Series I. Meeting Recordings, 1966-1981, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
Series I. Meeting Recordings (1966-1981) includes Chair and Committee Meetings, Delegate Advisory Meetings, General Membership Meetings, Special Meetings, Strike Meetings, Charter Meetings, and Taxi Owner/Driver Division Meetings.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in chronological order.
Charter Meeting, Van Arsdale on Vacation Time, August 14, 1966
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Meeting on Vacation Grievances, Prince George Hotel, August 22, 1966
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Constitution and By-Law Meeting, Manhattan Center, September 13, 1966
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Audio
Over 60 Year Olds Meeting, Prince George Hotel, September 13, 1966
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Audio
Taxi Pension Meeting, Prince George Hotel, September 13, 1966
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Audio
Special Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, September 14, 1966
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Audio
Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Prince George Hotel, September 28, 1966
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Audio
Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, January 20, 1967
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Taxi Drivers Meeting, Manhattan Center, April 12, 1967
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Chair Reports, October 11, 1967
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Audio
Delegates Advisory Council, Prince George Hotel, November 23, 1967
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Chair Meeting, Prince George Hotel, January 5, 1968
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: There's a 15 minute gap in this tape; it was removed for the access copy
Audio
Copper Strike Meeting, Commodore Hotel, February 10, 1968
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Audio
Harry Van Arsdale and Mike Mann, Manhattan Center, March 17, 1968
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Audio
General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, April 10, 1968
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Audio
Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Prince George Hotel, April 23, 1968
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Chair and Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, October 3, 1968
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Scope and Contents
Includes paper notes from meeting.
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General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, October 9, 1968
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Includes paper notes from meeting.
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Special Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, February 1, 1969
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Advisory Council Meeting, Prince George Hotel, June 9, 1969
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Scope and Contents
Includes paper notes from meeting.
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Chair and Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, July 21, 1969
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Scope and Contents
Includes paper notes from meeting.
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Advisory Council and Chair Meeting, September 20, 1969
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Audio
General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, October 8, 1969
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Police Award Ceremony, Police Academy, November 20, 1969
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, February 10, 1970
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, February 15, 1970
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Advisory Council and Chair Meeting, Prince George Hotel, March 10, 1970
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Chair Meeting, Prince George Hotel, March 10, 1970
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Chair Meeting, April 3, 1970
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Chair and Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, April 3, 1970
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Audio
General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, April 8, 1970
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Audio
Special Meeting, Union Headquarters, July 10, 1970
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1: first 30 seconds bleed through previous recording is faintly heard; Side 2: Did not transfer; no content other than "testing, testing 1, 2, 3"
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"Inside Men" Meeting, Penn Gardens Hotel, July 29, 1970
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Audio
General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, October 14, 1970
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Commodore Hotel, October 14, 1970
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Chair Meeting, Commodore Hotel, October 16, 1970
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Includes address by Governor Rockefeller
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Poor audio; Side 2 is blank
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Meeting, November 11, 1970
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Audio
Delegate Body Meeting, Chair and Committee Meeting, Commodore Hotel, November 16, 1970
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Harry van Arsdale
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Meeting on Negotiations, Advisory and Delegate Body, Commodore Hotel; Chairmen on Contract Negotiations Meeting, Union Office, November 19-20, 1970, inclusive
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Chair Meeting, November 28, 1970
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Scope and Contents
Includes contract negation, Van Arsdale, housing and agreement
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Shop Chair "Strike" Meeting, Manhattan Center, December, 1970
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Special Strike Meeting, Manhattan Center, December 4, 1970
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Two separate (but related) contents interpersed: 00:00:00;xx - 00:04:02;xx [union meeting]; 00:04:02;xx - 00:04:39;xx [individual speaker]; 00:04:39;xx - 00:05:00;50 [union meeting]; 00:05:00;50 - 00:06:46;25 [individual speaker]; 00:06:46;25 - 00:07:25;xx [union meeting]; 00:07:25;xx - 00:11:25;xx [indivdual speaker]; 00:11:25;xx - END [union meeting]
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Contract and Pension Meeting, Manhattan Center, December 20, 1970
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Scope and Contents
Includes ratification of contract
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Signing of Taxi Commission Bill, City Hall, March 1, 1971
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Chair Meeting, Prince George Hotel, March 30, 1971
General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, April 14, 1971
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Tape had to be re-housed and re-cased
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Chair Committee Meeting, Brooklyn, April 24, 1971
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Contract and Pension Meeting and Luncheon, Commodore Hotel, May 5, 1971
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Contract and Pension Meeting, Helen Garage, May 10, 1971
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Scope and Contents
Includes officers' report on contract negotiations, discussion between councilmen, and speech by unidentified speaker
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1: Gaps in the content (removed from access copy); portions of content at a very low volume (adjusted for access copy)
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Contract and Pension Meeting, Commodore Hotel, June 24, 1971
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Scope and Contents
Regarding contract negotiations
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Chair Committee Meeting, Commodore Hotel, June 26, 1971
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Chair Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, July 15, 1971
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Prince George Hotel, August 10, 1971
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Preservation note: Speed issues -- adjustments made
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General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, October 13, 1971
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Shop Chair Meeting, October 24, 1971
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation: Side 2: has electronic hum as if being captured open air over a radio or TV broadcast
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Special Meeting, City Hall, circa 1971
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Scope and Contents
Harry Van Arsdale speaks at City Hall, requesting redress of inequities in pay to taxi drivers, and rising sentiment of union for a strike. Warns that action to take place in coming days is only a protest demonstration to the City Council, not a strike."
