George Tselos Papers
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George Tselos (1939- ) is a labor historian and a retired National Park Service archivist. Tselos was an early member of the Socialist Worker Party. The George Tselos Papers (dated 1911-1998; bulk 1957-1982) consists of materials created and collected by Tselos documenting his political engagements and professional career as an archivist and labor historian. Through correspondence, ephemera, publications, and original writings the collection documents Tselos' student activism in the 1960s and engagement with the Socialist Workers Party, as well as his academic research and writings on disarmament, the 1939 WPA strike, and the history of trade unions. The collection also includes personal correspondence, a portion of which is between Tselos and his family regarding his developing radical thought as a student activist.
Biographical Note
George Tselos (1939- ) is a labor historian and a retired National Park Service archivist. Tselos was an early member of the Socialist Worker Party.
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 George Tselos Papers (dated 1911-1998; bulk 1957-1982) consists of materials created and collected by Tselos documenting his political engagements and professional career as an archivist and labor historian. Through correspondence, ephemera, publications, and original writings the collection documents Tselos' student activism in the 1960s and engagement with the Socialist Workers Party, as well as his academic research and writings on disarmament, the 1939 WPA strike, and the history of trade unions. The collection also includes personal correspondence, a portion of which is between Tselos and his family regarding his developing radical thought as a student activist.
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Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; George Tselos Papers; TAM 831; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Helena Tselos in November 2023; the accession number associated with this gift is 2024.017.
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At the time of accessioning materials were rehoused in archival boxes, described on the collection-level, and inventoried on the folder-level.
