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Frank Quaife fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1945-1983].

Reference:

R5470-0-4-E, MG31-B44

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101814

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Frank Quaife fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

[ca. 1945-1983].

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

60 cm of textual records.
7 photographs : b&w and col.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of case files of correspondence, notes, briefs, and decisions of arbitration boards, and relating to Quaife's work as an arbitrator for the Canadian Paperworkers Union, the Sheet Metal Workers International Association and other unions mainly in Eastern Ontario; general files relating to the Kingston and District Labour Council, the office and Professional Employees Union, the Sheet Metal Workers International Association and CLC shop steward training courses.

The fonds also includes photographic material depicting the following: Toronto District Labour Council welcoming Executive Council American federation of Labour, 1949; Central Canada Conference of Federation Labour Union's, AFL, Toronto, 1954; United Steelworkers, Negociating Committee, general steelwares, Toronto, 1940's, Domtar packaging activities, Trenton, Ontario, 1981. Photos are by Goodhall's Photographers, Webb Photo Service, Panoramic Canada Company, and Bison Studio.

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Quaife, Frank, 1911-1984

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Canadian Labour Congress

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Quaife, Frank, 1911-1984 : Frank Quaife, labour leader, was born in England and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1920 and in 1924 began his apprenticeship as a sheet metal worker in Toronto. During the early 1940s, Quaife worked in the General Steelwares plant in Toronto and was part of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee (SWOC) drive to organize the factory. Quaife became a fulltime organizer for SWOC and in 1944 moved to London, Ont. where he was active in organizing steelworkers in that area. In February 1947, Quaife became an organizer for the American Federation of Labor, and in 1956 became an employee of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).

Moving to Kingston in 1956, Quaife became the CLC representative for Eastern Ontario. Quaife also served as an officer of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 269 in Kingston from 1958 until 1975. In 1972, Quaife was appointed to the Board of Governors of St. Lawrence College, a position he held until his death in 1984.

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Textual records (Electronic) This finding aid describes volumes 1 to 3 at the file level. MSS1525 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003696.pdf

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General note:

Received in 1985 from Mrs. Ruth Quaife of Kingston, Ont.
Subject heading:

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Labour leaders - Canada, 1956-1983 Canadian Paperworks Union, 1970-1983

Trade-unions - Canada, 1956-1983 Sheet Metal Workers International Associations, 1970-1982

Trade-unions - Law and legislation - Canada, 1970-1982 Kingston and District Labour Council, 1956-1983

Trade-unions - Local unions, 1956-1983 Office and Professional Employees Union, 1965-1963

Labour - archival fonds
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1985-099 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-B44
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1525] 118

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [QUAIFE, FRANK 1985-099] SC 0474

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use or reproductions. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old; copyright expired on items greater than 50 years old.

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