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Radio signal heard slightly through the tape
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Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, January 30, 1972
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Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, February 6, 1972
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1: first 30 seconds has very low volume (digitally amplified for the access copy; Side 2 is blank
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Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, February 20, 1972
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Chair Meeting, February 27, 1972
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Chair Meeting, March 5, 1972
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Chair and Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, April 10, 1972
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Audio
Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, June 6, 1972
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Shop Chair and Committee Meeting, at Local 1199, August 21, 1972
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Chair and Committee Meeting, at Local 1199, October 9, 1972
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General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, October 11, 1972
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"Inside Men" Meeting, November 13, 1972
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Chair and Committee Meeting, at Local 1199, April 2, 1973
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General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, April 11, 1973
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Shop Chair and Committee Meeting, at Local 1199, May 14, 1973
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, May 23, 1973
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: 1 7/8 ips captured at 3.75 ips and then digitally stretched
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Manhattan Center, June 6, 1973
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Audio
Chair and Committee Meeting, Union Headquarters, June 19, 1973
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 2 is blank; Tape damage, re-shelled, but a small amount of content was lost at the end
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Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, September 12, 1973
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Audio
General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, October 10, 1973
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: 1 7/8 ips captured at 3.75 ips and then digitally stretched
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Chair and Committee Special Meeting, Prince George Hotel, November 24, 1973
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General Meeting, Manhattan Center, April 10, 1974
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Shop Chair and Committee Meeting, Prince George Hotel, August 5, 1974
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Shop Chair and Committee Special Meeting, Prince George Hotel, August 9, 1974
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Contract and Pension Meeting, Manhattan Center, September 4, 1974
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Scope and Contents
Includes ratification of contract
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Swearing in of Officers with the American Arbitration Association, November 11-12, 1974, inclusive
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Sides 1 & 2 -- volume very low
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Travelers Hotel, December 22, 1974
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1: 00:00:00;xx - 00:22:00;xx -- low volume; 00:23:00;xx - 01:01:00;xx [END] -- higher volume, new content. Side 2: 00:00:00;xx - 00:20:00;xx -- recorded open air from broadcast (TV or radio); 00:22:00;xx - 01:04:00;xx [END] -- recorded live
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Shop Chair Meeting, Bakery Union Long Island City, December 30, 1974
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Chair and Committee Meeting, at Local 199, March 18, 1975
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Contract and Pension Meeting, March 18, 1975
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: The content is multiple radio broadcasts of varying quality, two of which were recorded with uncertain reception (other stations can be heard bleeding through the signal) -- this affects principally Side 1 (00:50:15;xx - 01:01:39;xx [END]) and Side 2 (00:00:00;xx - 00:20:00;xx)
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Contract and Pension Meeting, Prince George Hotel, March 19, 1975
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 2: 00:00:00;xx - 00:07:00;xx the end of the meeting; 00:07:00;xx - 01:01:45;xx [END] multiple radio broadcasts
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Chair and Committee Meeting, Union Headquarters, April 27, 1976
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Shop Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, June 23, 1975
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General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, October 8, 1975
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1 -- less than 30 seconds of content ("testing, testing..."); Side 2 -- BLANK
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Shop Chair Meeting, October 23, 1975
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Shop Chair and Committee Meeting, Union Headquarters, December 30, 1975
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Damaged tape, re-housed in new cartridge shell; poor audio quality.
