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Patrick Knight Papers

Call Number

WAG.179

Dates

1949-1980, inclusive
; 1960-1980, bulk

Creator

Social Service Employees Union. Local 371
Knight, Patrick

Extent

12 Linear Feet in 12 record cartons

Language of Materials

Materials are mostly in English, though there are some materials in Spanish and German.

Abstract

Patrick Knight served as president of the Social Service Employees Union (SSEU), Local 371, from 1974 to 1976. The union primarily represents New York City workers in the social service professions. The collection contains files related to the activities of the Social Service Employees Union (SSEU), Local 371, primarily during the 1970s. A large potion of the papers focus on Local 371's legislative advocacy and its support of Local 420's Health and Hospitals Corporation strike.

Historical/Biographical Note

Patrick Knight served as president of the Social Service Employees Union (SSEU), Local 371, from 1974 to 1976. SSEU Local 371 is part of District Council 37 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO. The union primarily represents New York City workers in the social service professions. During Knight's tenure as president, Local 371 was particularly focused on reintegrating Income Maintenance programs with social service programs within the Human Resources Administration of the City of New York (the programs became separated in 1970). Knight was also the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 371 from 1970 to 1974. He was active in politics outside of his political involvement on behalf of SSEU, serving as a delegate to Wisconsin Democratic Conventions in the 1950s and 1960s.

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 Content Note

The collection contains files related to the activities of the Social Service Employees Union (SSEU), Local 371, primarily during the 1970s. A large potion of the papers focus on Local 371's legislative advocacy and its support of Local 420's Health and Hospitals Corporation strike. Christian and/or anti-Coummunist publications obtained by Knight through subscriptions and Local 371 correspondence also make up a significant part of the collection. To a lesser extent, there are also publications from a number of civil rights organizations.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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 1949-1980, are expected to enter the public domain in 2101.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date; Patrick Knight Papers; WAG 179; 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 research visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in repository; provenance is unknown. The accession number 1950.059 is associated with this collection.

Related Material at the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Researchers interested in the Social Service Employees Union, Local 371 of AFSCME may also wish to consult the following collections:

Social Service Employees Union Records (WAG 003)
Social Service Employees Union Photographs (PHOTOS 014)
Christopher Rhoades Dykema Papers (WAG 016)
Michael Padwee Papers (WAG 004)
Social Service Employees Union, Local 371 Audio (OH 063)

Researchers interested in Local 420 may also wish to consult AFSCME, Local 420 (Hospital Workers) Records (WAG 215) and AFSCME, Local 420 (Hospital Workers) Photographs (PHOTOS 212).

Collection processed by

Rachel Schimke, October 2011

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:34:17 -0400.
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Language: Finding aid is in English

Processing Information

Some groupings of loose materials were placed in archival folders. Any folder titles added by the archivist are indicated with square brackets.

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