Andrew Placente papers on the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 (Chicago, Ill.), 1911-1975, bulk 1940-1975

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Gift of the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 (accession #: M1960.0262, accession #: M1976.0031).

Andrew Placente papers on the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

Constitutions, by-laws, meeting minutes, membership lists, correspondence, election material, grievances and other items concerning Andrew Placente's work with the Chicago Typographical Union, the International Typographical Union, and the Illinois Typographical Conference. Includes two histories of the ITU, a centennial history of the CTU, and a history of the Woodruff Randolph Training Center.

Andrew Placente was a union member and activist who joined Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 (CTU) in 1941. He ran for CTU president in 1963 on the Chicago Progressives Club platform and was active in the Illinois Typographical Conference throughout his working career. CTU is Local 16 of the International Typographical Union.

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the August Sallas papers on the Chicago Typographical Union; the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 records, and publications by and about the CTU.

• Subject
  • Labor leaders--Illinois--Chicago--20th century
  • Newspaper publishing--Illinois--Chicago--20th century
  • Printers--Illinois--Chicago--20th century
  • Printing industry--Employees--Labor unions--Illinois--Chicago
  • Printing industry--Vocational guidance--Illinois--Chicago
  • Publishers and publishing--Illinois--Chicago--20th century
• Names
  • Placente, Andrew M., 1908-1976--Archives
  • International Typographical Union. Local 16 (Chicago, Ill.)--Archives
  • Woodruff Randolph Training Center
  • International Typographical Union
  • Illinois Typographical Conference
  • Illinois Typographical Conference. Women's Auxiliary
• Geographic CoverageChicago (Ill.)--Economic conditions--20th century

The collection is arranged in three series.

Series 1. Union operations, 1936-1975 (box 1-3)

Series 1 contains the union's constitutions, by-laws, contracts, rules, meeting minutes, election campaign materials, membership lists, and accounts of grievances.

Series 2. Union conferences, 1958-1966 (box 3-4)

Series 2 provides correspondence and proceedings of the Illinois Typographical Conference, its Women's Auxiliary, and other meetings of regional typographical organizations.

Series 3. Miscellaneous materials, 1911-1973 (box 4)

Series 3 covers union related topics including histories of the International Typographical Union published for its 1934 and 1950 conventions, a CTU No. 16 centennial souvenir book published in 1952, an account of the Woodruff Randolph Training Center (1973), and other pamphlets, newsletters, and flyers.