The records of the Western Massachusetts locals and district councils of the UBCJA documents the rise of unionization among carpenters in the Connecticut River Valley since the 1880s. This collection represents a merger of separate accessions for the District Councils in Springfield (MS 110), the Pioneer Valley (MS 231), and Holyoke (MS 108), along with post-merger records for Local 108. In general, each has been maintained as a distinct series.
Collection includes statutes and by-laws, minutes, administrative records, correspondence, financial records and receipts, scholarship records, publications, records of programs and events, and artifacts and ephemera.
Madeleine Giguère's certificate of attendance to the NSA Chautauqua-Type Short Courses for College Teachers from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The program was administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Madeleine Giguère was given the honorary degree doctor of humane letters from Rhode Island College. The degree is signed by Albert E. Carlotti, Chairman of the Board of Regents for Education, and David E. Sweet, President of Rhode Island College.
Certificate from Forum Francophone des Affaires (FFA-USA) welcoming Madeleine Giguère as a founding member. Signed by Séverin M. Béliveau, Esq., President of the Board of Directors of FFA-USA and Elizabeth L. Dodge, CPA, Executive Director of FFA-USA.
Certificate of appreciation from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to Madeleine Giguère commending her contributions to the study of Acadian culture and traditions for the Acadian Culture Survey Project.
Ursula Lazarus Citation awarded to Giguère from the College of New Rochelle commending her furthering Ursuline education.
Also included are biographies of the Ursula Lazarus Citation recipients of 1987.
