This collection of non-current records was slated for disposal by Lodge 6. Because LARC surveyor, Susan Goldstein, expressed an interest, the Union granted permission for the collection to be transferred to the Archive. Due to Lodge 6's original intent, there had been no effort to maintain the existing order. Although some of the records were in manila folders, much of the material consisted of loose documents.

The boilermakers in San Francisco have a long history of organization. By 1867, a group identified as the Journeymen Boilermakers' Protective Union became a part of the San Francisco Trades' Union. They were among the founding unions of the Federated Iron Trade Council of San Francisco in 1885 1. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers was organized in 1893, and the San Francisco lodge received its charter in 1900.

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