Staff

Below are photographs of Detroit Club staff members and documents related to labor relations at the Detroit Club. If you are able to indentify a staff member or other person in the photographs below, please reach out to the Eastern Michigan University Archives at lib_archives@emich.edu to help identify them.

Staff Documents

Explore documents written by and about Detroit Club staff

  • Official General Manager Letter Concerning the Age of an Employed Bartender

    A typed letter from Detroit Club General Manager Robert C. Dale concerning the age and ability of a Detroit Club bartender. Letter is a correspondence between General Manager Dale and Local 24 union Secretary and Treasurer Herb Triplett.

  • Update to House Rules for Employees

    A typed copy of a letter sent to all union member employees in regards to updates in employee procedures in the Detroit Club's House Rules. Listed changes are designated areas for employees to eat that are not their workstations and a limit in payroll deduction advances.

  • Employee Letter of Evidence for Papal Visit to Detroit

    A copy of a letter of evidence given to Detroit Club employees to be able to park downtown Detroit in anticipation of parking troubles around the Detroit Club building for the Papal visit to Detroit of Pope John Paul II. Attached is a news article from the Detroit Free Press about parking trouble in Downtown Detroit.

  • Photocopy of a Hand-written Employee Complaint

    A black and white photocopy of a hand-written complaint against the Detroit Club, submitted by M. Williams to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 21. Handwritten document submitted with official union letter as a grievance against the Detroit Club.

  • Employee Union Complaint Letter

    A printed letter from the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 21 to Detroit Club representative Mark Gryzbowski highlighting a grievance between an employee and the Detroit Club.

  • Reciprocal Membership Letter from Illinois Athletic Club

    A typed letter of correspondence from the Illinois Athletic Club to Detroit Club General Manager Robert Dale. The letter describes the unanimous approval of reciprocal club membership between the Illinois Athletic Club and the Detroit Club.

  • Reciprocal Membership Letter from Bohemian Club

    A typed letter from Bohemian Club General Manager Henry Sorbe to the Detroit Club in response to a letter inquiring about reciprocal club membership. The letter describes the Bohemian Clubs policy of not entering into reciprocal club agreements with any organization.