San Francisco Labor Council Executive Director records
Scope and Contents
These materials were collected during the tenure of the San Francisco Labor Council Executive Director Tim Paulson. They contain administrative records, materials from labor and community campaigns, election fliers and candidate questionnaires, and Paulson's calendars and hand-written notes. There are also materials from events and meetings (fliers, agendas, workshop materials) and newspapers covering labor issues.
Dates
- 1968-2018
- Majority of material found in 2005-2018
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Biographical / Historical
The San Francisco Labor Council was organized in 1892 and received its charter from the American Federation of Labor in May of 1893. In 1958 it merged with the San Francisco Congress of Industrial Organizations' Industrial Union Council.
Tim Paulson was a journeyman tilesetter who served in several labor organizations. He served as executive director of San Francisco Labor Council from 2004 to 2018.
Extent
13.36 Cubic Feet (9 cartons, 3 oversize manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These materials were collected during the tenure of the San Francisco Labor Council Executive Director Tim Paulson. They contain administrative records, materials from labor and community campaigns, election fliers and candidate questionnaires, and Paulson's calendars and hand-written notes. There are also materials from events and meetings (fliers, agendas, workshop materials) and newspapers covering labor issues.
Arrangement
This collection in arranged in six series. Series 1: Administrative Records; Series 2: Campaigns; Series 3: Elections; Series 4: Executive Director Papers; Series 5: Events and Meetings, and Series 6: Newspapers.
Location
Materials are stored offsite; requires advance notice.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Tim Paulson in 2015, accession number 2015/027.
Processing Information
Processed by Eva Martinez in 2023.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the San Francisco Labor Council Executive Director Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Eva Martinez
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu