Finding Aid
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades fonds. Local 205. (Hamilton, Ont.) - First accrual.
Box 1:
F.1 [History of Local 205, International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades], Spiral bound, 58p. + documents and appendices.
F.2 Labour Gazette: Hamilton and Area Agreements, Re-typed Copy, [7p.].
F.3 Painters Local Union 205 Back Up Documents, [72p.].
F.4 Labour Gazette: Hamilton and Area Agreements, Photocopies, [27p.].
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades fonds. Local 205. (Hamilton, Ont.) - Second accrual. -- 1915-1995; predominant [196-]-[199-].
The second accrual (boxes 2 & 3) consists of collective agreements, financial statements, dues books, cancelled cheques and minute books.
Box 2
Envelope #1 Cancelled cheques for 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927 and 1928.
Envelope #2 Dues Book, Harry Smith, 1929-1933.
Envelope #3 Dues Book, Harry Smith, 1934-1938.
Envelope #4 Dues Book, Harry Smith, 1939-1943.
Envelope #5 Dues Book, Harry Smith, 1944-1948.
Envelope #6 Dues Book, Harry Smith, 1949-1953.
Envelope #7 Dues Books, 1970s and 1980s, withdrawal card and Overtime Registration card.
F.1 General Correspondence, 1915-1926, including Annual Report of Hamilton Labour Temple, 1915, and 1922 Local 205 membership list.
F.2 Financial Statements, 1925-1928 (incomplete).
F.3 Financial Statements, 1931-1939 (incomplete).
F.4 Financial Statements, 1940-1942 (incomplete).
F.5 Collective Agreement (Working Rules), 1920-1921.
F.6 Proposed Working Rules, 1924-1925.
F.7 Collective Agreement, 1941-1942.
F.8 Collective Agreement, 1951-1952 (photocopy only).
F.9 Collective Agreement, 1957-1959 (photocopy only).
F.10 Collective Agreement, 1960-1963 (photocopy only).
F.11 Collective Agreement, 1964-1965 (photocopy only).
F.12 Collective Agreement, 1964-1967 (photocopy only).
Note: The second agreement (F.12 above) resulted from the Painting Contractors changing associations from the Canadian Association of Painting and Decorating Contractors, Hamilton Chapter, to the Federation of Painting and Decorators Contractors (Hamilton).
F.13 Collective Agreement, 1967-1970 (photocopy only).
F.14 Collective Agreement, 1970-1971 (photocopy only).
F.15 Collective Agreement, 1971-1973 (photocopy only).
F.16 Collective Agreement, 1975-1977 (photocopy only).
Provincial Collective Agreements (ICI)
F.17 Provincial Agreement, 1984-1986.
F.18 Provincial Agreement, 1986-1988.
F.19 Provincial Agreement, 1988-1990.
F.20 Provincial Agreement, 1990-1992.
F.21 Provincial Agreement, 1992-1995.
Box 3
F.1 Regular Meeting Minute Book, May 31 1973- February 10 1986.
F.2 Executive and Audit Meeting Book, May 6 1976-January 1986.
F.3 Historical Documents, 1889-1995.
Photocopies of documents obtained from newspapers, Department of Labour, Canada, Hamilton Construction Association, Local Union Minute Books and other sources.
Envelope #1 Union Constitutions: 1975, 1980, 1990 and 1995.
F.4 Union Label Stencil of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America (copper, circa 1900).
F.5 The Painter and Decorator Journal, April 1931.
Envelope #2 Small ink stamp of Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America (wood and rubber, circa 1900).
There is also one embargoed item, a small booklet entitled Ritual and Secret Work. This item is available only to researchers who obtain written permission from the Business Manager, Local 205.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 205. (Hamilton, Ont.) Third accrual. 1916-1994. -- 1 m of textual records.
Box 4
F.1 Minutes of membership meetings, May 1916 - July 1920, also auditors' report, 1919 and list of officers, 1916 - 1919, 1 manuscript volume.
