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Inventory of the Bay Area Typographical Union Local No. 21, 1842 - 1985, predominantly 1906 - 1980.
1985/001
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Description
The Bay Area Typographical Union (BATU) collection contains the organizational records and materials donated by the BATU in
January, 1985.
Background
As the San Francisco Bay Area's oldest trade union, Bay Area Typographical Union Local No. 21 can trace its roots back to
Gold Rush days. In 1850, printers in San Francisco first organized the Pacific Typographical Society to protest wage cuts.
In 1853, when some Society members raised no objection to union printers being replaced with "scabs" during a strike against
Alta, a San Francisco newspaper, printers loyal to the strike formed the Eureka Typographical Union. In 1855, the Union obtained
a charter from the National Typographical Union and became Local No. 21.
Restrictions
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives & Research Center. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing
to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives & Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be
obtained by the reader.
Availability
Access
Collection is open for research.