Peter Drucker Oral History Collection
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Peter Drucker is an activist, historian, and writer specializing in U.S. and international politics for over twenty years. The Peter Drucker Oral History Collection (dated 1986-1989) consists of eight interviews conducted by Drucker between 1986-1989. The interviews were used in Drucker's 1994 book, Max Shachtman and His Left: A Socialist's Odyssey through the American Century.
Biographical Note
Peter Drucker is an activist, historian, and writer specializing in U.S. and international politics for over twenty years. He has written for publications such as the Guardian, International Viewpoint, Shmate and Gay Community News. He is currently an editor of the socialist journal Against the Current.
In 1994, Peter Drucker published the first full-length biography of Max Shachtman, a key figure in the 1960s civil rights, labor and peace movements. Max Shachtman and His Left: A Socialist's Odyssey through the American Century draws on previously untapped archives and interviews to provide a comprehensive study of an important civil rights figure.
Arrangement
The interviews are arranged alphabetically by last name.
Scope and Contents
The Peter Drucker Oral History Collection (dated 1986-1989) consists of eight interviews conducted by Drucker between 1986-1989. The interviews were used in Drucker's 1994 book, Max Shachtman and His Left: A Socialist's Odyssey through the American Century. The collection has been digitized and access CDs are available for researcher use.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Unless otherwise noted at the interview level, any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives are maintained by New York University. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the license that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Peter Drucker Oral History Collection; OH 037; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Peter Drucker in circa 1994. The accession number associated with this gift is 1950.081.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Access to audiovisual materials in this collection is available through digitized access copies. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room.
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Processing Information
Item level finding aid was not created at the time of accessioning. DACS compliant finding aid was completed in 2014.
In January 2025, individual listings for original recording, transcript, and access copy were added to each interview subject in the inventory. Paper manuscripts were added to a shared manuscript box.
