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Labor History Records

Call Number

TAM.257

Date

1960-2010, inclusive

Creator

Labor History

Extent

29.75 Linear Feet
in 31 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

Labor History is an academic journal publishing articles on the history of the labor movement in the United States and other countries. Between 1960 and 2003 the journal was published by the Tamiment Institute, later the Tamiment Library at New York University. The Labor History Records document the publication of the journal between 1960 and 2010 and consist of correspondence between editors and authors, and minutes of board meetings.

Historical Note

Labor History is an academic journal publishing articles on the history of the labor movement in the United States and other countries. Between 1960 and 2003 the journal was published by the Tamiment Institute, later the Tamiment Library at New York University. Daniel J. Leab was editor from 1974 into the late 1990s.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.

Scope and Contents

The Labor History Records document the publication of the journal between 1960 and 2010 and consist of correspondence between editors and authors, and minutes of board meetings. The bulk of the correspondence is that of Daniel J. Leab as editor and includes correspondence with authors and other members of the editorial board. Also included is the correspondence of Sidney Fine who served as a member of the editorial board in the 1980s.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Repository has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which are undated, are expected to enter the public domain in 120 years.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Labor History Records; TAM 257; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown. The accession number associated with this collection is 1950.281.

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:26:47 -0400.
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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2019 are unknown. In 2019 materials in box 31 were placed in acid-free folders and description was created for the collection in compliance with DACS and ACM Required Elements for Archival Description.

Revisions to this Guide

October 2019: Updated by Megan O'Shea for compliance with DACS and ACM Required Elements for Archival Description

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

View Inventory

Editorial correspondence and board meeting minutes, 1963-2010, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012