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Janet Pinkard Papers

Call Number

TAM.300

Date

1933-1952, inclusive

Creator

Pinkard, Janet (Role: Donor)

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

Janet "Ginger" Pinkard was involved in radical activities, mostly in New York City, in the 1930s and 1940s. While attending demonstrations, concerts and films, she collected programs, songsheets and songbooks relating specifically to those events and to radical politics in general. The collection consists of musical and theatrical material. Sheet music, song-sheets and songbooks from a variety of organizations including People's Songs, the Jefferson School of Social Science, Camp Unity and the Worker's Bookshop are included. Also present are programs from the Federal Theatre Project, the American Student Union and other film and theatrical events.

Historical/Biographical Note

Janet "Ginger" Pinkard was involved in radical activities, mostly in New York City, in the 1930s and 1940s. While attending demonstrations, concerts and films, she collected programs, song-sheets and songbooks relating specifically to those events and to radical politics in general.

Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically.

The files are grouped into one series:

Missing Title

  1. I, General Files, 1933-1952.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of musical and theatrical material. Sheet music, song-sheets and songbooks from a variety of organizations including People's Songs, the Jefferson School of Social Science, Camp Unity and the Worker's Bookshop are included. Also present are programs from the Federal Theatre Project, the American Student Union and other film and theatrical events.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (and realted rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection created by Janet Pickard was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Janet Pinkard Papers; TAM 300; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Janet (Ginger) Pinkard in 2001. The accession number associated with this gift is 2001.142.

Collection processed by

Jessie Wilkerson, March 2005; Hillel Arnold, 2008

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Edition of this Guide

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Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012