Donald H. Shelton Papers 1907, 1956-2006

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Donald H. Shelton Papers 1907, 1956-2006

MSS-352


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Shelton, Donald H., 1940-
Title:	Donald H. Shelton Papers
Inclusive Dates:	1907, 1956-2006
Quantity:	19 Boxes (10.33 Linear Feet)
Abstract:	This collection contains personal papers, minutes, agendas, membership lists, correspondence, conference materials, newspaper and journal articles, newsletters, interviews, and video and audio tapes documenting Don Shelton's work at Magma Copper Company between 1965 and 1998. Of particular interest are the materials documenting changes in the company and local unions at both of Magma's branches (San Manuel and Pinto Valley).
Identification:	MSS-352
Language:	Material in English
Repository:	Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

Don Shelton was born on August 31, 1940 in Tucson, Arizona. He joined the Air Force 1959 and became a mechanic for jet fighters. After being honorably discharged in 1963, Shelton returned to Tucson and started working a variety of different jobs. By the end of 1964, the unsteady work drove him to apply at the San Manuel branch of Magma Copper Company. He started work on January 15, 1965. His first position with Magma was as an underground chute tapper. He transferred to pipe-fitter in June of 1965. While Shelton worked with the pipe-fitters, he met the current Union President, Eddy Jackson. After being unfairly transferred back to chute tapper, the union helped Shelton return to the pipe-fitter position.

As a result of his positive interaction with the union, Shelton became pro-union and began serving as a grievance man for Magma's pipe-fitters section. By 1967, Shelton had become the Vice-President of the Mine-Mill Union. Shelton was President of the union when women started working at the mine and he supported the female employees' presence, cautioning male workers against harassing female co-workers and refusing to support male workers accused of mistreating female coworkers. Shelton also worked to make Magma pay disability pensions owed to their workers and was successful in at least one case. During the merger of the United Steelworkers of America and the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, Shelton served as union officer. He also served as President of the USWA's Local #937 from 1982 to 1991.

Shelton became a board member of the AFL-CIO in 1979, served as President of the Board from 1987 to 1989, and stepped down in 1989. Shelton was an important part of the 1989 change in management at Magma that established the Joint Union-Managment Cooperation Council (JUMCC). Although it took time for both Magma and the unions to recognize that working together would work, the JUMCC changed the atmosphere at Magma, helping to raise profits and stocks in the company and to decrease costs of business and production. Shelton retired from the mine in January of 1998.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains personal papers, minutes, agendas, membership lists, correspondence, conference materials, newspaper and journal articles, newsletters, interviews, and video and audio tapes documenting Don Shelton's work at Magma Copper Company between 1965 and 1998. In addition to Shelton's personal papers, which document the unions he was involved with, the collection houses materials produced by Magma Copper Company that show the corporation's perspective. Some items were given to Shelton prior to his arrival at Magma, including historical printings about mining and policy information.

Arrangement

This collection consists of eighteen boxes divided into three series:

Series I: Don Shelton Personal Papers

Sub-Series A: Interviews

Sub-Series B: Materials

Sub-Series C: Bargaining Notebooks

Sub-Series D: Correspondence

Sub-Series E: Training

Sub-Series F: Other Papers

Sub-Series G: Don's Notes

Series II: Magma Copper Company

Sub-Series A: Company Information

Sub-Series B: Internal Workings

Sub-Series C: Magma-Union Settlements

Sub-Series D: Printed Agreements

Sub-Series E: Presentations

Sub-Series F: San Manuel

Sub-Series G: Unions General Information

Sub-Series H: Articles on Magma, Mining, and Unions

Sub-Series I: Union Education

Sub-Series J: Voice of Magma

Sub-Series K: Union Newsletters

Sub-Series L: Non-Steelworker Unions

Sub-Series M: United Steelworkers of America

Sub-Series N: Joint Union Management Cooperation Committee (JUMCC)

Sub-Series O: Broken Hill Proprietary Company

Series III: Media

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Related Material

Separated Materials

A plaque produced by the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Local #586 in Miami, Arizona was removed to the Arizona Artifacts Collection.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Shelton, Donald H., 1940-

Corporate Name(s)

United Steelworkers of America. Local 586 (Pinto Valley, Ariz.)

AFL-CIO

Broken Hill Proprietary Company

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Local 2181 (San Manuel, Ariz.)

International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America. Local 187 (Pinto Valley)

International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America. Local 337 (San Manuel, Ariz.)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 2223 (San Manuel, Ariz.)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 518 (Pinto Valley, Ariz.)

International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 104 (San Manuel and Pinto Valley, Ariz.)

International Union of Operating Engineers. Local Union 428 (Pinto Valley, Ariz.)

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 596 (San Manuel, Ariz.)

Joint Union-Management Cooperation Committee

Magma Copper Company

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 1914 (Pinto Valley, Ariz.)

United States. Subversive Activities Control Board

United Steelworkers of America. Local 987 (San Manuel, Ariz.)

