Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on the American Federation of Teachers
Call Number
PE.012
Date
1925-2017, inclusive
Creator
Tamiment Library
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet
in 5 record cartons and 1 shared manuscript box
Language of Materials
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on the American Federation of Teachers (1925-2017) is an artificial collection of materials assembled by the Tamiment Library staff including fliers, pamphlets, constitutions, newspaper clippings and other materials accumulated gradually over the years through purchases, donations, standing orders with publishers, organizations, and bookstores, and through exchanges with other special library collections and by ongoing collecting by staff.
Historical Note
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) was founded in 1916, in Chicago, Illinois, and has been affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and later the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), since it's founding. Membership was effected by anti-communist efforts following both World War I and World War II, and members cooperated in many strikes from the 1940s through the 1970s. The AFT has advocated for teacher training, educational reforms, and for human and civil rights.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series. Folders are arranged alphabetically within series. The series arrangement of the records is as follows:
I. National Federation Files, 1925-2006
II. Local Files, 1925-2017
Scope and Content Note
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on the American Federation of Teachers (1925-2017) consist of constitutions, contracts, agreements, by-laws, memoranda, reports, and printed ephemera such as clippings, flyers, broadsides, leaflets, catalogs, press releases, programs, and pamphlets generated by federations and national, regional and local bodies, as well as departments and divisions of the National Federation of Teachers. While a small portion of the material is international in scope or associated with other regions of the United States, the majority of the collection relates to the New York metropolitan area.
Subjects
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on the American Federation of Teachers; PE 012; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in this collection have been compiled by the Tamiment Library. There is no accession record associated with this collection.
In 2025, materials from accession 2019.056, which is associated with Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on Subjects (PE 029), were transferred to this collection.
Custodial History
The provenance of this material is varied. Items were obtained through purchases, donations, standing orders with publishers, arrangements with labor unions and other organizations, exchanges with other libraries, and through ongoing collecting by Tamiment staff.
About this Guide
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-14 20:41:30 UTC.
Language: Description is in English
Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2025 are unknown.
In 2025, unprocessed materials from the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on Subjects (PE 029) were transferred to this collection and placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. These materials were housed in box Shared Tamiment 190 and integrated into the collection's existing alphabetical file list.
Revisions to this Guide
February 2025:
Edited by Anna Björnsson McCormick to incorporate materials from accession 2019.056
Repository
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Series I: National Federation Files, 1925-2006, inclusive
Extent
4 Linear Feet in 4 record cartons
Annual Report, 1982-1984, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Annual Report, 1984-1896, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Constitution, 1933-1954, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Constitution, 1966-1974, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Constitution, 1977-1988, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Constitution, 1992, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1941, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1948, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention I, 1949, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention II, 1949, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1950, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention I, 1951, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention II, 1951, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1952, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention I, 1953, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention II, 1953, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1955, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1956, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1957, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1958, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention I, 1962, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention II, 1962, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1963, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention I, 1964, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention II, 1964, inclusive
Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1965, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1966, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention I, 1967, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention II, 1967`, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1968, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1969, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1970, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1971, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1973, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1974-1975, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1979, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1980, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 1984, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention, 2006, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1925, 1925, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1931-1934, 1931-1934
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1935-1939, 1935-1939, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1940-1943, 1940-1943, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1944-1949, 1944-1949, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1950, 1950, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1951, 1951, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1952-1959, 1952-1959, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1960-1969, 1960-1969, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1970-1978, 1970-1978, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1984-1991, 1984-1991, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Undated, undated
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Adult Education Committee, undated
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Advisory Committee on Higher Education, undated
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Agreement: AFT Staff Union/AFT, 1986-1988, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
American Educator, 1981-1982, inclusive
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefits, undated
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
California Federation of Teachers, 2002, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
California Federation of Teachers: Community College Council, 1990, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Collective Bargaining, undated
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Community College Guild Reporter, 1956-1959, undated, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Directories, 1966-1975, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Elections, 1962, undated, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Empire State Federation of Teachers, 1943-1950, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ephemera, undated
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Financial Reports, 1949, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Florida Education Association/United I, 1989, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Florida Education Association/United II, 1989, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freedom School Project, 1966, undated, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hawaii Federation of College Teachers, undated
