Part 1 THE NEWSPAPER GUILD COLLECTION 57 Manuscript Boxes 171 Scrapbooks Processed: August, 1971 Accession Number 401 The papers of the American Newspaper Guild were deposited with the Archives of Labor History and Urban Affairs in 1970-71 by the International Executive Board of the lING. The American Newspaper Guild was established in December, 1933, as a loose national federation of editorial workers organizations across the country. The immediate stimulus for the founding of the Guild was the need for organized, country-wide representation of newspaper men before the National Recovery Administration in its attempt to produce a code for the newspaper industry. Within the Guild itself there were two factions: One group wished the Guild to be a professional organization upholding standards of good journalism; the other group agr~ed with the first group's aim but wanted, in addition, a Guild with more of a trade union aspect, i.e., that it secure the economic goals of its members. This second faction won and today the lING is affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the CLC. The papers of the American Newspaper Guild cover the period of 1933-1969. Series I - Early Correspondence with Local Guilds Boxes 1-19 This series consists almost exclusively of correspondence between local guilds and the lING. The correspondence deals with question on organizing a local guild, procedure, jurisdiction of the guild and other unions; strikes, negotiations,· contracts; pub1ishers'efforts against the guild; local newsletters and 'strike papers. The correspondence from some guilds consists of the first letters of inquiry on how to organize a guild up through the dissolution of the local guild. The papers are arranged alphabetically by city and then chronologi­ cally. In some cases an additional file was made to deal with a specific problem of the local guild. These have been retained and are filed after the regular correspondence files of the respective locals. Newsletters, where bulk warrants, are also filed after the respective locals. This series covers the years 1933-62, especially 1933-47. 'Series II - Later Correspondence with Local Guilds Boxes 20-46 Like Series. I, this series consists mainly of,correspondencebetween'the lING and local guilds. The correspondence deals with contracts, proposed contracts submitted by the local for lING analysis and approval; negotiations, strikes; routine requests for supplies; questions on procedure; Newsletters, strike handbills and bulletins. The papers are arranged alphabetically by city and then chronologi­ cally. Special problem files and newsletters follow the respective local. This series covers the year 1937-65, especially 1947-64. Series III - Hearst Negotiations Boxes 47-52 This series consists mainly of correspondence between the lING and its Hearst Chain Council and Hearst units of the various local guilds and Hearst manage­ ment. The correspondence deals with memorandum proposals, counterproposals, interpretations, comparisons, etc.; negotiation meeting minutes and reports; negotiations carried on by correspondence; ratification votes and proced1.1res; -2- Part 1 questions of interpertation; clause violations and arbitrations; formation of the Chain Council; newsletters; negotiati~g bulletins. This series covers the years 1937-58, especially 1940-57. Series IV - Contracts with Now Defunct Newspapers Boxes 53...:.57 This series consists of contracts between the local guilds and now de- funct newspapers. Sometimes included along with the contracts are early management policy statements or "bulletin board agreements." Frequently the ANG Contracts Committee analysis is attached. There isa little correspondence dealing with changes, amendments or interpretations of the contracts after sign­ ing. The papers are arranged alphabetically by newspaper and then chronologically. This series covers the years 1934-68, especially 1937-60. Series V - Heywood Broun Award Entries Box 57 & Scrapbooks The Heywood Broun Award is conferred annually by the ANG for outstanding journalism in the public interest. This series contains some of the winning entries between 1943-1966; two entries for 1967 - apparently one is the winner and the other the honorable mention; and many of the contest entries in addition to the winners for 1968 and 1969. The entries are in scrapbook form. From 1943-67 the entries are shelved chronologically. For 1968 &;69 they are shelved by contest number. Folder 16 of box 57 contains a list of all entries for 1968 and 1969. Part 2 begins on page 13. -3- Part 1 Box 1 1-36 Philadelphia and Camden, 1936-43 (36 folders) 37-38 Philadelphia and Camden, Gibson Appeal, 1938 (2 folders) 39 Pittsburgh, 1933-34 40-45 Pittsburg, 1934 (6 folders) Box 2 1-41 Pittsburgh, 1935-1947 (41 