Constantino Pietrini Collection of Longshoremen Union Material

Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

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.

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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.

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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.

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Arrangement

Collection is arranged chronologically and provides a snapshot of union activity in the late 1940s and into the 1950s.

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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

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Labor unions.
  • International Brotherhood of Longshoreman

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Collection Inventory

Detailed box/folder list

Title/DescriptionInstances
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

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