John Pacuska Camp Tamiment Photographs
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Abstract
John Pacuska worked as a waiter at Camp Tamiment, an educational and recreational summer resort for socialists and their families located near Bushkill, Pennsylvania. The collection consists of ten pages of laser photocopies of 13 black-and-white photographs dating from 1951 to 1963, with captions written by Pacuska. The images are mostly group shots of Pacuska and the wait staff at Camp Tamiment.
Historical/Biographical Note
John Pacuska was born in the coal mining town of Pittston, Pennsylvania. He served in the Navy for two years following World War II. In 1951, Pacuska and others from Pittston were recruited to work at Camp Tamiment, an educational and recreational summer resort for socialists and their families located near Bushkill, Pennsylvania. Pacuska worked as a waiter at the camp to help pay for his college education. He went on to have a career as a psychologist. Pacuska is retired and currently resides in Fountain Valley, California.
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 collection consists of ten pages of laser photocopies of 13 black-and-white photographs dating from 1951 to 1963, with captions written by Pacuska. The images are mostly group shots of Pacuska and the wait staff at Camp Tamiment, though there are also images of Pacuska with other camp staff and with the guests he served. Pacuksa's captions provide biographical information on specific staff members.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
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 1951-1963, are expected to enter the public domain in 2084.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; John Pacuska Camp Tamiment Photographs; PHOTOS 258; Box number; Folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John Pacuska, 2007. The accession numbers associated with this gift are 1950.252 and NPA.2008.034.
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Processing Information
Materials have been rehoused in an archival folder.
