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Donald Swait fonds [textual record, graphic material, moving images]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1947-1982.

Reference:

R1519-0-X-E, MG30-A119

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101725

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Donald Swait fonds
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Record information – Details
Fonds includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1947-1982.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

70 cm of textual records.
24 photographs 14 b&w; 10 col.
3 film reels (24 min).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, legal papers, memorabilia, print matter, and other material concerning the Seafarers International Union of Canada (SIU) and Donald Swait's membership and career in that union, including such topics as elections, conventions, submissions to government, internal investigations of SIU representatives, executive board meetings, litigation, and SIU officers Hal Banks and Leonard J. McLaughlin, n.d., 1949-1982; general subject files containing correspondence, notes, print matter, and other material relating to the Association of Lake Carriers, other maritime transportation unions, the Board of Trustees of the Maritime Transportation Unions, Upper Lakes Shipping Company, and other topics, 1947-1971; and a membership book and other memorabilia of Swait's membership in the Canadian Seamen's Union, 1947-1949.

Fonds contains photographs pertaining to the SIU (1951-ca. 1967).

Fonds also contains amateur film footage taken by Swait of SIU activities.

Provenance:

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Swait, Donald, b. 1928

Biography/Administrative history:

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Swait, Donald, b. 1928 : Donald Swait, sailor and trade unionist, was born in Toronto in 1928. He attended Bloor Collegiate before becoming a merchant seaman in 1946. He was a member of the Canadian Seamen's Union from 1947 until 1949, when he joined the Seafarers International Union (SIU). In 1953, he joined the SIU staff and served in a number of positions including despatcher and executive board member, before becoming Secretary-Treasurer in 1961. In 1972, Swait left the SIU to become the Director of Organizing for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and later served as a representative of the Canadian Conference of Teamsters in Toronto.

Finding aid:

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Textual records: (Paper) Finding aid is a list of files in containers 1 to 5. MSS1622

Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid: starts at volume 3 file 10 to volume 5. MSS1622
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000278.pdf

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General note:

Records received in 1985 and 1986 from Donald Swait of Mississauga, Ont.
Subject heading:

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Seafarers International Union of Canada - Records and correspondence, 1949-1971

Association of Lake Carriers - Records and correspondence, 1947-1967

Canadian Maritime Union - Records and correspondence, 1947-1967

Maritime Transportation Unions Board of Trustees - Records and correspondence, 1947-1967

Upper Lakes Shipping Company - Records and correspondence, 1947-1967

Trade-unions - Records and correspondence, 1947-1967

Trade-union meetings - Canada, [1947-1980]

Seafarers International Union of Canada - Meetings, [1947-1980]

Hal Banks - Correspondence, 1949-1971

L.J. McLaughlin - Correspondence, 1949-1971

Donald Swait - Correspondence, 1949-1971
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1986-180 NPC
1986/0539
MG30-A119

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-A119
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000363.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Finding aid box [FA 1622] 125

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation18 Restricted]
Moving images: Access requires the written permission of Donald Swait.

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Photographs: Copyright by individual photographers. Credit name of photographer / Donald Swait fonds / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number
Moving images: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holder and the written permission of the donor.

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