James Morrisey Papers
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Abstract
James Morrisey joined the National Maritime Union in 1941, and remained an active seaman for over 30 years. Morrisey was the Chairman of the Committee for NMU Democracy and edited the Committee's newsletter The Call. The collection includes correspondence to The Call, as well as clippings, flyers, meeting mintues and notes.
Historical/Biographical Note
James Morrisey joined the National Maritime Union in 1941, and remained an active seaman for over 30 years. Morrisey was critical of the leadership on the NMU, led by Joseph Curran. In addition to serving as the Chairman of the Committee for NMU Democracy, Morrrisey also edited the Committee's newsletter The Call. Morrisey ran for union office twice, in 1966 and 1969, losing both times. In the 1970s Morrisey initiated a series of lawsuits on behalf of the NMU rank and file claiming misappropriation of funds by the union leadership.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials relating to the National Maritime Union, and particularly the rank and file Committee for NMU Democracy. The collection includes correspondence to the Committee's newsletter, The Call, as well as clippings, flyers, meeting mintues and notes. There is also material pertaining to NMU elections, and the NMU convenetion in 1969. The lawsuits initiated by Morrisey in the 1970s are not represented in this collection.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives 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 were created in 1934-1973, are expected to enter the public domain in 2094.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; James Morrisey Papers; WAG 158; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in repository; provenance is unknown. The accession number associated with this collection is 1950.061.
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Processing Information
Materials were arranged into unlabelled folders upon receipt. Materials were placed in acid-free folders, retaining the original groupings. In some cases single folders were separated into multiple folders. Folder titles were supplied by the archivist.