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Shop Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, February 24, 1976
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Meeting at Police Headquarters, March, 1976
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Scope and Contents
Regarding the Rodriguez murder
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, March 19, 1976
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General Membership Meeting, Manhattan Center, May 12, 1976
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Contract and Pension Meeting, June 21, 1976
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Scope and Contents
Includes address by Greenblatt regarding the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
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Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, June 29, 1976
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Contract and Pension Meeting, Hotel Plaza, July 19, 1976
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Scope and Contents
Regarding rules and regulations of ERISA
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Delegate Advisory Meeting, August 23, 1976
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1: 20 minute gap from 00:02:00;xx - 00:22:30;xx removed from access copy
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Application Hearing for Long Island Taxi Association, September 2, 1976
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General Membership Meeting, Statler Hilton Hotel, October 13, 1976
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Chair Meeting, October 25, 1976
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Contract and Pension Meeting, October 28, 1976
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Scope and Contents
Regarding contract, leasing, strikes
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Special Meeting, Statler Hilton Hotel, November 18, 1976
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Contract and Pension Meeting, 1976
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Chair Meeting, January 12, 1977
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Chair and Committee Meeting, Union Office, April 11, 1977
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General Membership Meeting, April 13, 1977
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Chair Meeting, August 22, 1977
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Chair and Committee Meeting, October 11, 1977
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General Membership Meeting, October 12, 1977
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Chair Meeting, November 18, 1977
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1 begins to fade out at approx the 35 sec mark, there increasingly less discernible content until by the 11 min mark it's just white noise; Side 2 is blank
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General Membership Meeting, April 12, 1978
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Chair Meeting, May 4, 1978
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Chair Meeting, June 2, 1978
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Chair Meeting, July 13, 1978
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1 low, fuzzy volume, some inaudible; Side 2 is blank
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Chair and Committee Meeting, September 21, 1978
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Chair and Committee Meeting, October 18, 1978
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Presrvation note: Poor audio quality. Side 2 also has speed issues; time stretched to make more intelligible.
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Meeting with Newark Airport Taxi Workers, November 13, 1978
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Chair and Committee Meeting, November 27, 1978
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1: Final 3 minutes has both speed and fidelity issues; Side 2 is blank
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General Membership Meeting, April 25, 1979
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Tape was incubated
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Chair and Committee Meeting, July 12, 1979
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Chair and Committee Meeting, August 8, 1979
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Chair Meeting, Union Headquarters, September 24, 1979
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Chair and Committee Meeting, November 2, 1979
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Chair and Committee Meeting, November 8, 1979
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Contract and Pension Meeting, January 21, 1980
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Scope and Contents
Includes ratification of contract
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Chair and Committee Meeting, June 11, 1980
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Contract and Pension Meeting, July 2, 1980
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Scope and Contents
Includes ratification of contract
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Chair and Committee Meeting, June 29, 1981
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Advisory Board Meeting, Commodore Hotel, Undated, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
Regarding negotiations
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 1: 00:00:00;xx - 00:19:30;xx electronic interference heard on tape; volume level fluctuates throughout. Side 2 is blank
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Advisory Council and Delegates Body Meeting, Prince George Hotel, Undated, inclusive
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Chair and Committee Meeting, Undated, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
Includes Harry Van Arsdale and Tom Iandoli
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Chair Meeting, Undated, inclusive
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Chair Meeting, Mozart Hall, Undated, inclusive
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Contract and Pension Meeting, Undated, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
Includes a pension report from Bill Deegan
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: 1/2 track captured in one pass. Track 2 digitally reversed, but due to the source the content is very hard to decipher... scratchy and very low volume
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Delegates Body Meeting, Hotel Penn Gardens, Undated, inclusive
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: 1/2 track captured in one pass. Track 2 digitally reversed
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General Membership Meeting, Roosevelt Auditorium, Undated, inclusive
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: 1/4 track, captured in two passes
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Special Meeting, Undated, inclusive
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Hearings on drivers going to Black neighborhoods
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division, Undated, inclusive
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Interviews, Undated, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
Regarding Yellow Cab Law
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: Side 2: 00:03:20;xx - 00:07:00;xx [END] -- radio calls with a lot of static
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Maritime Hall, Undated, inclusive
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With Van Arsdale and Chaloupka
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Taxi Owner-Driver Division Meeting, Webster Hall, Undated, inclusive
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Union Meeting, Undated, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
Includes an address by Mr. Dejahns
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Wagner Meeting, George Washington Hotel, Undated, inclusive
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Preservation note: 1 7/8 ips. Captured at 3.75 ips and digitally stretched