Inventory
Labor Temple Association Records
Dates: 1899-1934
Accession Number: 20070718
Description: Nine document cases
History of the Labor Temple
Terre Haute's original Labor Temple was in use from 1923-1991.
Previously, labor unions had convened regular meetings at locations around Terre
Haute.
The local "father" of the idea for a "Labor Temple", a building where the unions of Terre Haute could each establish a central office and assemble for meetings, was Frank Parker, a member of the Glass Bottle Blowers Union. At the time there were similarly named establishments for labor union central offices throughout the United States.
According to a special section on Terre Haute labor published in the Terre Haute Star in October 1923, Parker's dream of a Terre Haute Labor Temple was described as an exception to his well-established reputation for dreams that never became reality. Parker persisted in his advocacy of a Labor Temple and was joined in his campaign by John Chamberlain, a fellow member of the Glass Bottle Blowers Union.
On December 31, 1911, Chamberlain and members of several other labor unions convened for the purpose of obtaining a central location for labor to set up offices and hold union meetings. Chamberlain was appointed temporary chairman of the meeting and a member of the painters union was selected as temporary secretary. The assembled group appointed a committee to form a permanent organization for the purpose of building a labor temple.
At their next meeting on January 14, 1912, the group decided to name their organization the Terre Haute Labor Temple Association. The association would be comprised of 3 delegates from each trade or labor union in Terre Haute and the surrounding area.
One year later, in April 1913, a committee appointed by the Labor Temple approved of the purchase of property at Fifth and Walnut Streets occupied by the Phoenix Club. Subject to approval by the Board, the membership voted to have the LTA purchase the property. In June, with the Board's approval on record, the LTA purchased the property for $35,000.
The building at Fifth and Walnut did not become the Labor Temple until 1923 because it was still in use by the Phoenix Club which was waiting for the construction of their new facilities. According to a schedule of meetings printed in the Terre Haute Star on October 31, 1923, there were 38 different union locals with regularly scheduled meetings.
The Labor Temple was in continual use from 1923 until 1991 by which time it had fallen into disrepair. Due to the prohibitive cost of repairs, the Labor Temple Association purchased the Veterans of Foreign Wars headquarters at 31 1/2 S. 13th Street and sold the Labor Temple to the AP&S Clinic. The building was vacated and razed to make way for an AP&S Clinic parking lot.
Content and Scope of Collection
This collection is comprised of labor union records removed from
the Labor Temple formerly located at 5th and Walnut Streets (201 S. 5th
Street).
The records include ledgers and booklets containing membership information (dues paid, suspensions from the unions and reinstatements to the unions), minutes and daybooks (financial records) for the unions listed below.
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local # 205
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local # 1068
- District Council, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local # 133
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Locals # 279
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local # 725
- United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Steam Fitters Helpers, Local # 157 (daybooks)
Note: When this collection was originally inspected by archives staff, the ledgers were each assigned numbers from 1 to 56 on acid-free bookmarks and a description sheet was filled out for each of the 56 items. This numbering system has been retained to facilitate replacing in document cases after the ledgers have been used by patrons. The description sheets are in the inventory folder and ledger numbers are indicated in parentheses after each book in the inventory.
