Source: UBC Library Manuscript Collection
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Canadian Merchant Service Guild fonds. - 1917-1967.
80 cm of textual records.
The Canadian Merchant Service Guild was founded in Vancouver in 1917 as the Shipmate's and Officer's Association of Canada. In 1919 the association became incorporated as a national union bearing the name Canadian Merchant Service
Guild. Between 1919 and 1965, mergers with other marine unions increased the size and jurisdictions of the Guild. In 1965 the revised by-laws of the C.M.S.G. formally established the division of the union into Eastern and Western Branches. Henceforth, the Guild as a single unit ceased to exist.
The fonds consists of minute books of the Guild from 1917 to 1967. The first monthly report of the Guild (March 1918) is included in the first minute book. Minutes of the Western Branch for 1966 and 1967 are also included.
RESTRICTIONS: Permission required from Guild office for access to minute books after 1965. Inventory available.
Source: CMSG Manuscipts at
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Western Branch of the Canadian Merchant Service Guild fonds . - 1918-1977.
12 m of textual records.
The Western Branch of the Canadian Merchant Service Guild was established in Vancouver in 1965. The Branch represents deck officers and engineers working on the ferries, towboats, and ships of the B.C. coast, the interior lakes and the MacKenzie River system.
The fonds consists of records reflecting the activities of the Guild as representative of seamen working on the west coast, hiring agency, collective bargaining body, and lobby group. The fonds includes minutes of Guild meetings, an extensive group of subject files, business records, and personal office files of Guild officers reflect the organization's active involvement in marine education, safety regulation development, marine standards, and open representation.
RESTRICTIONS: Materials relating to the 1970 strike restricted without permission from Guild office. Inventory available.