Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Printed Ephemera Collection on Subjects
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The Tamiment Library, New York University, founded in 1906 as the library of the Rand School of Social Science, is a special collection documenting the history of United States radicalism, labor, and progressive social action. It accumulated this artificial collection of vertical files gradually over the years. Files in the Printed Ephemera Collection of Subjects consists of brochures, bulletins, catalogs, flyers, clippings, leaflets, manifestoes, maps, pamphlets, press releases, programs, and other printed ephemera, arranged alphabetically by subject.
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 printed ephemera gradually over the years through purchases, donations, standing orders with publishers, organizations, and bookstores, and through exchanges with other libraries via the Collectors' Network, which was organized by Russell Benedict at the University of Nevada in the 1970s and promoted through his newsletter Top Secret. Ongoing collecting by Library staff is another significant means for acquiring material for the collection.
The collection consists of files of printed ephemera relating to a broad range of subjects connected with the labor movement, trade unionism, radical politics, feminism, civil rights, and peace and other movements. Subjects include Students and Political Activity, the Sacco-Vanzetti trial, the Vietnam War, particularly protest movements, documentation on the movement to landmark Union Square, Women's Liberation, and various communist countries.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into 26 series by main entry first letter.
Series are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of files of printed ephemera such as broadsides, brochures, bulletins, catalogs, clippings, flyers, leaflets, manifestoes, pamphlets, press releases, reports, and other documents relating to a broad range of subjects connected with the labor movement, radical politics, feminism, civil rights, peace and other movements. Subject files include Students - Political Activity, Vietnam War and protest movements, Union Square (NY), Women's Liberation, and various communist countries. The files may contain anywhere from a single leaflet to several folders of material.
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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. The Tamiment Library 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 (if known); The Tamiment Library Vertical Files: Subjects; Tamiment #469; box number; folder number; New York University; New York University Libraries
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in this collection have been compiled by the Tamiment Library.
Various materials were found in the repository and added to this collection. The accession numbers associated with this material are: 2014.021, 2014.030, 2014.050, 2014.053, 2014.055, 2014.078, and 2014.090.
The accession numbers 2000.264, NPA.2000.339, NPA.2001.031, NPA.2001.094, NPA.2002.013, and NPA.2005.066 are also associated with this collection.
In March 2023, Interference Archive deaccessioned duplicate ephemera and publications on Occupy Wall Street from their collections and transferred these materials to the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives; the accession number associated with this transfer is 2023.095.
Custodial History
The provenance of the materials is varied. Items were obtained through purchases, donations, standing orders with publishers, arrangements with labor unions and other organizations, exchanges with other libraries, and through ongoing collecting by Tamiment staff.