Subject(s)

Copper mines and mining -- Arizona

Gain sharing -- Arizona

Pipe fitters -- Arizona

Underground chute tappers -- Arizona

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Donald H. Shelton Papers, MSS-352, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

Don Shelton donated these papers to the Arizona Collection in 2010 (Accession #2010-04428).

Container List


Series I: Don Shelton Personal Papers

	Sub-Series A: Interviews
Box	Folder
1	1	Interview (Original)
1	2	Interview (Version 2)
1	3	Interview (Version 3)

	Sub-Series B: Materials
Box	Folder
1	4	Resume
1	5	Writings by Shelton
1	6	Business Travel for Company: Expense Reports
1	7	Business Travel for Union #184: Expense Reports
1	8	Information on Innovation in Workplaces
1	9	Scottsdale II Attendee Lists

		Photographs
Box	Folder
2	11	Training for Union Leadership
2	10	Photographs

	Sub-Series C: Bargaining Notebooks
Box	Folder
1	10	Bargaining Notebook 1986 (1 of 2)
Box	Folder
2	1	Bargaining Notebook 1986 (2 of 2)
2	2	Bargaining Notebook 1996
2	3	Bargaining Notebook 1997

	Sub-Series D: Correspondence
Box	Folder
2	4	Correspondence from Shelton
2	5	Correspondence to Shelton
2	6	Correspondence with Unions
2	7	Correspondence with Outside Companies
2	8	Correspondence with Magma
2	9	Correspondence with BHP

	Sub-Series E: Training
Box	Folder
2	11	Training for Union Leadership
2	12	Training for Facilitator
2	13	Training Manuals

	Sub-Series F: Other Papers
Box	Folder
2	14	Union Information
Box	Folder
3	1	Work Place of the Future
3	2	Drafts

	Sub-Series G: Don's Notes
Box	Folder
3	3	Don's Notes
3	4	Don's Notes
3	5	Don's Notes


Series II: Magma Copper Company

	Sub-Series A: Company Information
Box	Folder
4	1		Company Information 1965-2006
4	2		Magma Update 1985-1988
4	3		Magma Update 1985-1988
4	4		Notes on the Magma Story 1985-1988
4	5		Annual Reports 1988-1994
Box	Folder
5	1		Internal Correspondence 1988-1994

	Sub-Series B: Internal Workings
Box	Folder
5	2		Internal Development Team Committee
5	3		Internal Development Team Correspondence
5	4		Absentee Case File
5	5		Work Redesign Committee
5	6		Work Redesign Renewal
5	7		Cultural Revolution
5	8		Facilitator Training and Strategic Partnering
Box	Folder
6	1		Careshare Committee
6	2		Excellence Session
6	3		Newsletters
6	4		HR/Org. Development/JUMCC Redesign
Box	Folder
7	3		Copper Share
7	4		Disputes and Litigation
7	5		Magma-Union: New Union-Management Partners (1 of 3)
7	6		Magma-Union: New Union-Management Partners (2 of 3)
7	7		Magma-Union: New Union-Management Partners (3 of 3)
7	8		Preliminary Economic Report
7	9		Magma Division 2000 Best Practices Inquiry Report
Box	Folder
8	1		Consultant Workbook
8	2		Education for Workers: Breakdown Session
8	3		Education for Workers: Landmark Education
Box	Folder
9	1		Magma Management Review
9	2		Trade Negotiation Correspondence
9	3		Canadian Work Papers
9	10		Mill Work Redesign Workshop
9	11		Champagne's Article about Magma
9	12		Governance
9	13		Industrial Transformation
9	14		Visits to Magma
Box	Folder
10	1		Pinto Valley

	Sub-Series C: Magma-Union Settlements
Box	Folder
6	5		Company-Union Settlement 1971
6	6		Company-Union Settlement 1977
6	7		Company-Union Settlement 1980
6	8		Company-Union Settlement 1983
6	9		Company-Union Settlement 1986
6	10		Company-Union Settlement 1989
6	11		Company-Union Settlement 1991
6	12		Company-Union Settlement 1992
Box	Folder
7	1		Company-Union Settlement 1997
7	2		Minutes from Barging Session 1996

	Sub-Series D: Printed Agreements
Box	Folder
8	4		Magma-Union Agreements 1957, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983
8	5		Agreements Studied 1985, 1990-1996
8	6		Plans for Employees 1968, 1983, 1986

	Sub-Series E: Presentations
Box	Folder
9	4		Copper Presentation
9	5		Presentation Sault St. Marie
9	6		JUMCC Presentation
9	7		Presentation for Nestles
9	8		Presentation for Nabisco
9	9		Tankhouse Presentation

	Sub-Series F: San Manuel
Box	Folder
10	2		Steering Committee
10	3		Business Presentation
10	4		Strategic Planning Committee
10	5		Classification of Workers
10	6		Management General
10	7		Management Leadership
10	8		Management Teams
10	9		Management Correspondence
10	10		General Finance
10	11		Gainshare
10	12		Operations
10	13		Materials and Environmental
Box	Folder
11	1		Safety Manuals
11	2		Insurance
11	3		Pensions
				Documents in this folder have been redacted to remove the pensioner's date of birth, the pensioner's spouse's date of birth, and pensioner's payroll number.

