Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Education Serials
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Abstract
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Education Serials contains over 200 titles on education in the United States (US) and other countries. The collection dates between 1883 and 2016, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1940s through the 1980s. Topics include elementary, high school, and college level education and curricula; student organizations; cultural institutions; and professional organizations related to education.
Arrangement
Serials in this collection are arranged alphabetically by title.
Scope and Contents
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Education Serials contains over 200 titles on education in the United States (US) and other countries. The collection dates between 1883 and 2016, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1940s through the 1980s. Topics include elementary, high school, and college level education and curricula; student organizations; cultural institutions; and professional organizations related to education. The bulk of the serials in the collection were published in the US, with other titles from Europe, Latin America, Canada, Africa, and Asia. There are a number of serials published by the New University Conference in Chicago, Illinois in the early 1970s; by Iranian student organizations in the US and the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s; and by the Ministry of Education in Cuba from the 1960s through the 1990s.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
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. Repository 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 Collection of Education Serials; TAM 767; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection combines serials relating to education drawn from two discrete groups of material held by the Tamiment Library. The first was a partially inventoried backlog of serials, received by the library through donations, subscriptions, and in archival collections. The second group consisted of around 1,700 serials, newspapers, and magazines, organized by title as an artificial collection, referred to as Periodicals.001 or Boxed Newspapers. This material was combined, inventoried, and arranged and described in subject-based categories in 2017. The accession number related to this collection is 2017.049.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to the fragile nature of certain original materials, researchers may be required to consult microfilm copies, preservation photocopies, or digital images of material in this collection.
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Processing Information
The material in this collection was assembled from various backlogs of uncataloged material held by the Tamiment Library. This material was inventoried, separated according to its subject matter, and arranged in a series of subject-based artificial collections. Accumulations of material relating to education were identified and brought together physically. Materials were housed in archival folders and boxes according to size. The inventory is arranged alphabetically by title of publication, with publishing organization and place of publication listed when known.
