board of Adjustments, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | 1890-1892 |
| 1/6 | Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Conductor's Report of Accident | 1892 |
| 1/7 | Locomotive Engineer's Mutual Life Insurance Association, general reports | 1890-1894 |
| 1/8 | Official Report of Agreements Made Between the Officials of the Roads Represented and the Committees Representing the Engineers Employed Thereon | 1894 |
| 1/9 | Annual and committee reports, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | 1888-1894 |
| 1/10 | Proceedings of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | 1889-1894 |
| 1/11 | Proceedings of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | 1889-1892 |
| Folder | ||
| OS 2 | Northern Pacific Railroad, Wage scale and work rules | 1885 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor unions--Montana -- Missoula
- Railroad accidents -- Montana--Garrison
- Railroads--Employees -- Labor unions--Montana--Missoula
Corporate Names
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--Employees--Labor unions--Montana -- Missoula
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.)
Finding aid prepared by Jodi
Allison-Bunnell
2004
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