Hosea Bush and members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
1.5 linear feet and four rolls of microfilm
A1989-035
1890-1945 (unknown)
Hosea Bush was a brakeman and conductor for Missouri Pacific Railroad from 1941 until retiring in 1984. He served as the Secretary and Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of America, a Black union from the 1950s to the 1970s. Bush was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of St. Paul AME Church. He served his country, church and his union and worked for the betterment of his Black union members. Hosea Bush was a married man and had a family in Kingsville, Texas. He died on October 14, 1989 in a Houston Hospital.
Included in this collection of union records are the 1947 Constitution, the Union Code of Operating Rules, Agreements, and Grievances of members, correspondence concerning the Job Benefit Fund, strike benefit payments, membership dues, and insurance matters. Timetables of the railroad dating from 1950s to 1970s are includes along with reports on derailments and personal accidents.
Series I: Union Business Sub-Series A: Agreements Sub-Series B: Petitions Sub-Series C: General Grievances Sub-Series D: Quarterly Reports Series II: Correspondence Series III: Investigations Sub-Series A: Personal Injuries Sub-Series B: Car Derailments Series IV: Administrative Materials Sub-Series A: Constitution Sub-Series B: Membership Lists Sub-Series B: Job Descriptions Sub-Series C: Announcements Sub-Series D: Reports of Activities Sub-Series E: Financial Information Series V: Publications Series VI: Election Information Series VII: Microfilm
South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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Hosea Bush Collection, A1989—035.XXXX South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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A1989-035 was a gift from Hosea Bush on July 18, 1989. He passed away in October of the same year.
Toni L. Nagel processed the collection in 1989, Soumitra Bhosale entered records into the database, Lori Atkins created the finding aid and the EAD document, Daniel Thacker uploaded the records to the STA website in 2018.