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Series II. Photographs, 1978-1982, inclusive

Extent

.5 linear feet in 1 manuscript box

Scope and Contents

This series consists of 28 photographs (all but two are black and white), ranging from 2x3 to 8x10 prints, 24 photograph negatives, and two leaflets. The photographs include portraits of Betsy Wade and fellow-members of dissident factions that ran for offices in The Newspaper Guild, Local 3, picket lines and demonstrations (including some for the 1981 strike against the New York Timesand participation by a delegation of Newspaper Guild members in the 1982 "No Nukes" New York City demonstration), and of a press conference with newspaper corporate executive Rupert Murdoch, labor arbitrator Theodore Kheel, and George McDonald (president of the Allied Printing Trades Council). Other individuals identified include (but are not limited to): Joy Cook, Frank Emblen, Eli Holtzman, Frank Mazza, and Betsy Wade. Some of the photographs were shot by Ruby Washington. The leaflets are election campaign publications for two dissident slates within The Newspaper Guild, Local 3--the "Responsibility Slate," 1978; and "The Membership Slate," 1980--both feature photographs and biographies of the candidates.

Arrangement

Folders are arranged topically.

Portraits: Local 3 Newspaper Guild Election Campaign, 12/78, nd., 10/80—(incl.) Betsy Wade, Joy Cook, Frank Emblen, Eli Holtzman, Frank Mazza, 1978-1982, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Strikes, Demonstrations, and Parades: 5/81 strike against the New York Times; 6/12/82 anti-nuclear demonstration at United Nations; 9/7/81 Labor Day Parade—Fifth Avenue—Times Unit [of the Newspaper Guild—Local 3]; c. 1982, Local 3 participation in Washington [DC] march, possibly Equal Rights Amendment support, 1981-1982, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Unidentified: 5/28/80—Local 3 delegates before International Executive Board, Washington, DC; 4/7/81, McDonald, Kheel w/ Murdoch speaking at press conference., 1980-1981, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negatives: Rank and file delegates from Local 3 appear before IEB April 28, 1980 to describe impact of continued high dues on their fellow members and on their work as steward; More of rank and file delegates before IEB, Washington, D.C. 4/28/80; Times Unit officers at Publishers Association of NY, 1 Penn Plaza just before opening negotiations at 6:20 PM, 2/18/81., 1980-1981, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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