Editing AFL-CIO (section)

=== Archives ===
In 2013, the AFL-CIO named the [[University of Maryland Libraries]] as their [https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/classifications?q%5B%5D=%2A&op%5B%5D=OR&field%5B%5D=title&from_year%5B%5D=&to_year%5B%5D=&limit=pui_record_group&sort=identifier_sort%20asc,%20repo_sort%20asc,%20title_sort%20asc&page=1 official repository], succeeding the closed [[National Labor College]].&nbsp; The archival and library holdings were transferred in 2013, dating from the establishment of the AFL (1881), and offer almost complete records from the founding of the AFL-CIO (1955).&nbsp; Among the estimated 40 million documents are AFL-CIO Department records, trade department records, international union records, union programs, union organizations with allied or affiliate relationships with the AFL-CIO, and personal papers of union leaders. Extensive photo documentation of labor union activities from the 1940s to the present are in the photographic negative and digital collections.&nbsp; Additionally, collections of graphic images, over 10,000 audio tapes, several hundred films and videotapes, and over 2,000 artifacts are available for public research and study.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Labor History and Workplace Studies – Special Collections {{!}} UMD Libraries|url=https://www.lib.umd.edu/special/guides/labor|access-date=2021-01-13|website=lib.umd.edu|archive-date=August 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829172926/https://www.lib.umd.edu/special/guides/labor|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/search/results.aspx?t=k&q=WAUAFL-CIORegion9_5189.xml AFL-CIO Region 9 Records]. circa 1955–2000. 14.00 cubic feet (14 boxes). At the [https://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/laws Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections].
* [http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/search/results.aspx?t=k&q=WAUAFLCIOKingCountyLaborCouncilofWashingtonProvisionalTradesSection5404.xml Preliminary Guide to the AFL-CIO King County Labor Council of Washington Provisional Trades Section Records.] 1935–1971. .42 cubic foot (1 box). At the [https://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/laws Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.]
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv94338 AFL-CIO, Washington State Labor Council Records.] 1880–2010. 187.18 cubic feet. At the [https://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/laws Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.]
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv95516 Washington State Federation of Labor Records.] 1881–1967. 45.44 cubic feet (including 2 microfilm reels, 1 package, and 1 vertical file). At the [https://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/laws Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.]
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv03955 Antonia Bohan 1995 AFL-CIO Convention Delegate Collection.] 1995–1996. 0.39 cubic feet (1 box and 1 oversized folder). At [https://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/ University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections.] Contains material collected by Bohan as a Service Employees International Union delegate to the AFL-CIO convention that elected John Sweeney president in 1995.
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv95590 Jackie Boschok Papers.] 1979–2013. 16.32 cubic feet (22 boxes). At [https://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/ University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections.] Contains records from AFL-CIO National Community Services Documents, AFL-CIO Resources, and AFL-CIO Working Women Working Together Conference Records.
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv28463 Phil Lelli Papers.] 1933–2004. 10.45 cubic feet (11 boxes and 1 vertical file). At [https://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/ University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections.] Contains "Principles of Autonomy & Jurisdictional Intergrity within the AFL-CIO".
* [https://www.lib.umd.edu/special/collections/afl-cio George Meany Memorial AFL-CIO Archive]. Approximately 40 million documents. At [https://www.lib.umd.edu/special/home University of Maryland Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives]. Contains material that will help researchers better understand pivotal social movements in this country, including those to gain rights for women, children and minorities.
* [https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1468 AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, AFL Advisors to the United Nations Economic and Social Council records], at the [[University of Maryland Libraries|University of Maryland libraries]]. Contains correspondence between AFL advisors and the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
*[[hdl:1903.1/42473|AFL-CIO Merger Oral History Project collection]], at the University of Maryland Libraries. Contains staff oral histories that explores the history of the 1955 merger: its challenges and successes.
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