Charters and Certificates of Affiliation Collection
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Abstract
The Charters and Certificates of Affiliation Collection is an artificial collection, collected and assembled by the Tamiment Library over the course of several decades. It consists of charters and certificates from a number of trade unions and organizations, several of which have manuscript collections at the Tamiment Library. The material in the collection ranges in date from 1888 through 1986, with the bulk of material falling between the 1920s and the 1960s.
Historical/Biographical Note
The Tamiment Library, New York University, a special collection documenting the history of United States radicalism, labor, and progressive social action, accumulated this artificial collection of charters and certificates gradually over the years.
Arrangement
The Collection is arranged into two Series divided based on size. Items are arranged alphabetically.
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- Series I: Boxed, 1888-1986
- Series II: Flat Files, 1921-1929
Scope and Content Note
The Charters and Certificates of Affiliation Collection consists of charters and certificates of affiliation from trade unions and organizations, several of which have related manuscript collections at the Tamiment Library. The material in the collection ranges in date from 1888 with a charter from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America up to 1986 with a charter from the Communications Workers of America: Local 1153.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
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. Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Charters and Certificates of Affiliation Collection; GRAPHICS 003; 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. Materials were likely separated from manuscript collections at the Tamiment Library. The following accession numbers are associated with this collection: 1950.255, NPA.1995.010, NPA.2000.033, NPA.2003.076, NPA.2005.248, NPA.2006.065, NPA.2006.069, NPA.2006.071, NPA.2008.003 and NPA.2009.003.
