The Amalgamated Transit Union was founded in 1892 as the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees. The Providence, Rhode Island Division 618 was founded in 1913. The ATU represents transit workers across the United States and Canada, including bus drivers and railway employees. Both Scott Molloy and his grandfather, Henry W. Molloy, were active members of the union.
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Amalgamated Transit Union. Division 618 (Providence, R.I.) , Mss. Gr. 233, University of Rhode Island.
The Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 618 (Providence, R.I) collection includes some of Division 618's earliest materials when it was founded in 1913. A bulk of the collection deals with the time period when Scott Molloy, professor of labor history at the University of Rhode Island, worked for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.
The collection is arranged in one series as follows:
The collection was given to Special Collections in July of 2009 in an unrestricted deed of gift by Scott Molloy. Scott received some of the material from his grandfather, Henry W. Molloy, who had also been a member of Division 618. Scott Molloy also collected Division 618 documents and ephemera over time as both a member of the union and as a collector.
The Subject Files series contains a variety of materials related to the activities of the ATU. The materials include reports, business records, newsletters and fliers, meeting minutes, correspondence, receipts, and voting ballots.