Records of approximately 1400 cases handled by Springfield attorney Duane L. Traynor, a labor arbitrator active in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, and other states. Files include names of employers/companies and of employees/unions involved in grievances over contracts, working conditions, hours, job classifications, firings, etc.; listings of persons appearing to represent the parties involved; statements of the facts of the case; statements of contract provisions; the positions of the parties; discussions of the issues in dispute; and Traynor's final opinions granting or denying awards to the grievants.

The files contain detailed documentation of work conditions, employee classifications, contract provisions, relations between employers and employees, and work culture in general over a 25-year period.