- Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books
- David Yorke labour history collection
David Yorke labour history collection
collectionc. 1860 - 2010MsC-222
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- Held by
- Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books via Simon Fraser University Archives & Special Collections
- Dates
- c. 1860 - 2010 (indexed as 1860–2010)
- Level
- collection
- Extent
- ca. 20 000 items
- Scope & content
- Collection includes artefacts, textual records, and photographs that document labour history in British Columbia, across Canada, and internationally. Types of artefacts include ribbons, membership and memorial pins, dues buttons, delegate badges, and medals. Textual records include copies of collective bargaining agreements, shop cards, and union constitutions and bylaws. These materials document this history of Canadian and international labour organizations, including the International Typographical Union (the earliest to organize in North America), United Auto Workers, bricklayers, painters, metalworkers, and many others.
- Location
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- Subjects
- Labour; Industries; Organizations
- Genre / form
- Artefacts; Textual records; Photographic materials
- Access & use
- This fonds has not yet been processed. Restrictions on access may apply; please consult reading room staff or email scrb@sfu.ca for assistance.
- Harvested
- 2026-10-15T15:05:02Z · source datestamp n/a · ead