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Illinois Federation of Teachers, 1962-1993, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lake Shore Federation of Teachers (St. Clair Shores, MI), 1968, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Manual for Locals, 1959, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Massachusetts State Branch, 1937-1943, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Merit Ratings, 1955-1956, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mount Vernon Federation of Teachers, 1982-1983, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Newspaper Clippings, 1980-1985, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pamphlets and Publications I, 1942-1969, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pamphlets and Publications II, 1942-1969, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pamphlets and Publications, 1970-1978, undated, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pamphlets and Publications, 1970-1980, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Public Relations Department, 1978-1985, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publications on, 1978, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
QUEST - Council for Quality Educational Standards, 1968-1976, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Rank and File, 1972-1977, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Referendums, 1953-1955, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Salary Surveys, 1955-1959, inclusive
Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Salary Surveys, 1973-1974, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Seldon, David, 1969-1998, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
United Action Caucus, 1975-1976, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
United Teachers of New York State, 1971, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Series II: Local Records, 1925-2017, inclusive
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet in 2 record cartons and 1 shared manuscript box
Local 1 (Chicago, IL), 1937-1968, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3 (Philadelphia, PA), 1966-1970, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 4 (Gary IN): Gary Referendum, 1951, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 5 (New York, NY), 1938-1941, undated, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 6 (Washington, DC), 1969, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 61 (San Francisco), 1967-1968, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1925, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1941-1945, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1946-1950, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1951-1952, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1953-1956, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1957, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1958-1959, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education, 1960-1969, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Shared Tamiment 190, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education: Directory of Labor Education, 1971-1998, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 189 Workers Education: Directory of Workers Education, 1982, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 194 (Mena, AK), 1940, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 212 (Washington, DC), 1969, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 231 (Detroit, MI), 1958-1969, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 238 (Minneapolis, MN), 1948, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 394 (Hammond, IN), 1950, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 400 (Pittsburgh, PA), 1972-1978, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 420 (St. Louis, MO), 1967, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 430 (Los Angeles, CA), 1948, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 441 (Boston, MA), 1937-1938, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 453 (WPA Teachers Union, New York), 1937, undated, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 481 (Newark, NJ), 1975, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 484 (Springfield, MA), 1973-1974, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 500 (Penn State), 1953, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 537 (New York College Teachers Union), 1939-1940, undated, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 555 (New York), 1953, undated, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 571 (Cicero, IL), 1968, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 616 (Rochester), undated
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 484 (Highland Park, MI), 1971, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 781 (Kingston, NY), 1968-1971, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 803 (Schenectady, NY), 1966-1971, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 842 (Utica, NY), 1951, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 886 (Kankakee, IL), 1967, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 933 (New Haven), 1969, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1085 (Taylor Township, MN), 1966-1967, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1258 (Salem, MA), 1968, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1261 (Lay Faculty Association, Flushing, NY), 1984, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1274 (Niles Township, IL), 1973-1976, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1391 (Chicago Heights, IL), 1967, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1460 (United Federation of College Teachers, New York, NY), 1967-1973, undated, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1460 (United Federation of College Teachers, New York, NY) I, circa 1972, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1460 (United Federation of College Teachers, New York, NY) II, circa 1972, inclusive
Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1460 (United Federation of College Teachers, New York, NY), 1973, undated, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1521 (College Staff Guild, Los Angeles, CA), 1987, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1600 (Cook County College, Chicago, IL), 1967-1970, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1633 (Valley Stream Federation of Teachers, NY), undated
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1708 (Federation of College Clerical and Technical Personnel, Chicago, IL), 1988, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1769 (Bryant College Faculty Federation, R.I.), 1969, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1845 (Onondaga Community College), 1968-1971, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1871 (Rockland Community College Federation of Teachers), 1969, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 1980 (Community College of Baltimore, MD), 1971, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 2026 (Community College of Philadelphia, PA), 1985, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3271 (Wisconsin Federation of Teachers), 1977-1979, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3457 (Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY), 1967-1985, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3550 (Graduate Employees Organization), 1996-1999, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3605 (Western Wisconsin Technical College), undated
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1979-1981, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1982-1987, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1985-1987, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University) I, 1988, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University) II, 1988, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1989, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1990, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1990-1991, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1993, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1994, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 1996-1997, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University), 2010-2017, undated, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Shared Tamiment 190, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University): Circular Letters, undated, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University): Collective Bargaining Agreements, 1981-1996, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University): Employee Orientation Packet, 1978-1991, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University): Newspaper Clippings and Articles, 1985-1986, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University): "NYU-Opoly", undated
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University): Pamphlets and Publications, undated
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3882 (United Staff Association of New York University): Strike, 1982-1983, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 3998 (Long Island University), 1975-1979, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local 4200 (CT), 1984-1987, inclusive
Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
