Leo Ranco Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000945
Scope and Content
The papers of Mr. Ranco consist primarily of announcements, clippings, correspondence, and flyers relating to union elections and factionalism within Teamsters Local 938, Toronto, Ontario.
Contents: 1. Flyers: various dates and undated 2. Notes, petitions, correspondence, court order (Direct Winters v. Barker et al), articles, telegrams: 1964-1976 3. Clippings: various dates and undated 4. Program for 19th Convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 1966; Teamsters Local 880 Executive Board and Staff Report, 1966
Contents: 1. Flyers: various dates and undated 2. Notes, petitions, correspondence, court order (Direct Winters v. Barker et al), articles, telegrams: 1964-1976 3. Clippings: various dates and undated 4. Program for 19th Convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 1966; Teamsters Local 880 Executive Board and Staff Report, 1966
Dates
- 1961 - 1979
Creator
- Ranco, Leo (Person)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.
History
Leo Ranco worked at the Direct Winters Company in Toronto, Ontario, and was a long-time member of Teamsters Local 938, Toronto, Canada. He served as a shop steward for a number of years and as a Trustee on the Executive Board of Local 938. He subsequently became active in the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (T.D.U.), a dissident faction in the Teamsters Union.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 MB)
Abstract
Leo Ranco served as a shop steward and as a Trustee on the Executive Board of Teamsters Local 938 (Toronto, Ontario), and subsequently served in the dissident Teamsters faction, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union. Mr. Ranco’s papers relate to union elections and factionalism within Local 938.
Arrangement
Materials arranged in 4 folders.
Acquisition
The papers of Leo Ranco were placed in the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in August of 1979 and October of 1979 by Ray Kuszelewski, and were opened for research in April of 1992.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Walter P. Reuther Library in April, 1992.
Creator
- Ranco, Leo (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Leo Ranco Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Walter P. Reuther Library.
- Date
- 1992-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
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