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Guide to the Constantino Pietrini Collection of Longshoremen Union Material BHC-MSS 0191
Summary Information
- Repository:
- Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library
- Creator:
- Pietrini, Constantino
- Title:
- Constantino Pietrini Collection of Longshoremen Union Material
- ID:
- BHC-MSS 0191
- Date [inclusive]:
- 1945-1959
- Physical Description:
- .5 Linear Feet Shares housing with BHC-MSS 0190
- Language of the Material:
- English .
- Abstract:
- This collection, belonging to the International Brotherhood of Longshoreman local 1398 member Constantino Pietrini, features select agreements and contracts negotiated by the union and earlier material from the Seafarers International Union strike.
Preferred Citation
Constantino Pietrini Collection of Longshoremen Union Material (BHC-MSS 0191), Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library.
Biographical / Historical
Constantino Pietrini was a longshoreman, and a part of the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen local 1398 (Shelton, CT.) The group was organized out of Bridgeport and worked the city harbors following the Second World War.
Scope and Contents
Material features sample of International Brotherhood of Longshoremen's union material including agreements and newspaper clippings of activity from the 1940s and 1950s.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged chronologically and provides a snapshot of union activity in the late 1940s and into the 1950s.
Administrative Information
Publication Statement
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library
Bridgeport History CenterBridgeport Public Library925 Broad StreetBridgeport, CT 06604Business Number: 203-576-7400 (Extension: #7)URL: https://bportlibrary.org/hc/
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1978.89, gift of Constantino Pietrini
Collection Inventory
Detailed box/folder list | |||
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Title/Description | Instances | ||
Leafelets from Seafarers International Union strike, 1945 | |||
Box 1 | folder 6 | ||
International Brotherhood of Longshoremen, General cargo agreement, 1956 | |||
Box 1 | folder 7 | ||
International Brotherhood of Longshoremen, proceedings of national convention, 1945 | |||
Box 1 | folder 8 | ||
International Brotherhood of Longshoremen, constitution and rules of order, 1959 | |||
Box 1 | folder 9 | ||
Clippings, 1946-1950 | |||
Box 1 | folder 10-11 | ||