folders) Box 3 1-14 Portland, Me, 1937-1947 (14 folders) 15-33 Portland Ore, 1934-1947 (19 folders) 34-43 Providence, 1933-1943 (10 folders) 44 Pueblo, Colo 1947 45 Quincy, Mass., 1938 Box 4 1-4 Raleigh N.C. 1934-1939 (4 folders) 5-20 Reading Pa, 1933-1942 (16 folders) 21-42 Richmond, Va., 1933-1947 (22 folders) 43 Roanoke., Va., 1934 44-49 Rochester, N.Y., 1946~1961 (6 folders) Box 5 1-17 Rockford, Ill., 1933-1947 (17 folders) 18-19 Sabine Neches; 1946-1947 (2 folders) 20-28 Sacramento Valley, 1933-1947 (20 folders) 29",.48 St. Louis, 1945-46 (20 folders) 49-53 St. Louis - Newsletter 1952-1961 (5 folders) Box 6 1-6 Salem, Mass., 1937-47 (6 folders) --7-34 San Antonio, 1933-42 (28,. folders) 35-51 San Diego, 1936-1943 (17 folders) Box 7 1-9 San Diego, 1946-47 (9 folders) (The newspaper guild in San Francico was originally called San Franc~sco Bay Metropolitan Area Newspaper Guild. In 1935 the name was changed to Northern California Newspaper Guild (NCNG). Finally in May 1938 it was changed to San Francisco Oakland Newspaper Guild (SFONG). ) 10-41 San Francisco Oakland, 1933-1936 (32 folders) -4- Part 1 Box 8 1-43 San Francisco - Oakland, 1937-43 (43 folders) Box 9 1-19 San Francisco - Oakland, 1945-1947 (19 folders) 20-32 SFONG Newsletter, 1937-38 (13 folders) Box 10 1-3 San Francisco Regional Labor Board Burgess Case, 1934 (3 folders) 4-8 NCNG Organization, 1937-38 (5 folders) 9-17 San Jose, 1937-47 (9 folders) 18-19 SantaBarbara, 1933-34 (2 folders) 20-23 Santa Monica, 1936-37 (3 folders) 24 Santa Rosa, 1937-38 25-30 Scranton, 1933-34 (6 folders) 31-47 Seattle, 1934-36 (17 folders) Box 11 1-48 Seattle, 1937-1940 (48 folders). Box 12 1-22 Seattle, 1941-1947 (22 folders) 23 Seattle - Tacoma Newsletter, 1955, 58-59 24-25 Sheboygan, 1946-47 26-42 Sioux City, 1937-1947 (17 folders) 43-47 South Bend, 1934-1941 (5 folders) Box 13 1-9 Spokane, 1933-1940 (9 folders) 10~12 Stockton, Calif. Newsletter - 1953-55, 57-59 (3 folders) 13-35 Tacoma, 1934-1943 (23 folders) 36-39 Terre Haute, 1943-45 (4 folders) 40-42 Terre Haute, Newsletter, 1960-62 (3 folders) 43-56 Toledo, 1934-1937 (14 folders) Box 14 1-21 Toledo, 1938-1947 (21 folders) 22-26 Toledo Newsletter, 1952-53, 55-61 (5 folders) 27-32 Topeka, 1937-42 (6 folders) 33-53 Toronto, 1934-37 (21 folders) Box 15 1-16 Toronto, 1938-1942 (16 folders) 17-28 Toronto Newsletter, 1939-41, '50-61 (12 folders) 29-35 Trenton, 1934-1937 (7 folders) 36 Tucson, 1934 37-51 Tulsa, 1933-39 (15 fo1ders1 -5- Part 1 Box 16 1-45 Twin Cities (Mlps. - St. Paul), 1933-1938 (45 folders) Box 17 1-21 Twin Cities, 1946-1947 (21 folders) 22-25 Twin Cities. Newsletter, 1949-50, '52-53, 55-61 (4 folders) (The Southern Minnesota Newspaper Guild affiliated with Twin Cities Guild in May 1938) 26-32 Southern Minnesota, 1934-38 (7 folders) 33-42 Utica, 1937-1947 (10 folders) Box 18 1 Vancouver Newsletter, 1959-61 2-15 Washington, D.C., 1946-47 (14 folders) 16-22 Washington, D.C. Newsletter, 1950, '52, '53, '55, '58-61 (7 folders) 23-32 Westchester, 1934-40 (10 folders) 33-35 Wichita, 1946-47 (3 folders) 36~47. Wilkes Barre, 1934-1940 (12 folders) 48-54 Wilkes Barre, 1941-47 (7 folders) Box 19 1-8 Wilmington, Del. 1934-41 (8 folders) 9-13 Winston - Salem, 1934-39 (5 folders) 14-16 Woonsocket - 1946-47 (3 folders) 17 Worcester, 1946 18-24 Yonkers, 1933-34 (7 folders) 25-41 Youngstown, 1934-1947 t17 folders) Series II - Later Correspondence With Local Guilds Box 20 1-22 Akron, 1948-59 (22 folders) 23-31 Albany, 1947-49 (9 folders) Box 21 1-30 Albany, 1950-1958 (30 folders) Box 22 1-17 Albany - 1959-1964 (17 folders) 18-19 Albany: Fineman Arbitration, 1958-59 (2 folders) 20-21 Albany: Janet Scott Matter, 1953-54 (2 folders) Box 23 1-7 Atlanta, 1943-58 (7 folders) 8-9 Atlanta: Atlanta vs. Cort, 1957-58 (2 folders) 10-25 Bakersfield, 1948-1954 (16 folders) -6- Part 1 Box 24 1-13 Bakersfield, 1954-63 (13 folders) (Baltimore merged with Washington in 1964) 14-30 Baltimore, 1948-1959 (17 folders) Box 25 1-9 Baltimore, 1960-65 (9 folders) 10 Baltimore: Afro~American, 1946 11-15 Baltimore: Negtiations, 1957-58 (5 folders) 16~31 Battle Creek, 1943-63 (16 folders) Box 26 1-24 Bay City, 1948-63 (24 folders) 25-34 Boston, 1943-44 (10 folders) Box 27 1-31 Boston, 1945-51 (31 folders) Box 28 1-29 Boston, 1952-58 (29 folders) Box 29 1-22 Boston, 1959-61 (22 folders) Box 30 1-14 Boston, 1962-64 (14 folders) 15-19 Boston: Negotiations, 1963 (5 folders) Box 31 1-31 Buffalo, 1952-56 (31 folders) Box 32 1-24 Buffalo, 1957-1961 (24 folders) Box 33 1-13 Buffalo, 1962-64 (13 folders) 14-17 Greater Buffalo CIa Council: Charges & Hearing, 1959 (4 folders) 18-29 Canadian Wire Service, 1951-55 (12 folders) Box 34 ~~ Canadian Wire Service, 1956-64 (15 folders) 16-18 Canadian Wire Service: CBC Negotiations, 1956-57 (3 Folders) 19-31 Charlotte, 1951-63, (13