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Series I: Hartford Typographical Union, undated, 1933-1978
Roger Borrup Papers
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Borrup, Roger. |
| Title: | Roger Borrup Papers. |
| Dates: | undated, 1933-1986. |
| Quantity: | 6 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS19840023 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | Born in 1913 in Plainville, New Jersey, Roger Borrup worked for the Hartford Times as a printer and typesetter for 44 years until his retirement in 1975. A long-time member of the Hartford Typographical Union, No. 127, Borrup was also the co-founder, incorporator and trustee of the Connecticut Electric Railway Association. Roger Borrup died 9 September 1987 at the age of 74. |
Biography
Born in 1913 in Plainville, New Jersey, Roger Borrup worked for the Hartford Times as a printer and typesetter for 44 years until his retirement in 1975. A long-time member of the Hartford Typographical Union, No. 127, and completed many of the Union training programs. Borrup became the first secretary of the Hartford Typographical Union before its merger with the Central Connecticut Typographical Union.
Borrup was also the co-founder, incorporator and trustee of the Connecticut Electric Railway Association, Inc., which operates the Warehouse Point Trolley Museum in East Windsor, CT. For more than 50 years he was a member of the National Railway Historical Society, the Seashore Trolley Museum, the Mystic Valley Railway Society and the Railroad Enthusiasts, Inc. His interest in railway travel extended to the editing and publishing of over 80 transportation bulletins, the first having been printed in 1940.
Roger Borrup died 9 September 1987 at the age of 74.
The Hartford Typographical Union, No. 127 was organized in 1864. It represented workers in the areas of design, composition mechanical, color separation, photography, stripping, platemaking, and printing. The Hartford Typographical Union merged with the Central Connecticut Typographical Union, No. 679, in 1977.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of Union related training manuals, instructions, tests, certificates and rule books in addition to a Hartford Typographical Union type set. The papers also include legal records and publications for the Union, periodicals and a small collection of materials relating to railway travel. The bulk of the materials date from the late 1960s through the late 1970s.
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Arrangement
Series I: Hartford Typographical Union (undated, 1933-1978).
Series II: Periodicals (1951-1986).
Series III: Railways (1985).
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of Connecticut labor and railroad materials. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Administrative Information
Custodial History
The papers were donated to the University of Connecticut Foundation on 1 March 1985.
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Roger Borrup Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center,University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
The papers were transferred by the University of Connecticut Foundation in 1985.
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Hartford Typographical Union, undated, 1933-1978 | |||||||||||
| Subseries A: Personal File, undated | |||||||||||
| 1:1 | ITU tests, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:2 | ITU lessons in printing, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:3 | Certificates, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:4 | ITU rule books, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:5 | Training manuals, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:6 | Instructions, undated | ||||||||||
| Subseries B: Printing type, undated | |||||||||||
| 1 | Type | ||||||||||
| Subseries C: Secretary's Records, 1933-1978 | |||||||||||
| 1:8 | Account book—dues, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 1:9-10 | Address lists, 1971-1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:11 | Agreement--Hartford Typographical Union and Hartford Times, 1974-1975 | ||||||||||
| 1:12 | Appeals—Hearings and arbitrations, 1962-1970 | ||||||||||
| 1:13 | Connecticut State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, 1975-1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:14 | Contracts and Bylaws | ||||||||||
| 1:14 | Hartford Times, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 1:15 | Ace, Wolf and Bond Printing | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| 1:16 | Copies, 1975-1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:17 | Hartford Times, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 1:18 | ITU, 1976-1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:19 | New England Allied Printing Trades Association, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:20 | New England Conference of Typographical Unions, 1975-1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:21 | Union Labor Life Insurance Company, 1969-1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:22 | Employer Contribution Returns, 1972-1976 | ||||||||||
| 1:23 | Executive Board Appeals, 1964-1965 | ||||||||||
| ITU | |||||||||||
| 1:24 | Affiliation News Bulletin, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:25 | Book of Laws, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:26 | Contract Sample, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:27 | Documents, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:28 | Negotiation Newsletter, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:29 | Negotiated Pension plan revision, 1971, 1974 | ||||||||||
| 1:30 | Newsletters, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:31 | Secretary's manual, 1975, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:32 | Traveling cards, 1966-1977 | ||||||||||
| 1:33 | Local Voting and Ballots, 1972-1977 | ||||||||||
| 1:34 | Membership dues cards, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:35 | Meeting notices, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 1:36 | Meeting notices and minutes, 1965-1977 | ||||||||||
| 1:37 | Mortuary Benefit applications, 1975-1978 | ||||||||||
| 2:38 | Negotiated pension plan receipts, undated | ||||||||||
| 2:39 | Negotiating Committee reports, 1976 | ||||||||||
| Passbook | |||||||||||
| 2:40 | State Savings Bank, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 2:41 | Travelers Bank and Trust Company, 1933-1943 | ||||||||||
| 2:42 | Pension roll reports, 1974-1976 | ||||||||||
| 2:43 | Registration numbers Local 127, undated | ||||||||||
| 2:44 | Remittance Statements to ITU, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Series II: Periodicals, 1951-1986 | |||||||||||
| 2:45 | 44th Annual Conference of New England Typographical Unions, 1956 | ||||||||||
| ITU Review | |||||||||||
| 2:46 | v. 27, #10, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 2:47 | v. 28, #3-4, 6-9, 12, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 2:48 | v. 29, #1-4, 6-9, 1986 | ||||||||||
| The Typographical Journal | |||||||||||
| 2:49 | v. 118-119, 1951 | ||||||||||
| 2:50 | v. 120-121, 1952 | ||||||||||
| 2:51 | v. 122-123, 1953 | ||||||||||
| 2:52 | v. 124-125, 1954 | ||||||||||
| 2:53 | v. 126-127, 1955 | ||||||||||
| 2:54 | v. 128, #2, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 2:55 | v. 130-131, 1957 | ||||||||||
| 3:56 | v. 132-133, 1958 | ||||||||||
| 3:57 | v. 134-135, 1959 | ||||||||||
| 3:58 | v. 136, #3, 5, 6, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 3:59 | v. 137, #1-5, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 3:60 | v. 138, #1-6, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 3:61 | v. 139, #1-6, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 3:62 | v. 140, #1-4, 6, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 3:63 | v. 141, #1-6, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 3:64 | v. 142, 1963 January, March - July | ||||||||||
| 3:65 | v. 144-145, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 3:66 | v. 146-147, 1965 | ||||||||||
| 3:67 | v. 148, 1966 February - April, June - December | ||||||||||
| 3:68 | v. 150, 1967 January | ||||||||||
| 3:69 | v. 154, 1969 February | ||||||||||
| 3:70 | v. 184, 1984 June, October, December | ||||||||||
| 3:71 | v. 186, 1985 June - October | ||||||||||
| 3:72 | v. 188, 1986 January - May, July - September | ||||||||||
| Series III: Railways, undated, 1985 | |||||||||||
| 3:73 | Connecticut Electric Railway, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:74 | Connecticut...Helicopter portraits, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:75 | Correspondence, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:76 | Interstate Street Railway, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:77 | Transportation Bulletin, #77, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:78 | Trolleygrams, v. 3A, #1, undated | ||||||||||
| Trolley Days in Connecticut | |||||||||||
| 3:79 | v. 1, #1-4, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:80 | v. 2, #1-3, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:81 | v. 3, #1-4, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:82 | Trolley Days in Florida, #1, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 3:83 | Trolley Days in Vermont, v. 1 #1, undated | ||||||||||
| 3:84 | Trolley Days in Western Massachusetts, v. 1 #2-3, undated | ||||||||||