F.2 Minutes of membership meetings, August 1920 - January 1924. 1 manuscript volume.
F.3 Minutes of membership meetings, July 1924 - February 1928. 1 manuscript volume.
F.4 Working rules, auditors' reports, tally sheets and notes, 1924 - 1929, 19 items.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 205 (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. Fourth Accrual (65-1995)
BOX 5
Series A -- Minute Book
F.1 Minutes of membership meetings, August 1899 - February 1904.
Series B -- Membership and Dues Books
F.2 "Record Book of Union No.27 of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, Organized May 15 1887". Also inscribed on the flyleaf "Record Book of Union No.205 of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, Organized May 15 1887". Book contains names and addresses of officers and members, 1904-1914, lists of members at roll calls, list of strike payments April 1913.
F.3 Membership and dues book, Local 205: alphabetical list of members followed by dues register for 1925-1927.
F.4 Membership and dues book, Local 205: alphabetical list of members followed by dues register for 1928-1930.
F.5 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, November 1914-May 1917.
F.6 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, June 1917-August 1918.
F.7 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, August 1918-September 1920.
F.8 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, September 1920-September 1921.
F.9 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, September 1921-February 1923.
F.10 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, February 1923-November 1924.
F.11 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, November 1924-June 1928.
F.12 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, June 1928-September 1929.
F.13 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, September 1929-October 1930.
F.14 Dues register (here called "Day Book"), Local 205, with names, dates and amounts of contributions, November 1931-March 14, 1933.
Series C -- (Strike) Assessments and Strike Benefits Book, 1921.
F.15 Notebook containing:
List of (strike) assessments paid by members, May-July (1921),
List of assessments paid and strike pay received (undated),
List of members suspended for non payment of assessment or strike breaking (undated),
List of glassworkers suspended (undated),
List of strike benefits paid, May-July 1921,
List of expenditures paid out of strike fund, June-July (1921).
Note: There is no identification on this notebook of any union or local but the internal reference to the glassworkers suggests that its provenance is the same as the material in Series A and B above.
Series D -- Early correspondence, membership and printed material, 1905-1930.
F.16 Correspondence between [Hamilton Local] and Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, 1905 & 1925, funeral and other invoices, circulars, technical questionnaire, other correspondence, membership applications and Annual Report of the Hamilton Labour Association Temple, 1915.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 205. Fifth and Sixth accruals.
Box 6
F.1 Articles and extracts of books on the history of the Painters' Union. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.2 Newspaper articles related to the Universal Brotherhood of United Labour, 1885. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.3 Newspaper articles and documents related to the history of the Painters' Union, 1881-1895. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.4 Working rules and list of Painters' Unions in the United Kingdom. Photocopies, spiral bound.
Sixth accrual (4-1997)
F.5 Photocopies of newspaper articles concerning Painters' Union, Hamilton, 1872-1913
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 205. (Hamilton, Ont.). Seventh accrual (02-1998).
Box 7
F.1 Knights of Labour. Correspondence between various local assemblies and head office. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.2 Report of Ontario Bureau of Industry (late 1800s); material relating to Knights of Labour; finding aids to labour-related material from the National Archives. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.3 Reports from the Bureau of Labour (Ontario), also newspaper articles related to the history of the Painters' Union, local 205 and Amalgamated Glass Workers, Local 33. 1900-1915.Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.4 Jurisdictional Trade Union Agreements for International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1920-1993.Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.5 International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, General Convention, December 11-15, 1989.General Officers' Report and Souvenir Programme.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 205. (Hamilton, Ont.) Eighth accrual (26-2002).
Box 7
F. 6 Collective Agreement (Working Rules) 2001-2004
Collective Agreement (Drywall Finishers) 2001-2003
Collective Agreement (Glaziers) 2001-2003
F. 7 Retirement pamphlet for Fred Farkas 28 Nov. 2001.
