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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Foreign Politics Serials

Call Number

TAM.765

Dates

1850-2011, inclusive
; 1940-1989, bulk

Creator

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Extent

20.6 Linear Feet in 30 manuscript boxes, 3 half manuscript boxes, 20 flat boxes, and 5 custom enclosures

Language of Materials

Materials primarily in English, with some publications in French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, and Portuguese.

Abstract

The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Foreign Politics Serials contains over 300 titles on politics in Europe, Canada, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Oceania as well as international issues. The collection dates between 1850 and 2011, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1940s through 1980s. Topics include politics within countries other than the United States, issues in the Middle East and the Soviet Union in the early to mid-20th century, Palestinian independence movements, and the Cold War.

Arrangement

Serials in this collection are arranged alphabetically by title.

Scope and Contents

The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Foreign Politics Serials contains over 300 titles on politics in Europe, Canada, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Oceania as well as international issues. The collection dates between 1850 and 2011, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1940s through 1980s. Topics include national and local politics mainly within European countries, issues in the Middle East and the Soviet Union in the early to mid-20th century, Palestinian independence movements, and the Cold War. The collection includes titles published in the US on these topics, as well as on international affairs, including the Cold War and the Middle East. Other topics include issues of interest to immigrant communities, in particular Eastern European immigrants in the US; the World Federalist Movement; the Vietnam War; and topics of interest to minority and opposition groups in Iran, Israel, and South America. Large runs of titles include camb16, Commonwealth, and Informations Ouvrières.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

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. Repository is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Foreign Politics Serials; TAM 765; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection combines serials relating to foreign politics drawn from two discrete groups of material held by the Tamiment Library. The first was a partially inventoried backlog of serials, received by the library through donations, subscriptions, and in archival collections. The second group consisted of around 1,700 serials, newspapers, and magazines, organized by title as an artificial collection, referred to as Periodicals.001 or Boxed Newspapers. This material was combined, inventoried, and arranged and described in subject-based categories in 2017. The accession number related to this collection is 2017.049.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Due to the fragile nature of certain original materials, researchers may be required to consult microfilm copies, preservation photocopies, or digital images of material in this collection.

Collection processed by

Megan O'Shea, Jennipher Ambrose, Molly A. Cross, and Alexa Logush

About this Guide

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Processing Information

The material in this collection was assembled from various backlogs of uncataloged material held by the Tamiment Library. This material was inventoried, separated according to its subject matter, and arranged in a series of subject-based artificial collections. Accumulations of material relating to foreign politics were identified and brought together physically. Materials were housed in archival folders and boxes according to size. The inventory is arranged alphabetically by title of publication, with publishing organization and place of publication listed when known.

Revisions to this Guide

March 2019: Updated by Molly A. Cross to incorporate material omitted during initial processing of the collection

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