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Document Case 1 |
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Book 1 |
Membership information, Local # 1068 |
1905-1907 |
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Book 2 |
Membership information, Local # 205 |
1899-1901 |
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Book 3 |
Membership information, Local # 205 |
1901-1902 |
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Book 4 |
Membership information, Local # 205 |
1903 |
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Book 5 |
Membership information, Local # 205 |
1904-1906 |
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Book 6 |
Membership information, Local # 205 |
1907-1908 |
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Document Case 2 |
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Book 1 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1909-1912 |
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Book 2 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1912 |
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Book 3 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1913 |
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Book 4 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1914 |
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Book 5 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1915 |
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Book 6 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1916 |
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Book 7 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1917 |
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Document Case 3 |
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Book 1 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1918 |
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Book 2 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1919 |
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Book 3 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1920 |
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Book 4 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1921 |
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Book 5 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1922 |
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Book 6 |
Membership information, Local # 133 |
1923 |
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Document Case 4 |
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Book 1 |
Minutes, Local # 205 |
Feb. 21, 1899- |
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Book 2 |
Minutes, Local # 205 |
Jan. 13, 1902- |
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Book 3 |
Minutes, District Council, United Brotherhood |
July 18, 1906- |
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Minutes, Carpenters, Local #133 |
Feb. 1907- |
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Book 4 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
Jan. 1, 1909- |
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Book 5 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
July 25, 1912- |
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Book 6 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
July 2, 1914- |
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Document Case 5 |
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Book 1 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
Aug. 3, 1916- |
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Book 2 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
July 25, 1918- |
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Book 3 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
Nov. 1, 1921- |
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Book 4 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
July 5, 1923- |
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Book 5 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
July 1, 1926- |
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Book 6 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
July 25, 1929- |
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Book 7 |
Minutes, Local # 133 |
April 28, 1932- |
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Document Case 6 |
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Book 1 |
Daybook, Local # 1068 |
March 12, 1905- |
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Book 2 |
Daybook, Local # 205 |
Jan. 16, 1905- |
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Book 3 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
March 4, 1907- |
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Book 4 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
July 11, 1910- |
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Book 5 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
May 31, 1912- |
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Book 6 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
Oct. 31,1913- |
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Book 7 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
May 28, 1915- |
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Book 8 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
Dec. 30, 1916- |
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Book 9 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
June 28, 1918- |
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Document Case 7 |
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Book 1 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
Oct. 30, 1919- |
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Book 2 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
Jan. 1, 1921- |
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Book 3 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
Jan. 4, 1923- |
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Book 4 |
Daybook, Local # 133 |
Jan. 1, 1925- |
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Document Case 8 |
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local # 725 |
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Book 1 |
Daybook |
Feb. 16, 1908- |
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Book 2 |
Daybook |
Aug. 14, 1910- |
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Book 3 |
Daybook |
Jan. 19, 1920- |
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Book 4 |
Daybook |
Oct. 18, 1926- |
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Book 5 |
Daybook |
Jan. 7, 1929- |
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Plumbers, Gas Steam and Steam Fitters Helpers, Local # 157 |
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Book 6 |
Daybook (Ledger No. 38) |
1901-1902 |
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Book 7 |
Minutes |
Aug. 1, 1902- |
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Book 8 |
Minutes |
Aug. 31, 1903- |
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Document Case 9 |
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Folder 1 |
Membership Application Book, United |
Oct. 25, 1918- |
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Folder 2 |
Membership Application Book, Local # 133 | |
Nov. 7, 1918- |
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Folder 3 |
Stock acquisition contract, |
n.d. |
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Folder 4 |
Contents of D.C. 1, Book 3 |
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Folder 5 |
Contents of D.C. 2, Book 4 |
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Folder 6 |
Contents of D.C. 3, Book 1 |
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Folder 7 |
Contents of D.C. 3, Book 2 |
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Folder 8 |
Contents of D.C. 3, Book 3 |
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Folder 9 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 1 |
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Folder 10 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 2 |
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Folder 11 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 2 |
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Folder 12 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 13 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 14 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 15 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 16 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 17 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 18 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 19 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 3 |
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Folder 20 |
Contents of D.C. 4, Book 6 |
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Folder 21 |
Contents of D.C. 5, Book 2 |
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Folder 22 |
Contents of D.C. 5, Book 2 |
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Folder 23 |
Contents of D.C. 5, Book 2 |
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Folder 24 |
Contents of D.C. 5, Book 3 |
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Folder 25 |
Contents of D.C. 5, Book 3 |
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Folder 26 |
Contents of D.C. 5, Book 4 |
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Folder 27 |
Contents of D.C. 5, Book 6 |
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Folder 28 |
Contents of D.C. 7, Book 4 |
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Folder 29 |
Contents of D.C. 8, Book 3 |
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Folder 30 |
Contents of D.C. 8, Book 3 |
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Folder 31 |
Contents of D.C. 8, Book 4 |
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