George A. Patterson collection of visual materials

Descriptive Summary

Title: George A. Patterson collection of visual materials
Dates: 1930s-1960s
Identifier: 1985.0394
Creator: Patterson, George Alexander, 1907-1988
Size: 79 photographic prints :
b&w ;

49 x 25 cm. (19 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) or smaller.
Size: 11 photographic prints :
col. ;

9 x 9 cm. (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Size: 5 negatives :
b&w ;

4 x 5 in. or smaller.
Size: 3 photomechanical prints :
posters, col. ;

71 x 56 cm. or smaller.
Size: 2 photomechanical prints :
calendars, b&w ;

8 x 10 in.
Language: Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Scope and Content

Relating to Patterson's career with the United Steelworkers of America in Chicago and Wisconsin; his family and civic activities. Subjects include the first Steel Workers Organizing Committee convention in Chicago and Pittsburg, PA (1927), the Employee Representatives at South Works in Chicago; and the first Grievancemen of USWA Local 65. Many of the photographs are group portraits and banquet scenes.

Conditions for Access

Advance appointment required to consult color materials in cold storage.

Conditions Governing Use

Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.

Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Custodial History

Gift of George A. Patterson, 1982 (1985.0394).

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the George A. Patterson papers and other USWA items and collections.

Container list available (1985-394).

Contents

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