Register of the White (Albert) Waiters' Union Collection, 1926-1938
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
Fax: (209) 946-2810
URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
© 1998
University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the White (Albert) Waiters' Union Collection, 1926-1938
Collection number: Mss102
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- 1994
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: White (Albert) Waiters' Union Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1926-1938
Collection number: Mss102
Creator:
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], White (Albert) Waiters' Union Collection, Mss102, Holt-Atherton
Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Biography
Nothing is known of this peripatetic waiter, who worked in six different western cities,
Chicago, Salt Lake City, Reno, Los Angeles, Fresno and Sacramento, during the twelve
years preceding World War II.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of White's seven union handbooks, his union traveling card and
the By-Laws of the San Francisco chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The union
handbooks contain the union constitution, which describes the objectives, roles of
officers, modes of finance, methods of discipline, and other aspects of this AF of L
affiliated union. In the last few pages of each book are spaces for stamps giving proof
of the member's having paid his/her dues, and recording the member's name, local
affiliation and transfer data.
CONTAINER LIST
BOX 1: WHITE WAITERS' UNION COLLECTION
1.1-WAITERS' UNION HANDBOOKS
-1. 1926-1927 Local 7 Chicago, IL
-2. 1927-1929 Local 62 Fresno, CA
-3. 1929-1931 Local 17 Los Angeles, CA [incl. receipts for dues pd. (4); clipping honoring dead horse, laid-in]
-4. 1931-1932 Local 45 Reno, Nev.
-5. 1932-1934 Local 45 Reno, Nev.
-6. 1935-1936 Local 7 Chicago, IL
-7. 1936-1937 Local 815 Salt Lake City, UT
1.2-TRAVELING CARD & TRAVELING COUPON
-1/3/38 Traveling Card [certifies membership of Albert White in Local 561, Sacramento [Traveling Card Coupon allows traveling
member to affiliate with a local union]
1.3-FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
-By-Laws of San Francisco Aerie No.5