11	4		Publication

	Sub-Series G: Unions General Information
Box	Folder
11	6		Photographs
11	5		Union History
11	7		Merger between Unions
11	8		Enrollment
11	12		Creative Labor Management Relations Conference
Box	Folder
12	4		Steward Information
12	5		Mine-Mill Task Force
12	6		Proposal for Oxide Operations
12	7		Miscellaneous Union Papers
12	8		Correspondence with Federal Officials
12	9		Records of Union-Company Relationship
12	10		Union-Company Grievances and Correspondence
Box	Box
13	2		Miscellaneous Papers

	Sub-Series H: Articles on Magma, Mining, and Unions
Box	Folder
11	9		News Articles
11	10		Journal Articles

	Sub-Series I: Union Education
Box	Folder
12	1		Workshops
12	2		Class Materials
12	3		Grievance Class Materials

	Sub-Series J: Voice of Magma
		Scope and Contents
		The dates in this series are for the documents dealing with the Voice of Magma. Don Shelton's Notes and the Distribution Lists are not dated.

Box	Folder
12	11		Don's Notes from Voice of Magma 1991-1996
12	12		Documents 1991-1996
Box	Folder
13	1		Distribution Lists 1991-1996

	Sub-Series K: Union Newsletters
Box	Folder
13	7		Rank and File
13	8		USWA: The Voice
13	9		Local 937 News, We the People, Label Letter
13	10		Que-Pasa?
13	11		AFL-CIO News
13	12		National Nonferrous Industry Coordinating Committee
13	13		Cu News
13	14		Straight Talk
13	15		Magma Unity Council
13	16		Unlabeled Newsletters

	Sub-Series L: Non-Steelworker Unions
Box	Folder
13	3		Mine-Mill Union: Correspondence for Union President 1966
13	4		Mine-Mill Union Newspaper 1966
13	5		International Unions: Unions to Magma Correspondence 1967-
13	6		International Unions: Subversive Activities Control Board 1967
13	17		Western Federation of Miners Materials 1967
Box
19/OV2			15th Annual Convention of the Western Federation of Miners Photograph 1907 June (Photograph Stuck to Glass)

	Sub-Series M: United Steelworkers of America
Box	Folder
13	18		Steelworker Publications: Information Booklets
13	19		Steelworker Publications: Magazines
Box	Folder
14	1		Mine-Mill to USWA
14	2		Union Barging
14	3		Memorandum
14	4		Economic Data and Committee
14	5		Safety and Drug Testing
14	6		Meetings
14	7		Grievance and Arbitration: Committee Records and Notes
14	8		Grievance and Arbitration: Arbitration Cases
14	9		Grievance and Arbitration: Teran Arbitration Case
14	10		Leadership
14	11		Rocky Mountain Labor School
14	12		Labor Management Conference
Box	Folder
15	1		Flyers and Cartoons
15	2		Miscellaneous Papers
15	3		Union Election Materials
15	13		Proceedings of the 58th USWA Convention
15	4		Correspondence: USWA to State and Federal Politicians
15	5		Correspondence: Local Union to Union Admin
15	6		Correspondence: Union to Local Members
15	7		Correspondence: Printed Emails
15	8		Correspondence: NIPSCO Electric Production
15	9		Correspondence: Letters of Agreement
15	10		Correspondence: Concerning Finances
15	11		Correspondence: R. Skiba
15	12		Correspondence: Union to Union

	Sub-Series N: Joint Union Management Cooperation Committee (JUMCC)
Box	Folder
16	1		History
16	2		Flowcharts and Job Descriptions
16	3		Charter and Committee Meetings
16	4		Sub-Committee Papers
16	5		Kerrigan's Notebook from Scottsdale Meeting
16	6		MCC Questions Referred to Director JUMCC-Steering Committee
16	7		Failed Proposal
16	8		Work Redesign Documents
16	9		Miscellaneous Papers
16	10		Distribution Lists
16	11		Correspondence: Letter Drafts
16	12		Correspondence: Union to JUMCC
16	13		Correspondence: Committee
16	14		Correspondence: To the Committee
Box	Folder
17	1		Notes from Meetings
17	2		Mine Problems brought to JUMCC
17	3		Financial Documents
17	4		New Beginning Workshop
17	5		Work in America

	Sub-Series O: Broken Hill Proprietary Company
Box	Folder
17	6		BHP-Magma Merger
17	7		Correspondence with Magma
17	8		Memos
17	9		Distribution Lists
17	10		Mineral Background/Mining Procedure
17	11		Leadership, Policy, and Legal
17	12		Financial Information
17	13		Negotiations: Pre- and Setup Committee
17	14		Settlement
17	15		Miscellaneous BHP Papers
17	16		BHP New Zealand Support
17	17		Presentations
17	18		Best Practice in Mining and Processing Conference


Series III: Media
Box
18			Mooney Cassette Tapes (5 Tapes)
18			A New Beginning 1992 (VHS; 14 Minutes)