Harvard Graduate Student and Teaching Fellows Union Records: Harvard Graduate Student and Teaching Fellows Union Records: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

TAM.077

Dates

1967-1978, inclusive

; 1972-1973, bulk

Creator

Harvard Graduate Student and Teaching Fellows Union

Lasser, Carol S. (Role: Donor)

Extent

.75 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box and 1 half manuscript box.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

The Harvard Graduate Students and Teaching Fellows Union was formed by 156 teaching fellows on March 13, 1972 in response to a change in the financial aid programs available to graduate students. The Union remained in existence through the 1972-1973 school year. This collection contains correspondence, membership lists, union statements, leaflets, newspaper clippings, posters and song lyrics.

Historical Note

The Harvard Graduate Students and Teaching Fellows Union was formed by 156 teaching fellows on March 13, 1972 in response to a change in the financial aid programs available to graduate students. The Union remained in existence through the 1972-1973 school year but no agreement was ever reached between the Union and the University.

Arrangement

The materials in the collection were arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence, membership lists, union statements, leaflets, newspaper clippings, posters and song lyrics. There is also material from teaching assistant unions at other campuses. The collection covers the years 1967-1974, with the bulk of the material covering union activity from 1972-1973.

Subjects

Organizations

Harvard University -- Professional staff; Harvard University

Genres

Songs (document genre); Correspondence.; Printed ephemera.; Clippings (information artifacts); Posters.

People

Lasser, Carol S. (Role: Donor)

Topics

Graduate teaching assistants -- Labor unions -- United States.; Graduate teaching assistants -- Labor unions -- Cambridge (Mass.)

Donors

Lasser, Carol S.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor 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 1967-1978, are expected to enter the public domain in 2047.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Harvard Graduate Student and Teaching Fellows Union Records; TAM 077; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Carol S. Lasser, 1978. The accession number associated with this gift is 1978.017.

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:49:37 -0400.

Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

The collection was arranged by an archivist and duplicate material was disposed of sometime prior to 2017.

Revisions to this Guide

July 2017: Edited by Shirin Khaki for compliance with DACS and ACM Required Elements for Archival Description.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives