The bulk of the records of the Kenosha Union Label Council are those kept by Frank R. Stella in his capacity as secretary and treasurer. They are arranged in three series: Correspondence and Communications from National Unions; Minutes and Records; and Union Label Directories.
In the CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM NATIONAL UNIONS series one folder contains the Charter of Affiliation with the Union Trades Department of the AFL, February 11, 1937 and copies of the Department's constitutions, 1909, 1934, and 1955, its Official Directory, 1964-1965, and a list of products from the Ladies Auxiliary of the Union Label Department. Two folders of correspondence, 1937-1967, contain letters from the Union Label Trades Department, a list of union-made products from various unions throughout the United States, information on strikes and boycotts, and a letter (April 14, 1967) from U.S. Congressman Henry C. Schadeberg to Stella congratulating him on his career and active participation in the Union Label Council. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically. An additional folder of correspondence, printed material, and dues receipts, 1950-1969, is arranged chronologically.
MINUTES AND RECORDS consists of minutes of business meetings, 1936-l968; treasurer's cash books, 1939-1945 and 1954-1970, listing receipts and expenditures; one treasurer's record book, 1939-1945, listing receipts only; delegate and attendance records, 1937-1949; delegate credentials containing certificates from local unions for their delegates to the League, 1936-1959; and miscellaneous papers, 1938-1968. The latter includes auditing reports, 1937-1941; a contract of the Kenosha Federation of Musicians, November 17, 1946; annual financial reports, 1962 and 1965-1967; a list of members of the Shop Card Committee, 1959; an undated list of receipts; posters, publicity materials, and clippings; and minutes from the Wisconsin AFL-CIO convention, October 7, 1968.
The UNION LABEL DIRECTORIES file contains a collection of the Kenosha Union Label Directories and Purchasing Guides, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959, and 1961 to 1970.
