| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 2655 |
| Title | Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers (Aberdeen District) |
| Date | 1892 - 1950s |
| Extent | 22 volumes, 2 files and 7 reels of microfilms (0.95 linear metres) |
| Creator Name | Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers (Aberdeen district: Building, Polishers', Monumental, and Monumental Polishers' and Toolsmiths' branches) (fl 1942 - 1972)
Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland (Aberdeen) (1921 - 1942)
United Operative Masons' and Granite Cutters' Union (Aberdeen) (1896 - 1921)
Aberdeen Operative Masons' and Stonecutters' Society (1888 - 1896) |
| Administrative History | The Aberdeen Operative Masons' and Stonecutters' Society was established in 1888. It amalgamated with the United Operative Masons' and Granite Workers' Union in 1896, forming the United Operative Masons' and Granite Cutters' Union. In 1921, the United Operative Masons' and Granite Cutters' Union joined with the Scottish Amalgamated Society of Tile Fixers, Marble Workers and Fireplace Builders, and the Associated Paviors' Federal Union, to form the Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland. This became part of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers in April 1942; and by 1972, had joined the newly-created Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians.
Further information about the development of the trade union movement and the history of individual trade unions in Aberdeen can be found in William Diack's 'History of the Trades Council and the Trade Union Movement in Aberdeen' (Aberdeen: Aberdeen Trades Council, 1939), and in Kenneth D. Buckley's 'Trade Unionism in Aberdeen 1870 - 1900' (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1955). Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan's 'Historical Directory of Trade Unions', 4 volumes (Aldershot: Gower, 1980 - 1984) also contains useful information about the development of individual unions, at both the national and local level. Summarised details from each of these sources has been used in compiling this collection level description. |
| Source | Deposited in the University in February 1968 and May 1972 by D. W. Craig, District Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers, Aberdeen. The 1968 deposit comprised original copies of the union's printed journal, 'The Operative Masons' and Granite Cutters' Journal' and microfilm copies of its institutional records. The institutional records were to be deposited in the head office of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers in London, with a microfilm copy held locally. In the end, the records remained in Aberdeen, and in 1972 they were deposited in the University. |
| Description | Minutes: central council and committees, 1892 - 1921; Building branch, 1896 - 1921; Polishers' branch, 1916 - 1948; Monumental branch, 1936 - 1946; 'The Operative Masons' and Granite Cutters' Journal', 1901 - 1910; printed papers, including rule books, annual reports, local bylaws and agreements, 1899 - 1929.
[Also additional deposit (ACC 80): Members Register (c.1962-1965), Elgin, Buckie, Keith and Inverurie branches (includes correspondence); Minute book (1948-1957), Aberdeen No. 3 branch (Committee and branch meetings with details of Aberdeen Granite Polishers Social Fund at end of volume); Minute book (1943-1945); Minute book, Scottish Amalgamated Society of Tile Fixers, Marble Workers and Fireplace Builders, 1939-1942.] |
| Arrangement | Arranged by record type, and chronologically therein. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the University Archivist and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | No physical conditions affecting use of collection. |